"Mm...." He continued moving the last of the supplies to the shelf, though he'd slowed further, clearly enough debating with himself as he did, having to figure this out. How did he even begin to explain what, to him, was self-evident?
But he was going to try anyway.
"...If someone steals," he started, hesitant, unsure if that was quite how or where he wanted to start with this, "What do you think ought to happen?" Maybe getting an idea of where the other man's understanding was first would help.... "If someone takes another's... only cooking pot? There was no permission given, and they had no intent to return it. But they were caught. And they already had one of their own. Their theft was an act of greed. What then?"
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But he was going to try anyway.
"...If someone steals," he started, hesitant, unsure if that was quite how or where he wanted to start with this, "What do you think ought to happen?" Maybe getting an idea of where the other man's understanding was first would help.... "If someone takes another's... only cooking pot? There was no permission given, and they had no intent to return it. But they were caught. And they already had one of their own. Their theft was an act of greed. What then?"