A Trade of Tokens

I navigated from the kitchen down to the front entrance to assess what travellers leave behind. Upon the slatted wooden shoe rack, an untied sneaker rested next to a forgotten copper coin. I kept my arms folded firmly inside my sleeves, nudging the coin with my foot to test its weight. Solid metal, nicely minted. Near the heel lay a discarded, polished acorn cap. Hrmm. An exchange was clearly in order. I leaned my weight forward, shoving the copper coin into the sneaker's eyelet groove where it sat secure, then aligned the acorn cap neatly beside the laces. A balanced settlement #Minecraft