Yeah. The beach has a lot of things people are willing to take in trades. I pick up the agates every time I help the Wakers.

[In between, you know, helping people who were formerly squids.]

[A nod.] It's apparently free from blood corruption - so they called it Sanctuary. And don't worry, really. Koz, whoever he is, only ever has a problem with people who hate kids staying over.

[Trust him, Venus, you do not want to be cruel to a child in that place. It ends poorly.]

But ... a lot of abandoned apartments and houses are free game. Cross my heart, people can just claim a house, here.