[ Trahearne relaxes his stance as Aerith retrieves the piece; he leans over to get a better look, curiously eyeing the glint.

They came from the ones she had picked out as wrong, which meant they obviously had some significance (Not that...they'd killed any of the others? Maybe they would drop something else? Perhaps that's worth testing.). And so her cheeky remark earns a little chuckle.

As she poses her last question, he straightens himself again, but still keeping his eyes on the gold pieces. ]

My other thought was currency, but they're clearly not coins. So, no. None any better than that. [ He directs his attention to her with a smile. ] If anyone could make use of strange gold pieces, it would be the rebellion.

[ You know, discounting the fact that the monkeys that are still whirling in circles around them. ]