Mat was uncertain whether or not to intervene in the fight between Joe and Joel. On one hand, Joe was likely to accidentally kill someone, on the other hand Joel was likely to deliberately kill one of them. Both, however, were insane. "Don't bother with that," Mat said, "We have other things to deal with." The creature from earlier came back with metal cans. It handed one to Mat and began distributing them to the others. "Thank you." Mat said, trying to figure out what exactly he had just gotten.