Add a new Rule to the Ruleset.  Call it “Tables and Food” and give it the following text:

As referenced in Rule 2.8 The Buddy System, each set of Partners shares a table. This is represented by the Table column of the GNDT.

The table column records the number of Food Items on a given Apprentice’s table. A table initially has a number of items equal to the length of the longer Workbench of any Apprentices sharing the table.

Food may be Eaten or Served, resulting in the reduction or addition of food items on a table.

As a daily action, but not more than once in 8 hours, an Apprentice may Eat one item of food from their own table, provided that this would not result in an empty table.

As a daily action, but not more than once in 8 hours, an Apprentice may Serve one item of food to any table.

Should any situation result in two Partners having an unequal table, such as from a Partner swap, the value shall default to the larger table status.

Should any situation result in an Apprentice not having a valid table, re-initialize the table.

If any player does not have a Partner, they initially get a table to themselves.