He grinned at them, before giving them both a hug. "Of course. You don't come to a male to have a sympathetic and emotional response. You do that to get a problem fixed. And then you made it worse by going to someone with a military mindset, which espouses an efficient, quick fix to problems. So that doubled it."<br/><br/>He gave them a blank smile, before giving them both a quick hug. "But of course I sympathize, I always sympathize with my partners. I sympathize that they are my partners, and not out there, making their own way, instead shackled to me like anvils about my ankles."<br/><br/>He left with his two bags of holding stuffed to the brim with gunpowder kegs, and whistled cheerfully as he headed back. "Well, that was a good expedition. Got enough powder to last another major battle, or three, and at a somewhat reasonable price too."