Mary shook her head with a wry smile "Nah, nuttin' tha' big.  I've been a powder monkey, run from magazine ta guns wi' powder and shot.  I can man a swivel gun though.  Little one-pounder murderin' pieces  give me no trouble!"  Her smile turns to a grin "I hit what I shoot at, too!"<br/><br/>Mary gave the alchemist an uneasy look,<em>best to keep that fellow and his concoctions away from the powder</em>, she thinks.<br/><br/>And double takes at Li Feng.  A chinawoman?  In the Caribbean?    THere was a story behind that, for sure.  And did she just make a pass at the skipper?  Nash's cheeks turn red, just a little.