[color=FF8C00]"My thanks and yes I can. Most of my luggage were components, plans, and mixtures for more of the same as I brought along though that  large secondary explosion is not the usual result."[/color] The engineer explained to Kiera referring to his tool belt where he kept his smaller creations, [color=FF8C00]"Some other odds and ends for as of yet unfinished or untested contraptions as well but they do not yet fill me with the same confidence without more work."[/color]

Barrington was quick to pass over his waterskin and tried his best to stay still as his wound was being cleaned while attempting to best fill in the lady crusader on the subject of his inventions. It was something he might not have considered himself as a lack of experience would cause, he was no real adventurer after all but it would do to learn from the others if he was expected to live amidst the danger. There was a feeling of accomplishment after the well placed grenado as well as his aim holding up admirably against a fairly light target who might well have dodged the majority of the pellets if it had been expecting more than a single shot. The skirmish could have gone far worse for them so it was a relief that it went so well at all plus he might have started to prove his worth to the others, except Arthur most likely him being a man of martial tradition and hardly keen on what appeared a pampered nobleman on an excursion in the wrong place.

The talk of pushing through to the end pleased the inventor as he was more than happy to go along with it and a proper meal would be a wonderful event to take the edge of this little venture off. Not only that but it might give him more time to discuss possible projects the others might find intriguing for future expeditions as it was always a subject he enjoyed prattling on about. Not to mention more oil or alcohol on hand could allow him to make some less refined but still painful firebombs of a sort, he would prefer to use his own pre-planned ones but it never hurt to have a backup.

[color=FF8C00]"I am at the ready wherever we move on to. The thought did occur to me that with a few well placed devices I might better cover a passage behind us should creatures come from another hall or tunnel. Please do let me know if such a thing sparks interest now or later as the case may be."[/color] Barrington said mind abuzz with possible positioning of a springrazor or firebomb in an aggravating position for pursuers.