"The lady has a point," I say with an assenting nod Kate's way. She reminds me of Lewis, I realize, the way her polite diplomacy can give way to steel-bound certainty, but only when the situation calls for it. Kate isn't a woman who raises her voice, but she knows how to make people listen.

"As much as I'm sure none of us want to think about this, something could happen to any of us at anytime. The things I know, I'm trying to teach. Honestly, I started doing it just to have more help, but if something happened to me, if I wasn't here tomorrow to help with the fields, there would be some people who at least had some of my knowledge. Divvying up the loot to the most skilled people helps us today, but it's not necessarily helping us tomorrow."

I slide a look over to Jo. Yeah, I see you over there, scribbling.

"I suggest that we make a list, and people can check out the weapons or tools like a library. I know we're not exactly swimming in convenient writing utensils at present, but we can figure out a system. That way, even if someone doesn't return something right away, if someone really needs it, they know where to go. And in the meantime, we try and spread the knowledge around. I mean, I can't even fucking fish with a line and pole," I admit with a soft laugh and a glance Killian's way.