More loading cannons by hand. It did annoy him mildly that he and Donnie loaded up the mine's cannons with a good chance of it not being used, but it's tempered by the very real fact that they are getting ready for a defensive battle.

The pet names did bring something akin to a flicker of a smile on his face, before steeling himself. "They should be working order, but it wouldn't hurt - shouldn't do doing it with all of them, might draw too much attention." Those things can be quite loud.