It's too easy for me to forget that, sometimes. Maybe I ought to knock someone on the 'ead and get demoted for a bit. Just for the perspective, eh?

[She eyes Cassel slantwise, inviting him to decide if she's joking or not; she thinks she probably is, but it remains a real temptation.]

I'm goin' nowhere. And if I do I'll be right the 'ell back. Me and this boat are a long way from done with each other, aren't we, petal?

[She addresses this last to the deck railing, and strokes it by way of emphasis.]