Cog:

Whenever there's an adventure, there's clobber to carry. Whenever there's clobber to carry, someone has to carry it. And it's always me. Hohum. I suppose it could be worse, it could all be heavier. The master's going to be travelling light this time, it seems. It'll all go in the one bag - no need for the wheel-barrow on this journey.

He seemed particularly insistent that I checked everything off his list. It's most efficient. Most unnerving.