He didn't know, because he'd never had to worry about going broke before, and now that he had his alchemy business going, it was easy enough to make what he needed off of selling whatever concoctions he could make to help ward off illness or treat symptoms. He hadn't even gone through his savings, yet.

But he'd heard enough of his friends talk about money problems, so Mal nodded understandingly. "Shoulda become an alchemist when ya had the chance," he said, grinning. "Already got a few patents pending."

He sipped at his rum and leaned back. "What was Kahil teaching, again?" he inquired. "I was taking swordsmanship and monster tracking before the instructors got sick."