Which leaves River to get it open. There's a not reducible amount of Knife in this process. "You know," she sorta-kinda grunts. "I forgot that there's fancy brandy? Quartermasters cut the water with the stuff, keeps it potable, shoulda seen the poor shopkeeper when I asked for brandy you don't do that with. Think I lost like fifteen minutes explaining its logistical use just so I didn't leave with her thinking I'm a lush."