"... How much gunpowder can you create at once?"

Alfredo does not like having to fight, generally, but he does know how to handle a gun without faltering, and how to use it to protect someone if he has to.

But what they need right now - to face these ice sprites, at least - is a source of heat. And where one gunshot can make a spark:

"We can make a larger explosion, if we have more material. Or- what happens if you shoot a bullet while it's moving?"