Jack smirks almost involuntarily at the threatening glance, but scowls even deeper when Mel says that.

She's telling the truth. Out of everyone on this farm, Mel's one of the few who don't lie as a matter of course. It doesn't make him like her, but it does mean he knows he's not going to lose his possesions...

When he unslings his sash, folds it around three guns, two swords, and a powder case, and hands them over.