[ Whether Tezcatlipoca approaches the matter touch-first because he senses Matt will be receptive, or whether that's a happy accident, it's the right call. Matt doesn't resist being touched, being guided. With Tezca at his back, his shoulders relax from their slightly tensed position, chest opening. He lets Tezcatlipoca curl his fingers around the grip. ]

You know I can make fire with my mind, right? [ Matt says dryly. Though his tone is softer than it was a moment ago. Last time he tried fire in a combat-adjacent scenario, it didn't work out the way he wanted, as the scars on his wrist attest. ] I've been working on sleep spells here and there too. I feel like it'd be hard for someone to land a hit on me while they're unconscious.

And-- [ He turns his head slightly Tezcatlipoca's way. ] --Link's showing me how to use a sword.

[ Did that have to sound so ... sensual? No, it did not. ]

But I'll learn how to use this thing. On one condition.