"So really you just need a little refining of technique." He takes the sword back a little easier than it's handed to him; it's still an unfamiliar thing but being armed in general isn't that out of the ordinary for him. One eyebrow goes up at the jewel though; he still doesn't understand it completely, but from what he recalls red is supposed to be pretty powerful. "I was told something similar, about how the darker they are, the more powerful we are. The person who told me acted as if it was a childish question, I'm half tempted to see if there are any books on it that might not be as outwardly judgmental."