[It's something of a relief when Kurogane tells him not to bother, his shoulders relaxing from a tension he wasn't aware he was carrying until now. Considering how the gathering seemed to be mostly Sleepers, he doubted it would bother them too much... but he still didn't want to go and make it big show when it wasn't needed.]

... Mm, that's true. It's not like there aren't monsters to fight here, either.

[Though it does seem to imply that they would possibly meet again, and in that moment he realizes he doesn't know this guy's name. He opens his mouth, to ask him as much, but then Kurogane poses that question. Well... it probably would be obvious he'd ask such a thing if he couldn't show him in the first place, so he should have expected that. Given his luck, Kurogane might already know about magic, even if he didn't have it-- he DID mention wards in his story-- so being cagey about it was sort of pointless. It was still a hard habit to shake, though...]

I, ah-- I summon it. From here.

[He opens his left hand for Kurogane to see, pointing right in the middle where his tattoo lay. The tattoo, of course, wasn't part of the process whatsoever, but Sodder probably thought it was significant to put it there.]

It's not really a subtle thing, since it involves a good amount of magic... but since it's stored in my body, I can have it on me at all times. It's been pretty useful.