Of course Claude looked strange. He looked... alien. Of course, these days, that made a little more sense, but at the time it had just seemed odd. Of course, when they were on Energy Nede, they all kind of stood out - to say nothing of Ashton's previous peculiar predicament.

Good? He looked.. good? He couldn't help but shrug sheepishly. Claude hadn't said anything like that before, but Ashton could definitely agree. He did look good. "Ah, thanks," he said, nodding. "It feels like a little piece of home, which is really nice to have. I'm sure it's the same for you."

Ashton cocked his head to the side as Claude explained the situation of weapons. It brought up a few questions. Swords made for him? One could do that here? He'd heard that 'powers' and 'magic' couldn't be used very well here, but that didn't mean that one couldn't blacksmith or alchemize raw materials, right?

Finally, after rubbing his chin for a second, he shook his head. "Well, there was obviously a reason for me to give them to you, so... why not let that person keep it? As long as I can see how it's doing from time to time. I would be a little bit of a failure with only one sword, I'm afraid..."

Then, after a pause, he added, "But, in return, you'll definitely have to tell me how to make more swords. Or if I could find something else to use in the meantime."