I'm sure there are some people gifted with magic they don't know how to begin to use, and it may seem that they have no magic at all. [Doesn't seem that strange to him. He's never been a very lucky person, and of course he can't gain anything without a struggle.

Hearing his boss is unarmed gives him a little more concern, so he reaches behind him,] You don't have any weapons, Tenth? Here, take some of these! I can always make more. [He sure is offering a handful of dynamite sticks.]