[ Oh, man. He is so the wrong person to ask to explain this, but he'll try his best. ]

So, uh...my buddy, Noct? He's got some...pretty special abilities. [ He's not going to come right out with the whole "Power of Kings" bit, but that shouldn't matter much. ] He can sort of...lend them out to people? So, for example, I used to be able to summon my weapon out of thin air. Yeah, it was as cool as it sounds. Now?

[ He pats the handgun holstered at his hip. ]

Not so much.