[Lance, for as much as it vaguely annoys him when people think he needs protecting, also very purposefully cultivates that perception of himself to an extent. Because he disengages from any sort of violent conflict at first opportunity, he rarely has to show any skill he does have in the area, and that tends to give him the element of surprise when he does end up in a fight.

So that Ian might be a little unsure isn't exactly a surprise and doesn't really bother him, and Lance gives what he intends to be a small but reassuring smile as he tries to project some false confidence.]

I may been involved in a few fights with alien cyborgs.

[Which sounds utterly ridiculous, but you know. That's how it goes.]

I wasn't usually on the like, purposeful missions, but they attacked the city a few times and we were all caught up in it. Though when that happened I had--

[He stops, something dawning on him.]

I had magic.

[And he wonders, suddenly, if he might have it again.]