[ Tezcatlipoca raises a hand in greeting to them both as he stands, and with deft movements closes the barrel of the gun again. As he speaks, he opens up his jacket to show a hidden holster underneath that he tucks the gun into, but this is all perfectly casual. ]

Nah, not that you need to worry about anyways. Did some preemptive pieces, sniffed out a little spell and pressed its off switch while we do our thing, y’know.

[ He’s sure that Silco doesn’t, actually. Tezcatlipoca’s attention turns to the man that Silco has brought with him, and from behind his sunglasses, he looks him over critically. He’s definitely not ideal so far as sacrifices go, but… It’ll do. Rather, has to, since this is a better candidate then spending the time to find someone actually ideal. So, he steps forward and claps a hand on the man’s shoulder before assertively taking a hand to shake. ]

Nice to meet you. I’m Tezcatlipoca. Lord of the near and nigh and plenty of other titles. You’re helping me with something important, so I appreciate you. I’ll take care of you, so don’t worry.

[ The informality of how Tezcatlipoca drops as he addresses him, even if it’s still cool and casual overall. But that change in speech is a sign that this is something Tezcatlipoca takes seriously. He preferred someone that volunteered for this duty because by doing so, they fall under his dominion in death. …In theory, at least. There’s also a part of this that’s so Tezcatlipoca can test his role in this new world. It’s still fuzzy to him.

He steps back and nods to the stairs as he looks to Silco. ]

So, you ready to make the ascent? Gotta take every stair. Kinda doubt she mentioned it, but the number of stairs on the temple's actually important.