In NiC, Asher was holding a Browning like he knew how to use it (the Damian coffin scene). That was what I had in mind while I wrote this.

Nathaniel... when you're the weakest in the bunch, it's less what you can do offensivly and what you can get with your looks, how you can convince the stronger ones to protect you. He did that with Anita, still is.