He reaches into his robes...and pulls out a cylinder about the size of a can of biscuit dough. Loa holds it away from the table and gives it a peculiar twist-shake.

Shhhhkkktttt!

Now he's holding a five-foot-long, metal staff.

"The Minbari Battle Pike," he says, handing it to Danny. "It's the traditional weapon of the Rangers. We are all trained in it...even if it's not often used in actual combat these days."