Goodie post, the thought processes are important, The Speaker has talked and it is not impossible just unlikely that such a weapon would be handheld... Right.
What if Aaron held alot of it to himself, just saying he found it, or worse what if the speaker never believed him, let him come and go as he pleased... Well alot needs it answer.
As it stands, it is also possible that he was considered a nut, a skillfull nutcase.