Yes he can! Sol isn't distracted though, and he's strong enough that no dice rolls will be necessary here to tell you Shu won't be able to take it away from him. However, when Shu touches it, the sword turns red... and doesn't change back.
This time, he notices.
. . . I remember you. You made the̶̻̦̬͕̞̳̅͒͘ͅ ̴̹͖̿̽͆́͐͝ḃ̵̭̀r̵̲͙̠͇̹̘͂̊͊͊̌̀͒̿́a̴̛̭̭͇̯̰̐̈́̌̈́̄͜n̶̲͈̣͍̓͆ches grow back.
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This time, he notices.
. . . I remember you. You made the̶̻̦̬͕̞̳̅͒͘ͅ ̴̹͖̿̽͆́͐͝ḃ̵̭̀r̵̲͙̠͇̹̘͂̊͊͊̌̀͒̿́a̴̛̭̭͇̯̰̐̈́̌̈́̄͜n̶̲͈̣͍̓͆ches grow back.