Rihyan glances back at Jess with a smile, "like I said sorry. I wont say I'd like to see you try to eat me, because I think that might end up with me having another wriggling meal, and well, I don't want to eat you," he says.<br/><br/>Having stopped the squirrelgirl, he sighs a little at the yelp, but it still wasn't entirely unexpected considering what he looks like at the moment. The speed of her reaction though is, and he almost misses her, his hand just about closing around an ankle. [melee touch attack. 1d20(10)+4(BAB)+9(str)-9(stuffed)-1(size)=13 just about hit]<br/><br/>Fortunately for the squirrel girl, or perhaps unfortunately from her point of view as she doesn't yet know that Rihyan is not intending to eat her, once he's got a hold, how much he's eaten doesn't affect him. With a powerful yank, he pulls her off the wall, and catches her in a firm but gentle embrace. [grapple 1d20(6)+4(size)+4(BAB)+9(str)=23, auto succeed on grapple]<br/><br/>Leaning forward, knowing the fact he's bringing his head nearer to her would probably only make her panic more, he turns her round so she's facing him, and can see his expression, he quietly says to her, too quiet for nearly anyone else to her, "I'm not going to eat you. Just thought you probably wouldn't be too safe running through here without someone to protect you," he smiles reasurringly, something about his demenour indicating he isn't lying to her. [Diplomacy 1d20(20!)+1 = 21]<br/><br/>{{PS I can't actually remember how many hobgoblin's Rihyan ate (and not that it matters now with the changes to the nutrion rules). Pretty sure his stuffing penalty isn't that high, but unless I go through all the last posts I don't know. Only ones that matter from those he ate nutrion wise were Kalsh, Worg D and goblin B, everyone else was already dead when he ate them}}