Moving after the others as they head deeper into the temple, Aethon follows close behind them, especially after they hear what sounds like the start of another fight ahead of them.  Looking past Linda's guards, he's a little dismayed to see how quickly his companions fell prey to their opponents, but now that everyone is there the odds should be back in their favor.  Drawing his axe, he muses that it was at least somewhat fortunate that it was those two who got eaten rather than some of the others; their bodies have a better tolerance of that kind of thing than most of the others'.<br/><br/>Positioning himself alongside Nako, Aethon reaches down for his Octogram.  Reciting a quick prayer, he can feel his skin subtly twisting and reshaping itself, eventually settling into what almost appears to be a woodgrain pattern.  Knowing from experience that he can better resist injury now, he readies his axe and waits to see who will attack first.<br/><br/>[ Move action to reach the room, and Standard to cast Barkskin on himself for +3 AC (+2 normally, +1 for higher CL due to Fertile Soil) ]<br/>[ Considering that Aethon's base movespeed is 50 feet, is that far enough to get him all the way inside, or will he need another move to get into melee? ]