The guard's attempts to block and deflect Xarius' attacks prove ineffective, perhaps he should have heeded the catboy's advice, if only a moment earlier. Taking his attention off the agile feline for but a moment proved to be his undoing, as blow after blow slips past the soldier's guard, slashing and cutting into his armor and flesh alike. By the time the final thrust has been made, Xarius withdrawing his sword into a defensive position,  the soldier's body slumps limply against the wall. The soldier had barely hit the floor, when Xarius would feel Garth slipping in between them. The catboy stepping to the side as much as he was able, grinning as the orc picks up the sword and shield. "See, I toldja we'd get you a weapon." he declares with a snicker. Sharing the orcs uncomfortableness with the unfamiliar blades, yet as he'd just proven, even if not ideal they proved quite effective.<br/><br/>With the soldier dispatched, and the ratman on the floor slowly bleeding out, Xarius' attention shifts to the centaur at his side. She'd taken considerable damage, and he wanted to make sure that didn't happen again, at least not until he had the chance to help mend her wounds. As he looks to her, Xarius notices that both Delia and Mona had closed the distance on them. The first placing her hand upon the centaur's flank, providing some much needed healing. The second provided assistance in a more hostile means, a burning hot beam of energy rushing past himself and the centaur, connecting with the soldier to brilliant effect. It wouldn't take much more to take him down now, and with Delia's healing, the chance of him finishing Chira off before he was taken out was much more unlikely. "Good thinking!" he begins to praise the spell casting girls, though his mouth would hang open when he witnesses the fury in Chira's eyes. The ferocity in which she descends upon the charred and battered soldier. Engulfing the entirety of his upper body with her mouth in a single lung, hoisting him into the air just as quickly and swallowing down his, hips and futilely kicking legs shortly thereafter.<br/><br/>Xarius just stares at her for a moment, wide eyed and silent, only coming too once all traces of the soldier were gone from this world, he reduced to little more than a squirming bulge in her middle. "That's certainly one way to get rid of our enemies." he breaks his silence with a chuckle. Stepping forward to place his hand upon the centaur's stomach. You weren't kidding when you said you could fit a few in there were ya?" he comments, giving her belly a gentle rub. "I'm sorry you took such a beating....let me help." he whispers, focusing his energies, Xarius channels the divine magic that resides in his body, not so much casting a spell, so much as allowing the energy within to pour out and into the flesh of the centaur. A soothing, comforting warmth spreads into her skin from the paladin's hand. Penetrating her flesh to settle in against her squirming stomach. The energy seems to culminate there for a moment, as if soaking into the muscles of her belly, coating the surface of her stomach entirely in the comforting warmth, the energy having a calming, yet filling effect, Chira getting the feeling that this would do wonders on even the most upset of stomachs. From there the energy slowly disperses, spreading through her body to the areas in need of healing. Filling her with warmth, a feel good feeling akin to what a cat must get when bathing in a particularly good beam of sunlight after a nice meal. It felt quite different compared to the healing techniques of the succubus, and yet similar at the same time,  both enjoyable in their own right and both effective at re-knitting the flesh, and rejuvenating the body.  Once his magic had worked it's course, Xarius pulls back with a smile, offering one final pat to the centaur's tummy. "Feel any better?" he asks her. Certain of the answer, as both he and Delia had recently healed her. Though he'd not experienced Delia's healing for himself, he could tell the centaur liked it.<br/><br/>With Chira's well being taken care of, Xarius turns his attention to Mona. "Oh yeah, we passed a few alcoves that seemed to contain cannons a little ways back. This entire hall is full of them. We could use that to our advantage if it comes down to us needing to destroy the ship." he comments, giving her a little smirk, thinking back to what he'd told her just before the fighting started. Turning his head to look further down the hall, Xarius perks his fur covered ears. "Doesn't appear that anyone else has taken notice of our escape. Would probably be best if we don't dawdle in any one place for too long... loot what you can, and question the guard or rodent if you must. Otherwise I think we should keep moving... up top I think would be the best option, as I'd hate to get trapped in the bowls of the ship. Course if anyone has a suggestion, we've a little time to discuss." he comments while wiping the blood from his blade.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Xarius<div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">using one of his six daily uses of lay on hands upon Chira healing.....<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/413261">horsey heals</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">3d6</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">10</span>   dmg and removing the sickened condition...which she doesn't have so in this case just makes her tummy feel good <img alt=":D" src="./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif" title="Very Happy"/></div></div></div>