With their plans for the night more or less solidified, Xarius steps out onto the city streets with Delia at his side. Leaving Chira and Garth to stand guard made the most sense, as they were the most unlikely of their group to be able to enter anywhere unnoticed. Chira for obvious physical limitations, and Garth, well the half orc didn't strike the paladin as being exceptionally stealthy. That, and if his previous string of bad luck was still following him around, attempting to sneak into a guarded estate was not the ideal situation to have it tested. Without knowing any further details, as to what kinds of guards were stationed, how many, and the scope of their abilities, Xarius was ready to take every advantage going in that he could get.<br/><br/>After bidding the others farewell for the day, Xarius is left along with Delia on the streets of Freeport. The paladin himself had no were in particular he wanted to go in town, at least not until his equipment was ready to be picked up. So he was more than content to accompany the succubus wherever it was she desired to go.<br/><br/>Moments after stepping outside, Xarius finds his arm wrapped tightly in Delia's embrace, her warm, soft body pressing firmly against his side. The suddenness of the action catching him by surprise, furry ears raising upon his head, as his tail suddenly stiffens behind him. The warmth of her body, the softness of her cleavage pressed firmly against his entrapped arm demands his immediate attention. Despite finding the embrace ultimately enjoyable, Xarius does his best to play it off casually, merely shooting the succubus an agreeing nod. "Now that you've got me all to yourself, were too?" he poses the question, while idly swishing his tail from side to side behind him.<br/><br/>As the pair of them make their way to their initial destination, Xarius cant help but reflect back on how, just the other day the succubus' middle had been filled out with the body of that mage, and yet now her tummy displayed no signs that she'ed ever been there. Xarius' arm being snugged tightly against it as it was. Of course there were subtle hints that the mage's body had been put to good use on Delia's own, the demoness looking ultimately more vibrant than she ever had in the confines of the ship. It is with these thoughts in mind, that Delia poses him her first question. It takes the paladin several seconds to clear his thoughts, shifting his arm against her tummy, and chest as he does so. "It's an obvious step up from being pent up in the bowls of a ship." he begins with a sly grin. "While I admit most of the company isn't the type I've kept in the past, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially if said horse possesses a human upper half as is the case with one of our companions." he concludes with a light hearted chuckle.<br/><br/>"Now as for yourself...." he transitions into responding to her next line of questioning. "I do, I find you exceptionally beautiful, even before you'd had time to clean yourself up.... and that's coming from someone who's familiar with the charms, glamours, and games your kind has been known for." His feline eyes gaze upon her face with a mixture of wonderment and curiosity. "Your quite unlike any demon I've ever encountered, or even read about. I'll say that much. " He pauses before hastily adding "I mean that in a good way, mind you." He amends, as they continue their walk. The subject swings from Delia's looks to what they will do after they've worked up the means of departing this island. "I certainly don't intend to make Freeport my permanent residence, so getting out of here is definitely a priority. After that though, I'm not entirely sure...." Xarius raises his free hand to his chin as he ponders his uncertain future. "I'd like to return home at some point, to clear my name at the very least." the neko shifting his gaze sympathetically toward Delia, realizing that going home wasn't something that was immediately available to her. "That doesn't mean I'm going to abandon you either Delia." The paladin pauses, reaching out with his free hand to rest on her shoulder, while turning toward her, still clutching his other arm. Looking into her eyes, the neko takes a deep breath before his next statement Xarius looks forward as he speaks. "I used to hunt your kind you know that right? Not succubi, or demons exclusively mind you, but all manner of things that troubled the townsfolk or opposed the church. "I figure if you can look past that and trust me, no reason why I shouldn't be able to do the same." he returns his gaze to her, a grin returning to his visage "We're quite the unlikely pair, you and I. So long as you inhabit this plane, I vow to stay by your side, to protect you, and of course, keep he in line." he finishes with a jovial little poke to her tummy.  Removing his hand from her shoulder and turning down the street Xarius adds "Of course that's all a long ways off at this point, we've plenty to figure out before then."<br/><br/>While Accompanying Dalia on her search for answers, Xarius couldn't help but wonder if he'd have been able to get more out of the people they encountered were he on his own. Delia, with wings, and tail and all was quite openly demonic, so there was little wonder that they were turned away by the more religious folk of the town, as few in number as they may be. Of course once they began exploring other avenues, the information they received wasn't much better. The paladin himself wasn't too put off by the lack of information, though he could tell as the day went on that Delia did not share this sentiment. She eventually giving up her pursuit all together, as instead of leading him toward another lead, or individual to be questioned she turns to him instead and asks what he thought about the circumstance of their release. "It's curious isn't it?" he begins, gently running his furry tail along the outer side of Delia's left leg. "I certainly don't believe it was an invisible individual.... at least not in the traditional sense." he pauses searching for the words to explain it to her "I don't know for certain... but if my maintained favor with Sarenrae, after all that's happened, and all I was accused of doing, is any indication, it could very well have been some manner of divine intervention, a miracle in other words." Xarius comes out and says it, knowing this information might not sit as east with the succubus. The paladin had assumed as such all along, which was part of the reason he'd not pressed the issue of pursuing Delia's current quest for information further. As being one who's own powers stemmed from the divine, such concepts were anything but foreign to him.