[<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/120043">Fortitude save</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+5</span><span style="font-weight: bold">19</span>-> Pass, thankfully ]<br/><br/>Moving through the jungle, Aethon isn't terribly surprised when an arrow suddenly sprouts from his flank; he knows his advance isn't the most stealthy.  Watching as a pair of lizardfolk emerge from the foliage around them, he suspects that there are likely still more hiding; attacking a group over twice as large as yours usually doesn't go well, even with the advantage of surprise.  His suspicions are confirmed when Linda's guards begin firing into the jungle nearby; with the control she has over them, they wouldn't have fired unless she had seen something.<br/><br/>Motioning to the other lizardman that had emerged from the jungle, Aethon gives a quick whistle, after which Gwaihir swoops down from somewhere above, dropping below the trees and preparing to attack.  Then, Aethon darts between the two lizardmen, positioning himself behind the one attempting to get its hands on Xarces.  Although he can't understand what she's saying, he can guess, given her expression and her actions.<br/><br/>[ Something that I just recently realized I was forgetting is that I need to be using Handle Animal to give Gwaihir commands. ]<br/>[ Aethon will take two move actions, the first to order Gwaihir to attack the male lizardfolk and the second to move to flank the one attacking Xarces. ]<br/>[<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/120045">Handle Animal check</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+5</span><span style="font-weight: bold">12</span>-> Pass ]<br/><br/>[ Due to the fact that my ability to connect is going to be rather erratic while I'm still out of town, I'm going to include my second round actions here as well; these can either go now or wait until his turn would come around, whichever you prefer. ]<br/><br/>As he watches Xarces narrowly avoid her jaws, Aethon intones a few words behind her, and his form simply seems to<span style="font-style: italic">grow.</span>His form continues to get larger until he practically towers over her.  Reaching down, he simply tries to grab her, his hands reaching almost completely around her.<br/><br/>[ Swift action to use Growth domain ability (<span style="font-style: italic">Enlarge Person</span>effect as the spell, 2 rounds remaining after this one. ]<br/>[ Standard action to grapple her - total mod +13 (+7 base CMB, +2 Improved Grapple, +2<span style="font-style: italic">Enlarge Person</span>, +2 Xarces's song) ]<br/>[<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/120048">Grapple attack</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+13</span><span style="font-weight: bold">29</span>- Going to assume that's a success... ]<br/><br/>Lifting her up off the ground, Aethon brings her up to his eye level and speaks in a voice made far deeper by his spell.  "You know, when someone attacks my friends, I get angry.  And I haven't had a decent solid meal in a while now..."<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Gwaihir is doing his best to ensure that the other lizardman has something to worry about, swooping in and biting at him with his beak; due to their size difference, it's almost as large as his head.<br/><br/>[<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/120049">Charge attack w/ beak</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+8</span><span style="font-weight: bold">23</span>]<br/>[<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/120051">Beak damage</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d6+4</span><span style="font-weight: bold">8</span>damage ]