Many memories swirl within the mind of the bard as he journies along with the others. Thoughts of the shadowy women, of feeding Linda to the point her thought for certain she would burst. More amazingly than that was the fact she was ever able to move again, yet her presence alongside them now was testament to her digestive tract's abilities. The reunion with the Cold Sun had been most enjoyable, and after a night of celebrating, Xarces had even managed to secure a spot among them for Shaklik. Knowing she would be safe, was reward enough, and after a heartfelt goodbye and many grueling steps of travel later, he found himself in the present.<br/><br/>Not wanting to hold up the others with his inclination to be distracted by a pretty woman, Xarces, at first merely nods to those resting along the path. Thinking nothing of them, assuming them to be merely resting up before continuing on their way. When they move to block the path however, demanding they hand over that which they do not have, and even going so far as surrounding the party.<br/><br/>Xarces does not hesitate to speak up. "While I would love nothing more than to hand over that which you seek, to put a smile on your face, and satisfy your every desire." his eyes narrow as he both explains and flirts with the imposing female before them. "I'm afraid we are not in possession of this, Dragon's Eye. Perhaps you've been ill informed?" he cocks his head curiously, wanting to remain civil. He of course was more than a little distracted by the group, each one as tough and as beautiful to behold as the last. The mention that they where hungry would only cause the bard to squirm visibly, memories of being ground down in the shadowy woman's gut springing to life within the back of his mind. Though these where little more than normal women weren't they, surely they couldn't possibly be considering eating them. "And while I would love to compensate you for coming all the way out here for nothing to personally cater to you, to provide you the rarest, most deliciously mouthwatering meal imaginable,  to caress, rub, and massage out the tension in your sleek and powerful muscles, until you where full satiated, and relaxed.... I am afraid we really must be on our way, as somebody waits for us...perhaps another time though...besides I could truly go for a nice warm bath at this point." He realizing how the entire experience he had described could be interpreted a number of ways. Yet this he hoped to use to his advantage, doing his best to come off as charming and desirable, allowing their minds to run wild with the myriad of ideas he has painted for them, while at the same time attempting to walk on by, keeping his hands ready to draw his blades should things suddenly come to blows.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Xarces<br/><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 Diplomacy, If you don't want us to just walk out with a simple exchange of words, feel free to use this roll as a means of seduction/distraction or any other effect you see fit.   <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/201538">Diplomacy</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+17</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">35</span></div></div></div>