The smile returning to the Kitsune's lips would be worth more then a thousand words to the bard as he simply nods respectfully to her in turn. He would continue to be impressed by her as she speaks of the power of words, and also of the usefulness of his diverse skill set. When she proceeds to locate her things Xarces flutters his wings momentarily as he too would ready himself to catch her should she fall, though he remains in place when he sees that she has stabled herself. "Either laying down, or it could be a side effect of the strong aroma of the herbs you where forced to be in contact with, depending on what the blackscales themselves decided to use." he offers as an alternative reasoning. "I am glad to see that your things are in order, not much use for adventuring gear for these lizardfolk I would imagine." he states idly.<br/><br/>When Alizome informs him of the battle, he merely chuckles "Forcing you to be the frontline fighter again eh? Sounds about right, as the two of us do seem to end up soaking up much of the claws and teeth our group has encountered." he comments with a friendly chuckle. A slight look of concern would creep across his face at the mention that the gorilla creature was still alive. "It fled then?...hmm well let us hope it does not decide to return in search of an easy meal." he states as it was likely the thing had been kept and fed here for quite some time, and would not be unreasonable to assume it would return when it became hungry. "As for my own battle, Shaklik managed to find some of that venom she shot us with upon our initial meeting, very potent stuff, I can speak from experience. We had hunkered down within one of the huts, until the enemy revealed themselves and a few flaps of my wings a downward slash of my sword, and the snap of Shaklik's jaws turned the tied of battle quickly in our favor."<br/><br/>The bard finishing up his brief summery of the battle as his gaze falls back on the vixen, a smile crossing his lips as he admires her figure once more. (A kitsune eh.....never thought I'd ever meet one...I must say, they are even more attractive then I could have ever imagined......or this one is at the very least.) he finds his mind wandering, looking to her curious as to what talents she may possess. Silently pleased at Alizome's ability to be blunt when necessary. "Yes, as Alizome has stated, I too am curious as to what talents you may bring to the table. As it seems Surkil looked for certain qualities in those he hired, an ability to handle oneself at the very least." his expression aglow as he looks to Syns with great interest, trying to fill in the blanks for himself, and yet eager to hear it from her own vulpine lips.