With the wounds of his allies, lightly tended to, and Garth free of the lapine's stomach and back on his feet. Xarius was ready to move the group's focus toward conquering the upper decks. "At least we're all in one piece." he comments optimistically. As in truth a part of him was surprised they were all able to make it out of that trivial engagement alive. Aside from himself, nearly everyone else among them had seemed to have found a way to wind up seriously injured, or in danger of being digested within the few short scuffles they'd engaged in. Of course as untrained, unfamiliar, and unruly as the lot of them seemed to be it was no wonder. Fighting alongside this group, was like night and day compared to what he'd been used to. Engaging in combat alongside fellow paladins and the like.<br/><br/>Before he can lead the way to the upper deck however, Mona would catch his attention upon her approach. Seeing her stoop to inspect the fallen elven male, only to address him proper, going as far as to thank him. Xarius treats the red haired mage to a warm and charming smile. "I couldn't let a beauty such as yours be snatched away from the world to pad some lowly soldiers midsection now could I?" he partly teases, though the fact he found her attractive was quite apparent.  "I'm glad your safe though, and where others may have opted to let you stew for a while before attempting extraction... I prefer to ensure my ranged support is properly looked after."<br/><br/>The hug that followed catches the paladin by surprise. His furry, feline ears standing tall upon his head, as his tail flicks ever faster. The warmth of her body pressed firmly against his own felt nice, and a dreamy little smile spreads across his face for only a moment. "Of course, I wouldn't be doing my job if I let you go without a proper meal!" he declares, returning the embrace, as his strong arms clasp around her body, pulling the softness of her bosom, all the more firmly into his embrace. Xarius bites his lower lip, his body tensing to the warmth of her breath, the softness of her lips, and pressure of her bite upon the tip of his ear. "And while I agree I can be more fun outside of you than a mean ol, enemy soldier. I can't deny, that after sleeping in that cell...spending a night in you, would be like staying in a five star hotel in comparison." he declares with a little chuckle, hands slipping down along her slender back, coming to rest on her supple rear, which he offers the slightest of squeezes. "Even if you insist I check out through the back door."<br/><br/>A sudden commotion in Delia's direction distracts Xarius from the moment, his head turning just in time to see Mona stepping away to deal with the mage, turned meal, who'd received a sudden burst of inspiration upon feeling the effect of his healing magic. "Well...I didn't expect that to happen......" he begins though quickly finds himself going quite as he watches the situation unfold. Though he'd not openly admit it, watching Delia eat a living meal, had a certain effect on him. The paladin watches, captivated as Mona helps ease the mage back between the succubus' lips, the neko watching still as the enemy mage is swallowed back down and Delia is suckling, and lapping at the fire mage's fingertips. There was simply something erotic about watching a meal descend into Delia's beautiful body, to slowly sink, vanishing from the world, wrapped in one as breath taking as her, only to round out her middle as a squirming, wriggling bulge. Of course the little show between succubus and fire mage, was a welcome treat all on it's own.<br/><br/>Only when the pair break and Delia is making her way over towards him would Xarius look away. Doing his best to play it off by looking around the hold, glancing over at Garth as if he were assessing his wounds, only to turn to Delia, as if her approach was a surprise, and he'd not been enjoying everything she'd just done from start to finish.  The little kiss to his cheek is a welcome reward, his heart fluttering for but a moment, as his mind imagines what it must have been like to feel that very softness enveloping one's entire body, the thought giving him pause before he is able to speak again. When he does however, it seemed as if Delia was ready to move on as well. "Your most welcome... and yes, the plan is to take the upper deck. Once complete the ship should be as good as ours, though we may have to comb the lower decks just in case, to ensure any last stragglers are properly dealt with.<br/><br/>With that Xarius would take a moment to ensure everyone had what they needed, weapons recovered, or acquired from the recently fallen soldiers, before the paladin leads the way onward and upward. Both as eager for battle, as he was to breath fresh air again.