The only real change in the mass of Linda's tail between the last time Xarces got to see it and now is the fact the five Blackscales in her have been largely reduced to soup. Albeit a volume of soup several times her 'empty' mass. So much of it that even the slightest movement or touch is enough to send a new ripple across the surface of her tail. The fact it happens so readily and without Linda showing discomfort hinting that there's still room for more in there. "Nothing new in there. Just more uniform now that I've had more time to digest." Linda replies while craning her head around to look at her tail. Everything between the tapering of the tip and her 'hips' is easily a few feet in diameter and wobbles softly as the sea of digested prey within subtly shifts. "Up front though..." she pats her stuffed belly. "has some new cargo." A massage is unlikely to do much though. There are so many prey inside Linda and they're all so large regaining mobility is a matter of processing the mass more than a matter of digestion, especially with her exotic build. But the mention of more does cause her stomach to lurch inward, giving the offerings within a squeeze. Not enough to move them along, but enough to remind them that there's more to the Lamia than they've seen. If they're even still awake in there. "More does sound good though. Can't say I'm feeling full yet and it'd be a shame to leave all those Blackscales out to be eaten by scavengers or rot when we're the ones that earned those meals." At least she said 'we'. Implying that she intends to share the lizardmen scattered about the temple and it's outskirts. If anyone else actually wants any at least. Sentients they may be, but they can likely be cooked to suit less predatory palettes.<br/><br/>Even just Xarces placing his hand on Linda's tail is enough to send a ripple out from that point across nearly the entire surface before it dissipates. The panther's questions and statements leave Linda slightly confused at first and it shows. But she has time to sort it out while waiting for her sea of prey to fully settle again. "You just said why yourself. Synys is a conduit to your existence on this plane. By the sound of that you'll need to keep her safe, even if you don't need to keep her close. If just to perform the ritual you need to actually interact with the plane if nothing else. Not being able to interact with the material plane would just make your newfound freedom another prison."<br/><br/><br/>[Melee Cleric is pretty fun. Especially when a buff or two is up. Also means Linda gets to remain 'lazy' in combat for the most part. Which goes perfectly with my hope to have her start actively eating wounded enemies. :> Full health ones will probably be too dangerous for a Wizard... Most of the time... It's a case by case bases really.]