The moment of attack upon them, Xarithe pushes open the door. What lie in wait for them on the other side, was a comedic scene of half naked guardsmen scrambling about hastily in order to preparing for battle. Before he can truly appreciate the humor of it all, a familiar glint catches his eye. That of scales shifting beneath torchlight, Xarithe already setting his eyes upon the naga before the guards had even drawn attention to her. (It...it can't be?..A daughter of Nalinivati..) is his initial reaction, staring onward as her coils unfold, he cannot help but take in each and every detail of her lustrous body. From the manner in which her dark hair sways from the side to side slither as she proceeds from her bed, to the distinct coloration that adorns her scales. His eyes scanning not only her face and the obvious human assets which she possessed, but the entire length of her tail, taking it all in as one with a deep appreciation for that naga race. Even going so far as to notice the slight distension towards the back of her tail "and recently fed..." he comments softly knowing it to be a meal from the previous day.<br/><br/>To the words of the one behind him he merely adds "Could this one have replaced her?"<br/><br/>Xarithe is given slight pause when Albali's voice rings out within the chamber "Gnomes?....what is there to be excited about gnomes?" he wonders as he looks to the small figures.<br/><br/>Not since Janice had he seen a true naga, not since Janice had he witnessed the beauty of such a creature stir from her slumber. The sounds of her scaled form rustling through the covers, slipping onto the hard floor, why it alone was enough to cause a rush of memories and emotions to course through his body. To him this naga was not simply a pretty face, but rather divinity in the flesh.<br/><br/>Xarithe was utterly torn, for she was an enemy, a member of the cult, and yet she was....a naga, a goddess in his eyes. He had to attempt speaking with her.....at the very least. With that Xarithe sets out to remove the guards from his path, the two shirtless men who backed away at the mere sight of Sira rushing into their doorway. Xarithe motions towards the man furthest from the naga as Sira rushes off slithering seamlessly over board and under bed alike, only to lash out with vicious fangs, biting deep into his exposed shoulder. Pulling him down and into her coils as they tightly encircle. pin, and crush his body.<br/><br/>With no fear of tangling feet with the body of his serpent Xarithe hastily makes his way towards the naga. (Surely this cannot be....am I to be put in opposition of such a divine being.....perhaps she is not as she appears?....it's been so long...I must know.)  With his recently forked tongue, he speaks in a language that only a naga would understand. The only other creature in the room able to distinguish words from the raspy hiss that exits his lips is that of his very own snake.<span style="font-style: italic"> "From glimmering scale, to serpent's tail, I pledge my life to thee..... " </span>Xarithe speaks a snippet from a sacred vow of his faith, the very vow he had made with his mistress while she yet lived. Where this woman a true naga surely she would recognize the verse.<br/><br/><br/>Xarithe<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;">double move, taking one step diagonally down, and the rest forward. Should place him in line with the lowermost human guard on that side, with one square in between them.</div></div></div><br/><br/>Sira<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;">Charging at the northern most guard. Ideally she will take a single square diagonally up and the rest forward so that she winds up with 2 squares under the bed and in base with both guards. yet out of the way enough that Xarithe need not step on her...which he will if needed XD <br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/146770">Bite</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+11</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">23</span><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/146773">bite dmg</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d4+10</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">11</span><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/146774">Grab</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+17</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">35</span><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/146775">constrict</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d4+10</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">11</span></div></div></div>