The moment Ryla's tears run dry, the moment she smiles and her voice lightens in declaration that he'd done it, that moment would make all the pain, all the exertion worth it in the eyes of the bard. Xarces nods to her, taking in the beautiful sight of her relief, the worry for her friend being alleviated by his efforts. The little kiss she'd placed on his lips, adding to the moment as it steels his breathe, as Xarces had found himself unable to reply as she teases him about being able to fulfill his wish of staying in her stomach. Where it not for Ryla's insistence to keep him alive, he likely would have. For in his weakened state, having spent so long inside a hostile stomach, he'd wanted it, was ready to give himself up to be completely digested, had offered himself in exchange for Odette's freedom, and yet Ryla refused. Xarces was of course happy for this, as it allowed him to heal Misha, enabled him to share this tender moment with the beautiful kitsune, and in doing so get to know the person who's body he had so recently volunteered to become a part of.<br/><br/>Her next little comment however would not catch him quite off guard. Xarces nodding to her mention of a place to stay, to keep Misha while she recovered, only to find a smile gracing his face at the mention that he could stay there too, even moreso at the suggestive manor in which she informs him she only has one bed. "It just so happens, that I am lacking a place to stay myself, and your offer does sound much more appealing than simply crashing in the nearest tavern." the hand on her tummy stroking down further and further with every word he speaks, his strong hands making their way over the surface of her belly, inching ever closer to those delicate areas that lie below.  "Besides...I'll take any chance I can get to spend time with you....why just think, with me around, you'll always be entertained, for I am skilled in all manner and methods to please and pleasure..." his voice growing lustier by the second as fingertips dip beneath the swell of Ryla's tum, dipping so close to the prize between her thighs. At the last second.... he withdraws, returning his hand to stroke her tum adding "and if there's no room in the bed..I'm sure you can always squeeze me into this tummy of yours." he finishes with a chuckle, giving her belly a playful little pat for emphasis.<br/><br/>When the time came for Ryla to make good on her offer, to release Odette, Xarces would feel just awful. It seemed to make the kitsune so sad, just the thought of losing her precious meal... still both Xarces and Odette had mentioned her release, and while Ryla may have just been fibbing, Xarces had every intention of looking after the poor rich girl who'd been caught up in Dura's scheme.....that or he simply couldn't bare the shame to see her swallowed and digested so easily, when despite all his strength and skill at escaping the tummies of others, her body had shown him his place on the food chain so readily.<br/><br/>"I know it's not pleasant....but she did offer to pay you, and she did give us information...and more importantly she spat me up....it's the least we can do." he reassures her, trying to make it less of a loss as she begins to cough and work the body of Odette back up with some difficulty. Xarces stands by, ready to help should she need it, in a position to swoop down and tend to the softened body of Odette as she spills out onto the rocks below.<br/><br/>She was in bad shape that was for sure, much like himself, and perhaps even worse. Why she could hardly even respond to the threats Ryla sends her way. "I'm sure she agrees....best to heal her up quickly though, before she goes into shock....not everyone can pop out of a stomach and be just fine..." he exclaims, eluding to his own behavior. with out so much as another word, Xarces bends over her body to begin tending to her wounds. Placing a hand against her side he channels another pulse of healing energy into her partially digested form. "See, I told you I'd take care of you...you could of digested me and you didn't and now Ryla could of digested you and she didn't...so in a sense we're even." he explains as he forces a bit more healing energy into her, reknitting her wounds, firming up her curves, and generally undoing the damage of digestion. "Now just relax Odette, don't get up and move until your good and ready, Ryla and I aren't ready to leave just yet." he informs her, giving a gentle little pat to her shoulder.<br/><br/>With Odette taken care of Xarces takes a brief moment to heal himself, as well as wisk away much of the digestive juices covering his body through magical ministration. Satisfied with the state of his being, Xarces makes his way over to Ryla once more. Wrapping his hands around her middle he sits down beside her, legs spread on either side of her body, he leans forward and rests his chin on her shoulder, looking over misha with a gentle sigh. "We've done all we can for now...but we'll have her back on her feet, I promise" His hands cusp against her smaller tummy, a tummy only filled with those parts of him and Odette it'd been able to claim. "Both your belly and your friend." he adds giving her tummy a tender little squeeze. 'besides..should anything happen to Misha....the only thing I'll have to look forward to once we return....is being painfully digested by Zorakatra.' he thinks to himself, as he couldn't imagine her reaction the moment she found out about Misha's condition.....on top of what he'd done to Alizome.<br/><br/>Xarces<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;">Spending 3 cure light wounds in total, 2 on Odette <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/262390">cure light wounds</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d8+5</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">6</span> <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/262413">Cure light wounds</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d8+5</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">13</span>  and one on himself <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/262415">Cure light wounds self</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d8+5</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">6</span></div></div></div>