When Garth asks him in turn who he serves, Xarius responds in kind "Sarenrae." before the orc is able to see the others among their crew. He chuckles lightly at his response "No I fear we're all on here for vastly differing reasons my friend." Aron's comment about succubi being able to heal causes Xarius to smirk, though he makes no further comment on it. That wasn't exactly what he'd been led to believe in his studies on demonic entities, though he'd mostly been taught how to find them, and more importantly how to fight them.<br/><br/>--------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Back in Mona's cell, Xarius takes note of the warmth of the woman's face, much hotter than the average human, very much akin to the temperature he'd felt upon coming into contact with Delia. Though she was a succubus after all so such high temperatures where not entirely surprising. This woman however, did not appear to be demonic in nature, not on the surface at the very least. She was clearly capable of magic as she herself had admitted, and the precautions the guards had went through coupled with the scorch marks lining the walls and ceiling of the cell, well Xarius could only imagine her magical abilities had something to do with fire, that could very well be a part of the reason for her higher temperature even, and the claim she could use said powers even when within the restrictive field within the cell walls, well that in and of itself was impressive.. He was curious about the firey red headed woman, that much was certain, and would have to discover more about her when time permitted. For now however they had an escape to pull off, and perhaps in battle some of the answers he seeked would be revealed to him.<br/><br/>Xarius' feline ears remain perked as he works the last of her shackles, listening to all she had to say. "Mona, well that's a pretty name,  it's a pleasure to meet you." he smiles as the final lock clicks open. It was always nice to be able to put a name to a face, even if it wasn't their true name as was the case with their drow companion out in the hall. "You'll have the chance to repay them in full if you desire, we plan to overthrow the ship as it were, and from there, sail to freedom. Any aid you can offer, short of destroying the ship itself, is appreciated." he stops to chuckle as he could imagine if her powers truly did have to do with conjuring fire, how that could be detrimental to the ship's overall well being. As much as he didn't wish to labor in  a mine for the rest of his life, he doubted he'd fair much better adrift at sea upon the wreckage of a sunken ship. "They imprisoned you for religious beliefs? The empire is pretty strict about that aren't they." The paladin leaves it at that, as he didn't wish to push the subject any further than Mona was comfortable with. " As for the reason i was imprisoned, well that's quite the long story. But it's for inadvertently summoning a succubus if you can believe it." he reveals with a smirk. "Of course neither of our sentances will matter once we're in control of the ship." he adds with one final optimistic nod.<br/><br/>Leading the last prisoner out into the hall, Xarius addresses all those that they've assembled. "Mona here marks the last of the prisoners contained in this hall.... Making 6 of us in total, to overthrow the ship. While some of us may not be inclined to bloodshed, I truly don't see a peaceful resolution of our dilemma... a fight i fear is inevitable, and while this is a great opportunity to get back at the guards for what they have done to us.. we have to keep in mind that we're under equipped and likely outnumbered. Even so I believe that so long as we're smart about it, we shouldn't have any problems doing what needs to be done." the catboy declares while looking over each and every one of them in turn. "We all ended up here for different reasons, all came from varying walks of life, with differing believes, and while some of you may not trust one another" the paladin pauses, glancing over at Aron and Garth in particular "We'll have to rely on each other's strength to get through the trials ahead. Once we've safely made it to shore, your all free to go your separate ways, and pursue your own version of freedom as you desire... but for the time being we're all in this together." While Xarius didn't expect to have any trouble among the members of their motley crew, he did have to address the elephant in the room just to be certain.<br/><br/>Glancing down the hall towards the single exit from the prison quarters, Xarius explains. "They've not discovered our escape just yet, so we've at least a little time to prepare and discuss strategy among ourselves... but once they do, there's going to be no rest until the battle is over. I'll volunteer myself to fight on the front line, alongside any other who wishes to meet the enemy face to face. Delia can stay in the back and offer support via spell and song, along with Mona who is also magically inclined. Should any of you become gravely wounded in combat, seek out either myself or Delia as we can heal you, Garth may be able to do so as well, though I'll allow him to decide his place in the coming conflict. As for Aron, well I'm sure you'll find plenty of opportunities to sneak in behind and make use of that letter opener.