Feeling the charm fade from his mind Xarces shakes his head as the warm fuzzy feeling sinks back down to his previous demeanor. With a chuckle he makes it quite evident that he was not bothered by the little trick in the least. "That's a pretty handy ability to have." he admits with a smile, being one who had to rely solely on his charisma alone to convince others.  The mention of prey being in her womb would bring a smirk to his lips, though he decides it best to leave that topic where it lay, and move matters on to the business at hand.<br/><br/>Walking to the far end of the ship he passes close to Adrastia whispering in passing "I'm still up for seeing what it is you had in mind." before turning to address the others, moving right along in changing the subject he adds "The sooner we leave the better I say. I'd like to get to the bottom of this mark business before it becomes any more of a problem."