Engaged in combat as he was, Xarius isn't able to respond to Garth when he initially calls out to him. Though once the air has returned to his lungs, and he's more or less recovered form the blow dealt to him by the soldier Xarius calls back "Just keep an eye on Chira!" he knowing she was the most likely to get herself in trouble again, and had also sustained the most damage from their previous little scuffle. Xarius wasn't too worried about himself, and while stopping the crewmen from getting aid was ideal, they would have to deal with the rest of the ship's defenders eventually one way or another.<br/><br/>From his closer vantage point Xarius can see the mage much more clearly, can make out the golden chain as Mona draw's attention to it... he'd have to question Mona more about it later, if they made it out of this. It was clear she was a threat, and Xarius intended to get to her once he'd eliminated the soldier in his way. The manner in which she was examining him made him a little uncomfortable, there was a look in her eyes, one that reminded him of hunger...but what could she possibly be hungry about? Combat? Surely any mage would dread going toe to toe with a paladin in close quarters...what could she have up her sleeve, what could she be planning. These thoughts flutter through his mind as he prepares himself for their inevitable engagement<br/><br/>Before he can so much as deal with the wounded soldier however, Delia rushes in and wraps the mage snugly within the embrace of her wings. Snatching away any expectation for battle the paladin had with her.. whatever the mage had been thinking, had in store for him, it had been quite effectively interrupted by the addition of the succubus. "That's one way to deal with her." he chuckles, upon hearing bits a pieces of what Delia had in store for her. His attention split between the still standing soldier and the succubus, and even the mage as she was still capable of posing a threat, even in the succubus' embrace. It was a bit of a weight of his shoulders in all honesty, despite having been anticipating closing the distance with the mage to see what she had in mind for him... perhaps his feline curiosity was best left unsated. This way at least the mage would serve to doubly satisfy the hunger of the succubus, one that he had a hunch he'd be hanging around a while longer. The less likely she was to turn on him the better, though every interaction he'd had with her thus far led him to believe she was trustworthy. Still he knew enough about her manner of demon to know how easily they could play a mortal for a fool, and he'd rather not wind up filling her belly, and padding her curves at any point if it could be avoided. Of course a part of him also thought that would be a fitting end, being added to the body of the one who's summoning spelled the end of his place within the temple.<br/><br/>Shaking his head Xarius tries to push away such thoughts. He blaming it on the close proximity of the demon herself. As his feline eyes gaze over to her, ogling her body up and down, painting images of what she'd look like with a tightly stretched belly. Of what it'd feel like to kiss, let alone pass through her crimson lips. Xarius bites his lower lip hard, silently scolding himself as her actions and words find him hot and bothered. So much to the point that he finds his recently acquired armor to be even more restrictive then it had been a moment prior, when he'd been unable to dodge the incoming blow from the soldier. A warm rush of blood filling out his trousers, his manhood stretching the combination of prison rags and chain mail to their limit as Xarius awkwardly adjusts his stance to better mask, and accommodate his excited protrusion.<br/><br/>Gods this was pathetic... Xarius scolds himself internally. Getting all worked up at the thought of a succubus...and not even simply the prospect of laying with one, but being eaten? Sarenrae save him. More than that however, Xarius finds himself stepping to the succbus' side when the mage manages to land a rather nasty blow on her, coming to the demon's aid without a second thought. This he was less concerned about as she was an ally after all, and needed protecting, and he was more than happy to do this for her. But even so , if those in his old order could see him now...  Reaching out Xarius grabs for the mages' weapon, not only to avert any further damage she could do to Delia, but also because, quite frankly he could use the upgrade. A light weight blade like her's was more to his liking....besides much like Mona requesting her chain...her sword would be far more valuable if left out of the succubus' stomach. "Now now, don't be stabbing my Delia, she's far to pretty to be marring up with puncture wounds" he scolds her in turn, grasping the hilt of her weapon, and yanking it away from Delia's body.<br/><br/><br/>Xarius<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;">taking a 5 foot step then attempting to disarm the mage<br/><a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/418414">weapon grabs!</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+13</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">26</span></div></div></div>