<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/ljYAgW2.jpg)</div><br/>Zerxel only shrugged off Yanna's insult, having only been probing to see just how much of Yanna remained underneath her new bestial appearance.  The oversized muscles and the feral, wild look of her face was only skin deep, which meant that the orc herself was still very much intact, that meant her arrogance and pride, her ego and likely her lust, was also present and accounted for.  She could be manipulated, something Zerxel planned to put to use even if they lost.  As such, she grinned confidently up at Yanna despite her taunt.<strong>"Practicality is not the same as greed, especially when it comes to long term gain.  I took the risk and paid for it true, something you apparently don't know anything about if your first instinct was to run from me the first chance you had."</strong>It was a dangerous move on her part, trying to piss off the giant orc in front of her, but an angry warrior made mistakes, fatal ones in most cases.  As such, she put a hand briefly on Bo's arm and shook her head at her growling she heard before returning her gaze to the freak of nature in front of her.  Tahkina's words of warning though earned a hesitant glance from the rogue.  That could complicate things honestly.  Still, there was little chance for them to back out of this fight now that they were in it, but then she remembered the fact that their compasses would hone in to the nearest exit, and with their proximity and the map in their possession, she was fairly sure they'd be alright to at least find the exit if not Shugar herself.  Still, she looked to Tahkina and nodded to show she understood.<strong>"Do the best you can to maintain it, me and Bo will do what we can to keep these two back."</strong><br/><br/>As for Yanna's last comment though, the confident, almost smug look on Zerxel's face returned even if she didn't feel quite as smug as she felt.  She could guess at Yanna's capabilities well enough, but magic was another animal in its own right as she began towards the orc woman before her, blades drawn.<strong>"Tahkina might be under my control, but I have given her her freedom in all but name.  She is her own person for all intents and purposes, which is more than I could say about you and your 'friend'.  I'm just wondering how long it'll be before you run away from her next, if she doesn't stab you in the back first of course."</strong>She shot back, her blades out to either side as she kept an eye on the revolving chain weapon Yanna was twirling around.  This was going to be an interesting fight, needless to say, but despite the odds, she felt they were well equipped to handle them.