He realized, after her second pass, that she didn't have much in the way of range with her breath attack, not realizing that the stories of dragon fire going hundreds of feet per blast were exaggeration, though he did, upon reflection, realize that was all they could be. He hissed in vexation, and began moving around to get behind the paladin, flicking the wrist blade out as he skulked behind him, still not seeing the damn assassin. If she had backed out without bothering to send a note, he was going to send her head back to her guild with a scathing retort. Once behind him, he waited for Xendi to land, before dashing forward, hoping to get a good sneak attack off with the blade while he focused on Xendi.<br/><br/>(stealth (getting behind) = 31 on d20+12[19]<br/>stealth (moving to attack) = 25 d20+12[25])