Lex's palm was hovering just above the gash near the yet unnamed woman's abdomen. He squinted, staring at her intently, seemingly about to say something, but quickly turned around, his cloak swaying violently from the suddenness of his motion. Seems he was interrupted by the barking of an apparent official. Said officer of sorts was not alone, but accompanied by a number of guardsmen, as his kind often was, and was hastily, without much thought, about to detain the feline acrobat, simply due to the fact that she was covered in blood. Few things could stir such an immediate response from the paladin, but an abuse of authority, and a glaring failure to differentiate sin from innocence was one of them. After the feral caster had spoken her mind, he grabbed his bloodied hammer with both hands, the head still hanging downwards, and walked a few hasty paces forward into the ice. He lifted it slowly, and thrust it against the ground, shattering the ice around it.

 "[i]Looks[/i] guilty?" He snarled, before raising his voice. "It is I who killed the cutthroat, for if I had not, an innocent may have died. If you wish, arrest me, and risk not only the wrath of General Aengus, whom we serve, but of a Vehemus." For such a relatively long stream of words to exit Talionis' mouth, he must have been beyond angered, and his tone, not to mention his visage, made that apparent. He locked himself firmly in place, returning to the resting position he held not long before, and fixed his eyes on the approaching group.

 [hider=Effects:] Lex informs the guards of his group acting under the General's orders, perhaps making them rethink their actions, while making a spectacular (blatant sarcasm) intimidation roll of [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/2968]6[/url], cut down from a [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/2967]10[/url] due to a disadvantage. [/hider]