Retcon-
"Even poisoned rats'd be too good. Jus' pulp 'is face to a bloody smear."
Xantrius easy manner and witty banter lighten the tedious work of rat catching and it isn't long before Lysandra, Cog and Xantrius are trading tales.
"I wanted to fight. Pharasma knows I'm good at it an' there ain't much reward fer it at Port Peril. Figgered piracy was th' way an' joined th' Wormwood. I 'opes we find another ship soon. Can't wait t' be in th' thick of a fight, cutlass swingin' into soft flesh, fists poundin' into faces and the spray of blood on th' deck. Till then, I just been avoidin' work an' collectin' what I can."
(Attitude shifted from Indifferent to Helpful.)