[Malkadocian]

Leraje was in complete agreement with Rem's assessment of the situation. Everybody but Ming was not worth noticing. They were simply there to provide a menial obstacle to his newfound "party," and that was it. A distraction, pure and simple. He knew a threat when he saw one, and that hefty axe that the Colonel was wielding would have cut him in twain, should it have ever gotten within range. Therefore.... that was the threat.

He didn't vocalize his intent, nor communicate with his party about his intentions... but he sized up how people were forming up near him, and shrugged, taking that into consideration. The longer Ming was tied up the better, allowing him to prepare a real offense, should it come to that.

With his intent finally forming into his mind, Leraje tapped into the Divine Data that he saw before him, chaotic in his minds eye, and prepared to weave two things towards Rudy and Akane... the same spell, actually... just cast twice, one for each of them. "Tail Wind"... it would increase their speed, and allow them to engage the enemy quicker, react to their foes, and hopefully dodge the occasional attack, with greater ease.