[Not one to be shown up when it comes to banter, (even if he's very glad to know that Cullen was lurking near), he laughs at Cullen's chastisement as the beast, still sluggish, turns its attention to something much closer.]

And yet here you are, Commander. It's as though I assumed you couldn't keep yourself away from citizens in danger.

[He takes advantage of the giant lizard's distraction to lob a shimmering dome of energy over Cullen's head to give the crocodile something a lot tougher to chew threw if Cullen found himself in a rough spot, and then whirled his staff to its holster on his back momentarily, his mind weaving his mana through the arcane runes of an ice barrage spell. In the water, it would be much more effective, and it takes a moment to cast, so it's nice to have a brute with a shield to keep it busy for a moment. He released the barrage of ice missiles a moment later, and the collided with the beast's hide, freezing flesh were they landed.]

Ha! Step over that, you Blighter!