Hey, Luke, couple of things. First off, how tall is Rathien? Salem's just about six foot- I'm assuming he got his boots back on, I guess, so he'd be a bit taller than that, but I've been picturing Rathien as taller, so Salem may be on tiptoe for a minute there, depending on just how pronounced the height difference is.
Secondly, if you think Rathien would have reacted before letting Salem actually get mostly behind him, let me know, and I can modify my post.
And thirdly, sorry I'm so awful at posting in a timely manner >.<