Cool it Joe

During the time of his and Medusa's discussion, Widow had decided to decline to finish their sparring lesson. It struck the boy as odd, but he wouldn't question it as his sister often did odd things. Tuning back toward Eraithus as he explained what they would be doing, Ghoul glanced once at Medusa. Readying his own body in a fighting stance with his left forepaw raised, he watched as Medusa sprang forward. He noticed in the few seconds it took her to reach their opponent that she wasn't used to not being on all four paws.

Wasting no more time, he leaped forward himself and noticed the same. Pretending to be injured was odd. Pushing past his frustration, he lowered his ears and dove toward the opposite side of Eraithus. With his fake injured paw lifted close to his chest, he awkwardly loped closer until he could smell the distinct scent of his mother's husband. Over Eraithus' back, he could see what Medusa's line of attack was going to be. While Medusa aimed to bite at his ribcage, Ghoul leaned a shoulder in and aimed to shove Eraithus in hopes to help prevent him from dodging Medusa's attack.

"Ghoul"