And that's when the hounds spot their opportunity— the moment the demon appears. With any luck, the sudden presence of the second person will distract the first, and they can get in close. Four of the beasts dash in with alarming speed, all of them focused on the Soldier, clearly the threat of the pair. They'll try to leap and knock him over, to bite at his limbs and face.

But hey, if one of them has the chance at his throat, they sure aren't going to throw that away.

The flash of green eyes doesn't surge forward with the other hounds. Seems the green-eyed spirit is hanging back for now.