Steven holds Greg more tightly as the embrace is returned, shutting his eyes tightly as he takes in that moment. Spikes emerge from the bubble around them, spearing out towards the two vampires attacking. The message is very clear: stay away from us.

He can feel the blood, though, leaking from Greg's rocky skin. They hurt him! They hurt his dad before he could get here, and he can't tell how bad it is. But it doesn't matter - he can help. He knows he can.

Impulsively, instinctively, he licks the crack he can see emerging from the neck of Greg's shirt - it's a pretty weird thing for a human boy to do, but all too natural for an animal to care for a wounded companion. As the sparkle of his healing powers start to take effect, his buries his face against his dad's neck.