Had he been living, the growl might have fazed him. Alerted him, given him pause - something more than acting as a homing beacon, drawing him closer.
Unfortunately, he couldn't be afraid anymore. No amount of violence or display could cow him, the spark that had once been Rick Grimes already bled out and gone. Jenner had once shown them just how it worked, the neuropaths going dark at the moment of death and staying that way, even as the baser parts kicked back. Now, he was an empty husk, desperate to fill that void in the most visceral, literal way.
He snarled his response, blood oozing from the corner of his slack lips, sticky and thick in his beard. He'd spotted his prey then, only vaguely registering that he was approaching from behind as he lurched forward - it only mattered insofar as what he could most quickly grab, the back a broad but hard to grasp target. Even with a few feet still separating them, his hand was already outstretched, stiff-jointed fingers clawing at the air with single-minded anticipation.
It's all good. :'>
Unfortunately, he couldn't be afraid anymore. No amount of violence or display could cow him, the spark that had once been Rick Grimes already bled out and gone. Jenner had once shown them just how it worked, the neuropaths going dark at the moment of death and staying that way, even as the baser parts kicked back. Now, he was an empty husk, desperate to fill that void in the most visceral, literal way.
He snarled his response, blood oozing from the corner of his slack lips, sticky and thick in his beard. He'd spotted his prey then, only vaguely registering that he was approaching from behind as he lurched forward - it only mattered insofar as what he could most quickly grab, the back a broad but hard to grasp target. Even with a few feet still separating them, his hand was already outstretched, stiff-jointed fingers clawing at the air with single-minded anticipation.