Unfortunately for James, slamming a leg barbed with nails into Kieren's neck didn't affect him as it should have. Black gunk spilled from the wound, but not as much as would have had it been living blood in his veins, and he raised a hand to pull out the leg with a loud moan. Clearly it didn't work to stop him, though it did seem to distract him for a moment and may give James the chance to run, if he chose to take it.