[If there's anything that Stephen can sympathize with? It's everything going tits up at the worst opportunity. He's got lots of experience with that.
It also means he's quick on the draw to help, and Tom would see that just as the monster was gearing up to leap at him? A splash of fire slammed into the side of it's head, sending it stumbling instead. Shaking it's head, the creature snarled in the direction it had come from, where Stephen was standing ready, axe in one hand, another fistful of magic-summoned fire in his other.]
Come on you ugly bastard, why don't you try me on for size!
[Take the opening and move new friend, he's got your back.]
Bait
It also means he's quick on the draw to help, and Tom would see that just as the monster was gearing up to leap at him? A splash of fire slammed into the side of it's head, sending it stumbling instead. Shaking it's head, the creature snarled in the direction it had come from, where Stephen was standing ready, axe in one hand, another fistful of magic-summoned fire in his other.]
Come on you ugly bastard, why don't you try me on for size!
[Take the opening and move new friend, he's got your back.]