Theodore
Theodore looked completely unfazed and quickly stepped back to avoid the puppet's claws. What was the big idea anyway, wasn't he going to collaborate? Jeez, people who couldn't follow through on their words pissed him off. It's not like he wanted to fight or anything, he started first. So no matter how you looked at it, it wasn't his fault.
As soon as he backed away, the demon jumped up and threw six colourful rubber balls in many different directions with a swift swipe. However, neither was aimed at any of them. Once one of them hit a surface, it ricocheted violently with an exploding force, bouncing with a hundredfold the original power.
Enough to tear a man asunder.
In an instant, each bounced back to the masked man, but in different directions and timings. Because of that, an instantaneous defense would not do. Even if the machine stopped one of the bullet, it would not be able to impede the other projectile's paths in time.
Greyskull
Greyskull noticed the girl's shaky breath, as if it released a weight on her shoulders. Her shudders did not fall upon blind eyes either, altough wether Greyskull had any was a mystery. While some would have ignored these signs, the lord was not fooled.
Even if she was his loyal servant, she was still a little girl. Greyskull coulnd't help but feel guilty for letting himself burden a child. However, he made no remark upon it. He could see she was suppressing her weakness in such a way, he did not wish to dishonor her. Because of that, he ignored her and instead focused on the castle.
He analyzed its colours, its architecture, its features and every nook and cranny. If the count had any lips, he would have kissed Alarice by now. This was simply amazing! The dust, the cliff, the gothic architecture, the spikes!! It was-
"It's PERFECT!! I love it. Well then, let's make sure no one is inside." He squeed in glee like a child who just unwrapped the best birthday present ever only to find out Santa is real. He put his hands in front of what would have been his mouth and shouted. At that moment, a thousand banshees wept in unison.
"HELLOOOOOOOO!? IS ANYONE THEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE??"
There was no answer.