Letting himself stop let Gladio cover the distance he hadn't been able to make up due to Ignis' quicker pace, and calling out only told him exactly where his prey was. Gladio moved slowly, silently, in a way that Gladio himself would have said he wasn't capable of with that bulky body of his. Closer. Closer.

Then, showing his teeth in a silent snarl... he pounced from the shadows as soon as Ignis' gaze had swept past him. Ignis had a chance, but Gladio had surprise... and the weight and strength as long as he got a hand on him. Gladio never, ever bore his full strength against them in a spar because it could cause damage, and he wanted a mate not a meal, but it was still more than the typical.