They functioned well as little guards, active and watchful while still allowing for the gorgon to sleep. It was moments like these that allowed them to function entirely on their own, every now and then when Jack moved to settle against coils one of them would stretch to check on him. That head lowered down and tongue flicking out, bumping a little against his temple before retreating to coil back amongst the others once satisfied.

The end of Gabriel's tail curled over Jack's ankles even while he slept, as if to better secure him in amongst coils. A small unconscious gesture that he would be safe there, and was even welcome in that place.

Slept on, deep and silent, a needed dreamless slumber that would at least mean that Gabriel wouldn't be pushed out of sleep by some nightmare. No, he'd sleep on through morning, even as the snakes of his hair stirred about and raised to better watch the mouth of that cave. Ready, even though nothing came and light from outside crept in more and ore as the hours passed by.