Michael glances at Jack and then nods toward the guy William's taking after as he rises to his feet. It won't take much to bring the guy down but he'd rather not blow his cover too badly either - brawling it is.

With swaying steps, he swings around the back of the larger guy to get away from William's fists and manages to grab the guy's off arm and wrench it hard behind his back. "I think you need to leave the kid alone." He growls in an authoritative tone before locking his elbow around the man's neck and applying just enough pressure to let him know he means business.