Ghoul's settled back down on the ground again, seemingly not aware of Daryl's approach. Sure, he hears him moving and making sounds, but his attention is elsewhere. His face is sore now, which is prompting him to rub against his forelegs in an attempt to relieve it. All that's doing is aggravating the scratches and smearing a bit of blood around.

At least it's his own blood, right? And this can, perhaps, be considered calming down... If he's busy fussing over his own face then he can't try to eat anyone else. Progress?