Phantom Hollow Lose Your Head

Judas gulped with guilt, still staring at the wounded leg. He remembered now, only barely. He had done that. It was what he aimed for. And he knew that if no one had ever intervened, none of this would have happened. He would have remained a killer, having got away. Something he wished he did not think on.

He replied after some hesitation. She deserved to know. "Truthfully, I saw you as weak. A target...but also out of anger. Upon meeting you, I felt things I had not before. Companionship, even some joy. And pride, in being part wolf. I hated it." He continued his words in a quiet murmur, his gaze at the ground. "And now, I am not sure if I still do." Judas looked up once more and lowered himself to the ground, almost begging. "Mitanni...will you forgive me?"