Phantom Hollow True Colors

There was something different about Judas today. Mitanni noticed it almost instantly, but it was hard to name just what it was. Was it a new sort of confidence? More charisma? Perhaps it was a combination of both? It's kind of fun, she considered, intrigued, unaware and only assuming that his peculiar good mood was like her own.

Her tail wagged again, her mood feeding off of the perceived good cheer she saw in him. "That's good to hear," she answered delightedly, refraining for the time being from prying into whatever it was that he'd been doing since he'd helped her out. We should have that other lesson soon, the black and brown wolf remembered, and made a note to work it into the conversation somewhere.

As the thoughts entered her mind, Judas walked closer. The invasion of her space surprised her more than anything, but as her amber eyes stared into his green ones with a puzzled look she didn't back away. He was part of the pack, and though he'd spooked her initially with the way he'd acted he'd been nothing but helpful and friendly since he'd joined Moonlit Hills. What had she to fear?

The unsettled look within his eyes as he rhetorically asked her a question rekindled some of that fear. Mitanni tried to stifle it, reminding herself that he was a friend now, but as he admitted to hating wolves she couldn't manage it. The smile on her face slipped away, and changed into an increasingly worried expression. What did he mean by this?

She hadn't a moment more to consider it as his shuffling paw suddenly flung upward, bringing dirt along with it. It hit her face, stung her eyes with a startled cry, and momentarily blinded the petite wolf as she hunched in on herself and raised a paw to wipe at her face, eyes clenched tightly shut as tears gathered in them. With one foreleg raised, the other was a very open, very easy target, and as she felt teeth sink in and latch onto her leg she yelped loudly, falling instantly to her side.

She cried out again, unused to the pain in her leg and terrified at the green-eyed wolf's sudden turn. He's attacking me. Why is Judas attacking me? With teeth bared and another yelp, Mitanni wildly kicked out with her hind legs in a feeble effort at defending herself.