twisted and terrified

The wolf in question had blood coming from his head and was limping, meaning he wouldn't be too much of a threat. Scratch knew that even in his starved form, he could definitely outrun a wolf that injured. He moved his head into view as he saw the wolf stagger and sit down. It's likely his foot he reasoned, becoming even more careless to jump onto a tree trunk bordering the open area of the lake. With his better eye, he saw that the wolf has an unusual blue nose. He glanced around, unsure if his friends were around, before returning to the wolf as he sprung back up on his feet. It was then that the wolf turned to him and stared at him.

Startled to the attention, Scratch tried to scramble away and lost his footing on the tree trunk he was standing on. All four of his paws slipped off and he landed on his stomach, knocking the wind out of his system. As he struggled up, he fell forward and face-planted into a dead fish. As he recovered, he looked up to see the wolf was still looking at him. He felt himself start to freeze up to the wolf's stare. Whether it was due to him being prey or that he was naturally shy didn't matter, as he was now in the open. It took him a few moments to compose himself (as best as he could anyways) to say Hi...