Phantom Hollow Joking Victim

Included the howl because I was already partway through my reply and wanted to finish it.

The lithe little wolf strolled casually through the center of the Phantom Hollow, debating with herself what she was going to do with her day. She was still in the process of trying to make herself feel useful again, but sticking to a routine grew stale. Maybe outside the borders today, Mitanni considered, and began to give the idea serious thought.

Only she didn't get very far before she heard a voice calling for her, one that definitely wasn't Malice. She stopped and, with ears perked, listened very closely. Issun? What was he doing calling for her? Their paths never crossed, except maybe at meetings, and that was because everyone was required to attend. He was into fighting and she very much wasn't. What could it--

Oh. Understanding hit her, and as it did sliver of anxiety coursed coldly through her stomach. Reluctantly, moving in much the same jittery manner that she'd moved after first moving into the Hollow, Mitanni tread swiftly in answer of the call. She found Issun not all that far away--he must have been following her--and with a nervous smile she hesitantly asked, "Feeling ambitious today?"