Phantom Hollow The Guilt I Have Pulls Me Down

Without thought, Mitanni followed Judas along the trail he'd picked out, eagerly awaiting word on what they would do. Would it be like last time, where she'd be left in one spot to count and go seeking him once the decided time had passed? Her whole attention remained trained on him, anticipating the moment he would give her instruction.

The instruction that came, however, was so simple it startled her. The little wolf blinked her amber eyes as Judas grinned while making his statement, and lurched in a quick, anxious step after him. "Judas," she called, but he didn't come back. He seamlessly melded into the woods, disappearing from sight and leaving her standing alone on the trail.

For a second, she felt nervous. He'd betrayed her once, what if-- I can't keep thinking like that, she scolded herself, shaking her head and the thoughts from her mind. I need to give him a chance. And so she would.

Understanding that he'd initiated a game, a fun way to help her practice and learn, Mitanni breathed in once to settle her nerves and smiled on the exhale. "I'm gonna find you," she informed him loudly, her tone just slightly taunting as she began to creep near-silently into the woods after him, "I've gotten better." That was a lie. She hadn't practiced her tracking at all, but she didn't want Judas to think he'd be hiding for long.