Phantom Hollow Nutcase

She wasn't sure what she was expecting, but the nudge still caught her a little off guard. She blinked, managed not to flinch, and held still as Judas nudged her softly, a small but kind gesture of thanks that was quickly ended, likely for her own comfort. Progress, she thought again, not only for him but for her too. She hadn't pulled away.

When it was done, Mitanni stood and stared much the same way he did, just trying to process it all. It was he who moved first, leaving with a few final parting words. "'Til next time," she repeated, staying where she was and watching him go. The whole altercation felt strange, surreal, and she couldn't quite wrap her mind around it.

Still puzzling over it, waiting for it to finally set in, the petite wolf turned and left the edge of the stream too, forgetting her still damp fur in her distraction, and went off in search of something else to occupy her time.