Bramblepoint the great hereafter

All he could see were a pair of eyes, and even that was fleeting. Upon initially discovering them Titmouse ducked and hid. He was startled and thought if I can see it, it can see me. However, the thing did not bee-line for him, so he gradually felt more and more at ease with its presence. Until it started screaming words that is! The shrieking commands made him cower at first, but as he adapted to it (which was quick considering Titmouse could be just as loud, perhaps louder), he became less afraid and more curious.

When silence resumed, he was the one to break it this time with his own cacophonous screech of: NNNNOOOO!
This boomed from his position and swept through the dark — but Titmouse hadn't considered the aftermath, seeing as how he was making himself an easy target by shouting.