Ten feet under

Phantom sunk to the floor in a submissive stance as soon as the first word met her ears. She gazed at the girl pleadingly, mouth opening and closing. She swatted her muzzle with her paw while shaking her head, mentally screaming at herself. Without voice, everything was so hard. She could not explain herself, tell those what she thought. But the girl had adapted to the life of a mute, but that was in her old pack, were others knew about her disability. Here, she was alone in her knowledge.