Right in the village, with all eyes on him, Knicks' fur, which had turned jet black, suddenly reverted to snow white.
Then it turned pitch black again, then snow white once more.
Finally, Knicks' ears and eye circles turned black, as did his left hand and right leg, and suddenly, he opened his eyes.
Upon opening his eyes, he saw a dozen or so people staring right at him, which startled him.
"What's going on?!"
Knicks was so frightened, he jumped up.
The dozen or so people retreated several steps all at once with an "ah".
These people originally thought Knicks was dead and were about to use wooden poles to carry him away.
After all, Knicks was entirely black then, clearly poisoned by the deadly herb, and they dared not touch him.
However, just as they fetched the poles, Knicks' body began changing colors, leaving them too afraid to approach and only daring to watch from a distance.
"N-Noble Knicks?" a man called out.
