tele_mark says:
pmgr -- he's not afraid in the least. It's a total cat game. If I chase him in the open, he'll run from me in "terror" about 15 feet, then he'll usually stop in his tracks, look behind him to make sure I'm still "chasing" him, and then "run" at a leisurely trot to a hiding place. He's showing me he has the upper hand and that things will progress as he decides they will. IOW, he's a perfect unspoiled feline!