Snowypaw
As the large tom got up to attend whatever needed doing, he felt a small bump on his tail that made him turn around in confusion. A brow quirking upwards as Snowypaw glanced around, his feathery tail gave a slight twitch at the touch. Bright blue eyes landed on the culprit, and he was met with the sight of a young kit squeaking and shuffling to his paws, apologizing for... stepping on him?
Oh.
Unable to help himself, a small purr of amusement escaped the apprentice. Snowypaw was unsure if it was all the tumbles and clumsy hits he had taken as a kit - and during most of his apprenticeship if he were being honest - but for the most part, the gentle giant was fairly impervious to pain in most cases. Having his tail stepped on being one such scenario. He had stepped on it much worse... on multiple instances... at the same time while trying to get up. If anything, he had mostly felt the kit's stumble.
Tilting his head lightly to the side, Snowypaw gave the young WindClanner a lookover. He wanted to make sure that the kit wasn't hurt, after all. Wondering how the kit had tripped on him to begin with - he was a rather large mass to miss - Snowypaw swiveled his broad head around, giving the area an appraising look. Noticing he had been very inconveniently laying down smack dab in the middle of the clearing while staring out at the camp entrance, a small gulp escaped him, realizing he should be the one to apologize to his young companion instead. Turning his head back to look at the kit, the apprentice flashed a small, apologetic smile in return, closing his eyes as he shook his head softly.
"It was m-my fault. I should not have been in the way. I'm sorry," Snowypaw whispered back earnestly, his ears twitching slightly in embarrassment. Dipping his head in his usual, respectful nod, he turned his attention back on the kit, giving him a silent query as to his current state, still unsure the kit had not gotten hurt over his ill conceived placement while selfishly basking in what he could only call self pity. How could he, when there was a clan to serve? Surely being relegated to small camp shores was no reason to complain! After all, someone had to take care of those who needed the help. No matter. Nothing he could do about it now except make sure he hadn't caused any damage, and fix any that he had.
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