they'll learn much more than we'll know ;; open + bird

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He had been out on his daily nature stroll. They always worked to clear his head of any worries that began and helped him stay positive as he surrounded himself with the great outdoors which he had always loved. A bright song was upon his lips and he sang it out for anyone to join in when he happened to spot the smallest, cutest little bird he had ever laid eyes upon. Naturally adorable things had to petted and so he went over and lightly, as he thought the stroke to be, ran his paw over the bird. Little did he know that his enormous and sharp claws combined with the immense strength he had were not helping the petite thing much and he only noticed what had happened when a sharp trill sounded and he felt the thing collapse under a paw pad. He quickly stole the paw away only to be met with a dreadful sight. The poor avian had been squashed to death and its eyes looked on the brink of bulging out of its head. Caecus didn't know what to do. Call a nurse, do CPR? His mind rushed with thousands of thoughts and he ran back and forced, his lope large and quivering as he was in that enormous polar bear body of his. His breaths came in short bursts and kept on gasping as he knealed over it and tried to blow life into the crunched up beak. "Come on, birdie. Come...o-on." His voiced ended in a shivering way he began to sob right after. Fat tears began to roll down his face and dripped soundlessly off his chin. He wiped and wiped at his eye yet still the waterworks would not let up. Why had he done this? That bird didn't deserve to die. It probably had a family of its own and he went and ruined it. More choke-y cries shook his wide frame and he bawled his massive, sorrow-stricken heart out. Why, why, why?
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Now the PVC pipe of a gullet was sore from this whimpering and howling and the sorrowed covered his eyes with a paw and sniffled into them whenever he felt suit. A lowered ear just hardly detected the pup's inquiry and slowly the mitts uncovered his gaze and he stared with terrible sadness at the child. "N-not really." He reached forward to embrace the kid for comfort but swiftly halted himself and his mouth hung open as he thought once more of the fate of the bird. He could never let that happen to Raiden or any of the boys and girls of the clan. Some more sniffling.

The big fella turned solemnly around and scooped up the limp and smooshed body of the birdie and cradled it to his fluffy and wide chest. Poor, poor birdie. Poor, poor birdie. Another look up revealed Stumppaw had arrived on the scene too and Caecus shook his cranium sadly from side to side. "But y' don't see. I m-mur-murdered this p-poor birdie.", he choked, more tears rolling down that boxy muzzle.

He had not thought this would happen. It just did and that was the part that mortified him. How could he hurt something so little, so innocent, so pure without meaning to? Better yet kill it. Maybe he should never go around small creatures again. Maybe if ever he saw another animal so decreased in size or one that he had an instinctive thought of petting he should reroute himself and avoid them at all costs. It was lousy for him to befriend some in the very beginning. It'd make keeping them away from the dangerous beast that was him that much harder. But maybe it was all they'd have to keep him from accidentally squashing one of them some day like he had the unknown feathered one. "That c-can't be true. I pet-t-t-ted him m-maybe three, four times and that's b'fore I realized wh-what was wrong."
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Once downcast eyes wavered up and were laid on the kid's. His head sunk once more at this reassurance. It hadn't exactly been but it could mean that his predator side was taking over. "Really?", questioned the teary eyed. Another look was placed on the pup's face and he hoped Raiden was not lying. Some people did that just to make people feel better. "A-a'right." He finally agreed and being sure to watch his tendency to get carried away with such gestures was able to give the little one a quick squeeze that was not too tight and then fall back on his rump so as not to subject him to a death.

"I can only hope." He soon gave up his abstinence from hugging and tried to softly give Stumppaw one as well. Stump was just as sweet as Raiden and after all he had tried helping out. "That'd be nice for him. I bet he's gonna see his ma." He smiled. That was a good thought. Well, little bird, I hope you have fun up there! I'm awful sorry for what I've done to you.

Caecus noticed the darker shade among the others and turned towards the looming dragon. He really should. Such smart advice. "I'll try, thank you very much." A dip of the head was what Nivata received and a grateful little smile. He would not have thought of it had she not suggested it. It made him think how lucky he was to have watchful and generous comrades.
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