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He was tired in a way he couldn't really explain outside just generally being lethargic, Sunfreckle wondered if it was his lack of activity making him feel so groggy and disoriented lately since he had been confined to the camp and was usually too distracted watching the kits to do much if he wasn't sleeping. The red tabby issues a yawn that felt too heavy and almost made him choke; his voice breaking into a light cough before he staggered to his feet. Yeah, maybe he just needed some air. The kits were playing and he'd just jog around the camp for some excersise where he could still keep an eye on them but also be able to move his legs. So the red tom did exactly that, quick and brisk steps along the outer edge of the camp border as he trotted along, feeling very silly but also enjoying getting to stretch muscles he'd left in disuse for so long. There was a rattling in his chest he felt each time he breathed and he wondered if it was his insides being gunked up from his sedimentary lifestyle in the nursery; the crisp air would surely have him feeling better so he quicked his pace; steps heavy and plodding but gait bouncing and jovial, his every fourth step a light lurch forward to compensate for his missing limb.
It was nice having company in the nursery at least, though Little Wolf would be there a moon or so once he was able to get back out. He was actually starting to look forward to being able to patrol and hunt again, even if he lacked somewhat in said departments. At one point he'd considered being in the nursery full time but the more he dwelled on it the more he realized he didn't want anymore kits anytime soon. He loved his, unconditionally and with a fierceness he didn't know he had; but the idea of losing another...
Sunfreckle, in his jogging, made the decision there that once the kits were apprenticed he was going to work even harder to be a better warrior instead of the comforting life he had thought he wanted.