Occupying Free Time

She hadn’t seemed to notice his approach and he had startled her which was not his intention at all. She whirled around and all she could do was stare at him wide eyed. There was a significant size difference between the two of them and he couldn’t imagine what it was like to be in her shoes. He took a step back giving her space before laying himself on the ground, trying to shrink his large form so she wouldn’t feel threatened or scared. He even went as far as laying his head on his paws so that he was the one looking up at her. He didn’t want her to fear him because he was harmless.

“I’m sorry if I startled you,” his words were quiet, another attempt to keep himself from being intimidating to her.

She was an interesting little women and he really would like to get to know her. He only hoped his attempts at making himself less threatening would work.