Lost boy

Svet and her fox came up alongside him, and he returned Svet's affectionate touch by bumping her in return. "I'm sorry to have worried you," he answered her quietly but sincerely. "I was really, really busy with the healers for a while. I - "

But what he was going to say was lost as his younger brother's voice settled coldly in his ears. Kassander flinched a little at the harsh tone but... he couldn't say he didn't deserve it. He'd been a butt to Sigmarr and Val in particular, and he couldn't just expect Sigmarr to forget that right away. Well, he had kind of hoped, but... "I just..." He shuffled his paws in embarrassment. "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. For the way I acted before, I mean. I know I was a brat and that it was wrong of me to treat you guys the way I did. And... And I want to try to make up for it. I really want to be a good brother, I do." His mismatched eyes peered earnestly but uncertainly at the other boy. It wasn't enough, he knew that. But would Sig reject it completely?
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