[Oh, god, is she going to lecture him? He really, really does not feel like listening to a lecture from a stranger, especially one who can't stay on her feet.
It's this thought that gets him to sigh and wave at her to step back, then, which is all the warning he gives before he grips the shovel's handle with both hands and lifts it to bring it down swiftly on the ice. There's a clang and a tiny crack that starts to spread through this particular bit of ice--
He's going to whine about his sore hands later, but it seems he's willing to beat the hell out of some ice in the meantime.]
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It's this thought that gets him to sigh and wave at her to step back, then, which is all the warning he gives before he grips the shovel's handle with both hands and lifts it to bring it down swiftly on the ice. There's a clang and a tiny crack that starts to spread through this particular bit of ice--
He's going to whine about his sore hands later, but it seems he's willing to beat the hell out of some ice in the meantime.]