Chervil, she is six moons old and just became an apprentice. That hawk came out of nowhere, and it's understandable they'd be ins hock. The question should be why didn't YOU do something? Why did you just stand there and now are asking an apprentice why THEY didn't do something?
"I see my words have been misconstrued. I apologize. It was never my intention to criticize Hazelpaw for her hesitation; I merely wanted to ask her about it."
"The reason why I did not move to assist was, to put it simply, I would have been in the way. I am not very good at jumping, like Suncrawl is; and Frostybush is very impulsive, she moved first before Suncrawl did. If I had moved in the way, I am positive Suncrawl would not have been able to stop the hawk in time."
"I am very aware that my communication skills are lackluster compared to my Clanmates. I am trying my best. Please allow my actions to speak for me where my words fail."