Redwall MUCK Forum

Wouldn't need the two majors....just one, guess be Varus? And Greg be LT still...unless he DOES become one of the Generals as Generals are in charge of areas of the MT...and Greg is the Master Blacksmith of the MT.....of course means maybe slight promotions, hmmmms......I picture this:

Major=Varus still
Lt=Terrence?
Captain=Its not needed
Corporals = Adrian and Zolomon
Sargeant=Felicity
Private First Class: Riley
Privates=Domink,Monty,Elbio?,Alpine

Sent to Ghost be= Jinora and Sersi

Your Generals would just add Gregorian to list and Quinten is of course still general....

All higher ups are not a unit and are basically....guess bosses of...all?

And duhhhh Badger Lord has final say so ICLY.....

There go:)

Hmmmm
Jinora....retired? She is on a special mission...maybe time off...

But yeah no just one person saying I am gonna run the LP....

WHO:

Elbio-LP Recruit

Adrian-LP Corporal l and fighter

Sola-LP Recruit

Serena-LP Recruit

Yerna- LP Recruit

A Group of mystery Vermin-Spoofed

LOG:

===SO WHERE IS HERE? Wait It's Too...Quiet..And That's Not Always Good====

"We'll just keep going south towards this 'Loam'edge,'" Adrian had declared. But everything is so barren, and the ground is strangely shakey. He's never experienced Tremors before. He constantly peruses his map, though by the evening of the first day, they almost seem to have made no progress at all. "See anythin' livin' out there, Mont?" he asks, shading his eyes with a paw, straining to look all directions as the sun sets toward the west. "I can't imagine 'ow an abbey coulda possibly survived down 'ere..."   

Sola is already tired. The constant walking day after day was starting to get to her when she couldn't tell if they'd even got anywhere at all. She sticks close to Monty as usual but sighs quietly, looking around "I see sand and the occasional pebble...perhaps this is all that's left of this abbey"   

Monty stands there beside Sola, the buck being fiercely protective of the doe, especially after the incident on the log bridge. He is staring out in the same direction as Adrian. eyes narrowing. "Eh, unless y'count us, mate...not a darn thing." He sighs. "Makes it kinda difficult t'find recruits when there's hardly hair nor hide of anybeast out here." He smirks a little. "I'm thinkin' at this point, we might as well try recruitin' th'ghosts, heh..."   

Adrian looks over at his friend with chuckle, as the other members of the group all settle down for what is likely to be camp for the night. "Aye. At th' very least, we gotta make 'em give back Emersyn, eh wot? An' whoevah else they've taken. They've been takin' beasts f'r at least 4 or 5 seasons, right?" He rolls up the map and sighs. "I don't like this walkin' straight inta th' unknown, t' be honest..."

Elbio frowns "Ghosts?"
   
Sola has stopped panicking about the bridge incident by now at least though she still felt very guilty about it. She glances to Monty with a raised eyebrow "I'm not certain that ghosts can generally be employed" taking the idea seriously.

Monty gives Adrian a nod. "O'course, that is, if they even have 'er." He smirks a little. "Even if they did, I'm thinkin' it may not be so easy t'get em to give em all up, especially if they've been at it fer that long." He slips an arm around Sola's shoulders, giving her a reassuring hug as he peers down at her with a grin of amusement. "Eh, you'd be surprised. Ghosts can be pretty cooperative, y'just gotta know how to talk to em, is all. I've seen plenny o'ghosts in my time, believe me...."   

Adrian gives a side-long glance at Monty. He can guess as to the nature of those 'ghosts'. "Eh, well. Yahr right, o' course. There can't be much farthah t' go, at any rate. Th' map doesn't show anythin' else much past Loam'edge." He sighs, then sits on a rock, and rubs his forehead. "Guess we'll stop 'ere tonight. Not much wood or sticks. May not be able t' staht a fire..."   

"Not much further but we still can't see it" Sola says quietly before she shoots a sceptical look at Monty though she accepts the hug and leans against him slightly "...You would imagine that once you are dead the every day work gets somewhat unimportant" she looks back to the others as they stop to make camp "Hmm. There are no trees to gather from but with luck the night will not be too cold...we have some dried fist still that may just have to be eaten cold"   

Monty nods to Adrian, "Yeah, m'thinkin' we don't have much choice, it's probably better t'stop 'ere. I mean, there's really nothin' in the area that we c'n see, that we need t'get to. Better t'rest, especially after th'whole log bridge thing. Heh. Though I was a goner. I ever tell ya I'm terrified o'heights?He smirks, before he nods to Sola. "Yeah, th'weather's not bad, I think we c'n handle it. And yeah, we can definitely finish off that fish, then search for more edibles in th'mornin'."
   
Adrian looks up at the other buck from where he's sitting on his rock. "Terrified of 'eights?" he asks. "Now y' tell me. Thought y' used t' work in the gardens back 'ome. Those're pretty 'igh up, y'know. Y' mean t' say that scared ya?"   

Sola's ear and a half flattens back as the log bridge gets mentioned "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to fall and it was my fault everyone could have fallen down" she's probably apologised numerous times already but she still feels bad.
   
Monty nods to Adrian. "Well, yeah, they were high up, mate, but I was fine as long as I didn't go near th'edge..." he chuckles. "Eh, I dunno, maybe th'whole thing helped a bit for me t'get over it. I guess we'll see on th'way back." He shrugs, before turning his gaze to Sola. "Y'don't need t'apologize, Sola, it was an accident, an' coulda happened t'anyone. I don't place th'blame on ya in th'least." He leans down and presses a reassuring kiss to her cheek. "T's fine, I swear."
   
Adrian hmmms. "I feel like I oughta have known tha' before now, wot, an' I probally just forgot," he admits, whilst digging into his pack to see what rations remain. "Mmm, I got one bloody biscuit left... Mmm, I miss all tha' food Gar'eld sent wi' us. Those raspberry tahts were especially tasty, eh wot..."   

Sola smiles at the kiss but she's going to keep feeling guilty no matter what. She tries to ignore the part about the way back. She doesn't want to even think about doing that again "I shall see what dinner can be assembled" she says before going to give Monty a kiss on the cheek back and get what little food she has left out of her bag "His royal highness" she automatically corrects Adrian as she sets to work because Kings just don't get called by their names as far as she's concerned.   

ONWARDS......
   
The days had started to meld i to each other for Sola, without the events hosted at the castle it was very easy to lose track "What day is it again?" she curiously asks no one in particular as she's poking a few sticks on to the fire they're just set going after stopping for the night once more.

Elbio shrugs "Ummm...not sure, its night and we been traveling a lot, may be going in circles even"   

Monty gives a heavy sigh, the hare staring into the fire as he pokes at the fire himself with the blade of his dagger, thoughtfully. "Hmm. Y'know what, now that y'mention it, Sola...I'm really not sure, heh. Everythin's just been a huge blur as of late..." He chuckles, glancing up at the doe. "I'm kinda startin' to miss th'mountain, t'be honest. Who knows how far away we are, at this point...we've been out here for at least a couple of seasons now."   

Sola straightens up and rubs her arm a little as she looks around at their surroundings that remain devoid of life while speaking to Elbio "I do hope we're not really going in circles but we thankfully can't have back tracked far or we would have come across that ghastly crevasse again" she nods slowly to Monty's words "I do rather miss the castle myself though perhaps part of it is a desire for any form of civilisation and comfort.

Elbio says, "We likely will find some, maybe north though, or least hope so, maybe even a place my parents spoke of...an abbey place, like a sort of...fortress maybe?"   

Monty gives a nod in agreement to Sola, "Aye, I'm sure that's a big part of it. I mean, don't get me wrong, I enjoy th'company of my best mate Adj, and you as well, but there's a big difference between bein' out here on our own, and bein' safe and secure inside the mountain." He scoots closer to Sola, an arm lifting to wrap around her shoulders as he gives her a snug. He nods to Elbio, "Yeah. I think you're thinkin' of Redwall. Heard plenny about th'place, but never been there."   

"A comfortable, warm bed, safe from the outside does sound quite close to heaven lately" Sola replies before she's snugged and smiles, leaning in to it to rest lightly against Monty and put at arm around his back. After a moments pause to just enjoy the comfort she starts speaking again "We had heard of Redwall, even out here. I believe some of them had travelled through here some centuries ago and made a name for themselves. I never did know anyone who had been to the place though"   

Elbio smiles "Maybe we can visit Redwall, think we can that be a gret place to visit...it be neat and its famous and the stories HHH and the FOOD"   

Monty hmmms. "Yeah, I can't remember th'last time I actually slept in an actual bed, heh. M'really startin' to get used t'the ground an' sleepin' in trees..." he chuckles, the hare glancing down to Sola and giving the doe a warm smile. "But, I mean, havin' you here has definitely make it a lot easier t'get through everything. I'm really glad t'decided t'leave the castle an' join us. I think yer gonna love the mountain, honestly. Especially th'garden. I spent a lot of time there when I was recoverin' from my mental stuff. Is probably my favorite place t'go in th'entire place. Aside from th'mess hall, o'course..." he chuckles. "And yeah, I'm sure we c'n find a bit of time to swing by th'Abbey before we head home, it'd be nice t'see if all th'stories about th'place were true...."   

"I remember my bed" Sola recalls wistfully "I had my own little room to myself" she catches herself before she can thing of anything else to make her miss things "To myself was much the theme of my life however" she says as she goes to rest her head back on Monty's shoulder "I am glad to have left. It has been a change but sometimes the best thing to do is change. I look forward to your garden...I wonder if the this abbey has a garden too"   

Monty cannot help but smile as Sola rests her head on his shoulder. He leans his head down and rests his cheek between her ears, the buck's eyes closing for a moment as he enjoys the closeness and warmth. "Aye, isn't that the truth. Sometimes, change is good. And you'll get t'see yer brother again, too! Which I'm sure he's gonna be thrilled about." He nods, slowly. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure th'Abbey's got a garden. They gotta grow their food somewhere, yeah?" He lifts his head and peers down at Sola, giving her a gentle poke in the side.

Sola just goes "Mmm" at the mention of her brother "I keep trying to imagine how that's going to go but I can't decide. It's making it quite difficult to plan for" she eeps at the little poke and lifts her head to give him a playful glare "I know, of course they must..." she had been seriously wondering but hadn't given the problems much thought so far "I was just thinking..." she's not sure what she was thinking.   

Couple Days Later

"We need to forage for more food," Adrian declares, after two more days of traveling south. The land is still extremely arid, though grassy, and they eventually reach an area with apple trees seemingly growing wild. The ruins of an ancient orchard, perhaps. "We'll collect as many apples as we can carry," Adrian had decided. He had not yet realized they were finally in the Loamhedge area, though the few stone remnants dotting the otherwise barren valley hint at something underfoot.   

Sola is tired enough of the days work already and gladly takes the pause to sit on one of those forgotten stones so she can dig a small pebble out of her foot. She nods vaguely to Adrian's words "I can perhaps assemble some sort of lunch...with whatever we have left while you gather more"   

Monty seems to agree completely with Adrian's idea, the hare giving him a nod. "Aye, doesn't seem like we can really last too long on th'stuff we been findin'..." he mutters, with a shake of his head. "Apples are better than nothin' at this point, I think." He thinks about something for a few moments. "Sola, Elbio...you two stay here and see if you can find anything else. Adj and I are gonna head out a little further to see what we can find, yeah?" The buck leans over to give Sola a hug. "Just stick close to Elbio, and yell if you run into any trouble. We're still kinda in an unknown area, so we always gotta be cautious and on our toes..." He gives her a kiss on the cheek, before he stands and makes his way over in Adrian's direction.   

Yerna harrumps. "Don't you two lads get yourselves lost now, you hear?" "We hear, we hear you," Adrian replies, holding his paws up. "Wot's th' worst tha' could 'appen, eh wot? Nowhere t' hide f'r miles around..." He kisses Serena on her cheek. "You stay 'ere, too. We'll be back shortly..."   

Sola nods along to Monty's suggestion and glances around their immediate surroundings for any easy, close food to pick before she's distracted by Monty's hug and kiss. She smiles and quickly returns the gesture, giving him a kiss back "We will be fine" she sounds more confident than she ever really is "You look after yourself and when you come back food will be ready"   

Elbio has been mostly quiet and acting as a sort of rear guard and soon catches up to the others,he nods to the others as of course he will help guard the camp.
   
Monty glances over to Yerna and Serena, "You two are the more experienced out of you lot, so keep an eye on these two if ya can. We'd be greatly indebted to ya..." he nods towards Elbio and Sola. As Sola returns the kiss, the buck smiles and lifts a paw in a wave. "Sounds like a plan. We'll see you all inna bit, yeah?" And with that, Monty heads over to join Adrian as the two bucks prepare to explore the area just a little more.   

Yerna harrumps again, and shakes her head. "I ain't goin' anywhere," she declares. "We're stayin' right 'ere." Adrian nods, kisses Serena again, and whispers something to her quietly. Then, he joins Monty. "Aye, we'll be back by sunset. That's about three hours, wot. Be careful, you lot..."   

Sola nods to the other two does left behind, she's always happy for extra hares around to keep the vermin away. She gives the pair a little wave as they head off before glancing back at Elbio and the group "I...suppose we had best start gathering things" she says quietly before approaching the closest apple tree can see to assess the best way to get the fruit.   

Elbio nods " Yes maybe roast apples for dinner with prehapa...mushroom if around"   

Monty glances back over his shoulder once more just to make sure one final time that things are in order. Once he is satisfied, he heads out in their chosen direction. He had definitely remembered to bring his dagger...it made sense to at least have some sort of defense in case they ran into trouble. He slowly ambles beside Adrian as they make their way into the surrounding area. "Hmmm. Fer some reason this place seems familiar, even though we've never set food 'ere before, mate...know wot I mean? I just got this really weird feelin' of deja vu...."
   
"Does feel weeirdly familiah," Adrian agrees. "Can't put mah fingah on it, exactly. Maybe I should check th'... Ah damn. I left th' map back at the camp, in mah bag." He sighs, with annoyance. "C'mon... let's keep goin'." Meanwhile, back at the camp, Yerna has built a fire near what turns out be a broken down stone fence that once enclosed the orchard. "Elbio... 'Ow many apples 'ave you got?"
   
Elbio counts and nods " Managed to get 6...one other was bad....also found some dandelion leaves.. least a small amount anyways. I seen mushroom but was not sure if was safe so left them alone"   

Sola keeps her eye on the pair until they're out of sight and even after that she keeps an ear turned that way long after she stops being able to hear where Monty and Adrian went. In the meantime she can at least reach the lower branches and pull some apples off too "There are some more here. We may not have much variety but we can certainly eat apples for a few days"
   
Monty chuckles as Adrian mentions forgetting to bring the map. He gives his friend a nudge. "Eh, s'totally fine, mate. We've made it this far just usin' our own intuition, so wot's a little longer, eh?" He grins at Adrian, before turning his attention back to their surroundings. He makes sure to keep his eyes peeled, watching for anything that might seem strange or out of the ordinary. One could never be too careful when it came to traveling in unfamiliar territories. "So, eh...wot exactly is it we should be lookin' for, then?"
   
Adrian frowns, and shrugs. "That's just it, Mont. I 'ave no idea, wot. Th' map ain't very 'elpful... Neithah is tha' rabbit... Speakin' of... He wasn't wi' th' othahs in the camp when we left..."   

Yerna starts roasting some apples over the fire. "Sola, Serena... Either o' you seen th' rabbit lately?"
   
Elbio shakes his head " come to think of it...no. MAybe he went to find water. I last seen him last time we stoped"   

Sola brings the apples she's gathered so far back to the fire to roast herself one as well. She can gather more once they've eaten something. She pauses when Yerna mentions the rabbit and she glances around before frowning a little "No...I'm sure he was still here this morning but I don't recall seeing him since" she nods to Elbio "Yes, perhaps...or perhaps he went home after all. I was never entirely sure why he had chosen to travel with us"   

Monty gives a shrug in return to Adrian. "Eh, t's fine, mate. T'be perfectly honest with ya, I'm thinkin' we're better off without that ol' bossybritches around. E didn't seem like 'e was th'friendliest sort t'begin with. Prolly just went back to 'is cottage t'mope and grump about travelers n'such." He continues onward, the buck slowly taking in their surroundings and trying to stay as alert as he possibly could. "We just gotta use our brains, and let our instincts tell us where t'go."   

Adrian frowns, keeping alert. "S'pose yahr right," he concedes. "Still, 'e came this fahr, only t' turn back now? A little odd, eh wot." He shrugs, unaware that he and Monty are being watched from a small rise to the east. Two pairs of eyes peer out, tracking the hares. Unbeknownst to Yerna, Sola, and Elbio, they're being watched by a single pair of eyes, this from under a rock.   

Monty smirks, giving his friend a chuckle and a light nudge. "Eh, everythin' about that 'un wos a little odd, Adj. Just gotta accept th'fact that not everyone can be sophisticated creatures like th'lot of us..." he grins. Of course he has no clue that they are being watched, as he continues trudging onwards beside Adrian.   

Adrian keeps his ears perked. "Goodness, Mont... Unless we luck out 'n' find a rivah or somethin'... I don't think we're gonna find anythin' else besides those apple trees... Must've been an orchahrd or somethin'... Wait." He stops short, and looks around, but fails to spy the watchers. They have the upper paw, they know the terrain. And there's more than two now. Adrian is thinking fast. "Nah, somethin' ain't right 'ere..."   

Monty pauses, the buck sniffing the air, his ears perking and eyes narrowing in the process. "Hmmm. Yeah, yer right, mate. I'm gettin' this strange feelin' we're not th'only ones here. Th'fur on th'back of me neck is standin', like someone's starin' over our shoulders." A paw strays to the dagger on his belt, a frown upon his muzzle as he begins to slowly back up towards one of the trees. "Stick beside me, Adj, if there are others here we don't wanna get separated. We're not in our own backyard, after all..."   

Adrian nods, and starts to unsheath his dagger, backing up toward the tree. Everything has gone dead silent. The warm, breezy wind seems to still, the trees cease their rustling. There's no bird calls, not even an insect buzz. It's downright eerie. And then suddenly... *CRACK*. A twig, from directly above. *In the tree* behind the hares. Adrian looks up. Right into the face of a pure-white, albino stoat. And before he can alert Monty, the beast blows a potent powder into his face.   

Monty hears the crack of the twig, and as he turns in that direction, another stoat drops down in front of him and blows some of the powder into Monty's face as well. He doesn't have much time to react or to warn Adrian....before he knows it, the world around him begins to swirl and blur, and he takes a staggering step to the side. "...A...Adj...!" He blinks, his paws reaching out in front of him to grasp at air. He coughs a time or two, before he takes another step, then falls heavily to the ground as he feels his consciousness beginning to fade, blackness overtaking him.   

With both hares incapacitated, six stoats altogether come into view. "Assssmodeussss will be pleassssed," the tallest one hisses, in imitation of the serpent he worships. "Haresss from the Norrrth. We ssshall feassst tonight. Tie them! Let'sss go! Quickly, you loutsss..." The hares are bound, and soon carried away to parts unknown.

Warmer weather is here, sort of warm...melting snow or mushy snow happening now too

Yeah

Happy is good....

I should be able to be on most days....but saturdays and sundays might be iffy after the 22nd......then its like monday-friday.....

We can come up with fun role plays I am sure......in Ferravale...the abbey....The Long Patro!...The shrews!!!!

Speaking of shrews Log-A-Log is gonna give his son a name and thats sort of like a lets party thing....we shall have cake and cookies!!!!!!!!1

==Across the Abyss And Onward To...Where?==

==Tenderfoot Adventures==

Who:

Elbio-Recruit in the Long Patrol,Archer and expert Climber.

Sola-Recruit in the Long Patrol

Adrian- Corporal,Fighter in the Long Patrol

Monty-Privaate and Fighter in The Long Patrol

Serena-Recruit in the LongPatrol(NPC HARE)

Yerna-Recruit in the Long Patrol (NPC HARE)

Crazy Rabbit- A  spoofed guild...(helping?) the hares....

LOG:

Adrian ties the rope around his waist and helps the others do the same. "Y' sure these 'ghosts' cross this way all th' time?" He asks their guide.

"Yes," The rabbit replies. "But don't yew lot come cryin' back ta me when th' Ghosts take th' rest o' yore friends. C'mon, let's get down there. Th' wind's about t' change. Yew don't wanna be down in th' Abyss when th' wind comes threw like a tornado..."
   
Elbio snorts but keeps any rude thoughts to himself.He looks at how far down it is and frowns.He has the rop tightly around himself as he stays close to the others.
   
Monty simply gives a nod and prepares to follow the others, the hare remaining silent for the time being til they reach their destination safely.   

Sola still considers this to be an entirely bad idea but ties the rope tight. She's made her objections very quietly known. The group is going so she's going to follow anyway. She still keeps a very close eye on the rabbit though.   

The Rabbit takes the lead, and carefully climbs down a specially made ladder till he sets foot on the broad tree trunk-turned bridge. "Try ta keep yoreselves close, will yew. There ain't no pawrails..."   

Monty remains close to Sola, though the hare gives the rabbit a nod. It seems he just wants to get the whole thing over with, apparently not the biggest fan of heights in the world.   

Sola hesitates at the edge, nose twitching as she looks down in to the crevasse. A very deep, calming breath and she finally mutters "You could throw an awful lot of vermin down there and never see them again" These ideas calm her and she slowly starts to climb down the ladder "After all these years they should really build a bridge"   

Elbio nods as he indeed stays close and decides not to look down as looking down will only make it worse."Close is...is good"
   
The rabbit shrugs. "This tree been th' bridge longer 'n anybeast c'n remember." He thumps the timeworn surface with his footpaw. "Solid as a rock. C'mon." He starts to lead the group across the wide trunk. It's wide enough for beasts to walk side-by-side, three abreast.   

Monty reaches out a paw and takes Sola's into his, holding on and keeping her close as the group makes their way across the log bridge.   
Sola waits an extra second or two after the rabbit's thumping on the tree before she lets go of the ladder just in case after all these years the log had developed a sense of comedic timing. Thankfully humourless though she shuffles, cautiously, forward a step to let Monty off the ladder too. She looks up at the cliff walls until Monty's paw briefly distracts her and she goes to loop an arm around his and walk beside him "It's a far cry from a stroll in the gardens...I think I preferred looking down in to the hole than looking out of it" she looks back up again to the sky "It feels very...enclosed down here"   

Adrian cups his paws around his muzzle, and shouts out, "HELLO!" Then strains his ears to listen. *HELLO...hello...hello...ello...llo...lo...* "Quite th' bloomin' echo, eh wot?" He laughs, trying to bring levity to the moment. "Why, I reckon this canyon is deepah than Salamandastron is tall, right, Mont?"   

Monty gives Sola a chuckle as they make their way across the log, the doe's arm looped around his as they go. He reaches over to pat her arm with a smile, "Aye. Can't help but agree with ya there...heh. Would much rather be in th'gardens now t'be honest." He glances over at Adrian and smirks. "Yeah, probably, mate, but I honestly don't wanna find out. Stop yer ballyhooin' otherwise yer gonna shake us right off this bloody log..." The hare continues to carefully make his way across, heading towards the other side.   
   
Sola's ear and a half perk to Adrian's echo and twitch as the noise goes on and on in to the distance "That's not a thing that can really happen, right?" she cautiously asks Monty.   

The Rabbit scoffs, as the group reaches the midpoint of their crossing. "Nope. Tree is solid." He seems to be pretty confident about that.

Adrian is inclined to agree. "Aye, this thing seems like it ain't goin' bloody anywhere..."   

Monty smirks lightly. "That's what th'last group said before th'log they were crossin' plummeted down into th'gorge..." He mutters, shaking his head as he continues to slowly make his way across with the others. "Just gotta take it slow n'steady. An' we'll make it across fine. Juuuuuust fine." He glances to Sola with a nervous grin, before glancing down at the log they are crossing. "Fine."   

Elbio frowns as he is just listening to all the chatting"Well it's its...solid, then...then good.Been 'ere for seasons...right....right?" Ok he is a little nervous.   

Sola looks a little uneasy but keeps walking "If we could all stop jinxing the log while we're on it" she whispers as if it might hear her.
   
Adrian shades his eyes with a paw. "Well, it looks like there's anothah laddah at th' othah side. We'll be there soon, eh wot." He's trying to maintain the air of calmness, but he's not overly fond of the height, himself. "Serena, you alright? You've been awfully quiet there." She nods her head. "Y-yes. Th' sooner we get to the other side, the better..."   

Monty smirks a little and nods, "Yeah, you're right, Sola. I will stop talkin' about it. Th'less we talk, the quicker we'll get across, yeah?" He remains close beside Sola, that being something that the buck had more than happily gotten used to. The entire journey since she'd arrived, Monty had remained at her side pretty much at all times. He glances at Adrian and Elbio, then their guide, before he shakes his head and continues on.   

Elbio stays as close as he can, still looking ahead and not dare looking down at all.He for sure stays quiet and just follows them as they get closer and closer to the other side.
   
Sola likes to have Monty close, like a constant shield against the world. Though she doubts he could fight off falling to their doom she does at least feel better holding his arm. She nods her thanks to the agreement to stop egging on the log and there's a moment of silence from her until she soon as to break it "It is however considerably creepier in silence..." she leans over to cautiously look down in to the pit, trying to decide if they can see the bottom now they're down a bit lower. Her trust in the log has grown too confident though and as she's looking down the gorge she's not looking where she's going and her foot catches on the remains of a long broken off branch. She trips with an "Ep!" and grabs on to Monty tighter as she looses her footing near the edge.   

Monty notices Sola inching away so she can look down over the edge. "Sola, careful, you don't wanna...GAH!" At this point, the doe grabs onto him as she trips, and the two of them end up tumbling right over the edge of the log!   

Adrian feels the rope around his waist grow taut as first Sola, and then Monty take a tumble off the side. The rope pulls, and Adrian stumbles next. Acting as quickly as possible, he draws one of his daggers and then buries the blade into the wood, to stop his own slide toward the edge. Serena screams.

And their Rabbit guide is there within moments, standing firm and starting to haul the rope upward. "Yew," He says to Elbio, "Get over 'ere 'n' help me pull yore friends back up!"

The only thing stopping Adrian from sliding off into the abyss as well is his grip on his blade.   

Elbio acks! But manages to not fall, thank the seasons as he breaths a sigh of relieve and then nods slowly and makes his way over to help get his friends back onto the log.   

Sola for a split second thinks it will all be fine and Monty will save her but moments later she starts to scream as they both go over. She flails, letting Monty go in her panic before everything's cut short as the rope suddenly cuts their fall short. She wheezes, dazed for a moment and unable to scream any more because the rope winded her. It's another few disoriented seconds before her senses return enough to panic and tries to reach for anything but there's just nothing to hold on to while she's dangling there.   

Monty loses his breath completely as he feels himself beginning to fall. His eyes squeeze shut, and he gasps as the fall is stopped short by the rope around his waist. He stares down into the abyss beneath them as he slowly swings there, the buck trying not to go into panic mode. As he sees Sola dangling there beside him, he reaches over and wraps his arms around her, pulling her close to him as they can do nothing but wait to be pulled back up.   

Adrian had only been able to bury his dagger so far into the wood of the tree trunk, and with his entire weight now bearing down on it... He can feel it starting to slip. "Guys... Mah daggah's comin' loose, wot. C'n y' get 'em pulled up already? Preferably before *I* join 'em down there?"
   
"Well, this is a right mess of things." The rabbit grunts as he yanks the rope none to gently upwards. "Some 'are with their paws /free/ go get 'im?" He nods towards Adrian, seeming not all that alarmed at his predicament - just annoyed, really. "Preferably /yew/." He says, gesturing at Elbio with an ear. "None of the others are in danger of falling quite like 'im, so don' just stand there twiddling yore thumbs!"
   
Elbio frowns "I am helping!!" He of course is pulling up a rope and reaching for the nearest paw to pull them up now.
   
Sola doesn't scream again, she panics in her usual silent way instead, trying to keep even her breathing quiet. She freezes up completely when Monty touches her, basically holding her breath. He's on her blind side so all manner of things are imagined while she's already scared. It takes her a little time to build up the courage to turn her head and glance at him. She lets go of the breath she was holding "Monty, just monty" she repeats quietly to herself as she finally hugs back on to him and realises they're slowly getting pulled up and nearly back to the log already. She grabs the log once it's within range and then Elbio's paw as he helps them up before she basically just collapses down to sit on the log, trying to breathe.   

Monty is helped back up as well, the hare's eyes wide as he plops down beside Sola, staring out into the distance as he blinks. He still seems to be in shock...if it hadn't been for the ropes, he and Sola likely would be done for. He leans into Sola, an arm wrapping around her shoulders as he simply buries his head against her, shivering and trying to calm himself after the ordeal.   

With the other two hares back up safely on the log, Adrian is finally pulled up, as well, from where he had been dangling by his dagger. "Whew. Thanks to th' ropes, tha' wasn't as bad as it coulda been... When yahr ready, we should 'urry up an' get t' the othah side..."   
If even if Elbio was being helpful (which he was), that doesn't stop the rabbiting sending the hare a glare that could wither grass. "As. I. Said." The rabbit grits out as he was pulling Monty up, "The ones dangling by the ropes are safe 'nough, least compared to yore leader there." As both Monty and Sola are safely hauled back on the log the rabbit raises an eyebrow as he brushes past Elbio. "Yore paws are lookin' pretty free now, aren't they?" Laying down flat along the log and hooking a foot in a hole the rabbit extends a paw down to Adrian, grumbling all the way. "'Not like they're in the best shape to 'elp, either. Gonna end up throwing m'back out going on like this... 'ares!" He scoffs, "Last time I'll ever work with 'em." And once Adrian's back safe and sound, the rabbit doesn't say a word as he exits off the log, but he's ears twitch.   

Sola is shivering like a leaf as well and hugs on to Monty, also trying to calm down, breathe and convince herself that they're fine. She rests her head on the buck and there they stay until Adrian's been pulled up and the group is insisting on moving on. Having to move snaps her out of things a little more but as she stands her legs feel like jelly so she shuffles slowly along the rest of the log, going to keep Monty close and never ever let go again if she has anything to say about it "I'm sorry" she finally mutters to Monty as they're getting towards the end of the log.
   
As the hares and rabbit near the South rim of the great Abyss, it towers above head, tall and steep. Luckily, a ladder has been put in place, just like at the North rim. But it sure looks rickety. "I guess those 'ghosts' are th' ones tha' put up th' two laddahs, eh? At least they're a considerate lot..."

"Now, I should've said this back at the log, but..." The rabbit begins, putting a foot on the ladder's lowest rung, "But I think we should take this one at a time. That way if one of yew fall the rest of us won' be falling with yew!" With a laugh he starts climbing upwards, only pausing to look back down once he's a third of the way up. "Oi!" He yells, "I mean what I said! If any of yew go and fall yew'd better 'ope it kills yew, because I ain't 'elping anyone back up."   

Sola whimpers very, very quietly to this news. One because it means she has to let Monty go for a bit and two because it delays her from getting out of this oversized grave. She doesn't object, it's all made her very quiet again. She just stands there, still shaking a little, until it's finally her turn to climb up and though she wants to hurry and get out she's more afraid of falling again so she goes slow and careful and the moment she's up she quickly retreats away from the edge of the gorge.   

Adrian nods after their reluctant guide speaks. Might've guessed. After Sola, Monty, Serena, Yerna, and finally Elbio climb to the top, Adrian, taking the rear, makes his own ascent. He won't say it out loud, but he'll be glad to be clear of this pit, also. He never wants to see it again. Unfortunately, this won't be the last time they cross it. After he reaches the top, he collapses on solid ground and sighs. "At last..."   

The rabbit, who had been watching every climber with rapt attention (or as rapt attention one can have when you're looking down a cliff), stands and walks past Adrian. "Took yore sweet time getting up 'ere, didn't yew?" The guide looks up at the sky, then towards the sun as he asks the group, "What time yew'd all say it was now, anyway?"   

Sola collapses down to sit away from the edge with the group as they're all just recovering "I'm sorry" she finally says quietly to Adrian "I just...lost my footing. Thank you for...saving us" she sounds very nervous and glances at the rabbit when he asks his question "I.." she looks at the sun "I really don't know" her mind is too worked up with everything she can't think straight.   

Adrian pats Sola's shoulder and shakes his head. "Don't worry. Could 'appen to anybeast." He sighs, shades his eyes with a paw, then says, "Late afternoon, I'd guess..."   

"Hmm." The rabbit grunts. "Suppose we still 'ave a few 'ours to keep walking, then?" With a slight slump to his shoulders the guide throws a paw out in the general direction their destination lies. "Onwards." He sighs as he mentally prepares himself for the trek, "Don' wanna be caught up 'ere in the open during the night, that's for damn sure."   

Sola stares at the rabbit with a dismayed expression but she doesn't argue this time. She's a little shaky still as she stands but she's glad to be moving further away from the hole in the ground "Wh-where do we need t-to go next?" she asks Adrain, stuttering over her words.   
Adrian picks up his satchel, and shrugs. "Furthah south, I s'pose. Tha' squirrel back in th' village said th' Ghosts came from th' south... I seem t' remembah a story about there bein' an abbey down 'ere somewhere... an' the map we got from King Garheld shows somethin' called a 'Loam'edge' about a day's walk south of 'ere... Maybe furthah. P'raps it's a village."
   
The rabbit starts leading the way down south. "Wouldn't go there looking for a village if I were yew." He is oddly grim as he speaks, yet he might just be playing up the stories to scare the hares. "There's always been strange things from the ol' ruins. It's a bad, bad place, always 'as been. If I 'ad a my 'ead on straighter I'd not go within a hundred leagues of it."
   
Sola nods along slowly to Adrian. She's finally starting to calm down back to her normal level of high strung panic. The rabbit though she looks worries at "What sort of strange things?"
   
"Ghost stories, I'm sure," Adrian replies, dismissively. "Y' don't 'ave t' come with us, if y' don't want to. Th' only reason we're pressin' on is because our friend Emersyn was apparently taken by these 'ghosts', but you don't 'ave a stake in that. We'll undahstand if y' wanna go back, mistah..."
       
"Well, in the ol' days, for one," The rabbit starts, somewhat enjoying the story-telling, "Folk say a slave empire emerged from there. Not just any, though. Some say they even reached out and plucked many beasts from that Mossflower to the north! Then, within a night it was gone. /Poof!/" With a snap of his fingers the rabbit lets the words hang for a bit. "All that's left are them ruins, and maybe these ghosts are what haunt them. Even before all that they say the ground shifts even to this day, and many beasts - like m'poor grandpapy - went missing without a trace when looking for treasure there." The rabbit seems to ignore Adrian's comment, content with continuing the trek down south to the ancient abbey. "I'd argue the very land itself is cursed, no matter what kind of creatures 'n' ghosts linger 'round there. Should be fun seeing how yew lot, well," He gives a wicked smile, dropping his voice low, "/Manage/ there, eh?" The guide laughs again, going to slap Adrian on the back. "'Opefully we won't go '    n' join the dead party at this 'Loamhedge,' right?"   

Adrian shakes his head. "I don't believe in ghosts, eh wot," he says resolutely. "But, if that's where Emersyn was taken... Then we 'ave t' visit. An' we're Long Patrollahs. I know y' nevah 'eard of us before, but we c'n 'andle ourselves..."   

"Sure yew can, mate," The rabbit sounds unconvinced, especially with the day's escapades fresh in his mind. "Sure yew can."