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**** This starts in the orchards of the abbey and ends in the Mossflower Woods later on===

Krisha was sitting by the pond, quietly watching the ripples form and the colored leaves fall from the trees.   

   
Log-A-Log decided to visit the abbey, along with his 3 shrews, 1 stayed at the camp. He climbed the apple tree to reach a lone apple, well one of two left way..way up on the tree and makes his way down. He walks over and smiles juggling the two apples and tosses one to Krisha "Ello to you Mother Krisha"   
   
Xavier was with his father and giggled as he ran forwards to hug the badger "Mama Krisha....hee heee...hi hi hi hi hii" He was learning words now and could run without tripping.   
   
Krisha looked up in time to catch the apple and nods "Hello Log-A-log.."She smiles at the dibbun "And hello Xavier, you are  getting big ..running now"She chuckles slightly looks at the shrew chieftain "I bet he is a pawful..so how is your camp?"   
   
Log-A-Log nods "Oh he is being that yes, it is good that you smile and speak again Mother Krisha."   
   
Xavier smiles and shows the badger a red and yellow leaf."Preetty..."   
   
Krisha sighs "Well....suppose.I have to move on sometime"   
   
Log-A-Log tilts his head "Move on?"He frowns "You are not leaving are you?"   
   
Krisha shakes her head "No...It's just"She sighs "I have decided to stop watching for the missing dibbuns, it has been a season and a half now...so much time for them and even Benar said we may want to look into the possible chance they won't return to the abbey. Its depressing to just keep hoping and looking and waiting"A tear goes down her cheek"I ..I can't anymore"   
   
Xavier goes to try and hug her more "No crys....me stilla herehere"   
   
Log-A-Log frowns, but he has to smile a little at his son. He then lays a paw on Krisha's arm "I..know this is hard, is being hard for me too...I may not ever see Oswald, Leigh, or Keldorn again...There is, counting me...5 shrews in my tribe thanks to those rats that attacked while our friends were gone. But if it is to maybe end up so...they would not want us to be sad"   
   
Krisha shrugs "Yeah" She wipes away the tear and smiles faintly at the shrew dibbun"Guess I have you and Gracie still....and the abbey will have dibbuns again soon."She looks across the grounds "I wonder how Oz would have handled this if he was still around"   
   
Log-A-Log sits down "I am not being sure...I was still young then, not dibbun young but I do remember papa Oz when my Sister was Log-A-Log...and I am sure he would have been sad at first but then would also of done his best to try and let things be...well as normal as possible is being my guess"   
   
Xavier yawns and curls up asleep on the badger's lap.   
   
Krisha smiles just a little more and gently ruffles Xavier's headfur "Yes.... it just been hard as my son and ...Xander is ...who knows where, as well. I use to watch from the wall tops for just like..dust, something and "She shrugs "Guess it's best that was stoped. I just need to do other things to get my mind off things. The dibbuns rooms are remade...we had a major abbey clean up too"   
   
Log-A-Log nods and "Ohhhs...that is reminding me"He stands "I am gonna go check on camp but before doing this...I was supposed to show you something, do come follow"   
   
Krisha decides to follow the shrew as she gently carries Xavier in her arms as he sleeps "Show me wot? "   
   
Log-A-Log makes sure she follows and grins as he shows her what some beasts from the abbey were working on, the Badger Mother Room.   
   
Krisha looks around in awe "Wow....this is....when was this done?" She has to admit, she was out of the room yesterday and keep busy with chores, some were even given to her and she fell asleep in the large chair in the Great Hall and just decided to still avoid her room till it was time for bedtime "I ...like it"   
   
Benar steps into view "I am glad, your room needed tending to as well, some things that belonged here had been moved elsewhere...they were brought back in"He smiles "One day you can even add something if you like."   
   
Log-A-Log waves to the abbot and smiles "Well I need to check on my camp. I shall return soon."   
   
Krisha smiles and gently hugs Benar "Thank you..." She nods to Log-A-log "I will keep an eye on Xavier for you Log-a-Log"   
   
Benar smiles "You are welcome, now I must make sure some leaves are raked in the orchards, maybe a walk in the orchards...the trees are always so lovely his time of the year"   
   
Krisha nods "Yes, they are"She smiles "Maybe later in the week we could take a walk in the woods Benar, look at the Autumn colors, go to the market even. We do need nutmeg and some cinnamon"   
   
Log-A-Log smiles "I would be happy to get the two spices on my way back from checking the camp, the camp is just about ready for winter, we just are placing things in storage now. We were able to grow some vegetables and we collected nuts and berries, we got some wheat and a couple of other things from Ferravale nd found wild honey we will bring some of to the abbey"   
   
Benar smiles "Thank you Log-A-Log and maybe a walk in a couple of weeks Krisha..I will think on it" And he too heads off to do whatever the abbot duties of the day is.

===Later that Evening,A hour or so after sundown===

Log-A-Log walked along the path after checking on his camp. He had a small knapsack over his back and had decided to head up the road on his own, then checked the market and was on his way back to the abbey now.   
   
Patch meanwhile was on a fallen log and groaned "I just wanna go. ..can I please, I will be freaking quiet. I saw nothing, I won't even go close the abbey just ta Ferrvale and me tavern and...heck I keeps lots of secrets...mostly"   
   
Xander sighs"Patch just be quiet ok..."He hmms, then again. An idea forms as he smiles, he looked in a pack he had checking to see if something was still there, he grinned as he found it"Patch....tell ya what,you can go back to Ferravale, long as you do stay quiet on seeing us, you do this"He lays a small pouch by the rat "You get a lot more of what's in that pouch"   
   
Inside is 4 candy chestnuts   
   
Elbio arches an eyebrow but watches curiously now.   
   
Log-A-Log slows as he hears the voices and quickly climbs to a tree to try and get a better look at the small camp of beasts.   
   
Patch carefully looks inside and looks ready to cry, stuffing a couple in his mouth quickly and munching away "You..promise stripy? I can be quiet...lips are sealed...ya can send the news to the abbey by...well someone, and I trust ya to remember the bag of candy chestnuts and it best be a good size one too."He then quickly leaves, yes he is not sticking around when more hares who will likely hate his guts show up and he isn't too sure how the Badger Lord feels about him either.
   
Xander chuckles and looks at Elbio "He will stay quiet and let one of the group deliver the message we are back, he loves candy chestnuts"   
   
Elbio speaks after some silence " One very odd rat but yeah likely best he heads off"   
   
Log-A-Log goes too far onto one branch as his eyes widen at just who he sees down below, the thin branch snaps and he gasps, then a small yelp as he falls out of the tree and down below....lets hope someone is by the tree!   
   
Xander blinks and acts quickly to catch the shrew and stares at him as if in some sort of shock, he then chuckles "Log-A-LOG!" He smiles and sits him down "You ok? Wot are you doing in a tree....wait never mind, let me guess...scouting?"   
   
Elbio again is at a loss for words, " Why would a shrew fall from a tree?"   
   
Log-A-Log speaks "I heard voices and so went up the tree for a better view of course"He grins and hugs the badger "It IS you Xander...you are being back..this is great news"He glances around "Where is being...everyone else?"He frowns, was this...bad news?   
   
As if to answer the shrew Zolomon appears "I return....oh hey Loggy..."He smiles, not too far from the hare is the rest of the group, the hare smiles at Xander and hands off a giggling Oz "He likes me now"   
   
Xander smiles as he takes Oz, he looks at Log-A-log "Ummm...maybe a day...and now the others are here we were gonna all rest till morning and make the last like...1-2 hours walk come sunrise"He smiles "To the abbey"   
   
Elbio quickly salutes those he needs to salute before sitting down again.   
   
Log-A-Log smiles, "I think I shall wait with you"It was nightfall after all"Trust me all will be most happy to see you all, for sure Moher Krisha"   
   
Ciocan directs the hares and others around the clearing campsite and makes his way over to Xander and nods to Log-A-Log, "Hello.."He speaks to Xander "How are you feeling my friend, are you ok...will you be able to make the walk in the morning?"
   
Xander nods "Trust me, I can...I have my staff and likely any help, a couple of hours walking is fine...its the walking like ...hours that got to me a couple of times, but I am more than ready to finish this journey in the morning and get home"   
   
Elbio nods " Me as well." He waves to Log-a-log " I am now Redwall Abbey Residental Hare, even have a signed paper to show the abbot from his Lordship."   
   
Log-A-Log grins "Great news, all is great news...and I will be happy to help lead the rest of the way...we can make a big surprise yes."   
   
Ciocan nods "Sounds good Log-A-Log, we should be at the abbey by lunch tomorrow, for now, we rest....we have a big day tomorrow after all"   
   
Xander smiles "Yes, yes we do and it will be the BEST DAY EVER!!"

Log-A-Log smiles and decides to get some rest, then tomorrow should be a very good day indeed

Who:

Elbio- LP Hare

Berwin-GUOSIM Cook

some assorted Flitchaye and other beasts

LOG:

Elibo was awake but he wasn't sure if it was still very early morning or night. He has been a captive for a week now and lost all track of time. His paws ached as he was tried to a tree, paws behind his back at most times and only allowed to get free to eat, yeah eat some sort of mush that smelled like onions and old socks, least water was clean. He sighed as he looked around.

Berwin was close but and snorted"These Flitchaye be terrible, terrible cooks! I wonder how they even survived this long, beyond me"

Elbio  frowns, "Ever think of trying ta escape chap?" He looked towards where the vermin band seemed to come from and spoke quietly "I been working on these ropes awhile now with a stone found, jagged stone and been working on de ropes ever so slowly this losing them, I can untie you too chap, just have to find my blade and heck my longbow and arrows"

Berwin listens"Tried once, they broke my paw so I am of no use to ya fighting. I also failed at cooking good, their  fault for breaking me paw....then again not like one can go too far for decent food"

Elbio frowns "We...try again chap, we can't bally well stay here" He grins as he starts to pull and struggle and his ropes loosen enough to where he slides out and hurries over to the shrew, working on the knot and finally loosens him as well "We are outta here."

Berwin grins and nods, he then tiptoes towards a weedy area "This way...come on..."

Elbio frowns "But de...the vermin is that away...we need to go this away, we need to warn others of this band of vermin as they are too close to the river."

Berwin smirks "I know what I am doing, I am a GUOSIM shrew matey"He slips off and is gone maybe 10 minutes before he has retrieved a saber, a rasiper, a sling and the longbow" Sorry only a couple arrows, but....tis still arrows."

Just then  they hear "Getummm Getummm.....d'furs escape!!!"

Elbio frowns as he stumbles a little, yeah one does that when they been sitting too long and not used legs "This is not good, not good at all...come on!"

Berwin glares at the Flitchaye and then follows the hare "You have a plan right?"

"We D'Flitchaye! We D'Flichaye! Killyer now, ha ha! Makeum slaindead!!"

A group of about 50 of the weasel like beasts chases them!

Elbio errks loudly and manages to find his ability to run and use his legs finally and picks up speed, he turns and fires off an arrow,"We need ta get to the river chap!"

Berwin nods as they run, he does not even look back to see how close the vermin are. He then trips and stabs backward.

The vermin caught up! One gets stabbed by the shrew and vomits up blood and soon dies, another is taken out by the arrow as it falls over dead with an arrow in their throat, so 48 left but it seems the hare killed the chieftain or rather, the chieftain's wife.

"Youua soo deada beasts now, killeyer good now!!!" They have slings they have daggers and darts, as they are not poison darts right now it's still painful. They also have that sleeping herbal stuff on a long pole they use as they cackle with laughing glee

Elibo turns and frowns "Berwin chap!" He starts to fire another arrow, but he only has one.

Berwin is fighting and gets a couple of daggers to the chest as he gasps in pain "Just...go!" If he is dying, he is taking some of these beasts with him goss darn it!

The Flitchaye back up a little, and then charge the shrew as he fights, 3 more of the vermin die before they finally manage to pin down the shrew.

The chieftain looks down at him and giggles, "Killya Killya...hahahahahh" He slits the shrew's throat, and stabs him in the chest over his heart as if making sure he dies.

Berwin tenses up and his eyes close in death

Elbio feels the tears and just runs, he makes it to the river and collapses onto the shoreline shivering some, but alive. He crawls to a thorn bush patch and gets under it before he falls unconscious.

The Flitchaye arrive and try to find him, and fail..but something else seems to gain their interest and they head back to their hideout.....for now.

Who:

Elbio-LP Hare

Cloaked,Hidden vermin spoofed by Donica

LOG:

   
Elbio walks along the woods and kicks a rock, he muttered as he was lost, lost in the woods and had gotten little info on anything really.
   
The hare is not in the best area of the woods, though he is close to the river now and likely could maybe even faintly hear it with his long ears. But the wrong path will lead to not so good places   

Elbio stops as he perks his ears and hmmms as he , by luck, heads towards the river path. He looks around the path and frowns.He hated being lost.   

It was starting to get slightly dark as the sun was going down now. This was not the best time to get lost, not in this area of the woods.
   
Elbio shakes his head and looks around. He stops and comes to a path as he looks left and right and again frowns.He thengets an arrow and lays it on the ground and spins it, it comes to a stop and he grins,heading that way as if thats the best plan ever to get out of the woods.
   
The path the hare choose, was not wise as even though it's oddly clear, its also oddly quiet and a thin bit of fog like stuff is in the air slowly,though hard to see and there is a smell slowly getting stronger that is sort of herbal and also a bit woody and another odd smell that if breathed too long makes one..very....sleepy.   

Elbio sniffs the air, likely not the best plan but he is trying to ID the smell, he slows and coughs a little and rubs his head as if he has a headache now and looks around starting to feel a little ill, he decides he might want to get out of this area just he isnt sure what way to go as it seems the woods sway oddly now.
   
The smoke thickens and odd shapes seem to come closer, what will look like walking globs of leaf and twigs,patchs of grayish or maybe brownish fur or maybe it's mud.The shapes go to surround the hare.
   
Elbio coughs and frowns as he backs up and gets out his saber. He sways a little and coughs again and backs up and trips over a fallen branch and groans,he swings at a shape as it gets closer.   

The shapes have...eyes! They speak in some odd voices as the smoke thickens and one shape makes a gurgle sound as the blade seems to of hit a mark,then only makes it worse as more shaopes come and a powder is blown in the hare's face, the shapes look like they have...ropes, yes ropes.
   
Elbio snorts and groans, he tries to stab again but the saber falls from his paws as he groans and his eyes close as he goes unconious as the powder is a stronger, maybe stronger, version of the smoke.
   
The shapes drag the hare away and take him to thier camp, the camp of.......   

The Flitchaye!

WHO:

Elbio- LP Hare

Gorvenaus- Redwall Abbey Recorder

Krisha-Badger Mother of Redwall

LOG:

Krisha is sitting by the steps that lead up to the infirmary, she hasn't spoken much to any beast since she been back, a few words here or there is all one usually gets out of her.   

Elbio walks into the open ground and glaces around, seeing the badger he smiles and walks over "Hey thar Mother Krisha, how are you this day?"
   
Krisha frowns as she looks up, a small shrug as if to say she doesn't know, that or doesn't care.A soft sigh and she tilts her head at him.
   
Elbio frowns when he doesn't really get a reply "Anyways..how is the wrist doing now?"He is trying his best as he sits down, he had taken to spending time with the abbey beasts than the other hares and the other hares seemed to start to not really care it seemed, he did after alll do his training exercises in the mornings.   

Krisha frowns, her wrist was tightly bandaged and still in a sling,she seemed to not have any words to say, in fact she maybe spoke a few, very few, words to Benar since she been back.   

Elbio is unsure what to do "Well I mean its jolly well healing right?" He does offer a smile "Anyways, you know wot...been thinking of staying at the abbey, I mean if I can, needs a hare am I right?"   

Krisha just looks at him and slips out a notepad and writes on it and just lays it down, on it reads - Then stay, your need to talk to Abbot Benar, but I can give my vote of yes-   

Elbio blinks, why was she writing down things "You ok lass?" He asks after reading the note, a smile at the yes was good but he was concerned"Something de matter with your throat?"
   
Krisha shakes her head no, it's unclear for which the no was for, maybe both. She was just silent it seemed, and still avoided most beasts.   

Elbio frowns more "Ya...know" He perks his ears "Hares are good listeners and I wouldn't have to reply just sit here"   

Krisha just stands and heads off elsewhere besides by the infirm steps, it seemd she wanted to be left alone.   

Elbio lets the badger walk off and just frowns as he remains sitting where he is, he has decided to maybe try nd speak to her later.
   
Gorvenalus was on the grounds checking things like gardens, the crops and such.He seen the hare and walked over "You seem to have much on your mind, what is it Elibo?"   

Elbio watches the beaver and speaks "Just...seems I am not good with cheering a beast, or least not cheer de Mother Krisha and the only time got words it was more a small note"   

Gorvenalus frowns"Well our Badger Mother is depressed..a note you say, of what?"   

Elbio frowns "Just a yeah if I...well I been thinking of staying,being residental hare..and also asked how she was...get a shrug, or a shakes head for no or a nod, she was listening...I think"   

Gorvenalus hmmms and nods"Well, she is home so that is good.But I am afriad it will be a while till she is not depressed, she deeply misses the dibbuns, also her so and mate and we, of course, have no way of knowing how they are, where...if they are live or...not alive"The last couple words as quiet.   

Elbio says, "Yeah and....we didn't see anyone south, then heard they went north and maybe on de river but not where sadly"
   
Gorvenalus says, "Yes...no word after that, or even on the slavers, a bit of good news the rats seem to have fully left now"
   
Elbio says, "You...think they WILL be back?"He frowns "I mean....then again ..maybe still some hope"   

Gorvenalus says, "There is always hope Elbio."   

Elbio nods"I..I know, some just find it hard after so  long."   

Gorvenalus speaks "I..admit, I lost hope when I was a ....slave or rather just some captive for 8 long seasons, me and my son till I managed to get free, my captor had trickd the beast here into being his friend, then I warned them and he was defeated.I thought my home was...gone forever, but it was not..there were survives of a horrible, horrible fate.See I use to live at a place called Willowbark abbey, tis still around and my son is its main warrior"   

Elbio listens and blinks "Wow.....well let's hope our friends and dibbuns are not gone that long"   

Gorvenalus says, "Its been almost a season now, late spring and here it is...late summer, it will be autumn soon. I feel hope is lessening and worse so in Mother Krisha....this whole thing affects her most, it also effects Benar but not as much as Krisha...its affecting her as I said, the most"

Elbio frowns, a smalll nod "So wot do we do ta cheer the lass up?"   

Gorvenalus says, "I am at a loss, I think only them returning will help.I just hope no bad news comes, no news is bad enough"
   
Elbio ears fallen on his head "And...if some reason, they...don't bally well return,then wot?"   

Gorvenalus shrugs"I...do not know, let's hope we don't have to find out" A frown now forms, he was concern   

Elbio frowns"Yeah , bally well likely not be a goo thing or even good day so I 2nd that though old bean, lets hope we dont find out...like ever"

* I said I would get this off logger and so here it is, important to the plot *

LOG:

Right after this:

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=1752

Tenzin was the ship, he was awake too and had left with the badger to go further into the cove but they had just now returned as he watched Ciocan go over to say something to some hares.   

Leigh was sitting by herself off to the side, new on the ship and clearly noticed too. She had came back with Tenzin, Keldorn and Ciocan.
   
Gregorian has had some time to calm down and was mostly his usual grumpy self. The yelling earlier didn't exactly help his mood but the ship was safe and if it meant they'd actually have a plan of attack now that was all he wanted. He's still on the ship, watching one side of the cove for any trouble. His ear turns to Ciocan talking to someone and Tenzin's return but he doesn't speak up so far.   

Tenzin for now is talking to no one really, he knows no one on the ship, but well the shrew he saved a couple weeks ago so he walks over to her "Hey Leigh...glad ya with friends now "   

Leigh nods "I am glad, yes.I have yet to see Oswald but he is likely asleep and I don't wish to wake him if he needs rest"   

Gregorian's ear turns to them as they start talking too and after a moment he does glance over to the pair, looking them over. It's a long pause before he says anything though "Yah one of the shrews from Mossflowah aren't yah?"   

Tenzin steps back a bit he just crosses his arms and stays off to the side, he will speak if needed but for now he is silent.   

Leigh nods "Yes Sur..one of the GUOSIM.I was taken captive when I saw the ship,I was gonna alert my Log-a-log when one of the verimin knocked me out and I woke on a boat that was made into a slave ship, I was with the dibbuns that were taken, they later got a larger ship and sailed here"   

Gregorian hmms, nodding slowly "Just...undahstandin' the situation. It's a long way tah come from home...We'll be glad tah put and end tah this and get back...As soon as we have a plan tah do that"   

Tenzin speaks now " She is one of the many beasts me and my friends saved when that...wolverine decided he was bored and tried to slay them...Gorax needs dead and if ya badger don't do it I will" The otter is very serious too.   

Leigh nods, she has only been on the ship maybe an hour or less, she frowns at Tenzin but has heard why he wants the wolverine dead, she watches him "Thats...a sudical mission Tenzin..what would Kash think if you dashed off by your self?"
   
Gregorian looks back to Tenzin with another thoughtful hmm. He shakes his head "Wolverines are thankfully rare. Nevah had tah fight one myself. Fightin' one alone seems unwise. Bettah odds fightin' in a group...or perhaps from a distance, with an awful lot of arrows"   

Tenzin glares at both of them and mutters, he then speaks "Kash is dead, thanks to one of that wolverine's...pets as he calls them"   

The door to Ciocan's cabin opens and the Badger Lord steps out, listening to Oswald, the shrew glances across the deck at the others.

Oswald reaches out a paw and stopped the badger and then walked across the deck and just threw his arms around Leigh, sweeping her off her feet so he could stare into her eyes. "Hello there.."   

Ciocan chuckles and watches the shrews with a warm smile, walking over toward the others, "Hello everyone," he is holding one of Tenzin's maps, "I was just having a look at these maps.... we need to finalize a plan for reaching the little one. Our top priority needs to be securing them so the vermin can't threaten them."   

Leigh smiles as Oswald appears and smiles, she chuckles and hugs him "Oswald....I am so glad to see you" She has, for now, forgotten about the grumpy sea otter.   

Gregorian raises an eyebrow back at Tenzin's glare "That is no reason tah throw yahself at him alone when yah have beasts who can help" he stands to attention as the badger appears though he still looks grouchy. He opens his mouth to say something but forces it close again without another word.
   
Tenzin looks over at Ciocan and manages to calm, some anyways."Hello...so me maps are helpful, good...any exits of tunnels are marked, but its wise ta still be careful, and a couple are just spy holes, all hidden...so far anyways"   

Ciocan looks at Gregorian and quirks a brow, "Everything ok Greg? Please speak your mind," He then nods to Tenzin, smiling at the sea otter, "They are good, the spy holes should let us have a closer look. Matilda wants to go use a few of them to spy on them, I was wondering if you would possibly go with them?"   

Oswald meanwhile just holds Leigh for a long moment, then kisses her snout and lets her back up, "I was so worried for you...." The bells in his hair ring as he kneels down and pulls something out of his coat. He clicks the box open and holds it up to her, revealing the small band of twisted gold and silver wrapped around a tiny little glittering chunk of tiger-eyes, "I was going to save this until we got home but I won't risk losing you again Leigh, will you do me the honour of being my wife"   

Leigh had her attention on Oswald now, she smiled "I am ok, thanks to Tenzin..."She watches as the other shrew kneels and then the ring and her eyes widen. She smiles widely and nods to Oswald "Yes...yes of course Oswald"   

Tenzin nods "I will help and you can keep the maps, I know my way around without the maps."He looks briefly over at the two shrews and has a rare smile, and then his attention is back on Ciocan"There is a small group also willing to help too,I am sure..former slaves me and..."He frowns "Kash has saved over the seasons"

Gregorian had been angry the previous day when the badger had locked himself away, he was now calmer but still disgruntled. He considered saying it was nothing but he'd been told to say what he'd want to so "Felicity. Reachin' the little ones /and/ Felicity" he was still angry she'd been taken. He glances back to the shrews again in time or the proposal and some hares have stopped to watch and seem very happy to have something good happen for once. Greg at least claps politely.   

   
Oswald smiles and slips the ring onto Leighs' finger then stands up and just holds her hands in his, "As soon as we are home, we'll ask Log-a-Log to perform the ceremony..." he smiled, "We're going to need a bigger hut for the two of us."   

Ciocan smiles at the shrews, glad they could be reuinted then turns back to Tenzin and lays a hand on his shoulder, "I am sorry about your friend, I am sure they died well, however, freeing others from captivity. We will avenge him and all we have lost when we rescue the children of Redwall Abbey."   

He then turns to Gregorian and leans down, eye to eye with the hare, "I am going to rip this island apart until Felicity is safe, I would count it a kindness my friend if you would join me in burning the place to the ground until we can all hear her laugh once more and no vermin can ever use it as a base again."   
   
Leigh smiles and hugs Oswald, she is happy to be back with him,"Home will be good." She gives him a quick kiss.   

Gregorian stares back at the badger and seems to be considering things because he's stubborn and he has to convince himself to move on from his anger. He nods once after a short pause "They will burn. I presume we now have a plan, sah?"   

   
Oswald just stands with one arm around Leigh happily as he listens to the Badger Lord and the others talk. He looks like he is never going to let her go again.   

Ciocan smiles, "As soon as Matilda returns from a scouting mission yes, we will have a plan Gregorian then they are all going to burn. I have had enough of these child snatchers, I think we'd all quite like to have our friends back and go home."   

He looks across the deck and points, "Major Varus, take command of the hares, everyones discipline has been a little lack whilst we have been at sea, I want weapons shining, boots gleaming, uniforms pressed, every hare is going to be needed for this and since the Dill Sargeant has been kidnapped I think it only good you remind the rank and file that the officers know how to get them shipshape same as her."   
   
Tenzin listens as well "I am helping and I can get my friends as well to help.There is fighters and a couple healers"He is heading back to the entry to the large tunnel at the cove there are at, he adds"I won't go off alone" Though he very much wants too."The sooner this place burns...the better" He then disappears to get the others in his small group of former slaves in on the plan as well, those that will help that is as soem may be too afraid to.   

Leigh smiles at Oswald, she glances over at the others as they talk.She is willing to help, even if its only as a healer, though she can use a sling.   

Varus hears his name called just as he was coming up the stairs from below, and as he comes into view he salutes. "Sah, yes Sah." He turns on a group of slackers, and says, "You 'eard 'im. Stand up straightah. Straighten yahr uniforms. I want y' t' be lookin' shipshape."
   
Gregorian nods along to the badger's words "Lets hope scoutin' goes bettah this time" and they don't immediately run in to lizards again. He gives Varus a quick salute as the major appears and watches as hares scramble to do as they're told.   

Ciocan nods to Gregorian, "I should hope now we have Tenzin's map we will be able to avoid their patrols and get a proper look at things." The badger watched the hares scrambling and smiled, he knew Varus would sort them out. Oswald meanwhile took Leigh's hand in his and smiled, "Do you want me on the final assault or here keeping the ship ready?" The badger thought for a moment, "Stay here Oswald, keep the Valour ready to go incase we need to leave in a hurry."   

Leigh smiles "I can stay on the ship as well."She could still tend to any injured hares brought back to the ship, they likely have other healers going with them .   

It has been a difficult past couple days for Terrence as he stayed on the ship - while he kept his doubts about the initial landing private, after the attack he has had less success. Those hares in his squad have heard many a dark muttering from their sergeant, and now the bespectacled hare paces back and forth on the shore waiting for whatever Varus and the Badger Lord say. He's not been happy with any of the recent plans, to put it lightly - after the capture of Felicity and the death of the old hamster he is /livid./   

Varus makes sure the hares are looking sharp. He won't accept any lazy slackers anymore.
   
Ciocan shakes his head and sighs, "We will get them all back, but we shall do it together everyone. I know everyone is furious and angry but cool heads will prevail... so we must all be sensible."   

Leigh nods "Yes together is best, No one tries to do anything on their own"   

There is an ever so slight twitch to Terrence's eye as he hears the shrew and badger speak, and he marches over. "With all do respect, sah," He salutes the badger lord, "What are we going to do? The longah we wait the more likely it is the, well," He restrains himself from calling the slavers a particularly nasty name, "/They/ will be preparing fo'h ouh attack."   

Konner takes a moment to straighten his shoulders as Varus inspects them - and surprisingly he's rather well kept today, and so are all the rest of the hares. It seems the events of yesterday has lit a fire in them and they are done slacking, particularly Konner.   

Ciocan turns to Terrence and leans down until he is eye to eye with the younger hare, "Matilda is scouting right now, with Tenzin and his maps of the tunnels. But we are not running in half-cocked, this is their island, they know the lay of the land we do not. Once I hear back from Matilda we shall finalize our plan and then we shall assault them."   

He straightens, "If we go now all we will do is give the vermin a chance to use the hostages against us. If they start threatening to kill the the dibbuns, or hold a sword to Felicity's throat what are we going to do? Surrender and then they have all of us prisoner?" he shakes his head, "No one, and I mean no one is storming off half-cocked on some attempted rescue. Once we have a plan that will allow us to put our forces between the vermin and the hostages in the first encounter. Do I make myself clear?"   

Varus stops directly in front of Konner, and he looks the younger buck up and down. "Y' look put togethah, wot. But 'ow do I know y' really mean business? Tell me why I shouldn't leave you 'ere on th' boat alone." He also overhears the Badger Lord, and nods in agreement. "Well said, Sah."   

Leigh sits down staying near Oswald as she listens, she has decided to be one of them staying on the ship. Wounded would likely be brought to them to tend to.   

Terrence doesn't back down - not quite. "I understand, sah, but that was a bloody wolverine. I didn't even believe they existed." He takes in a shaky breath (either from anger or nervousness) and continues, "I daresay we need to be careful about him, and there is nothing stopping us from planning his death, sah. And to be frank the prisoners are already good as-" He cuts himself off, leaving the rest of his words unsaid. "Sah, I understand that we absolutely cannot have a half-cooked plan. The hares are trained fo'h battle - and trust me /none/ of them are slacking now - all the rest are not. We can't let some damn fool try and duel the beast when the time comes. We need to deal with him quickly and preferably /safely/."   

Konner swallows. "Uh, yes sah." At the major's threat, he winces. "Because I've been trained to work with the," He says, tentatively, "The rest of my unit as group and removing me will cause them to be, well, one short, Sah?"   

Oswald sits down next to Leigh, since he is staying on the ship to keep it ready to sail he is content to keep Leigh here with him. He takes one of her hands and just sits back listening to the badger lord talk. After awhile he rests his head on Leigh's shoulder, the reunited shrews snoozing togheter.   

"We will deal with it Terrence," Ciocan says softly, "No one is dueling that beast, Matilda, Myself, DoraRose we shall work out a plan. Everyone will have their place but no one, and that includes me is doing any half cocked heroism that will put the little ones at risk."   
He straightens, "Now I need to get back to planning, I will be in my ready room, Varus continue to shape them all up, Oswald..." he turns and then smiles, "Oswald has the deck, someone wake him if there is ship business that needs tending too. Otherwise I want all of you ship-shape and ready to go ashore."

Who:

Elbio- Fighter/Archer in the LP

Krisha- Badger Mother

LOG:

Elbio was doing his best to stay alert and carefully dig his leg out without moving too much of the mess of rock and dirt.He finally got it loose and scooted back as some dirt and rocks fell a little.

Krisha sat in the corner of the small cave and looked over at the sound of the small bit of rock"Oh your foot paw is free...good, or not good depending on how long we are here"

Elbio tets the weight and takes in a deep breath "Ok..leg is not bally well broke...foot paw might be somewhat broke."He had thought it surely broken with the swelling but maybe, just maybe he was lucky and it was just seriously bruised. He limps over to the badger"Ok lass...we need to keep positive here."

Krisha just frowns "Positive?...how?" She shakes her head "It just gets worse and worse, not anywhere near  better"

As if to prove her right, there is a shift of rocks, probably from loose soil where it had rained some,she frowns as it doesn't last too long but it's now pitch black in the small cave. She sighs and goes to lay down, but then tensing up when she put moved her right paw, she rubbed her wrist.

Elbio gulps a little and glanced over noticing the pained look, "May I see ya paw?" He would be careful with it if she allows him to, a frown "May of broke the wrist, can ya move it?"

Krisha goes to try and yelps in pain, and she barely moved it "It hurts too much" A large rock hit it when I was moving out of the way, when I tried to move a rock it hurt to even try and lift." Her wrist was broken, swollen and had a cut on it too.

Elbio nods and moves to get 4 arrows, breaking the tips off and some bit of cloth"This...will help lass"He makes a splint for her wrist, he finds one of his extra tunic shirts and makes a sort of sling for her and steps back, circles her and grins "Not bad if I do say so me self, and I did..should be good till we get back to the jolly abbey wot"

"Back? Who said anything on going back?" Krisha frowns, she went to a far side of the small cave and laid down carefully"I'm not...not going back."

Elbio frowns at this and sits down, 'Hope that rat is somewhat trustful...then again it is a rat"He remembered Patch being the only hope they had as he decided to sit there.

About 2 hours passed when he grew a bit concerned, it was harder to breathe, of course, it was...he tried to find some area of the rock slide that sounded...well different when he tapped on it and then went to find a part of the woodwork that had held up part of teh tunnel, he frowns as it was rotten and old, no wonder it easyly broke when someone merely bumped into it.He also had some of his metal pole gear and sit to work.He stopped to move over to Krisha and shake her "Lass...lasss" He was feeling weak himself now.

Krisha groaned and weakly batted him away with her other paw, her breathing wasn't very good at all.

Elbio frowned and went back to his work, finally a hole formed, he made it a little bigger and put in place a couple of poles, some of that rotten wood and an arrow, he stepped back and frowned, ok it looked...horrible but it let in the fresh air. His next  he made his way quickly over to the badger after getting some fresh gulps of air, he dragged her over and frowned as he gently shook her and checked a pulse "Oh...no...come on lass...ya gotta breath for me..come on.."

Krisha seemed to not be moving, then slowly signs of life,a cough as the fresh air drifted over her snout, she gasped a couple times and another cough before her eyes opened  a little to finally focus on the hare, a slow blink "Wot..where...?"

Elbio smiled in relief, "Cave lass.....ya know we need names here, I am Private Elbio Hans Reed...Fighter, Archer...clilmbing expert..."

Krisha took a few breaths and spoke "Krisha Winters..."She frowns"Not sure...wot I am any..more"Tears threaten again.

Elbio got a clear bit of his cloak"Badger Mother of jolly Redwall from wot I heard. Caretaker of the wee little ones"

Krisha turned away, she was still tried but the small bit of fresh air was helping.."And I failed them...all of them, and failed Benar...if I had paid better attention the dibbuns  wouldn't of been taken...and no one would of had to go off into danger and maybe never come back and the abbey wouldn't have almost got overtaken by some...some horde of rats"

Elbio speaks "Ho is it ya fault, I heard de story...sleeping herbs, ya can't bally well fight that, tis the vermin's fault lass and...I am sure de ones looking for em will be back when they can"

Krisha frowns and closed her eyes "You don't know that, they could all be dead..killed by those....slavers or taken as slaves themselves...or a little of both"

Elbio just stays beside her"So...how much ya trust that...Patch was it?'

Krisha replies "Yes..he is an idiot and...rude, very annoying but he would help an abbey beast still."

Elbio nods, if she trusted him he guessed he could as well.He looked over as he was concerned about the badger, but not much he could do right now. He only hoped they got out and soon.