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WHO:

Cota- Abbey Beast, teen,..he has yet to decide his life

Gorvenalus-Recorder of Redwall

LOG:

**Its short but still important**

Gorvenalus is in the cellars checking on supplies. A log of supplies in paw as he checks off things and writes down something about fixing the handle on a barrel of strawberry fizz before moving on.Things seem in good order so far and there is even new ale being made to the far left of the room.   

Cota is sitting down here in the corner .He has cried a lot since the news, more so when he seen his mother brought to the abbey, so he ran here and hid behind a couple old broken barrels.   

Gorvenalus hmmms, he slows when he sees Cota and frowns. "Cota...what are you doing here child? Shouldn't you be in class with Mother Krisha?" He lays the log papers aside as he is pretty much done down here and turns his attention to the young mouse.   

Cota looks up and shrugs "Don't need class, don't need anything...don't need no beast.They will just die or abandon me"   

Gorvenalus kneels down and speaks"No one is abandoning  you. You have your grandma and great grandmother, also you have Lacota,and friends."   

Cota frowns and backs further into the corner,"Go...away!"   

Gorvenalus stays where he is, "Cota...listen please. That's all I ask, for you to listen to me"   

Cota frowns, he then glares and makes a fist,he goes to take a swing at the Recorder, unless he moves of course! "I said..GO AWAY!!!!"
   
Gorvenalus was not expecting a punch to the snout, or maybe he half was.He gets a full on bloody nose,not broken but it's bleeding as the abbey Brother stays calm and gets a cloth to hold to his nose.He speaks calmly "Anger is not the answer young one"
   
Cota looks at his paw, it has blood on it now.he seems to be sorry at first and then he hmmphs."Go..away..please"Ok he added a please, how nice.   

Gorvenalus sits down "Look young one. Life is confusing at times but anger leads to more pain and sadness as well as darkness."
   

Cota frowns "Then..I will welcome the darkness.I am gonna be a warrior and kick vermin butt and then slay them, slay all vermin no matter what anyone says."   

Gorvenalus frowns deeply now and clears his throat "Cota. Think deeply now. Being a warrior can be good but not with that mind set. Not all vermin beasts out there are worthy of death. Ferravale for example, we have a peace treaty with them"
   
Cota speaks "Its a joke, it only allows them to better plot our end."Where is this coming from? "I will become a warrior and end all worry and pain, they could be plotting war."   

Gorvenalus seems at a lost, but he won't give up"That's the wrong reason to become a warrior, a true warrior has honor and the view you have now is far from honor."
   
Cota steps forwards and goes around the abey brother "What ever"He says flat toned and walks to and up the steps, where he is going is not known right now.But he is staying inside the abbey at least.

Who:

Nardo - Healer and Tavern Helper

Xander- Leader of Mossflower Defenders

LOG:

A

Nardo has been helping out in Ferravale the past, well, couple weeks it seemed and now decided to get a late lunch at the tavern. He steps up to a table and sits down to wait.
   
Xander makes his way over to Nardo and manages a small smile "Hey Nardo, been a while since I seen you, everything going ok?" The badger has been serving ale and some plates of what ever lunch is, looks like veggie soup, a roll and a drink of what ever one wants." Lunch?"
   
Nardo nods"Sure, lunch seems good and how am I?" He seems surprised at the question "Should ask, how are you?"
   
Xander first gets the lunch special and then sits down as he too takes a lunch break "Me?" He asks and shrugs "I am ok, I suppose. Been busy with some things. I go Matilda and Krisha home safe and sound and got back here, sleep a few hours and then back to work. Still got to get some supplies for the tavern like Ale mainly, maybe some of the smoked fish the Gousim mentioned having."   

Nardo says, "Smoked fish is, well it's interesting but what about like smoked veggies." He grins "Now that could be real interesting." But then it was time to be serious "But back to, well....you Xander, you said you supposed you were ok which likely means your not so.what is it?"
   
Xander frowns, he eats his soup and roll before finally speaking"A lot has happened that's all and I had wanted to stay at the abbey but I promised I wouldn't for a while so Bear could come out of his room if he wished it."   

Nardo asks, "So, your still thinking on that are ya?" A bite of roll and some soup washed down with ale"Thought you wanted forgiveness like face to face"
   
Xander says, "Well...yeah, but he wished to not see me or, so I was told and I don't know how to, like ask if can ask as its better face to face or maybe a letter is better, I. I don't know, I just don't know"   

Nardo nods "It is better BUT how do you like expect to have a talk, or chat unless you...well go to the abbey. I am sure he will or maybe has forgiven you, but"He clears his throat "You did to do something as well and it will likely be hard to do"
   
Xander says, "I did do something, I left for a while and well still gone, so he can relax more. I also told the whole abbey or least most of the abbey I was sorry for my actions, some seemed to forgive me but others may not of"
   
Nardo listens and replies as if it was simple "Have you, forgiven yourself?" He asks quietly and waits on a reply.
   
Xander asks, "Myself?" He gives the ferret a confused look"Wot do you mean forgive myself?"   

Nardo finishes an ale and nods "Yourself" He sets down the empty mug "You can't stay blaming yourself, ok you did push him but it was an accident and you know that now and you seeked forgiveness from others and that's a good step but to truly be free, one needs to also forgive themselves, and sometimes of more than one thing whether its recent or in the past"   

Xander frowns and then stands giving a snort as he stars to walk away,"That's nice...now excuse ne I have things to do"   

Nardo blinks and follows him "I was serious, wait, please"He tries to block his path "Just, ya know.think on me words. I mean its helpful, trust me"   

Xander glares at the ferret and then sighs, "Look Nardo.you don't really know me that well, not really anyways."   

Nardo says, "Well, only you really know you but I do know your a nice guy. You care deeply for friends and family, you are a protector...a good cook of well pies and muffins, couple other...things too. You're a warrior and a skilled one too. Your leader of the Moss flower Defenders, a group that may be small but slowly grows a little.You get along with some beasts that usually are hard to get along with, I am usually hard to get along with in fact.You offered me and Mack a place to stay and even jobs and that says a lot"
   
Xander finally just sits down and looks at the floor, then the ferret"Still, you meet me like a few weeks ago. My past is not the best, and I do remember most of what I forgot now"   

Nardo says, "That's great, on the remembering that is....remembering is always good, even if some is bad. We need good and bad I think to truly be alive or that's my thoughts on it and who truly cares of the past, this is the now...though"He chooses the next words carefully"If things of the past like hold unto you then, ya need to let go...you need to forgive yourself. I know how forgiving one self can help but at the same time be hard. I for the longest time blamed myself for when my mate died. But it wasn't my fault, or her fault.....she got stung by hornets also but like a lot more and also had a delayed reaction, one that ....killed her. But when I forgave myself I felt better, I felt free...yes feelings linger a little as I can still be sad, but I know it's not my fault now....what has happened recent or maybe past as the past will come up"He frowns "Did for me..." He goes on after a while " Its good to clear the mind and think, to forgive yourself for each thing of the past and to not worry too much on the future" He adds a chuckle "A friend said the future worries about tis safe and no one can truly control it anyways, slow it maybe but not stop or control it as what is to happen, will happen one way or another"   

Xander listens and nods "I, will think on your words I promise and forgive myself?" He frowns as this seems to cause stress, but he takes a deep breath "oK...just, there is a lot on my mind of recent stuff and now past things and, guess can't change the past and as you said not really the future either"   

Nardo seems glad he is talking at least, "Yeah, well.me and Mack can make sure Patch stays outta trouble, me and Mack did run our own tavern so...we can help with yours so you have time to think...where ever ya want to think"   

Xander nods "Sounds good...fine"He stands again "I am going for a walk in the woods, don't worry I will be back by sunset or shortly afterwards."
   
Nardo nods, "Thinking is good."   

Xander nods and heads outside after grabbing his hooded cloak. The weather outside is cold and snow is falling, well its better than icy rain and it looks like snow will stick as he slips off and the door closes.
   
Nardo watches the badger head off outside and leans back in the chair"Hmm ms...best find Mack then"He stands and goes to find Mack and then help out around the tavern will Xander gets back.

====FIGURED IT WAS BEST TO PLACE HERE  SINCE IT COVERS MANY  SEASONS ! IT STARTS SEASON AGO AND THE LOG ENDS IN THE HERE AND NOW =====

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This happen seasons ago! And happens at different points in the characters lives...was fun to role play this again, just with more details than the first one, now that the lizard leader has a name!
Here is a link to the  first one, in case curious ...this one is just more details!!

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=339

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==Enjoy a History Log!!!==

Ferro was watching the others as a small hiss escaped him.He looked at the caged beasts, 2 badgers and one seems in some sort of pain, he walked over as the other monitors seemed to  be partying.

The tribe was  about a dozen monitors, the leader a young lizard, who was only leader  because he was more worthy than his older brother.

Anwir chuckles “Tonightzzzzzzz wezzzzzzzz feast, we got to the village and dessssssssssssssstory..fearzzzzzz...chaos!!”

A large cheer is heard.

Ferro meanwhile comes to the cage and speaks “You mussssssssssst flee” He says as he unlocks the cage, and steps back.

The large badger  looks at him and  snarls a little, but his mate lays a paw on his  shoulder” Kwan...he is helping us…”She tenses in pain as the male badger frowns.They then start to flee, and are seen!”Jasmine flee...I will hold them off!”

Kwan would indeed hold them off, killing 4 of them,  leaving 8 monitors and their leader...before Kwan died.

Jasmine made it to the river and collapse gasping in pain and shivering, she was weak..tried..

Ferro walked up to her and snorts,”They...come you need to run…”He had decided he was leaving the tribe, forever…

The badger reaches for him “Please...the baby...it’s...coming...don’t let them take it”

Ferro bends down “Baby?” He asks and frowns but he decided to help her, hide her  a little further down the riverbank, he helped the best he could but sadly the badger died, but the newborn..was alive, and loud as Ferrro frowned and scooped it up and ran, he would kill one lizard before he lost track of the tribe.

The newborn wailed loudly and started crying, it had been a long night.

Ferro knew nothing of  infants and woodlander ones at that, his plan was to drop her off at the village, but he quickly  learned that idea was not good as the tribe was there, the village burned down as he frowned and quietly left, he would stop when he saw a passing caravan.

It had been 2 days….

An old hedgehog started at the monitor and drew a blade,a younger hedgehog gasped and stopped him “Father...stop he has a baby badger!!”

Ferro  backed up and laid the  newborn down and  backed up more staying off on the weeded path.

The hedge maid came to look at the newborn and picked it up, she helped the dibbuns of the caravan and had a child of her own so had bottles of milk.

But the newborn was not happy, she cried a lot..she did drink some milk but didn't seem to want to sleep as the hedgehog paced outside.

“Rock her…..ssssssssssoft humming” A voice said from the weeds.

The hedgehog jumped and looked  to see Ferro and blinks “Your...a monitor but your...do not seem..evil”

“I am not like my tribe…..I am Ferro…”He looked to the baby and sighs as he stepped forwards to take her, and rocked her after she was handed over .

The newborn badger seems to calm and sleeps now, a small finger curled around the monitor’s claw.

“She seems to  have...chosen you”The older hedgehog said..”How did you  come to have a badger’s newborn?”

Ferro looked at the small newborn as he spoke “Her father and mother...dead cause of my tribe sssssssssshe is an orphan”

The hedgehogs smiled “No she isn't”The older one said “She has…” A smile “You and she is gonna need a name”

Ferro seems to think this over, him raise a badger? He looks at the sleeping child and a small smile forms, he would...he would  adopt her as his own. “Krisha…”

===6 seasons passed===

Krisha was going into her teen seasons now as she helped around the clearing the caravan had  come across and decided to settle, it was  a small little village , barely anything..a forge, a small town hall..6-8 homes ...hedgehogs all over and...then there was Krisha and her father, her father was a monitor and  worked at the forge,beside the forge was a small where Ferro  and Krisha lived in.

The old hedgehog shaked his head “Ok Krisha you got a lot of firewood, we should be fine.”

Krisha smiled “So..can I go help Melody meet with the story teller, please Cosmo..” And those eyes, those pleading eyes..

“Oh fine”The old hedgehog said “Go on already lass..odd the storyteller should of been here  by now, then again he’s been known to be late.”

Krisha carefully hugged him and  went off, giggling and just enjoying life.

Unknown to her,  it too 6 seasons but they were  found.

On the path just outside the clearing...the storyteller...an old retired Long Patrol hare that traveled around and told stories of heroes and great deeds..lay dead, thanks to a group of 6 monitors and their leader...all of them, a flaming spider tattoo on their chest and red war  paint on their face.

Anwir held the hedge made by the throat “Wherezzzzz issssssss he...I knowssssssss they bezzzz closssssssssse”

Melody shivered in fear and tried to get loose best she could, but failed.

“Melody?” Asked a voice, it was Krisha as she saw the monitors and  fear showed. Her father had told stories of these beasts...yes her father had the same tattoo and she was told if she ever seen it..run! She was frozen in place though.

Anwir grins “The badger’s...cub….hellozzzzzzzzz snackpack..Getzzzz her”The hedgmaid is killed..

Krisha screams and runs, but she is not fast enough as she is taken captive.

Ferro was on his way back from a trip, when he heard the scream...again saw..smoke, smelled fire “No!!” He had his blades and run to the village..”Krisha!!!!!”

The village was a total lost...except for..Cosmo, he was alive just barely as Ferro picked him up and  tended to him best he could, he soon found out a couple more villagers survived the attack and some were taken  as slaves..Cosmo would be tended to better by the healer, Ferro vowed to hunt down his former tribe and did.

A season passed before he found them..he slayed 2  before they knew what was happening.

“Whatzzzzzz is this, who are you sssshow yourself!” Said a guard.

“DEATH!!!!!!!” Came the answer and  two blades  meet to slice off the guard’s head.

Anwir has heard the  noise and was prepared “Bigzzzz brother ...welcome…..hee hee...I ssssshould ssssshow you my new...pet….”

Krisha was chained up, looking defeated..bruises, cuts and a jagged scar on her neck.

Ferro hissed and looked at Anwir “The..tribe endssssssss now”

“Youzzzz wassssss always an outsssssider...never one of the tribes ...brother” Anwir said and then attacked!

The fight lasted an hour, other lizards came to help but all...fell...dead...till only Anwir and Ferro stood...and Anwir had the upper claw and sent Ferro crashing to the ground.

“Lasssssstzzzz wordssssss...brother?” Anwir hissed, he then grins “Butzzzzz I let you….watch me ssssssslay your….daughter first,then you can die.”

Ferro was barely awake and groaned, too weak to get up and fight..”Nooooooo…” A  half dozen wounds…

But a snarl came from the badger, Krisha  eye’s were...red..blood red as she looked at Aniwir and managed to rip the chains from the cave wall and swing them, and wrap them around Anwir neck!

Anwir panicked and gasped...a gasping choking sound as he then fell over...not moving and  appearing very...very ...limp and lifeless.

Krisha rushed to Ferro side as her eyes  came back to their normal color “Father...daddy….” She scooped him up and rushed outside, slowing only to open cages of a couple captives…..villagers that were still alive...they made their way to what was left of the village, the town hall  was still standing mostly, and the infirm….wounds tended to of the captives, Krisha and Ferro….

Ferro lived…

Krisha lived but she refused to talk, refused to speak a word, to sing, to laugh…

For 3 long seasons!

Ferro had decided to head north, they would pass Redwall Abbey...for now, they actually came to Ferravale, but before they got there..a flock of  not so welcoming ravens and crows attacked..Ferro seeked aid and found it...Krisha was saved..they were both taken to Redwall

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=330

They made friends….and one day...Krisha spoke again!

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=378

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=413

They found a home ...though Krisha in Redwall with her mate, Xander and Ferro became the Blacksmith of Ferravale..Krisha was to become Badgermother one day

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=401

And then one day some seasons later….she was Badgermother!

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=1198

http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=1207

The beginning of Summer was sad, Oz died...Northstar,Krisha and Xanders’ dibbun..died ...and things seem to settle slightly ...till the early part of autumn came...and brought...trouble.

On the wooded path, though dead Monitor with many scars and one  rather nasty one on his neck and shoulders ...Anwir smiled as he saw the  abbey in the distance “I..hazzzzzzzz found you...you will sssssssson be mine”

**Hope you enjoyed this…was fun to role play out and find  some old logs !! ***

WHOM:

Mack- Former Bartender

Anwir- Evil Monitor lizard, warrior, tribal beast

Nardo- Healer Ferrret

Ferro- Blacksmith

Cynthia-Abbey Sister

Vilfred-Log--A-Log

Berwin- Good of the Guosim

Gorvenalus- Recorder of Redwall

Matilda-Champion of Redwall

few spoofed  shrews and other beasts...

LOG:

Mack was busy helping  with some breakfast, some  simple  rice cakes , apple slices and cheese. Some apple juice to drink."So lass ya staying for now?"

Cynthia nods her head "I will be fine,  one of them will walk me back to the abbey in a couple days"

Vilfred was still tried as he walks over to them "So is going soon then..."He looks at the food "You make the breakfast?"

Berwin snorted, slightly annoyed but then shrugs "I'm  going to bed...I did have 2nd shift ya know.."But he does grab a to go breakfast and then heads to his cabin, he will eat breakfast and then go to sleep till late afternoon.

Ferro  groans a little, still very weak and  opens his eyes to look at the beasts in camp. For now he stays still, not that he can move too much anyways, and watches them quietly.

Mack grins "Well ..yeah...thought be nice and..."He looks to Ferro, still nervous with a monitor so close but he is gonna  trust he can be a friend.."Hey..Ferro..."

Cynthia waves from where she is sitting, she is not going near him right now either, she frowns "Why..why  did another monitor have you captive for?"

Vilfred gulps but walks over "Is wondering as well..curious it is." He stays alert and studies the monitor,he glaces at Mack"Abbey be best place..or Ferravale even..making shrews nervous he is and still uncertain as to weather followed or not"

Ferro speaks "He..would of come by now...and I will not harm..beasssssstssssssss here.." He coughs a little, it is cold, for him"Redwall..need to...ssssssssssse daughter...pleasssssssse"

Mack frowns and speaks "I can...get him back to the abbey" He offers Ferro food though "Tis....just apples and some cheese..oh and rice cakes"

Cynthia listens and watches before she speaks "Maybe we can..find some help to get him there,  just in case that monitor is around..well the other one, the scary one"

Vilfred nods and hmmms "But what  help and whom?" Its not like shrews can help carry a monitor to the abbey. Any help be  good to find.

It would seem news  did get to the abbey in the form of a certain hedgehog, Matilda "Your camp is  fairly well hidden Log-A-Log,  that's a good thing ..."She catches sight of Ferrro and frowns "Oh dear..."

Gorvenalus is with her and quickly goes over to check on Ferro, checking pulse and any signs of wounds, breathing and  what ever else is needed.

Cynthia stays where she is and nods a quick hello before she decides to head back to the guest  tent.

Vilfred at first looks ready to fight and then relaxes when he sees the Champion and Brother Gorvenalus and nods a greeting.

Ferro looks over , he is weak and tried and any offered food and drink is eatten a little.His pulse and breathing is fairly normal but one can  tell he is weak from being  a captive the past few weeks.."K..Krisha..where issssssss ssssssssshe?"

Mack  smiles "A hedgehog maid... not see many of me own kind, ello lass."He steps aside and adds "I can help get Ferro to the ummmm..abbey if ya need help lass"

Matilda speaks "She is at the abbey, she is fine Ferro. She is  very worried about you but will be happy to know your found."She frowns and asks questions "Where has he  been?"

Gorvenalus has some supplies with him and hmms "We can get him to the abbey, we just need to be careful Matilda, and the abbey is likely a good place, we can let Ferravale know he is there and Krisha will feel  better if he is at the abbey as well."

Vilfred shrugs "Is not knowing whole story..stoat find him and Hedgehog here"He points to Mack.

Ferro starts to explain but he is very tried and worn out, he likely  wont be saying or doing much for a while.

Mack frowns "Some other Monitor..Anwir he called him,  wanted to  freaking eat me..he had Ferro tied up and me and this  stoat  found the den, think to  get out of de rain and was nice enough to free us, and we came here cause it was close..if the abbey close?

Matilda  nods "Close enough, if we have a problem"She draws out The Sword of Martin the Warrior.."I have this"

Gorvenalus finishes helping Ferro and goes to help him up, "Can you walk any Ferro, if not might be able to take turns supporting your weight, we can  take breaks if needed as well."

Vilfred frowns "Will keep eye out for this..Anwir, if needed stab him, a lot"

Ferro frowns "D..Dangeroussssssssss...he issssssss my brother..younger brother..he wantsssssssss...Krisha..."He frowns"The..tribe...thought all wassssssssss dead...sssssssseemssssssss he wassssssssss not...issssssss alive...."

Mack frowns as he goes to help "I can help get him to the abbey and...look I dont know , well any one but I am sure we can make sure this Anwir doesn't go near Krisha."

Matilda nods "He wont go near your daughter, he  has too many beasts he would have to slay first."

Gorvenalus nods in agreement "I say we get to the abbey quickly, different reasons for this"

Vilfred nods and waves to them, him and a couple shrews willl help keep an eye on things half way there while the rest of the shrews  stay at the camp, he will then head back.

===Time passes==

Its just after sundown now,  walking was a little slow as they stopped a couple times to rest but finally, its the abbey  in their  sights, just a few more minutes and they are at the gates.

Mack  whoas "Now that place is..huge!"

Matilda smiles "It is yes, Welcome to Redwall Abbey"Well almost there anyways.

And almost is bad as a hiss is heard, a cackle and there is Anwir, a cold smile on his face "Wouldzzzzzzz I be welcomesssssssss assssssssss wellzzz hmmmm?"

Ferro frowns,"Anwir..."He is in no shape to fight, at all.

Mack goes a little pale if that's possible "Oh...crud..."He nods to the beaver"You get one side, I get the other lets get him inside "

Gorvenalus frowns,but nods as that's the best idea right now, the champion can likely handle herself, or he hopes so anyways.

Matilda already has the blade Of Martin the Warrior out, narrows her eyes at the monitor"Leave while you still have the chance to  leave lizard"

Ferro frowns as he is helped inside, once to the infirm he will likely pass out again, it has been a long way here for him.

Mack quickly heads back out and frowns, there was no way he was leaving a fellow hedgehog outside to fight a monitor.

Anwir chuckles as he smirks, he lunges at the hedgehog maid, teeth and claws out as he tries to knock her down.

Matilda is a very good fighter and  can quickly move out of the way and slices at the monitor with her blade.

Nardo was glad to see Mack, but he also was following him "Hey wait..what are ya doing...Mack ya insane..."Then the monitor "Ohhhhhhh.....kay...."

Mack frowns"I was not leaving her out here, that thing is dangerous."

Anwir sidesteps, he does get his tail cut deeply and a slice to the arm, he backs off as if  surrendering and fakes a move quickly to the left, then goes to try and grab the hedgehog by the throat!

Matilda has managed to avoid serious injury, but she is also tried from the walking, a cut is on her ear as she pants and backs up a little, then moves forwards to stab the lizard and gasps, drooping the blade and going to pry the claws paw from her throat.

Nardo frowns and loks at Mack and the lizard, he goes to charge at it..maybe distract it, that or he is gonna totally fail.

Mack  seems to understand and also  dives forwards, to knock the monitor down, maybe  the two of them can  do something at least.

Anwir chuckles "Lasssssst wordzzzzzz....."He ooofs as he is slammed into by the other hedgehog and the  ferret,he lets go of the hedgemaid and looks at his arm, and glares...his arm is full of quills!He gives the oh your dead now look to them!

Matilda passed out just before she is let go off and hits the ground, lucky not too hard so she is fine and even starts to come  too a little after a brief moment of having her air supply cut off, a cough.

Nardo frowns "Mack.....grab her..GRAB HER!!!" He grabs the blade and swings it at the monitor!

Mack doesn't have to be asked  more than once as he grabs the hedgehog maid  and quickly gets to the gates and is let inside as  the fight was being watched at the wall tops.

Anwir  hisses in pain as the blade cuts across his tail as he swings it and ...the tail is cut  clean off and on the road as he looks in shock and then  looks at the ferret, "Youzzzzzzzz ...Ya DIE!!!!!" Teeth bared, claws out and he goes to tackle the ferret!

Nardo screams and barely misses getting tackled and bolts inside! The gate is slammed shut as he  breaths in and out , in and out and  gulps"I..I..I  was almost LIZARD CHOW!!!!" he frowns "LIZARD CHOW Mack!!!"

Matilda groans and  rubs her neck as she blinks up at Mack and then seems to panic"The sword.....where is it, I drooped it!"

Mack frowns as he sits her down "I don't know lass..I ran..." He looks at Nardo and frowns "Well ya..lived"

Nardo comes forwards, he holds out the Blade of Martin the Warrior "This one?" He blinks as a couple  beasts seem impressed, and how he  used the blade to slice off the  lizard tail and  oh did you see it ..ect ect ect...

Matilda takes the blade and smiles, "Thank you so much...very much, Martin the Warrior blade  is important to me and the abbey"

Mack blinks "That's..."He grins "Awesome.."

Nardo stares, stands there in shock "M..M..Martin de Warrior...blade, Wait I held it and ..sliced off the monitor..."His eyes widen "Monitor....I sliced off a monitor's..tail..and with..."And he faints,...what a day.

WHO:

Caleb-Brother in the order..cook/healer/singer..can dance?

Anwir- Evil monitor

Ferro- Blacksmith in Ferravale

Cynthia- Sister in Redwall Order..singer/dancer....

Vilfred- Log-A-Log of GUOSIM

Lyra- Fighter shrew in the GUOSIM

Mavis- Scout in GUOSIM

Deniz- Camp Willow Otter/ Boat Builder

2-3 spoofed Shews

LOG:

Caleb  had a plan, maybe it wasn’t a good plan but he had one.”I’m..gonna trick him, is he able to be tricked?”

Ferro stares at the mouse and  thinks “Possssssssible….how?” He is curious on just how he plans on tricking  him.

Caleb nods “Gonna lie and say I will..take him to Redwall, then I will make a run for it….”

“Youzzzzz want to run...youzzzz can try..”He chuckles as he comes into view and goes to grab the struggling mouse  “I don't needsssssssssss you mouseyyyy...no anymore.” Anwir chuckles coldly as he goes to take the mouse out of the den and down a path, making sure he stays tied up.He has a sort a burning candle to burn through the ropes as he has it so when the rope burns threw...the mouse falls into the river. “Funzzzzzz timessssssss”

Caleb panics and then hears the snap after a few moments and the splash of water, he manages to hold his breath and finds a sharp rock and get the ropes broken as he  stays calm, he can hold his breath for  5 minutes and like 40 seconds, he counted once for fun as he hopes he can get free in that amount of time, bubbles form, then a lot as he does get the rope free and quickly finds something,anything!He sees it at the last possible  second, a half hollowed out log upside down that he gets to, barely room for his nose and mouth but welcoming breaths all the same.

Wow 6 minutes, new record as he holds back a cough, takes another breath and sinks into the water, another skill he swims like a fish and  quickly swims under the water up shore a little before he gets to land and coughs...4.5 minties as he groans and lays on the shoreline.

Meanwhile on down the river……..

Cynthia was not too worried, the lizard wasn't around..right?

Deniz has been watching the mouse maid and finally speaks “You...worried about sumthing lass?”

Cynthia frowns “A..monitor..he had caught me and my mate..and son, me and my son got away but he  still has my mate..unless..”She fears the worst and  tenses up “This was a bad bad idea”

“What was being a bad bad idea?” A voice from a tree said, a moment later it sounded closer as it was lower “ A..monitor..like lizard thing?”

“What is with beast with no fur lately being around , first de eel and then a monitor!”

“Oh  shut up no one was speaking to you”

“Ya both shut up!”

Deniz lays a paw on a dagger and looks around, “Who’s thar?”

“Who is thar he asks...clearly least something with fur”

“Oh shut up before ya have no fur!!!!”

Suddenly two shrews come rolling out of the weeds, wrestling each other.

Cynthia backs up and her eyes widen, she  relaxes when she notices it's just shrews.

Lyra peeks out and shakes her head “I know they are annoying, I tried to tell him.”

Mavis hmms as she  shows herself “A mouse..and an otter there is no lizard or eel or..anything else..oh wait there is a dragonfly”

Vilfred grins as he jumps down from the tree’s lower branch and bows “Log-A-Log at ye service fair maid...and you are near the entrance to the GOusim!!”

A coughing is heard as someone is walking up the shore having heard voices, it’s Caleb looking like he needs serious bath, he has some cuts and bruises but he is alive!

Deniz smiles “Oh the shrews..you like scared us, that mean” He frowns a little.

Cynthia nods “Oh That means…”Shrews quickly forgotten as she bolts to the other mouse, hugs him but not too tightly as tears go down her face “Caleb!!!”

The shrews stop fighting and stand up dusting off and looking at the  two mice .

Vilfred smiles”Always happy to be seeing others finding others who...were missing?” He chuckles “Not missing now seems!”

Lyra smiles “This is nice”

Mavis nods “It is..so what are we doing again?”

“Good question”

“I thought we were getting fish ...we are now..right?”

Caleb blinks and then hugged her back, a kiss as he smiles “Cynthia..I was so very worried..please say Cota is ok”

Cynthia is in tears, happy ones “He is, he is fine dear..at the abbey, we should  likely go to the abbey but I was wanting to  visit a friend..Oswald, maybe not the best plan now”

Vilfred  steps forwards “You and...who are you?”

Lyra just chuckles as she stays where she is.

Mavis sighs and heads back to came…..some others follow her,”It's almost dinner time by the way”

Caleb smiles “Caleb...Brother Caleb or...well think a Brother still”

Cynthia smiles”Sister Cynthia and yes..we are just need to rectit the charter again dear”

Deniz decides he is getting back to Camp Willow, he got the mouse here safe so good deed done and he is outta here.

Vilfred smiles”Then be welcome to out camp..we have fish and  our famous shrewbread for dinner and some sliced apples as well, you can stay..chat..see Oswald and head back to your abbey tomorrow afternoon”

Lyra smiles as she  goes to help led them to the camp.”We can have a message sent you are both safe and sound…”

Caleb nods and keeps Cynthia close”Good ...as for the monitor I think it left the aea , for now..but still we surely don't go anywhere  by ourselfs “He smiles at the shrew “And thank you Log-A-Log for letting us stay the night”

Vilfred nods “Of course..of course ...is thing to do, now..we eat  dinner and..chat maybe..then sleep.”

Cynthia smiles “I could sing….” Which she surely will do, she is happy..Caleb and Cota both are safe and that lizard is hopefully just going to leave the area.

Picture Calen and Cynthia singing something like this maybe together....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ENJ_BLKq2U

Meanwhile……

Anwir walks in and smirks at his brother “One..drowned..mousssseyyyy” Or so he believes.

Ferro narrows his eyes at him “Your insane…”

Anwir smiles “Why thank you big brother..itzzzzzzzz time to lay low..izzzzz fine let your daughter think I have..left the areazzzzzz”He chuckles a bit “Then..I hunt, don;t worry I will make sure she is alive when she is brought back here...or maybe I will move ..either way she will live long enough for you to see her life light dim and go out”He gives Ferro a kick to the side.

Ferro grunts and hisses low “You..will fail and if you...sssssssssomehow do not..I will make ssssssssure you die!”

Anwir smirks “Will you?” He grins as he tosses some bit of green leaves,  watercress to the other lizard”Dinner ...not that you deserve it but musssssssst keep you alive after all, your want to be reunited with your badger daughter afterzzzzzzz all”He laughs and goes to lay down elsewhere in the den. He has plans, oh yes he has plans..evil plans

** OK..so I agreeed to get some stuff before and after Cota came into the role play, got the ok  you can post it...and so here it is Cota, my teen mouse..shows up a little later into the log..***

WHO:

Cota-Teenager and son of Cynthia and Caleb..novice age if he chooses to be one

Maltilda-Champion of Redwall

Lacota-Frair of Redwall

Cynthia- Returning abbey sister

Dorarose-Gatekeeper of Redwall

Angela-Healer in Redwall

Lilymoore-Bellringer of Redwall

Xander- Badger and leader of the Mossflower Defenders

Krisha-Badger Mother

LOG:

**Its long sorry ***

Matilda walks into the infirm to check on a guest she found last night, or maybe rather they found her.

Xander was here, and yep grumpy as he looked around, but was curious of the new visitor and walked over. His arm in a sling as the shoulder was dislocated and he was being made to rest a couple days, he studies her and blinks "No...way..couldnt be"

Cynthia eyes opened as she focused..badger.."Mmmmmm...Pap..Oz...wait.."Better look, nope not Oz but she knows him still, isn't that.."Xander?" Hey they climbed trees together and sang a song few times before she left.

Matilda smiles "Hello...wait you know him?" She looks at Xander "Who is she?"

Xander was here, and yep grumpy as he lopose frowns when Oz is mentioned, but nods at the name remembrance "Yeah..."And he has grown thats for sure..more muscle and such.."Wait your.."He smiles "Cynthia.." He looks at Matilda "Her dad is Lacota..he adopted her "He then has a thought "Someone should get Lacota, he..he probally has no clue"

Cynthia frowns, why would he have a clue isnt like they sent a letter, it was supposed to be a surprise just things kind of got messed up along the way, but still a surprise none the less.

Matilda nods, she sends a novice up to tell the friar to come up here and then sighs, she forgot to say why..no matter as she looks at the mouse and nods "Matila..champion of Redwall, guess..welcome back, but it seems like you were in a hurry last night,what happened?"

Xander sits down rubbing his sore shoulder as he listens.

Cynthia frowns, "Something was chasing me, but it lost track of me.."She frowns"It still has Caleb and..I have no idea where Cota is..."

Matilda asks, "Cota? Who is Cota..and Caleb ...I have least heard that name before, but..where"

Xander says, "Caleb is her husband, he and her use to live here till they left and...no clue who Cota is..."He looks at the mouse maid "Who is Cota?""

Cynthia answers "My son...."She sighs "He got separated from us..." A frown "We were coming back here as a ..surprise and ran into some crazy lizard wanting to know where the abbey is so we ran..some things happen and we got separated..."

Xander frowns "There was a couple foxes but..yeah they died"The reason for the sore shoulder in fact,"Dislocated my shoulder and trust me it hurt worse going back in place than getting out of place"

Matilda nods "I heard about the foxes, not the lizard but can keep an eye out for it..and for Caleb and Cota and make sure they get to the abbey, maybe they are just elsewhere, Ferravale or Camp Willow and the Gousim are back as well, so try not to worry"

Lacota comes into the room, scowling. "I want to know what I'm needed for. I'm quite busy this afternoon... Oh, hello Xander." He doesn't see Cynthia yet.

Cynthia nods, ok she will relax.She is on a cot but no injuries she just had kind of passed out when almost to the abbey and was lucky to of ran into the champion to carry her inside.She had some sleep so is ok.She starts to speak to Xander"Ouch, sounds pain....painfull....."She lays eyes on Lacota now but stays on the cot for now, unsure of getting up to hug him.Yet anyways.

Xander nods "Hello sur....and sorry it was the novice that Matilda sent out to find you"

Matilda backs up a little as she knows it's not always a great idea to catch him when he is busy "It's just,"She sighs "I'm sorry it could of waited just our new guest knows you..I think"She still is unsure as ..did he mention a daughter, maybe he did but he didn't say it was a mouse.

Lacota harrumps. "Guest? Where? Who? I hardly see how I should be pulled out of the kitchen while preparing dinner. Surely Benar would be better suited to greet our guest..."

Cynthia frowns, then she has seen him moody and grumpy before and likely Benar be good to greet her yes but he does need to know she is there and so she takes a chance.Likely the only beast who could get away with doing this and not get yelled out or get a lecture. She stands and at first walks then quickly goes to the doorway Lacota is standing in before he has a chance to leave as he likely is about to.She hugs him and just stays hugging him for a brief moment she is quiet and then speaks, still hugging him, "Father..I missed you."

Xander frowns and goes to sit back on the cot he is resting on, he blinks as he sees the mouse maid hug the fair and tenses up a little as if sudden shouting is gonna happen now.

Matilda says, "I..ok I will get..."Her eyes widen and she too frowns a little, ok the mouse is hugging the friar maybe she will have to find Benar now to end a possible fight.She has learned one thing, the Friar isn't on to hug..."

Lacota is stunned by the sudden hug, and even more so by the mouse maid's words. "C-Cynthia?! It *is* you!" He hugs her tightly in return, and he doesn't let go. "Where have you been? It's been so long... Oh Cynthia. I have missed you."

Xander looks over and smiles, ok that's good no yelling and lectures, he decides to get some rest before healers start lectures with him.

Matilda watches closely as she looks to the open ground and then blinks, a smile forms but she doesn't say anything just letting the two enjoy a reunion.

Cynthia smiles, she is happy and just enjoys this before she speaks "With a traveling show, before me and a couple others started one and ..then wanted to come back to the abbey, I missed the abbey and you and my friends here"

Lacota nods. "Is Caleb well, also? Is he here, too? I'm sure DoraRose will be happy to see him..."

Cynthia says, "Caleb...I don't know where he is or Cota is. I am hoping they get to the abbey soon, we kind of got separated in the woods"

Matilda listens "I can keep an eye out for them when out on patrol later"

Lacota mmms, and frowns. "I'm sure they must be fine... Is Cota...?"

Cynthia says, "Cota is our son, he was with Caleb"

Matilda stays around a little while to listen to anything important before excusing herself and letting the two just chat by themselves

Lacota's eyes widen. "Oh... Oh my! I'm a Granddad... Wow... And DoraRose is a Grandma, heh. This will be something to get used to, haha." The squirrel laughs. "Oh, but... Are you hungry? Thirsty?"

Cynthia is a little worried, but at the mention of food she smiles "Yeah, some food would be good father and...I am sure Cota and Caleb are..just fine"She hopes anyways as she smiles now "I ...likely missed a lot didn't I?"

Lacota nods, and sends a novice to round up a meal for his daughter. In the meantime, he says, "Well, yes and no. There was another battle here a few seasons back. The Long Patrol came... Marek died. As for me... Well... I'm still single. Nobeast can come close to my dear Krystal..."

Cynthia listens and nods "You can always update me later dad..I kind of remember Marek he was...from Ferravale...and seems there is a new champion and guess Benar is still here."She smiles "I should tell Papa Oz I am back, I am sure he be happy to...well"She chuckles "Hear me anyways "

Lacota gets a pained expression on his face. "Ah, Oz... About that... He passed away last season, I'm afraid. It happened so awfully sudden. I'm sorry..."

Cynthia frowns at this news but manages to not break down and cry "Oh..." She is quiet "No one else I know..died did they?"

LilyMoore comes into the Infirmary at just this time, carrying a huge basket full of clean sheets and pillowcases. "Nana?" she calls, unable to see around the heap of clean things. Hearing voices, she turns...then drops the basket in shock. "C....Cynthia?!" Well, she's not dead, obviously.

Lacota shakes his head. "Only Oz..." When LilyMoore comes in, he smiles. "Ah, Lily... There you are. Is your mother around? Cynthia here tells me that your brother and nephew is somewhere in Mossflower Woods..."

Cynthia waves to Lilymoore and offers a small smile "Hello there, been a while I guess.." And it has as she sits back down on one of the cots for now.

LilyMoore stares at her sister-in-law for a few more minutes. "Momma? N...no, I'm not sure where she is. Why are Caleb and Cota still out in the woodlands? What about your daughter? Why are you guys back? I mean," she adds hurriedly, walking over to give the other mouse a hug. "I'm so happy y'all are back! I guess I'm just really, really confused."

Lacota blinks. "You *know* about Cota?" This is a lot of information to parse. "Daughter? There's a daughter, too? But wait... You *know* about Cota?"

Cynthia allows the hug and smiles, she does frowns a little "I..guess Caleb just sent letters to...his mom..he should of had one sent to you too"

Isa has spent time in the infirmary before. Between not speaking to anyone for months and arriving as a matted mess she knows of the place and isn't afraid to visit around food time to try and nab something. She snuck in at some point and is hiding out under a cot in the corner waiting patiently for a chance until she spots someone familiar. She immediately looks for the sparrow that normally follows Lily but lacking little birds to scare she waits, watches and when everyone's busy hugging she silently sneaks out to peek in the basket Lily dropped and pull out some of the bedding uncase it hides food.

LilyMoore smiles sheepishly. "Um, yeah, Caleb and Momma sent letters back and forth. I sometimes sent letters, too. So, yeah, I know about Cota. And Lily. They were named after you and me. I thought /you/ had been getting letters, too." So far the Bellringer is too caught up in the reunion with her sister-in-law to notice the kitten. But it's only a matter of time...

Lacota harrumps. "I got no letters, I'm afraid. Caleb must have forgotten. But, that matters not. My daughter is back, and I'm a Grandpa. All in all, a good day."

Cynthia decides to take a walk around the abbey,  she needs a quiet walk to think and will be at dinner.

Isa finds no hidden food or sparrows in the basket and finally looks at the others, her head tilting as she starts paying attention to the conversation but she doesn't interrupt and stays back, watching and listening.

LilyMoore scowls. "Don't just blame my brother! Lots of things could have happened!" Something catches the edges of her attention, and she finally looks over at the kitten. Gasping, she rushes over and goes to pick up the cat. "Isa! Those were all clean, and now I need to wash some of them again! Why did you drop them on the floor??"

Lacota finally spots the kitten, and he sighs. "Isa, you again? I caught you pilfering tarts from the kitchen two days ago..."

Isa jumps a little and puffs up a little when Lily turns and suddenly comes at her. She getting wise to people grabbing for her and springs towards Lily instead of running, jumping around her feet to try and get behind her. She forgets however there's everyone else that way and she freezes staring at Lacota as though she thinks if she stays still he won't see her despite him using her name. She shrinks down, trying to look all small and scared "It was Grips idea" she says in a tiny quiet voice.

LilyMoore sighs and tries to grab the kitten again now that she's sitting still. "Isa, honey, please don't go running around like that. I'm not gonna hurt you or spank you or anything. And who in the Abbey is Grips?" She looks up at the Friar. "Maybe she's about to grow? Nana said Dibbuns get super hungry when they're about to grow bigger, and they're not good at asking for food first. Especially from grumpy Friars who yell and wave spoons around." Yeah, stop scaring the children, Lacota.

Lacota hmms. "Yes... Who is Grips?" He wracks his brain, but comes up short. He can think of no abbeybeasts, dibbun or otherwise, with that name. He harrumps. "I haven't yelled in quite a long time, I'll have you know."

Isa struggles against Lily for a second but it's mostly a token effort before she curls in close and tries to hide from Lacota behind Lily's arm. She frowns over the arm at the friar "Ah can'ts tell yah, y'll give 'im a bath" so probably the nickname of some dibbun.

LilyMoore smiles slightly, remembering being that age. She usually wasn't that loyal to her fellow Dibbuns, however. She actually usually blamed others for what they didn't do. The adults are very glad she's grown past that stage. "I wouldn't know. I haven't done anything naughty for a while." She goes to settle the kitten more comfortably on her hip. "If you're hungry, you should ask for a snack! My Nana, Angela, may seem pretty grumpy and kinda mean, but she's always ready to give Dibbuns a yummy snack that she's made from stuff she's grown and gathered herself!" That last part about what Angela uses for her snacks is mostly to reassure the Friar that the main Abbey Healer isn't snitching supplies from the store rooms.

Lacota mmms. "Ah, well, *I* wouldn't give him a bath, no... That'd probably be Sister Violet, and I must say, that's a fate I wouldn't wish on even my worst enemy..." The squirrel shakes his head. Sister Violet's been the bane of his existence for quite a long time now. "You make it sound quite tasty. I might have to ask Angela for a taste, myself..."

Isa cautiously relaxes as she doesn't seem to be currently in lot of trouble or being told off "She works in da infirmary" she tells Lily as if she didn't know where her grandmother spends her time "They're nice" she may be the only one who likes healers but they were nice when she arrived. She frowns at mention of Sister Violet "Issa bossy boss. Alla dibbun sitters are tellin' me wha' ah do"

LilyMoore relaxes slightly. Someone who actually LIKES Healers? Wonderful! "Well, I'm sure Nana will be happy to hear that!" She frowns slightly. "Well, yeah. The Dibbun Caretakers are just tryna help you know how to live here in the Abbey. They may not go about it in the best way, but they just wanna help you grow up to be a good beast."

Lacota grimaces. "And some of them insist on telling *me* how to live." Sister Violet being a case in point. "Anyway..."

Isa continues to frown and tries to pick at the fur on Lily's arm like she usually does to the fur on her own tail "Ah don't need t'be told how t'live here, I'm not stayin'" she's been there a while but she still insists it's not home. She finally looks up at Lacota "Can I 'ave more tarts?" because she was told asking would work.

"LilyMoore Louise!!" The Bellringer cringes and turns around to see her grandmother standing over the pile of bedding that's laying on the floor. "Wasn't my fault, Nana....well, not entirely..." Scowling deeply, Angela shakes her staff at her great-granddaughter. "Oh, an' I s'pose they just jumped outta the basket on their own?" It appears the Main Healer is having a bad day.

Lacota inclines his head toward Angela, then fixes Isa with a look. "If you promise to behave, you can have four tarts... But you have to wait till after dinner. Can you do that?"

Isa's first instinct at any yelling is to duck down and try and hide, looking nervous. She slowly peeks back out again when she sees it's the healer. She's quickly distracted, her ears perking up when she's told she can have four tarts and then she suddenly looks grumpy as there's a condition "Stupid dinna time" she mutters and looks irritated "Why can't I eat when I want t'?"

LilyMoore shrinks back. "Um....I promise to wash them again, Nana." Angela frowns, then nods. "Alright. Sounds fair." The Healer's face softens, and she ruffles the Bellringer's ears (the young mouse relaxes, knowing this means her grandmother isn't holding a grudge), then tries to look the kitten in the face. "Good t' 'ear y'talkin', little one. But whot's this 'bout eatin' afore dinner?"

Lacota raises a paw. "Alright, how about this. One tart before dinner, and the other three after? Does that sound agreeable, young miss?"

Isa considers this compromise with great thought before she finally nods firmly "Ok...but I don't gots t'share them!" she seems to have forgotten she was scared a moment ago now she's distracted by food negotiations and looks back to Angela "Ah don't sees why foods got ta be only at one time. At home we just ate when mum gots somethin'"

LilyMoore frowns slightly. Angela cocks an eyebrow. "When y'mum got somethin'? Well, an' whot d'y'mean by that, hmm?" She hobbles over to a cabinet and pulls out a jar of cookies. Handing each of her guests one, she nibbles on one herself, enjoying the cinnamon and nutmeg scents that are wafting out of the now-open cookie jar. Seems she made a batch of snickerdoodles a bit ago. Lily eagerly eats hers, obviously delighted. Hey, free cookies! What could be better?

Lacota nibbles at the cookie experimentally, obviously weighing its taste against his own recipe. "Mmm. Not bad, Angela. Not bad at all."

Isa eagerly takes the cookie and immediately starts scoffing it down quickly. She shrugs at the question "We didn'ts 'ave a 'im" she points at Lacota. Clearly he's where all the food magically appears from.

A order beast walks in with a struggling teenager, "Let me go..let me go..I want my grandmother....let me go..she can find mom and dad!!" He has not been to Redwall but he still looks...familiar...

Angela sniffs. "I would think 'twas not /bad/, young 'un. 'Tis m'grandmother's recipe." And seeing how unmentionably old the Healer is, that makes the recipe basically ancient and thus must be respected! As the commotion occurs, she scowls and shakes her staff at the teenager. "You be quiet, child! Ye're in MY Infirmary now, an' I won't /stand/ for any shenanigains! Hush yerself!" LilyMoore, upon seeing the newcomer's face, nearly drops the kitten (but doesn't actually). Hurriedly setting her down, the Bellringer edges towards the new mouse, looking as if she's seen a ghost. "Um..." She may look familiar to him, too, even though he's never seen her before, either.

Lacota sights the teen as well, and he gasps. "Heavens, I assumed he was a babe!"

Cota frowns and looks at Angela, perfect first impression "Your like real real real real real real old" He looks down and starts crying the Redwall beast backs off and leaves as Cota sits on the floor and sniffs .He then sits up straight and crosses his arms "No....I need to find Dorarose, that's her name...."He looks at Lilymoore quietly, then Angela again and frowns "I need to find her....please.." What did his dad say...oh "She is the gatekeeper and she is a warrior and she can kick bad things butt off"

Isa eeps as her comfortable perch Lily suddenly moves and she nearly falls. Lily may get a few claws in her arm as the kitten tries to hold on. She drops the last quarter of her cookie on the floor in the surprise and tries to reach it though she's hopelessly far away and looks down at it sadly. She decides to blame Cota and gives him the angriest frown a tiny ball of fluff can manage though it turns a little more curious when he starts crying.

LilyMoore gasps, and Angela is, for once, speechless. "You're....you're....ohmiHeavens, you're Cota!" The Bellringer sits down in front of him. "I...I'm LilyMoore, your aunt. Cynthia....she's here, too. I was just talkin' to her a little bit ago. I..." What on Earth is she supposed to say now?! She has no idea.

This is quite the awkward family reunion. Lacota kneels down. "Well, ah... This may seem unbelievable, but I'm your... Well, your Grandfather..."

Cota sniffs, he does know his mother mentioned being adopted"Mom is..ok?" He seems glad of this and smailes, then frowns.."Dad...is..."He frowns deeply now..wait where is his dad!?

Isa is her more usual level of silent as she looks between the three. She tilts her head at Lacota for the grandfather thing but she's not asking. She remains silent through the family reunions.

Angela takes charge. "Lily, go get yer mother. She's in th'Gate'ouse takin' a nap. Wake 'er an' tell 'er it might be life an' death." The Bellringer hesitates, then gets to her feet and bolts with her incredible speed out the door. The ancient Healer counts on her fingers, then goes to scoop up the kitten and give her another cookie. "Cota....honey....just call me Nana. It'll be easier than tryin' t'figure out how many generations separate us."

Cota nods "Nana..." He sighs, he is not sure they got a letter on some important family update, it was sent...one on visiting was not though, it was to be a surprise, a nice one to visit yet it turned out not as nice as it could be."Some..lizard has...has dad and he wanted to know how get here to get something he wanted..wanted back"

Lacota reaches out to pat Cota's shoulder. "Hey, lad... Your father will be okay, I'm sure. Don't worry, eh? Those lizards don't stand a chance against Matilda..."

Krisha walks in and looks around "Why is..so many in here?"

Isa eeps and is most displeased at being put down, picked up and moves all over the place but all is quickly forgiven at the presentation of another cookie. She brightens right up and starts eating it again. She listens to the conversation but doesn't seem concerned. When Krisha arrived though she tries to duck down and hide in Angela's arms. She spends a lot of time running off from the dibbun sitters and hiding all over the abbey and she wasn't supposed to be in the infirmary right now, when she last ran off it was just before some class which she missed.

Angela sighs as the badger enters. "I 'onestly 'ave no idea. I got 'ere shortly before my gr...er, descendant here." She thought she felt old when she was a great-grandmother. Now she's met her great-great-grandson, and that's just kind of giving her a headache. As she absently goes to pet the kitten's head, she shakes her own wearily. "All I know is everythin' is 'appenin' very quickly and I'm waitin' for Lily to bring 'er mother back to 'elp sort it all out."

Lacota nods to Krisha. "Ah, evening, Lass." He certainly hopes the Kitchen is getting dinner ready just fine without him. "Ah, well, Krisha... Meet Cota, my grandson."

Cota nods as he sighs, he is tried and hungry as his belly growls a little, he looks at the badger and frowns, "Hello...." He looks at the others "Monitor lizards are..scary..."

Krisha nods a hello "Not..all are scary"She is unsure of telling him she knows one.."I..know one that is a vegetarian..really he is.."

Isa purrs very quietly under Angela's petting as she finishes her cookie. Her ears twitch to the sound of Cota's stomach growling "They make y'wait fer dinna time 'ere" she warns very quietly, trying not to draw attention. She looks up at Angela and just as quietly asks "Wha's a vegetarian?" she knows what lizards are but not vegetarians.

Angela smiles and whispers to the kitten, "A creature who only eats veggies an' fruits." The door to the hallway bursts open, and DoraRose comes in, closely followed by LilyMoore. "Who's dying? And what about my son? WHOA!" The Gatekeeper, dressed in her black leggings and tunic, nearly trips as she realizes the new mouse in basically in her path. She just barely avoids both falling and stepping on him. Kneeling, she looks him in the face, then sits, barely able to believe it. "Oh...."

"Ah, DoraRose, there you are." Lacota nods, yet again. "It seems I'm a Grandfather now."

Cota gasps and rolls out of the way and looks at her "Grandma?" He asks Dorarose and frowns "Dad isnt...dead...I hope not...some monitor lizard wanted to find the abbey and was gonna make us show him...and he still has dad and the lizard is scary , he has like a large scar on his neck, like this dead eye and half a tail and this flaming spider tattoo on his chest...and he has teeth and claws and...and he tried to get me but I ran..really fast...he wants something in the abbey"

Krisha blinks ok family reunions are good as she smiles "Anyways I am sure Dora...rose..can......"The badger mother stares at Cota and the mug she was holding falls from her paws, so much for the coffee..it breaks onto the floor as she looks like she is in some sort of...shock, she actually looks..afraid.

Slowly reaching out with shaking paws, DoraRose goes to hold Cota's face, a tear trickling down her cheek. "Oh....Oh, Cota, you look like your father and grandfather," she whispers. Lily sits down beside her nephew and goes to give him a hug. The Gatekeeper keeps her gaze on his face as he presents his news. Her face hardens as the badger reacts, and she slowly stands, paws clenched into fists at her side. "I have fought armies of monitor lizards...I am the wielder of the blue cat's-eye pommeled sword, the Nightsong, the Hammer of Redwall's Gates. Don't worry, Cota. I will do everything in my power to rescue our family." The Bellringer watches as her mother turns to the Badger Mother. "Have you seen this tattoo before, Krisha? Any information will be helpful."

Isa doesn't seem to care about the danger until Cota starts talking about teeth and claws. She sinks further into Angela's arms but eventually tries to wiggle her way down to the ground as Dora starts looking scary. She needs a better hiding place from everything.

Krisha still in a sort of daze and blinks "N..no no....he's dead..I..."She looks at the broken mug, oh broken mug she has to clean that up.She is..shaking, the badger mother is shaking.."T...T..Tribe....tribe lizards..."She takes a deep breath, "My..father has the tattoo....but no...the leader..tribal...leader was d..dead" Was he? Did she get a good look or was she more concerned with saving her father's life...likely in saving her father's life as she shivers and gives up on picking up the mug "No..No..no...."

LilyMoore looks frightened, and Angela lets the kitten get down and hide better. DoraRose straightens to her full height, blue eyes flashing, jaws clenched. "Don't worry, Krisha. I'll get a message to Ferravale to warn them about this new threat, And if he has my son...then he/ is the one who needs to be afraid of /me/." The Gatekeeper turns to her family. "Lily, please get one of your sparrow friends to take the warning to Ferravale. I'll write it out. Nana, double-check the Infirm's supplies. Monitor lizards are formidable, and who knows if he has followers?" She kneels and goes to hold her grandson's face one more time, her gaze intense. "Nothing can stop me. I swear on my sister's grave." And then she's off at a jog, back to the Gatehouse, the Bellringer hard on her heels. The old Healer silently disappears into the storage room. No time like the present!

Lacota frowns. "I'll tell Benar," is all he says, at present.

Cota frowns, he just nods and watches her go off, he looks at the badger and frowns, questions later...but he didn't mean to make anyone afraid "yOU...OK?"

Krisha calms or tries to and shakes her head no, she isnt ok not at all, she has to call down though she has a job to do.."Just.....just need to relax" It's been a long time since she has befraid, she then frowns "Father...he could be after my father too"

Isa quietly slips under a cot and disappears as soon as she's put down. She stays but out of sight, hidden.

Lacota frowns. "And just who is 'he', exactly?"

Cota just frowns and climbs onto a cot and watches them quietly.

Krisha sighs "He..is a monitor lizard...leader of a tribe my...father left"She frowns "The lizards ..killed my birth father, my mother was badly wounded and died in childbirth.....with me...my father..Ferro, adopted me and left with me, the..lizrds f..found us some seasons later. Had me traped a half a season till I was..found..Ferro killed all the others...and was badly hurt...I..."She frowns "I..thought I had..k..killed the lader, he..he looked dead..guess he wasnt, it was right before I came here...one reason I was...basically mute for 3 seasons....th..those..tribal lizards...and the leader is..is back..h..how?"   

Isa doesn't come back out. She stays and listens though how much she understands is another matter. Eventually at some point she'll vanish off out of the room entirely.

Lacota can't pretend to know. "I have no idea, lass... But I'm sure everything will work out for the best..."   

Krisha nods "Let's..hope so..."She frowns "Ok I need to calm down and make sure the dibbuns are being good, supposed to have a story after dinner"

Lacota nods. "I should get back to the kitchen myself. Dinner is being served around now."
   
Krisha nods "I will chat later then"

There is dinner and  then some sleep for all.......

A shared Character and I have page mailed the trusted people with his pword..

Name Brother Rafael Woods
Species: squirrel
History:
Brother  Rafael grew up in the abbey and became a novice, then finally earned the rank of Brother and was very excited. He learned all he could of herbs and how to heal a beast, all he could of Redwall Abbey’s history. He also went on a special 2 season trip to explore the woodlands and be a traveling healer, finding those in need whether they be vermin or woodlander and healed them best he could. He learned a lot from Brother Leon and Brother Leon even said he would make a fine healer one day and was top in all the healers Leon trained.
Brother Rafael loves Apples with honey, He hates most green foods. He gets along fairly well with dibbuns, and is polite and nice to all creatures. He has some fears, we all do really, he is afraid of spiders and dislikes bees, but he can put up with bees if needed. He has a sister, but she lives in the woods and visits during feasts. His parents are dead and he has no mate and most likely will never have a mate and he is fine with that. He is around 17 seasons (34-35 years in human terms)
Brother Rafael is a light brown squirrel who wears almond colored reading glasses at times. His tail very bushy like most squirrels and he is fairly tall for a squirrel. His eyes are light green. He wears the robes of an Abbey Brother, a brownish-green habit with a white habit cord rope belt at his middle. In plain sight is special tree charm showing him as a full abbey Brother. A special sash shows he is Master Healer. On his foot paws are light brown sandals. He can also be seen wearing something similar to what the former Master Healer had, a sort of light white sleeveless vest with lots of pockets over his tunic and he keeps a healers pouch with him. He is also left pawed, uses his left paw as the main one and not his right paw.
Other facts:
Likes the color Green, favorite  season is Winter as he loves snow. He also knows how to use a staff for self-defense if needed. Another skill he has is he likes to knit and sew. He tries to write poems and is not too great at it, but he tries.

That is his history from a post I had.....

Please try and stick with it and also by now he has learned even more healer skills likely and can very likely do surgery, if needed not saying he likes to its a if needed decision and he would ask Angela to be there.

In this TP-Fate Of Marek- He would of course be helping Oz....

Alright think that's it...I trust the ones I page mailed on the muck to run him and he should show up now on RWORDER skills list.

Hmms anything else before I sign off.....

He dislikes the fact the abbey is surrounded, maybe he has a little fear but he wont say. He believes all will be ok just keep faint and hope alive and don't over work yourself....ect ect….

That's all and There...Now ya all don't have to spoof him, unless you want to at times!