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Who:

Hanzi-Me- Evil hare

Reva- Recruit in the Long Patrol

Jaecar- Assassin and Tracker

Oz- Badger Mother, Papa Oz

Sinway- Brother in Redwall Order

A few spoofed beasts

Log:

Its the next morning and the camp is still basically clear of anyone, well the weasel Jaecar is still here and managed to get some fish, nothing wrong with fish for breakfast.

Hanzi came back as he said he would, he just doesn't show himself just yet. He has learned to be quiet more and the slight art of surprise.

Reva grumbles as she walks along, how could she forget her necklace, her mother gave that to her. Well she took it off at camp and then they just had to leave in a hurry, she just hopes its still there as she comes to a stop and sees the weasel and frowns "Ummmm....hallo thar...sir, you didn't see a necklace with like a single pearl on it..did ya?"She keeps her distance, a fair amount of one and lays a paw on a dirk she has.

Jaecar is alert right away as he draws his blade"Not wise to come into my camp, yes my camp"Though he did see the necklace, finder keepers right as he smirks drawing in from a pocket "This what you seek...hare?"

Hanzi studies the haremaid, hmmm recruit of the Long Patrol, how horrible. He goes to slip behind her while she is hopefully distracted and has his own dirk, yep he keep it and goes to lay it at her throat, course she could maybe move away before this if she heard him, but in case "Come into camp and sit"His voice is not friendly.

Reva tenses and just moves slowly and sits,she frowns as she looks at Hanzi "Your...your a hare...."She frowns totally confused right now.

Jaecar growls "If she is staying take the stupid dirk from her and why have her here, this is stupid"

Hanzi gives the haremaid a look that says behave, yes he has practiced it, he smirks "She was with the group....that had the old otter in it, see you want him..its simple, course they likely wont go for it but they want her back, they give up the old otter...fair trade right? Course...."He smirks" My friend may find interest in her as a slave, but maybe she can gain some freedom back if she just tells us, hmm."

Reva blinks, she then glares "How rude, your rude and why would ya have a friend who wants slaves, why ya wanna further harm an otter..."She gasps "Your not a good beast, your a bad beast and...but why are you bad, why would you do this, wot is wrong with you are you insane, are ya crazy, ya insane and not gonna get away with this...see they will know I left and like look for me, or maybe they wont but I BET they will..."

Jaecar frowns this hare talks too much, he looks at Hanzi "Make her shut up before she gives me a headache or draws unwanted attention"

Hanzi frowns,a quick movement, a simple blowpipe with a knock out dark,a quick blow and she would be out for a couple hours,"There..she just needs a little nap now do take away the dirk, tie her up and...I will make sure her friends know where she is, maybe you can rid the world of some beasts..it could be fun"He smirks and walks off, he may not know where the otter camp is but he has an idea that least a couple of them went to the abbey.

Yeah that worked, the haremaid is clearly knocked out, long enough to wake up soon and have no weapons and be tied up

==Abbey==

Hanzi steps int the abbey, rolls his eyes as he does give up....well most of his weapons,he might have a couple hidden. Gee he hasn't been here for a while and he likely doesn't plan to stay long as he looks around the grounds."Not changed a bit...boring"

Oz is with some dibbuns letting them play outside, Sister Ginny close by to help out as Oz leans on his staff and is taking it easy today. He tilts his head as he hears some of what the hare says, he knows the voice or he thinks he does anyways.

Hanzi snorts, he notices the badger and walks over, after all a message doesn't have to go to someone in that group if another knows someone from the group. He clears his voice and grins "If it isn't Oz..or wot Papa Oz or wotever"Ok he sounds bored, "Anyways...seen Xander or maybe Sinway around needed to chat with them"

Oz tilts his head"Hanzi?" He had talked to the hare a couple times before the Long Patrol left but only a couple times "I..didn't know they were back, guessing you tagged along?"

Hanzi makes a face, oh he is glad the badger is blind"No.."though tone of voice could be a clue of his dislike of the Long Patrol for what ever reason"I..got a message, seems they are missing something..I just want to lead them in the right direction....sort of, but info isn't..free"

Oz frowns as he grips the staff a little, he is not liking the voice tone," Hanzi...if your up to something this is not the place for it." He knows something is off about the hare he just doesn't know what just something.

Hanzi folds his arms over his chest, he was always quick to change his mood and he was already annoyed to come in here and now more annoyed."Up to something...maybe, but that's my business, not some old beast with a walking staffs business."

Oz takes a deep breath to calm is urge to bang the hare on the head with said staff,"If its in the abbey it is my business. Now you mentioned a message if its so important why not just have another relay it"

Sinway has been back in the abbey since early morning and has spent most his morning tending to the pond, but upon seeing beast by the entrance the otter wanders over, he is about to greet Oz when he recognizes the second beast and running up to Oz and standing slightly in front of the badger he addresses the hare "Wha' do ye wan' here." His voice is not on the pleasant side

Hanzi rolls his eyes, ok grumpier now as he just speaks softly "Oh..forgive me..I mean I could but rather not"He goes to attempt to grab the staff when the otter shows up and he backs away slightly,"Well seems one of the returning beasts are here after all..and isn't woodlanders allowed in the grand old abbey"

Oz backs up,he does grip the staff a little, he nods to Sinway and frowns, ok something is not right Sinway is friendly to all, he speaks "Normally yes, seems Hanzi wanted to talk,I assumed at first he maybe tagged along with you...maybe not"

Sinway tone is flat almost harsh, like it was back in his warrior days, seems he hasn't lost that side of him completely "Ye be right, but I ain't t' sure how the abbey handles with woodlanders who wan' t' play at bein' vermin, killin' there own kind gettin' banned from the wester shores by the Badger Lord." And that would explain why Sinway is not friendly at all to Hanzi "So wha' be this message ye be wantin' to deliver then?"

Hanzi chuckles, "Well he's been updated, isn't that just so nice."He smirks"I made a new friend...seems he wants something so I helped, seems the Long Patrol isn't so alert, seeing as they are missing a recruit, oh no worries she is fine...least think she is I sadly don't know the weasel that well just that he wants to..chat with the otter, and maybe one of the hares, seems he was knocked out, how rude. All they have to do is go to the last camp they were at, maybe get back wot they lost,or maybe not..."

Oz may not be the abbot, but he is one of 3, the other two being the Champion and the abbot, that can kick a best out of the abbey, He points the staff at the hare as he circles around the otter, "Leave Hanzi....and don't step a footpaw back into this abbey, your not welcome..go now"

Hanzi narrows his eyes, how dare the badger do this"Why would I listen to a stripedog and your not the Abbot.."Then Hanzi decides to to be stupid, then he still has that short fuss of anger and maybe its worse and he further proves he is far from good as he has a hidden dagger in his sleeve "Fine..I'll leave but...before I go..."Yeah he goes to try and stab someone, likely not the wisest move. Weather it was meant just to harm or..worse, he still had a dagger hidden in his sleeve.

Sinway had not liked that Oz stepped in front of him and so he moves to stand beside the badger and good thing he did, a little flicker of light from the hidden dagger alerts Sinway to the danger, and that was a bad move on Hanzi part, the otter quickly steps in front of the badger and grabs the hare's wrist with one swift motion he snaps the wrist up while pushing the hares paw down forcing hare to drop the dagger and will cause him some real pain giving the otter almost complete control over the hares movements, he starts to walk towards him and the pain being applied to his wrist will force the hare to walk back "Leave, and never return." His voice is almost savage now "And I promise ye Hanzi, if one hair comes to harm on that hare maids head, there is not a place in this world ye will be safe."

Oz backs up a little, not totally surprised Hanzi tries something. He listens as the hare is led to the gates. He lowers his staff to the ground and leans on it. For now waiting to speak. He coughs a couple times then clears his throat, ok maybe a day off was wise but he will just sit down a little while after this.

Hanzi is clearly surprised and goes to try and kick at the otter as his face show pain as he walks backwards to the gates, he glares at the otter"I..don't enjoy...threats.."But he is wise and steps the rest of the way to the road, he likely got his weapons, maybe he didn't. He did drop the dagger so likely lost it as he just walks north up the road, yes he will take his foul mood out on something else. But he choose the smart move, to leave and will stay wise and not come inside the abbey again.

Sinway smirks as the hare tries to kick him the hare will find that this is a fruitless effort as Sinway is just far enough to be out of the hares reach, once outside of the abbey he tosses the hare to the ground "Tis not a threat Hanzi an' t' be honest, I don't give a damn how ye feel about it." He waits till the hare is far enough away before turning his back and walking back into the abbey shutting the door and making sure the gate guard tells everyone that he is never allowed back in. Once that is dealt with he rushes over to Oz "Oz, are ye ok." He motions to the gate guard to pick up the dagger and put it in the gate house "I'm sorry ye had t' hear me like that, bu' he tried t' stab ye."

A guard for sure will make sure the hare stays gone and will alert the gatekeeper of Hanzi, meanwhile a squirrel walks over, he is in a Defenders uniform "Whoa....a hare that's like vermin, sort of crazy.."

Oz nods "Your..forgiven Sinway and I am ok, your not gonna get in trouble for an act against a threat and far as I am concerned Hanzi just lost any kindness of the abbey and wont be allowed back in again"He frowns and goes to sit down on the steps leading up to the wall as he looks tried, likely should of rested more than he did.

Sinway looks over to the squirrel recognizing the uniform "Tis not as uncommon as ye might think, tis just uncommon in Mossflower country, go over seas and ye see it more." He looks up at the Defender "I got a task fer ye friend if ye could be so kind." He looks towards the gate "I need ye and one other if there be another squirrel here if not go alone, but I need ye t' make the trip t' Camp Willow, ye need t' find Solomon and inform him that Reva has been captured by the weasel that attacked our camp, and that he wants Hawk eye and Wan t' meet him at the sight of the attack." He looks worried "This is very important so travel by the trees, do what ever ye can t' get there as soon as possible ok messmate?"

The squirrel listens and nods, he does have someone in mind he can ask to go with him and right away is off to deliver a message.

WHO:

Hanzi-Me- Evil Hare..wot can I say

Jaecar- Assassin and Skilled Tracker

LOG:

Jaecar was searching, he cussed as his jaw was misshapen now, he could speak but not open his mouth wide, so a yawn like hurt a lot as he looked around the now empty camp and kicked more dirt over the dead fire pit.

Hanzi speaks, he been watching the weasel as he stayed by a tree "And that helps...how does that help it only messes up your nice boot sur"

Jaecar draws out two daggers and one already flicks at the hare in anger, no words...least yet are said as he keeps an eye on this hare, this annoying woodlander.

Hanzi calmly sidesteps, the dagger buries into the tree he was at. He pulls out the dagger and hmms "Nice dagger and ya seem tense."He pockets the dagger for now and smirks "I can help you find those beasts, they left this morning and are heading up river."

Jaecar raises an eyebrow "And why wold ya want to go after fellow woodlanders fer bunny? "He studies the hare "That's my dagger by the way"

Hanzi shrugs and gets closer and tosses the dagger at him"Cause...I dislike them...ok"He smiles but it's a cold smile "Sides...the old otter was hurt, even stupid speedy wouldn't go all the way to the abbey, somewhere along 'ere is Camp Willow and a shrew camp I think"

Jaecar catches the dagger "Who are ya bunny? Also ya would you hate woodlanders, your a woodlander"

Hanzi says, "I am Hanzi...and I hate the Long Patrol, they are fools and hate most of the beasts from that group...saw the one called Zolomon , should of flicked a dagger at him but he moves fast....so likely would of missed, or got lucky. Figured something happen""

Jaecar says, "Well...Hanzi...I am Jaecar, maybe we both can help one another take care of some...beasts""

Hanzi nods "Perhaps....I also have a friend that could help but I do like to do some things on my own"

Jaecar says, "So which direction could they of went, I want de old otter dead, and the hare that knocked me out dead as well""

Hanzi says, "Upriver...duhhhh, I don't know for certain when the otter camp is but somewhere along the river, I have an idea....or they could end up at the abbey too""

Jaecar says, "Upriver...and the abbey, like Redwall Abbey?"

Hanzi says, "Yes..Redwall Abbey, not that exciting of a place trust me. They likely let me in ...least till they are updated of me being banished from the Western shores""

Jaecar asks, "How does one get banished from the western shores?"

Hanzi says, "Lets see...killing a hare and almost killing a 2nd hare seems the stripedog disliked it"

Jaecar says, "I like ya already hare, ya got guts ta call a badger that..hee hee..."

Hanzi shrugs, "So...speaking of badgers, they have one with them, not the badger lord but still a badger so you may want to be careful...he's leader of some Defender group or something, not a large group and less now"He grins "I killed a Defender couple weeks ago..it was..fun"

Jaecar chuckles "I fer sure like you kid, ya got serious spunk."

Hanzi says, "Sometimes spunk is needed and useful..I will be around, you should stay at the camp here not like they are coming back, they be too concerned for their friend"He slips off saying "I will return""

**OK..so the logging was messed up in the room, but I tend to log things myself anyways so it got saved! **

Who:

Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri-Me- Private/Fighter in the Long Patrol and Residential LP Hare of Redwall Abbey

Zolomon Arturo Garrick Anderson IV- Priavte First Class/Runner/Archer in LP

Reva- Recruit in the LP

Xander Winters- Leader of the Mossflower Defenders

Hawkeye -Old otter Bartender and Retired Warrior

Log:

The group was making fairly good time, maybe even a couple days ahead of where they planed to be, which was good for all as the sooner they got to Redwall....well the better as who wouldn't want to be at Redwall in the Spring!Reva was excited, even if they maybe traveled a little more than she would like on footpaw, it was fine and she would put up with it and she would make it

Ewan stayed close by and looked around, just to make sure all was well as they traveled, so far weather had been good ans they even traveled a little at night, just slightly.

Hawkeye walked along, his cane in paw as he sighed a little. His leg did brother him but he was not sharing that with anyone. But a slight limp after another hour was becoming easily seen.

Xander walked closer out of concern “You sure your doing ok Hawkeye? I mean it is a long trip to be walking and I can find someone with a raft or small boat if needed. Like an otter or some shrews..maybe”

Zolomon scanned the area as he looked at Reva and then glaces over at the old otter and tilts his head. He stayed near the back, likely also where Sinway and Crevan was as well.

Reva walks along “A boat, we might find a boat? Small like rafts and boats do go down the river sometimes don't they? Then again walking is good too or maybe he could be carried...oh not by me I mean.”

Ewan speaks “Xander could carry him a little ways, or a long ways, but that's up to Xander and not anyone else.”

Hawkeye chuckles “I am fine, just my leg is not use to all the walking, it's healed but still sore at times. A healer said it would brother me off and on fer the rest of me life. That and likely old age. Not as young as I use ta be after all.”

Xander listens and nods “You..think your be ok on the way back to Halyard?”

Zolomon walks closer “Not ta worry Xander. He and Crevan will be with me and Reva on our way back ta Salamandastron, we can drop them off, stay a night thar and then get home ourselfs...and keep a jolly good eye on them for ya so ya don't worry...OR..maybe he and Crevan can live in Mossflower”

Reva frowns “Escorting? Does the Long Patrol do that a lot?” Not that she cares too much, she might get to see new exciting places, well new to her anyways.

Ewan answers “Sometimes...sometimes no. Where would they live in Mossflower though and wouldn't they need stuff from their hut in Halyard?”

Hawkeye seems to think on the idea “I..don't have much in Halyard...its a one room hut with a...well hammock and a...decent bed for Crevan, I mean..could be better. The tavern is..ok, its a job so and I tend to get along, sometimes I don't..Halyard can be fairly rough, the boat docks for sure unless its like mid-morning to noonish, then its seems ok when the fish market is mainly open, then in the afternoon any unsold fish is usually taken to the main market further into Halyard. I lost an eye in a fight in Halyard, I have put up with drunks and slavers and...well worse.”He sighs”Thar not many places...I could go with me son, an otter....whos son is a fox.”He frowns “Sort of glad to be away from Halyard for a bit..trust me”He frowns.

Xander smiles,”Redwalll...and there is Ferravale..”He then frowns “Hawkeye, something wrong?Did something happen in Halyard or what?” Ok concerned or maybe he is just being silly to be concerned by why would his friend be glad of a break for.

Zolomon grins a little “Ferravale is nice...oh and Xander has a tavern or..is supposed to have one, he like owns it”He hmms “You do still own it right?Marek let it to ya after all”

Reva blinks “Who is Marek? And..the badger owns a tavern?! That has to be cool....it Ferravale cool? Is Ferravale large?Does it sort of look like Halyard...wait it wouldn't as it wouldn't be by the sea...duhhh.....by the river maybe?”

Ewan ears droop “Breath...breathing between some words is good ta do or your pass out or get a headache maybe”

Hawkeye frowns “Just some trouble..whats new”He sighs “Thar...is this weasel been givin' me problems off and on fer a while, claimed tis my fault he lost his job and his boat. The ferret would rob a lot of beasts, and..ya remember when me leg was first injured?”

Xander nods “Yes..they ambushed you when you were taking a nap on the beach if remember right, you also didn't want to go to the infirm at first but you passed out so went anyways”

Zolomon nods “I put arrows in the weasels...I thought they died, was thar some other weasel around?”

Reva is nosey, of course” All vermin are bad...well maybe not ALL..or..”She sighs “But the fox cub he is nice. I am confused. I mean some rats seem ok...others want to punch ya, me mother was friends with a vixen once, yet another fox hated her like a lot. Life is so odd at times”

Ewan answers “Most vermin are evil and not to be trusted, a small few are good and some just have respect for rules,laws and such and behave themselves most of the time...some are evil but just want left alone..some are in between, like a gray area maybe”He shrugs “But always pays to be careful and...”He looks at the otter “Ya could live in Ferrvale maybe, and its half a day from Redwall and the chieftain is nice”

Hawkeye smiles “I..would have to ask Crevan as I cant just suddenly say lets just stay here, its nice. I might miss the sea but not too much really...”He looks around “I was in Mossflower....once, been a long time ago though.”

Xander nods and offers a smile “Maybe ask. You could work in my tavern, I do need workers and I bet you could live in a home in Ferravale, one with maybe more than just one room, most have a main room, kitchen and bedroom, and you could maybe have a room for Crevan too. Think about it anyways.”

Reva yawns as she rubs her eyes “So we stopping again soon, it is almost lunch and I didn't eat much breakfast like at all and I'm hungry”

Zolomon shakes his head “Another lesson your need to learn lass, when on a march ya don't always get ta choice when ya stop and eat and sometimes thar be rations ta deal with. Might teach ya how to deal with rations on de way back...well if it just be me and you on de way back that is”

Ewan glaces around “Think we are walking a couple more hours and then we stop and rest. We are making good time but can always make better time if we wanted to.”

Hawkeye chuckles as he nods “Couple hours be good...though me leg does hurt more. He frowns some.”And I do like the idea of a...home with more than one room and ya own a tavern? Ok this is news ta me and I am curious to see it and...am interested in having you as a boss guess be”He chuckles. He will let the badger carry him after a for more minutes though, he should be fine after a nights rest.

Xander of course will help his friend to the camp site, do a quick patrol and make sure everyone gets to the camp safe and sound before he comes back to rest himself.”I will be glad to show you the tavern.”

Little does the beasts know, even with the checking close to camp, things can still be missed..beasts can still be missed or just still out of range of the scouting, and maybe even just barely. As a cloaked beast has been trailing them since the beach, a cloaked beast that's an expert at tracking beasts and at making sure to stay out of sight till they were ready to strike. Oh all would be fine for a few days, after all one needs a perfect chance to strike and that chance has not come...

Yet anyways.....

Who:

Ewan- LP Residential Hare at Redwall and Private/Fighter in LP

Rudolfo- Fighter/ Private LP

Reva- New Recruit in LP

Spoofs= Ping and Pong-Recruits in LP

Log:

Rudolfo  was slightly annoyed, why did he have to go look for stray recruits as he looked around Halyard for like 3 hours and no luck, of course it was a large place if one thought of it.

Reva watched the lone hare closely and chuckles a little “Ya look like your lost or annoyed, having a bad day? Can I jolly well help ya sur?”

Ewan came walking up about then and slowed when he saw the hares, one he knew but the hare maid he did not know at all.”Ello”He said softly,”Least it's warmer today, was disliking the cold and warmer weather is better anyways”

Rudolfo  sighs “Warmer weather just means more exercise and runs on the beach...”He stops and glaces at the hare maid “I ..not likely lass but thanks fer the offer, I was just looking for a couple LP recruits is all.”

Reva smirks “I may of saw them on that path by those cliffs, interesting place if I do say so me elf, fun and...well dangerous also, those caves and tunnels are odd, maybe older than you guys mountain place, heck who knows maybe like 1000s of seasons ago it was some old lava tunnel, ya know that's like a dead volcano right?”

Ewan blinks “The cliff..seen it lots of times, not close up though as no reason to and its a slippery hill to get to them and crossing a slightly like..stream of water, not that that is bad, it's just slippery and muddy, why would anyone want to go there for?”

Rudolfo hmmms “Because they want ta avoid training drills, you be surprised Ewan, lot of recruits don't like training times and especially since ya all got back from Mossflower..his Lordship been extra hard on training and exercise and staying in tip top shape and making sure the majors and corporals drill us like a lot.”

Reva eyes widen “Oh you ARE Patrol hares then, that's so neat. I had thought of joining but always back off last minute to ask cause it's hard..ya know and I saw the Badger Lord, from like a distance a couple times, even watched him train on the beach and was like..wow if I was a vermin I would totally not like him as an enemy.”She smiles “And yeah I can show you this opening in the cliff side, a sort of cave, thar was another one with bones and decaying bodies but it sort of caved in a little, just a little though. Its like limestone in one area of it I think or that's what me pa would say, he like studies rocks and stuff..way over me head so..yeah..so shall I led the way?”

Ewan blinks “I stay in Redwall Abbey Rudolfo..remember”He wont go into detail just why that was.

Rudolfo nods and goes to follow the hare maid, he nods to Ewan “I know Ewan, but others came back. Do you ever still...ya know...train any?”

The hares are led to the cliff side, large rocks, some in the water and some not. An opening in the cliff side big enough for a left to right line of maybe 3 hares to go in, and it's large on the inside as she looks around “There is an area in here somewhere that has sparkly rocks, it's nice..I thought it were jewels but nope just sparkly shiny rocks, still very pretty and they even glow just ever so slightly.”

Not too far into the tunnel is...yep the 2 missing recruits, brothers it looks like. Ping and Pong, recruits and twins, still recruit age as they are in their mid-teen seasons. They have a nice blanket here and on it cookies, pastries, some sort of cake, some fizzy juice of some sort and giggling as they are telling jokes back and forth”This was perfect..hee hee, this is great.”

Reva tilts her head “See..wot did I say”She folds her arms over her chest and just grins

Ewan frowns as they go into the cavern and looks around “I have a bad feeling about this, can we please leave?”

Rudolfo  pats Ewan on the shoulder “Its fine Ewan, don't worry I don't think there is anything bad in these tunnels, and Salamandastron is just a series of tunnels too ya know” He offers a smile “We wont stay too long.”He then clears his throat and looks at the twins “Ping..Pong...explain ya selves and do it now, looks like you might have a few days of dish washing duty..or worse even, this be the 3nd time ya both skipped training”

“5th time ya rude chap” Ping says

Pong chuckles “Now ping do be less informal with info thar...then who cares training is hard and too long, gonna have some fun too ya know”

Ewan sighs as the shoulder pat is felt and looks around as they go deeper into the tunnels “Yeah but I trust the mountain better”He mutters as his eras perk , then droop a little, are they going below ground, or what?”

Reva chuckles loudly and smiles “Fun is always good and ya need to tune the bossy down”She grins at Rudolfo “Have a little fun and you”She looks at Ewan “No worries no ghosts are inna here...well maybe there is”She waves her paws “The ghost of the dead hault these caves....hey ya wanna see old bones of like a pirate maybe!” She seems excited, little too excited.

Rudolfo taps his foot paw “I am not bossy.”He frowns “Pirate bones..wot?”

Ping and Pong are all for pirate bones and treasure and rush forwards further into the tunnels. The tunnels do go up and down, there is side tunnels and even a couple dead ends.

One area has a pile of old dry bones, some bits of clothing and some old chest..broken and clearly empty now, well a rusty blade is here and some old mug. One skeleton holds a dagger

Ewan keeps a mental note on the turns and twists this place has  and the feeling of maybe going under ground and seems better when it's clear they are heading back more towards the surface “Rudo...we really should be getting back.”He gasps as he touches a cave wall and some sort of spiders crawl away, like 20 of them but lucky away from him as he backs off, “Its also a little dark in here and we have no light really”

Reva screams as a spider gets on her “get it off get if off!!!” As she screams some not so steady rocks seem to shake a little, and when she bumps into a wall, it doesn't help as the wall is clearly  not safe and she gasps as she falls backwards as it gives away.

Then a  horrible sound, a loud horrible fear inducing sound of creaking and then like one's worse night mare, that weak wall somehow held up this old..old tunnel and...well the ceiling is literary falling now!!

Rudolfo  eyes widen as he stumbles backwards “What is going on!” He starts to panic and then, ok calming breath he can't panic he is a long patrol hare and fearless in danger.

Ping and Pong scream, and that makes it worse as they barely avoid getting hit with some rocks and large stones.

Ewan just spaces out and stands there, ears drooped as he just looks like he is lost and just..well spaced out. A small whimper as he  just freezes where he is, a large stone snaps him into the here and now as he barely avoids it but some falling rock does hit his arm as he coughs, so much dust.

Reva gasps and takes in a lot of breaths and coughs as the cavern fills with dust and sand and it gets pitch black now..”Is every one ok? Are we dead?”

Ping and pong whimper “Its the end of the bally world!”

“We'll sorry..we will NEVER skip a train session again!!”

Finally the rocks stop falling, some dust hangs in the air and it's deathly quiet....there has been a cave in and that tunnel is now. Blocked so no going that way. Another tunnel goes on for who knows how long and there is a couple small openings on the far side of the large cavern but its unclear it its just some small space or a way to another dead end tunnel, or what.

Rudolfo checks on Ping and Pong, as well as the hare maid “Ok ok...every beast just deep breaths..we are alive, any beast hurt?” He walks over to Ewan and a gentle paws on shoulders, a gentle shake “hey ..Ewan”His voice calm and clear, gentle “Ewan..look at me...please say something”

Ewan whimpers and drops to his knees, he looks at his arm  where some blood is and tenses up, he looks around after a moment as his ears droop “End..end...this is bad..ina a cave..way out blocked...no light...light is good..dark is bad...”He is clearly not in the here and now.

Reva calms and looks at Ewan with a frown “Is he ok?”

Pong just  hugs his knees “How about the rest of us, we are all gonna die down here, future hares will be like look cool hare bones..our bones!”

Ping gulps and just frowns”I donta wanna die”

Reva frowns “Is he..broke or something?” Her eyes are adjusting to the dark now “There is..faint light, I think...and we are not gonna die”Wait..”Are we?” She looks at Rudolfo as he is like the only calm one in here.

Rudolfo frowns “I..I don't know”Its ok to not know after all as he tries to calm Ewan and is unsure how “Ya guys please calm..Ewan is he..”He frowns  “He has some after war trauma ok. Its..complicated..” He focus once more on Ewan, how to help, what to do..”Ewan...please...calm..its ok....look at me, focus on me voice...me voice only”

Ewan slowly finds the voice, where..he blinks a few times and whimpers, then shivers as he focus finally on “Private..Rudlofo...”He frowns and lets out a sort of soft whimper before passing out, too much stress.

Whom:

Hanzi Conrad Firepaw Jackson -Me- Member of The New Blackrose

Rigel- Archer in The Mossflower Defenders

Log:

==Somewhere close to Ferravale and the Mossflower River/North path Bridge around Dusk... ====

Hanzi sighed as they were making good time, they had left almost 2 weeks ago and was finally in the area of Mossflower, not too far from Ferravale, like a little north and west of it. He was practicing some moves with his dirk, the only thing he keep of his life in the Long Patrol and he had gotten better using the dirk, as well as throwing daggers.

Rigel was close by walking along and slows when he sees the hare “Is that being the Hanzi hare…yes it is..what is it you are doing in this place, are you not with the other jolly hares?”

Hanzi slowly turns to the fox and straightens up” It’s Hanzi Conrad Firepaw Jackson and I am not a Long Patrol hare anymore, I left the losers and became something…much better”

Rigel tilts his head “What is being much better than that for a hare beast as you are….Mossflower Defenders?” He grins “That is worthwhile group yes, very much so it is being..helpful and I am a member”

Hanzi rolls his eyes “Ya fer you….so the badger let’s vermin into his group…how lovely” He spins his dirk in his paw.

“I am being de..good fox. Rigel, I am archer ya.”Rigel offers a paw, “I remember you from abbey place, you left with the hares of the Patrol and their leader, the really really tall badger!”

“Do you always talk like that, you sound dumb and…no the Mossflower Defenders are…stupid also but that’s fine let them be….and weak maybe, gives others time to grow..Ever hear of the Blackrose?”

Rigel nods “Oh yes and be hearing they are gone….and over all de way, no Blackrose beast around, nope is being all…how say…not living”

Hanzi just chuckles “Well I wouldn’t say that’s…totally true but there is the old saying….wot one doesn’t know, won’t hurt them..Or maybe it will be their downfall” Just the way he says it just sounds so..cold and hollow and..just so void of emotion almost as he looks at the fox “I know some of the Mossflower Defenders, hmms good or bad?” He smirks “You decide Rigel”

Rigel blinks and frowns at the hare “You are sounding very very unhare like, is seeming…sound like not meet in dark area of the woods.”

Hanzi walks closer to him “You know…your right. You also know something I always thought I was a loser, a failure, a no body but look at me now…I have grown and..changed, for the better and what does a hare sound like? Hmmms..I mean…really?” He looks at his dirk as he spins it, “The only thing I have of my very short patrol life, long patrol dirk, do ya know a weapons purpose….Rigel?”

Rigel stays where he is “To…protect the weak and defenseless, to help…though did be seeing Jaxson use weapon once to slice apple in pieces.” He hmmsm as his tail swishes behind him back and forth as he thinks not really paying the hare any attention at all.

Hanzi nods “Yes yes it can be used for that but a weapons true purpose…”He smirks, good the fox is a fool to not pay attention to the hare, oh yes trust the hare as he spins the dirk and quickly stabs it towards the fox’s side” Is to..kill” He says coldly.

Rigel was clearly NOT expecting that and he doesn’t have any armor on just a tunic as he gasps in pain and red blood starts to soak the tunic and his fur, and run down his side to the snow, he speaks and coughs up blood “W..what is….being……?”

Hanzi just watches and tilts his head, twisting the dirk and stepping back leaving it there a moment, showing him his shoulder, the tattoo..of The Blackrose.” Beautiful…isn’t it? I’m like a temporary…maybe full time..2nd in command, sort of….”

Rigel frowns as his vision spins “I will…tell Xander…owwwww…..”More pain courses threw him as the hare twists the dagger, the fox goes to grab the hare and shove him away.

Hanzi just watches the fox and stands his ground, he has gotten stronger “Sorry…your tell no one…anything Rigel, because sadly you died..too bad they won’t know…why” He goes to rip the dirk out from his side and sends a swift kick to the fox jaw! Then backs away, in a fighters stance.

Rigel yells in pain and coughs, tensing up in pain as his vision spills and he already feels his world fading to black even before the kick connects with his jaw, the kick breaks the jaw slightly and he falls laying sideways. Blood still pours from the wound on his side and now his jaw as well, his life quickly fading away, his breathing slows and stops after a few moments and he goes totally limp and lifeless.

Hanzi watches the fox die and then takes any valuables, he looks at him a short while “You don’t get a flower like….some…no” He smirks “That will come…later for others, not sure when later that’s up to my leader…..I do hope that your own leader is not too upset at your passing…oh well one less beast to worry on…huh”He chuckles coldly and just walks off, leaving the dead fox to be found later by its friends  while the hare slips off and disappears leaving no trace he was even there.

So I was asked to draw some other peoples hare characters so here ya go and even drew a longbow

Zolomon

Zolomon's Longbow

Rudolfo

Who:

Ewan-Me-Resident Redwall Abbey Hare/Private in LP

Ciocan-Badger Lord

Log:

Ewan was looking around, he had gone inside quietly ahead of the others while they were talking and likely was not noticed by many. He knew his way around and decided to head to one place he liked to think, the crater.

Ciocan was already up here looking out over the shores and sea. paws behind his back and in a relaxed stance

Ewan walks closer and stops a short distance away and clears his throat "Sur..." He waits on a reply

Ciocan turns and smiles as he sees Ewan "Private Ewan, it is good to see you lad. I am glad it seems your travels were good"

Ewan smiles and goes over and hugs the badger "I..I missed the mountain and missed you and..missed...ummm some of the hares"Ok some he knows disliked him, ok maybe he missed them as well.

Ciocan smiles and returned the hug "You seem to be feeling better since last I saw you Ewan, it seems time at Redwall has done you good then"

Ewan nods as he steps back "Yeah...yes it has helped, it's peaceful there......mostly...well all the way, winter been a little bad for some."

Ciocan asks, "Nothing has happen there has it? I assumed all was well, is it now?"

Ewan says, "All is..fairly good. They are repairing wood beams in the bell tower and some yolks of the bells, oh and they polished the bells and they will likely be back up by Spring Feast..which me and Brother Sinway will miss but thats ok."He frowns "Brother Sinway is sad, cause Kenya died...she drowned in...in an icy creek saving another young beast named Atvi..so he is sad cause of it. Other than than nothing else...oh wait the tavern and Mossflower Defenders base is still slowly being rebuilt, maybe by Summer time..mid Summer maybe""

Ciocan frowns as he listens "Maybe being here will cheer him some. I do hope so and there is the dinner of course. Zolomon and Rudolfo got blueberries as well as some clams and water shrimps, should be good time for all I do hope"

Ewan says, "Also I noticed..Zolomon is not acting like..Zolomon at all."

"That's because....."A voice started as Zolomon came into view.."She died, the Blackrose..k..killed her"Some tears in his eyes, his one ear drooped.

Ciocan looks up to see Zolomon,"Private Zolomon....I thought you were getting some rest, you and Rudolfo both are allowed to have a day off before the welcome  dinner"

Ewan tilts his head and thinks deeply, who would..and he seems to remember wasn't Zolomon falling for.." Sargent Tarsa died?"

Try as he may, Zolomon fails at holding back anymore tears, so there is your answer, "I..I am gonna go back to...to me room" He just walks past Ewan and back to his room without a word.

Ciocan sighs and nods to Ewan "Yes....a Blackrose beast killed her and took hostage a couple privates, we did get the privates back and they have recovered mostly from their ordeal. We lost a couple other privates as well, but other wise did fairly well against them. There was even a failed assassination attempt on me"

Ewan watches Zolomon head back to bed and frowns "That's....sad." He can only guess that Zolomon and Tarsa got closer."Hopefully he can...be himself again"

Ciocan says, "Maybe in time, things such as lost....it takes time to recover from but with help from friends maybe he can, maybe he and Sinway can help one another even, we shall have to see.""

Ewan says, "Maybe, they would know how the other feels...or somewhat...a lost of a child is different than the lost of a ...future mate, but it's still a great loss to get over""

Ciocan nods "Yes it is...some here still feel loss from the Mossflower battle..I do as well, losing all the hares, for a little while , made me feel like I failed...but someone gave me my own advise back to me"He chuckles a little "Basically no one is 100% perfect at being a leader"He sighs "Still a great loss was felt, and since then I am trying my best to better know my hares..all of my hares, to be more of a family, we..were not so family like before and being a big family can help a group be stronger..closer...and work together better to do training better and be more ready for any changes or wot ever might come in the future"

Ewan smiles "Hopefully peace will....last a while, peace is nice"

Ciocan smiles "Yes peace is nice and yes I do hope it last, it seems it will the shores are safe and at peace, the seas seem..calm, even Halyard has calmed a little with its troubles for now"

Ewan nods, hugs the badger one more time before heading to bed for the night, he needs some rest.