Redwall MUCK Forum

This happens immediately after this: http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=161

CHARACTERS: Blisa, a female cat; Ferdinand, a male ferret; Valerie, a vixen.  Patch, a male rat.  Bolt, a male fox.  Rowtag, a male cat.  Various spoofed vermin, both good and evil.  Zaram, a male mole.  Xander, a male badger.  Zolomon, a male hare.  Quade, a male squirrel.  A spoofed female mouse Novice.

SCENE: Ferravale Chieftain's Office, and then the Ferravale Tavern

LOG:

Patch is covered in dirt, he has a skinned elbow, he has cut on his paw and he is limping a little from the running, he sees the door and unlike a normal beast to see the chieftain this is more a beating LOUDLY on the door  "Chief...chief!!!!!"

Blisa had been working on paperwork (being a Chieftain is the opposite of glamorous most of the time). Valerie had been painting a picture of Ferdinand, who had been weaving on his loom. But then the loud pounding on the door happened and they all jump. While the vixen gets busy cleaning up the paint she just spilled all over herself, the cat sets down her pen as the ferret opens the door. "What on Earth..."

Patch whimpers, yeah he looks horrible "T...the tavern...some fox with half a tail and this cat...took over tavern....others there too..."

Blisa is immediately standing and headed over to the rat. "What?! What is with beasts and taking over my village!!" She pulls out a chair and gestures for the rat to sit. "Tell me exactly what happened. How many beasts were attacking? How did you escape? Were any of the Ferravale citizens killed?"

Patch sits down and gulps, he then nods "I was getting an ale...a simple ale and the mole is in charge seeing as the tavern boss man is missing...or dead...who knows, anyways...they came in and were like tavern is ours now...and see Marek has a trap door where all the ale is and I jumped over the counter and got down it...fell down it and the tunnel leads to where the mill is and then run here and now my footpaw hurts even more...oh and they have this Redwall mouse and..Zaram, the mole...captive and who ever else from Ferravale and I don't know who died or died I didn't stick around"

Blisa grabs a guard that had followed the rat and sends him to try and find Bandit, and sends another one who comes running to try and find Nightbreath.  "This is terrible!  We need a plan."  Ferdinand nods and hands Valerie a clean handkerchief.  "We could do an ambuth trough the tunnel, and have a dithtraction outside by thome Warriorth who would charge in when they heard the other party thtart the attack..."

Patch sighs "And what do I do? I don't fight...much, I am better at tracking and hiding and things like that"

Blisa says, "You can help lead the Warriors through the tunnel, since I'm not sure where it is."  Valerie has finally finished cleaning off all of the paint, and now she says, "And we can be the distraction outside the tavern!"  Ferdinand nods.  He's liking this idea.

~* After 2 or 3 days of planning, our heroes go to take back their beloved tavern! *~

Bolt grins as they have had the tavern for a good 2..3 days now?  "This is fun, but its a little boring also. We need to get some real food in here."   

Zaram is tied to the bar stool and can't move very far. He has rarely talked the whole time he has been captive, he has cooked and obeyed the vermin here, and silently hoping help is not far off.

Rowtag yawns, "Well we could leave and take a captive with us and send demands to the chieftain, give us what we want or else more beasts die" 

Patch has made it to the trap door and points to where the tavern is above and backs off a little. Meanwhile in the tavern a lone mouse novice cries a little, she is not use to so many vermin in one place and is watched all the time as she cleans tables and serves ale and plates of bread and fish.

Xander went out, against most wishes, he wanted to help once he found out and no one else seemed willing yet so he went on his own and meet up with the chieftain.  He wears his armor and has his sword with him.

Blisa leads her group of half of the village guard (the other half is in the tunnel with Patch, waiting for her signal) up to in front of the tavern. She had asked Xander to be in her group, but he is a free creature, so she didn't force him. Standing in her armour, surrounded by her bodyguards, she yells, "Conquerer wanna-bes! I am Blisa Wyrmtamer, Chieftain of Ferravale! Surrender and release your captives, and I MAY let you live!!!"   

Bolt listens as he hears the chief and smirks, he walks over to the doorway "Yeah, that so...well I am Bolt and my boss is..."He stops oh yeah he is to say "Rowtag the Assassin, and this is our tavern now so there"   

Zaram frowns from where he is and ducks under a table close to the main bar, this may not go well so he is getting out of the way best he can.

Outside is Zolomon with his longbow and arrows, "I say the vermin chaps need to bally well surrender if they wot good fer em" 

Rowtag glares at Bolt, he was supposed to be the leader...oh well. He stands and looks around the tavern as gasps are heard, a few look a little brave at the sound of the chieftain's voice 'til the cat grins a little "We shall see who wins today, all in all...excitement is sure to happen"

Patch nods as the guards following him suddenly storm in with a battle cry and the rat goes to hide, yeah where the good ale is...he grins as he is safe and will protect the ale, yeah that's the plan...protect the good ale.

Xander takes a deep breath, he has done some sword drills on his own and wanted to help, beasts were in trouble and he didn't want to wait so he left the abbey and helped the chieftain and Dorarose plan, he told whom he thought was important where he went, certain rude beasts were left out of that talk.

Blisa rolls her eyes as the guards attack inside the tavern without waiting for her signal. Oh, well. She can have Bandit drill them about it later. She motions, and 2 huge, hulking stoat guards charge to door to either open it (if it's unlocked) or break it down (if it's locked). Inside, the guards are attacking to hurt, but not kill, if they can. The beasts that fight them will be immediately deemed the enemies and will risk being killed. The guards outside charge after the stoats, although they do give them enough time to open the door. Blisa and her bodyguards lead the way! DoraRose did help with the planning and knows just where Xander is, but she stayed at the Abbey because of her Gatekeeper duties. She trusts that the badger will do his level best to stay as safe as possible.   

Bolt chuckles and the chuckling dies as chaos happens, wait wasn't this supposed to happen later. The door is broke down after a couple good hard pushes and Bolt right away fires off an arrow killing one of the guards who enter first and growls low. He singles for the rats and ferrets, and some weasels working for him to attack!! Yes he was caught off guard but no matter, he will still make his boss proud of him. 

Zaram peeks out from under the table. The tavern beasts get brave and go to help, and one weasel from Ferravale hides under the table with Zaram "Move over!" He says.

Zolomon walks in "Hallo all...." He is unsure how to go about this, ok yeah listen to the Ferravale chieftain, but the Defender's leader isn't here, he ducks behind a turned over table and makes sure he only fires an arrow at a rat on the bad guys side as he looks around trying to spot his friend.

Xander frowns and barely sidesteps a tall ferret and makes his way to Zolomon, "I say umm....you take that side and me this?" He slices at a rat that gets close and looks to where Zaram and the mousemaid is and points "We have to protect them or...who do that and I will...try and see who is in charge" 

Rowtag grins and looks excited "No one can beat me..." He kills a stoat and smirks. He does get a little unsure at the number of beasts here and starts to back off towards a back door, maybe it's time he left and reported to the real boss "Hey Bolt...you're in charge" And he heads to the back door, the assassin is not dying today if he has it his way.

Blisa yells orders at her guards, who are attacking with vicious control. "Zolomon and Xander! Get the noncombatants -- the mouse, Zaram, any others who can't fight -- outside! Your job is to keep them safe!" She then dives into the action, chasing after the other cat with her bodyguards hard on her heels. He's not getting away if she has anything to say about it! The guards are now starting to kill the beasts who are fighting back, quickly figuring out who's an enemy and who's not.

Bolt blinks "I am?" He sneers "I am huh...sounds good to me" He scans the room and his eyes land on the badger "Oh yeah....time to make the boss proud of me" He goes to quickly slice at a couple guards, killing one and injuring another and motions for a stoat on his side to help "Hey Stripe dog!!"

Rowtag is busy getting out a back doorway, he looks back to Bolt and then is gone

Xander looks over to see Bolt and narrows his eyes. He stands ready for any attack with his blade and looks over to make sure Zolomon is still doing ok and will protect him if needed.

Blisa growls as the other cat escapes, and she allows a couple of volunteers from the guards to follow him. Turning, she attacks a group of bad guys who are about to attack the noncombatants behind the hare's back! Her bodyguards join her as the other guards continue to attack. A crazy light starts to grow in the Chieftain's eyes, and her face splits into an insane grin. Valerie and Ferdinand get clearly worried once they notice it.

Bolt smirks as he goes to take aims at the badger "This looks familiar....well not really the first two stripedogs didn't fight back, they just died!" Course one is alive but he believes them both dead.

Zolomon stays close to Xander as he finishes off a rat and frowns at Bolt "Well this fox chap is rude Xandy..."

Xander listens to Bolt and whimpers, visions of Takeo carrying Zinnia in the abbey, he remembers seeing Oz hit and thinking him dead. He looks defeated and like he will just start crying, tears do form but then a deep growl, a snarl and his eyes change..."Murderer!" And he raises his sword and suddenly charges the fox!

From the group near Zaram, a creepy chuckle can be heard.  It's coming from Blisa as she continues to attack the enemies over here.  Her bodyguards are all now clearly worried as the Chieftain is obviously teetering on the brink of insanity right now.  The Ferravale guards are starting to look nervous.  Suddenly, a shout can be heard from outside, and some of the village citizens, armed with gardening implements, mostly, come charging in, enraged by them not being allowed to have booze for a few days and because the Chieftain didn't let them know she was attacking.  They're not part of the volunteer militia; they're just upset.

Bolt grin fades, wait that was not part of the plan, he quickly fires off an arrow at Xander and falls over a turned over table. He tries to get a dagger out of his belt and also toss at the badger before he gets too close, fear is on his face.   

Zolomon frowns "Xandy?" And he does the smart thing he gets out of the badger's way! He goes to grab Zaram and the mousemaid, that's close and get them to a couple guards by the doorway.

Xander snarls as the arrow bounces off the armor and the dagger sinks into his leg, he goes to slice at the fox, not once but twice and a 3rd time just to make sure, his eyes blazing at the fox, yep the fox is in bad trouble and most likely is trapped.

Blisa is giggling and chuckling maniacally now as she fights a couple of the remaining weasels.  The remaining village guards and civilians go to attack the few remaining bad guys, who should probably run out the back door!

Bolt backs up or tries to and his back hits the wall, he gets a cut to his chest, one to his arm as he drops the longbow, which also gets sliced in half "Please....mercy!" And he feels the blade slice into his neck and he goes limp, yeah Bolt is a little dead and the last 3 beasts...a ferret and a couple rats are smart and run for their lives to get the heck out of here!

Quade was ready to save the day and be the =hero= then he slows and almost has the rats and ferret crash into him, he glares and storms into the tavern and a look of shock is on his face, his tail bristles and then he holds back an urge to yell when he sees his 2nd in command Bolt...in a pool of blood and the badger beside him.  He takes a calming breath and looks around "Beasts were suppose to wait on me!"

Zolomon blinks "Ummm...well no one could find ya so...."  He goes over to Xander, carefully "Xandy...y...you ok?"

Xander pants and drops to his knees as he blinks a few times and then drops his blade, blood on him, the floor and the blade. Then a couple sobs escape him as he starts crying, shivering some. He just killed Bolt and like a couple of Bolt's beast that was...well trying to protect the fox, they got headless and so failed.

Blisa is still grinning insanely, standing on the bodies of those she's killed. After looking around for a few moments, the crazy fades from her face and she suddenly looks exhausted. As Valerie and a couple of other Healers start moving around, helping the wounded, the cat cleans off her weapons and sheaths them. Stalking over to the squirrel, she glares at him. "And who, pray, are /you/, that we should wait for you?"

Quade walks over to Zolomon and Xander first, "You two need a serious talking to..." He looks at the cat "I am the leader of the Mossflower Defeanders and the hare and badger is supposed to listen to me"

Zolomon frowns at Quade "Sorry..."  But his concern is more with the badger, not the rude squirrel.

Xander looks up at Quade and wipes away his tears "He..he was the one that killed mom and tried to kill Uncle Oz..." He looks at the ground, again the last few morments a blur.

Quade folds his arms as he looks at Xander  "Anger...again got the best of you, you know what you're a poor excuse, worthless warrior and in my opinion has no place in the Defenders so...you're fired!"

Zolomon frowns "Now...that was not needed...you can't kick someone out of the group!"

The cat bristles.  "And /I/ am Blisa Wyrmtamer, Chieftain of Ferravale!  Thye volunteered to help me get my tavern back, so they needed to listen to me!"  When she hears the squirrel's words to the badger, she gasps in rage and goes to kick him in the shin (she would slap him, but she's a bit too short for that).  "You, sir, just...oh..." and then she collapses in a faint.  As Valerie and the other bodyguards gather her up and rush her home, Ferdinand stays and orders the village guards, "This thquirrel jutht dithrethpected our Chieftain!"  They guards growl and gather around.  Blisa has made many beasts mad, but pure pride makes them want to defend her anyway.  As Ferdy slips out of the tavern, the guards start debating about whether to expell the squirrel from the village or to just cook him....

Xander blinks "I...what?" He looks confused "But...f...fired?" He looks around at the beasts, not knowing whom is angry at him or the squirrel or maybe they are just angry. He slowly gets his still blood soaked blade and grips it tight and then pushes through the gathered beasts and rushes outside tears streaming down his face!   

Quade yelps as he is kicked and glares "Hope you get stabbed in the back feline..." And that was the wrong thing to say as he is picked up by a stoat, who he kicks and is tossed out of the tavern, like tossed and tumbles a couple times and stands and dusts himself off and glares at the tavern  "Well...kitty, you made an enemy..." And he walks to the Defender's base. He needs to think   

Zolomon meanwhile chases after Xander "Xandy...Xandy come back!!" 

The guards didn't see which way the squirrel went to as they and some other villagers start cleaning up the tavern, the tavern.   

Zaram and the mousemaid help, they even help serve some drinks and food but this time willingly as they are free, Zaram sits worried as a guard sits near him he sighs, "Worried bout sir Marek."Some other tavern beasts are as well...the rest of the day is sort of slow, but things get, well sort of back to normal the next day...somewhat, best they can.

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Thanks for reading!

The new posts will be at the top.
The days and times I am usually on are from about noon to 4 PM Central time on Thursdays, and from about noon to 2:30 PM on Saturdays   Please see below for exceptions to this.

8/31/2017 EDIT: My characters are DoraRose, Lenore, Blisa, LilyMoore, and Felicity   (And about a zillion spoofs....)

6/21/2018 EDIT:  So, I feel that I must explain some things.

I take a week break every month because I discovered that when I don't, I, for some weird reason, feel like I'm required to come on.  Like I no longer have a choice about whether or not I can log on here and play.  And so it stops being fun for me and I start to dread it.  However, taking a week break every month really helps me not get to that place, and I am eager to return.  But it has to be a COMPLETE break.  So not only only do I not log onto the MUCK in-game, I also don't read the radio and I don't look at any logs.  I have to to keep this place fun for me.  So for that entire week, the MUCK is off-limits for me.  Sorry

I also leave at about 4 pm Central Time every time (except Saturdays, when my library closes at 3 ><) to help myself be able to leave on time.  It has nothing to do with my parents.  They don't interfere or have any say in my MUCK time, plus I'm legally an adult and have been since July 2012, so they don't get any say in what I do on the Internet or when I RP on the MUCK.  But we do sometimes have to leave the library as early as 4:30, so I make myself leave here at 4 to try and help myself never be late.

But I do still try to come on, and I enjoy playing with y'all.  I hope we can RP soon

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Thursday, June 21st, 2018 EDIT:I won't be here this Saturday (the 23rd), and my week break from the MUCK for July is the 15th-21st.  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 EDIT:  So, I'm sick today, yet I'm here (i'm good at making bad decisions).  However, if I'm not better by Saturday, or if my parents (who are my ride to the library) get sick, I won't be here on Saturday
My week break from here this month is the 23rd-26th.
I won't be here Saturday, June 9th.
My break from the MUCK in June is the 13th-16th.
Hope to RP soon!

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3/1/2018 EDIT:  I have been diagnosed with a tic disorder IRL (I can provide links here to medical sites is y'all would like an explanation of what tics are....they aren't the bugs ) and I was given a prescription, the side effects of which include, for me anyway, drowsiness.  And of course I get really sleepy during the time when I'm usually on here, so if I become incoherent, that's why.  If I do, then please let me know, and I'll exit out of the RP and.....I don't know, take a nap in my library or something.  *Shrugs*  I may also have to keep it down to 1 RP at a time for a while until I get used to this medicine.  Sorry   4/14/2018 EDIT:  I have gotten over the drowsiness, and now here in about 2 weeks I'll be upping my dose, so I'll probably get all sleepy again.  We'll have to see.  If I do, I'll possibly have to go back down to 2 RPs at a time. 

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Wendsday, May 2nd, 2018 EDIT:  I am here today!   I am catching up on forums shtuff, and can hopefully RP

My week break this month is the 23rd-27th.  If I'm not gonna be here any days other than those, I shall try to let you know as far in advance as I can  

Hope to RP and.or chat again soon! <3

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Thursday, April 26th, 2018 EDIT:  There's a very real chance I won't be here this Saturday (the 28th) 'cause of a thing IRL.  If I'm here, then surprise!  If I'm not here, then I'm planning on being here next on Thursday, May 3rd.  Hope to RP soon!!! <3

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Wendsday, April 4th, *2018 EDIT:  In addition to not being here this Saturday, I also won't be here April 17th-21st.  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, March 29th, 2018 EDIT:  In addition to not being here this Saturday, I won't be here Saturday, April 7th.  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, March 15th, 2018 EDIT:  I won't be here Saturday, March 31st.  Hope we can RP before then

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Thursday, March 1st, 2018 EDIT:  I won't be here
Saturday, March 3rd
Thursday, March 8th
Saturday, march 10th
I hope to RP soon!  I AM on today, and I hope to be here again on the 15th.  Also today is my 6th anniversary of making my very first ever character, DoraRose

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Thursday, Febuary 15th, 2018 EDIT:  In addition to the dates listed below, I will not be here Saturday, Febuary 24th, and probably also Saturday, March 3rd.  If it turns out that I will be able to be here on March 3rd, I'll let y'all know.  Hope to RP soon!

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Wendsday, Febuary 7th, 2018 EDIT: Hey, y'all.  Here are the days that I for sure will NOT be here:
Basically all Wendsdays still (including today; I just logged on here to update this page)
Thursday, Febuary 8th
Saturday, Febuary 10th
Saturday, Febuary 17th
Hope to RP next week

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Thursday, Febuary 1st, 2018 EDIT:  In addition to the dates listed in my previous edit (which is now directly below this one), I may not be here Saturday, Febuary 17th.  I'll let y'all know when I find out for sure.  Hope to RP soon! <3

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Thursday, January 25th, 2018 EDIT: I won't be here
Saturday, January 27th (sorry for the short notice )
Saturday, Febuary 3rd
Thursday, Febuary 8th
Saturday, Febuary 10th
Also, I may be getting here late on Thursdays, but I'm still planning on being here most Thursdays.  I just may be getting here at 1 instead of noon Central Time, and still be leaving at 4 PM.  And I'm still absent on Wendsdays.
Hope to RP soon!

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Saturday, December 30th, 2017 EDIT: I won't be here
Saturday, January 6th, 2018
Thursday, January 18th
Saturday, January 20th
Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, December 21st, 2017 EDIT:  I won't be here Saturday, December 23rd.  Hope to RP soon

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Thursday, November 30th, 2017 EDIT:  Days that I know I won't be here:
Thursday, December 14th
Saturday, December 16th
Hope to RP soon

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Wendsday, November 15th, 2017 EDIT:  I'm here today to RP!
Days I shall not be here:
Thursday, November 16th
Saturday, November 18th
Thursday, November 23rd
99% of all Wendsdays
And I give Xander and Rupert permission to spoof LilyMoore on the Willowbark Abbey trip when I'm not on.  She's basically just quiet 'cause she's still sad about her brother running off with the circus.  She WILL cheer up, though, don't worry.  I hope to be able to RP soon

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Thursday, November (HOW CAN IT BE NOVEMBER ALREADY?!) 2nd, 2017 EDIT:  So, life is suddenly threatening to be mildly crazy here for a couple of weeks.  So.  Days that I KNOW that I won't be here:
Thursday, November 9th
Saturday, November 11th
Saturday, November 18th
Thursday, November 23rd (because of Thanksgiving)
Every Wendsday

Days that I MAY NOT be here:
Thursday, November 16th

.....oh, shnap, that could be 3 Thursdays in a row >.<  I'll have to see what happens, and this time, I will try really hard to connect my characters to keep them from idle purging. 

So, yeah.  November is gonna be a slightly crazy month this time O.o

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Thursday, October 26th, 2017 EDIT:  Hia.  I won't be here
Saturday, October 28th
Thursday, November 9th
Saturday, November 11th
Also, Benar, Krisha, and Xander are going to the spice market today, and then Krisha and Xander are getting married next Thursday....but the time Benar gave on the forum pose for it is (for both events) 19:30 MUCK time.  If it is at that time, then that's 9:30 PM my time...however, there's a chance that, like I often do, Benar got a little confused because TIME ZONES.  (Don't hate on him; it's easy to get confused about the different time zones Dey confushing.)  If I can be there for them, I shall.  But no matter what happens, I hope that we can RP soon, and that everyone has fun <3

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Saturday, October 14th, 2017 EDIT:  Hey.  So, I am on today, but I'm going to have to be leaving between 1 and 1:30 for the bag sale at my library's used book sale.  So it looks like I'm going to be missing the feast.  So here's a (stupid long; I'm sorry.  Maybe make it 2 poses? ) pose Oz or Leon may spoof:

The bells ring for the feast, then LilyMoore comes in, having done her job for the day.  She's still wearing her orange dress with the red leaves embroidered on it, and her matching slippers.  DoraRose is already here, having taken the day off from guard duty (although the guards can come get her if needed).  She is wearing her black tunic and leggings and boots, just in case.  The Remnant may be gone, but for the next week she's not taking any chances.  She has fully recovered from her faint earlier, and she and her daughter are sitting with their family.  Angela is helping in the Infirmary.  Blisa stayed in Ferravale.  There are a bunch of Abbey guards in here, and when they're done eating, they'll go relieve the other guards so they can eat, too (Dora is very efficient in arranging this, and she makes sure they go back out to guard duty when they're done eating).  Lily makes sure to hang out with Marek (if he's still here).

That's the pose.  Sorry I had to leave.  I will be gone all next week, so hopefully we'll be able to RP again on October 26th

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Saturday, October 7th, 2017: I may leave early next week (October 14th); my library is having a book sale and on Saturday afternoon they'll probably have their "stuff everything into a bag for a couple of dollars" sale, which is always nice.  You can't have too many books, right?

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Thursday, October 5th, 2017 EDIT:  The thing I was hoping to do isn't able to happen, so I'm going to be able to be here most Thursdays.  So I'm happy that I still get to RP, but I'm sad because I was really looking forward to this thing   Maybe I can here in like January....

I'll let y'all know when I'm able to come back on Wendsdays.

I won't be here On October 19th or 21st.  Also, I know this is really far in advance, but I won't be here on November 11th; I'm volunteering at a local comicon!

Hope to RP soon

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Thursday, September 28th, 2017 EDIT:  Ungh.  So, sorry about how crappy my RPs were last week; I had a virus on my touch screen device, so I was fighting with that, and it was really stressing me out....so badly that I cried.  But I got all my data backed up and then I factory reset the device, so the virus is probably gone now.  So I have returned to the land of the living (so to speak)!

However, I wasn't able to read any logs or anything, so I am oblivious to whatever has happened to the IC (or even OOC) realm.  Is Redwall still standing?  Did Basilisk eat everyone?  Did any of Bandit's characters die ICly?  Did Salamandastron explode as a volcano?  I KNOW NOTHING.  So I can only really have 1 character on today   I'll be reading the logs as I wait for it to be my turn again.

Also, the library I'm usually at on Thursdays is closing very early today, so I'm on a laptop on the wifi at my other library.  So I may be growling and grumping about lag and stuff.  I may also take a while to pose because I'm watching a squirrel or bird or butterfly outside the (beautifully) gigantic window I'm sitting by (I'm not joking; I sometimes feel like the dogs in the movie "Up" -- SQUIRREL!!!!!).

I am not going to be here this coming Saturday (September 30th), so sorry that I won't be able to help start off a mini-plot in Ferravale that Marek's planning.  For the battles, Marek, Bandit, and Nightbreath (ONLY) may just say that Blisa and her guards are fighting in another area.  I give only those 3 permission to say that, though.

I still don't know about the thing I'm hoping to start in October, but I'll let you know when I find out either way.  I'm still not gonna be here on Wendsdays for a while; that's all I know for sure.

Hope to RP soon!

EDIT:  Also, I'm sad and I want to cry.  Bad week, not-so-great day.  So my characters will either be depressed or trying to murder people.  It's a toss up

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Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 EDIT:  Hey, guys!  So, I won't be here next Saturday (Spt.  30th).  Also, there's a thing I'm hoping to start on October 17th that will be happening on Teusdays and Thursdays, so if I'm able to do it, I won't be on here on Wendsdays or Thursdays for just about 2 or 3 months.  I'll let y'all know when I know for sure if I'm able to do it or not.

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Thursday, August 24th, 2017 EDIT: Hia.  So, a reminder: I shan't be here on Wendsdays still for a while still, and I won't be here on these Saturdays:
August 26th
September 2nd
and September 9th.
I also won't be here on Thursday September 7th.  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, August 17th, 2017 EDIT: Hey, guys!  I'm planning on being here this Saturday, but I sha'n't be here on August 26th or September 2nd.  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, July 27th, 2017 EDIT:  Hi.  So, I won't be here this Saturday (July 29th) or at all next week (August 2nd-5th).  And I may not be here on August 12th or 26th; those are both Saturdays and there's gonna be fun local stuff happening those weekends.  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, July 13th, 2017 EDIT: Heyo.  I sha'n't be here next week (July 19th-22nd).  Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, July 6th, 2017 EDIT: Hey, I was able to make it today!  But I still sha'n't be here until maybe next Thursday Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, June 28th, 2017 EDIT:  Heya, guys.  So, life is happening!  Yeah.  It's all over the place.  So I'm not going to be here this Saturday.  I also won't be here on the 8th, and I may not be able to make it even on the 6th.    So I may not be here at all next week.  I'm sorry to all of you to whom I said I was planning on being here.

Also, I won't be able to make it on the 7th for the Summer feast.  Therefore, I give Oz, Emyuil, and Leon (the players) permission to spoof LilyMoore and DoraRose at the feast.  I give ONLY those 3 players permission to spoof those 2 chars (nobody else would be there); if any other player spoofs my characters, please ask them to stop, because I am not giving them permission.  Also, here is a pose for the very beginning:

DoraRose enters the area where the feast is being held, clothed in a pretty short-sleeved, floor-length tan muslin dress with flowers and vines embroidered on the lower third of the skirt (that must've taken a while to do).  She helps get the Dibbuns where they're supposed to be, and then she goes and sits with her husband.  LilyMoore, who is wearing a yellow dress with embroidery that matches the needlework that's on her mother's dress, comes to the feast late; she had volunteered to be in charge of the bells calling everyone to the party!

That's the whole pose.  I've heard rumors that there might be some announcements during the feast, so they would be clapping along with everyone else for those things, if they happen, as well as eating (What's the point of a feast if you don't eat, yo?)

I'll try to update you guys if/when I get any new information about days that I'll be here.  Hope to RP soon!

EDIT: I meant don't expect me on the 6th; I have no idea if I'll be able to make it, so don't anticipate me coming on.  Sorry

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Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 EDIT:  Hey, guys.  I don't know if I'm going to be here on Saturday.  Sorry.

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Wendsday, June 7th, 2017 EDIT: Hey, guys!  So, there's a thing that I've been trying to do on Mondays when I'm at home (bereft of Internet ), but since Summer has arrived, I can't.  It is a very important thing to me, so, even though it makes me sad, I'm going to have to make a sacrifice so I can work on it.  And what I'm sacrificing is some of the time I spend on here.  So I won't be here on Wendsdays for a few months, starting next week.  I will come on and RP today, but this will be my last Wendsday RPing for a couple of months until the weather cools down.  Please don't try to offer suggestions of how I could do both or talk me out of it; this is what I need to do so I can work on this extremely important thing.  And I'm still planning on coming on here on most Thursdays and Saturdays; I'm just having to sacrifice Wendsdays for this project.  And when the weather cools down, I may be able to add Wendsdays back into my RPing schedule; I'll let you know once I know for sure

    And for this same reason, I wasn't able to scan any pictures into this laptop.  I had fully intended and planned to scan at least some of the pictures of my characters that I have drawn over the years so I could post them on here, but the hot weather snuck up on me, so I won't be able to do that, either, until the weather cools down Sorry for not doing it sooner.

    Also, I won't be here at all next week; I don't how my mom's work schedule is going to affect my life schedule, so it would just be best if you didn't expect me any day at all next week.  Life should settle down after next week so my schedule will be a bit more predictable until the middle of July.

    Hope to RP soon!

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Thursday, May 25th, 2017 EDIT: Hey, there!  Sorry for not saying that I wasn't gonna be here yesterday; I forgot I'm sorry :'( I'm now going to be gone until June 7th (A Wendsday; I'm planning on being here then).  Have fun RPing, and I hope to RP when I get back

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Saturday, May 13th, 2017 EDIT:  Hey, guys!  So, I am as sure as I ever am that I'm going to be here on Thursday, May 25th.  I am not sure about the Wendsday or the Saturday of that week.  I'll let you know when I know

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Wendsday, May 3rd, 2017 EDIT: Heyo.  So, I'm not going to be here next Wendsday (May 10th), and I won't be here from Wendsday, May 17th through Saturday, May 20th.  I also won't be here from Wendsday, May 31st through Saturday, June 3rd.  I may not be here this Saturday (May 6th), either; I'll have to see what happens.  Hope to RP soon!

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Saturday, April 1st, 2017 EDIT: Hey!  So, I may not be here next Wendsday (April 5th), and I won't be here from Saturday, April 8th to Saturday, April 15th.  I'm hoping and planning on being here on the 6th and then again on the 19th.  Hope to RP soon!

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Wendsday, March 22nd, 2017 EDIT:  Hey, I'm not going to be here tomorrow (the 23rd) because I have a cold.  Blah.   So I decided that I should stay home and rest Hope to RP on the 29th and 30th!  (And maybe April 1st....hopefully.)

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March 18th, 2017 EDIT: So, I'm actually here today! However, I sha'n't be here this Wendsday or next Saturday (March 22nd and 25th) Sorry.  Hope to RP soon!  I'm planning/hoping to be here on the 23rd, which is a Thursday, so hopefully that'll work out.

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March 8, 2017:  So, like a nincompoop, I've taken like 4 months to do this   Sorry.    Hey!  So, I won't be here this Saturday or any day next week.  So that's the 11th through the 16th.  I may be here on the 18th (a week from this Saturday), but don't count on it.  Dentist's appointments and weddings and things at my worship center and, just....yeah.  LIFE.  Hope to RP again soon!!!

SCENE:  Ferravale Chieftain's Office

CHARACTERS: Blisa, female cat and Chieftain of Ferravale; Ferdinand, a male ferret and Head of the Bodyguards; Valerie, a vixen and Healer.  Bandit, a male fox and Head Guard of Ferravale.

LOG:

Blisa is sitting at her desk, reading a message for the 4th time.  She's hoping the messenger she sent off to find the Head Guard hurries up and bring him back.  Ferdinand and Valerie are here, not doing anything, their crafts put away because of the terrible news the message holds...

There seems to be no end to terrible news these days. Which is why Bandit takes his sweet, sweet time getting here. That and he managed to create a sort of decoy in his office, a fox shaped training dummy set carefully behind a large stack of paperwork on his desk. It has been working great! At least until people actually come into the office to talk with him. Then it doesn't exactly take a detective to figure out where the fox is...
Still licking his chops from his lunch Bandit pauses at the office door, coughing into his paw to make sure it doesn't smell too much of tavern ale. Taking a deep breath Bandit puts on his best smile before walking into the office. "Blisa! How is the cheiftess this fine morning..."

"You took too long.  Where were you?  I've been waiting for flipping /ages/!  The Abbot has been kidnapped -- again.  How many guards do we have?  Can we spare any to help with the search?  We don't have ballistas, right?"  Blisa interrupts the Head Gard with a flurry of information as she stands and begins to pace in front of the window, looking reminiscent of a lion pacing a cage.....if lions were small and white with green eyes.  "Also, it's afternoon.  And DoraRose is coming tomorrow to escort her daughter and grandmother back to Redwall.  There have been attacks and kidnapping happening on the road, right on our doorstep!!"  She waves the note around to emphasize her words. 

The fox raises an eyebrow instead of replying. Instead he takes a moment to take this all in. This was not the news he would have liked after his breakfast / lunch. Taking the news about attacks near Ferravale as a bit more of an accusation than just...news, Bandit narrows his eyes. "Yes, well, they don't have much to discourage beasts from attacking travelers do we? I keep telling you, we could easily discourage thieves from the village by building a gallows...or a pit to toss them in with your snake, how ever you prefer." The fox rolls his eyes as he comments quietly, "The jail might as well have a revolving door on it for as often as people break out of it. So, why not..."
Taking another breath Bandit says, "And...while I am sad to hear that the abbot has been taken...perhaps it's best we let the Redwallers deal with this one on their own this time. I have nothing against stepping up patrols but if we make it a habit to bail out the woodlanders every time something comes their way it will be a hard habit to break down the road. It's...starting to effect moral." Bandit pauses, narrowing his eyes as he finally addresses the more important problem of all, "And...no, I am not having my men build you a ballista. They are costly, hard to make, and more overkill than..." This causes the fox to pause, yet again, rubbing his chin Bandit comments, "Then again it might dissuade bandits from attacking us again..."

"So build a ballista."  Blisa crosses her arms.  "Everybeast knows that we have a treaty with the Abbey, and if they get attacked, we are duty bound to help them.  And as far as I can tell, making that one thief work for Markalaway seems to be a good determent."  The young Chieftain closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.  "Look, Bandit.  I believe that we shouldn't rule by fear."  She opens her eyes again.  "Basil will NOT be used as punishment, so don't ever bring it up again."  She pulls a paper off of her desk and hands it to him.  "In light of the fact that there may be a bigger threat out in the woodlands than we know about, I'm instituting a new law saying that all of the villagers must join the village guards once they reach the age of 7 seasons.  They will only be called upon if we are under attack; a sort of militia, I guess they'd be."  She hands him the paper saying that and sits back down as Ferdinand adds, "I couldn't talk her out of it."  ignoring the ferret, the cat says, "Breaking our word and refusing to help our allies is a bad habit to break, too."  (She doesn't do eloquent arguments or debating very well...)

The fox narrows his eyes as he listens. Then a look of shock crosses his face as the conversation goes on. There are many fine points to persuasion. Reacting with a calm, collected manner to-   
"You want to /WHAT/?" 
Skills which Bandit lacks in the least. He puts his paw down on this idea, literally, slamming the desk with his fist, it's probably not the greatest idea but the fox has been riled. "Blisa, I'm not just your security, but your advisor as well. So please actually take my advice for once!" He growls, "We are still recovering from the last large scale battle, the battle that avenged your father. For us to keep sending our beasts to spill their blood against the enemies of Redwall every blue moon is going to wear us down to the point that we can't defend ourselves. Then you took away woodpidgeons from the city, confining us to eating like...like hares! And now you want to conscript the children of your own citizens into the guard? Do you WANT a revolt? Because that's what you are driving yourself to and I won't have enough beasts to keep /them/ from feeding /YOU/ to Basil!"  Bandit only realizes afterward that he probably should have not raised his voice to the beast that feeds him...and has the authority to have him tied to an archery post...

Blisa poufs up and gets a slightly crazy look in her eyes.  Valerie covers her mouth with both paws.  Ferdinand says quietly, "Blitha, perhapth we thould reconthider thtepping in to help the Abbey thith time.  Bandit doeth have a point about how few guardth we have."  The young cat barely manages to listen, but it's very good for the Head Guard that she manages.  The vixen leans towards him and whispers, "Dude, you should be thankful that Ferdinand's here...."  The Chieftain's tail twitches, but she nods, the crazy light going out of her eyes....although she has to dig her claws into the top of her desk to have that happen.  "Okay, fine!  We sha'n't send guards out to Redwall or out as search parties.....and I'm not conscripting the children, you dolt!  It's everybeast else.  And they will only have to fight if we get attacked."  She leans forward and growls, "And don't you /ever/ sass me like that again.  Do you understand?"  Ferdinand, behind the cat's back, gestures for the fox to agree, for the love of life itself.

The fox gulps slightly. His own features soften slightly too. "I...overstepped my bounds ma'am." Now that his own fire and spit have subsided Bandit rubs the back of his neck, "And I'm not opposed to sending aid to the abbey persay. Just that perhaps a smaller group of-" He thinks for a moment. Oh where was Wilks when he needed him? The story teller had a way with words that he never could hope to match. ...come to think of it what ever DID happen to that fox?   
"Specialists. A group of trackers to aid in finding the lost abbot. And perhaps, forming a volunteer militia is possible. If done in a way that doesn't divide the village against us." Bandit breaks a smile. With that he coughs slightly into his paw, "I can...come up with something. Is there, is there anything else the chieftess needs of me?" 

Blisa listens, her tail still poufed up and twitching in agitation.  After a few minutes, she nods very slowly.  "....those sound like......agreeable compromises."  She sits and crosses her arms, striving to not let the crazy take over.  She no wanna go crazy, yo!  "You see if any volunteers will sign up.  They can use pitchforks if they want; there was a Badger Lord who did that once, long ago, so that should work for us, too."  She glares up at him.  "And any trackers who don't have conniptions with helping woodlanders or Redwall would be welcome."  "Cerah would be a good choice, too,"  Valerie quickly adds.  The cat nods.  "Please talk to her, Val."  The vixen nods and heads off.  Ferdinand visibly relaxes now that the Chieftain seems to be calming down.  "How is the barter system I set up working out?  It should have reduced crime and homelessness..."

And the barter system is actually working.  Hooray!  Less crime, no more homeless beasts....things are looking up on that front!

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Thanks for reading!   This as fun

This log happens about 2 or 3 hours after this log: http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=123
This log is referenced: http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=121

SCENE: Ferravale Tavern

CHARACTERS:  Marek, a male stoat; Zaram, a male mole.  Xander, a male badger.  LilyMoore, a female mouse; Blisa, a female cat; Valerie, a vixen; Ferdinand, a male ferret.

LOG:

Xander is eating some fish and salad and has been quiet a while before he does finally talk "So...am I allowed in the fighting pits now?" He has on his back a new, well not really new, blade.   

Marek stops cleaning a mug and looks at the badger, he still has his tunic on from earlier and has yet to sew where the sleeve was cut, and he has a bandage on as he sits the mug aside "No...still off limits for now, earlier it was needed" 

The door to the tavern opens, and Blisa comes in, flanked by Ferdinand and Valerie....and LilyMoore. As the other 3 goes over to a booth, the mousemaid looks around the tavern, trying to find someone. When she does, her face lights up, and she runs over to him. "Marek!" She waves to the badger. "Hi, Xander!"   

Xander frowns, but decides to listen "Alright sir. I was just hoping....but it's ok." He folds his paws in his lap "Your arm ok...."He waves at Lilymoore.   

Marek smiles at Lilymoore "Hello Lilymoore...and to you Mr. Xander I am fine, it will heal as I have said. I have had much worse trust me"   

LilyMoore offers her friend a hug. "What happened to your arm? Are you okay?" She looks concerned. She hasn't noticed the badger's sword yet.   

Xander nods, he frowns a little as he keeps the blade on his back and then eats a little more fish quietly for now and sips some water. 

Marek allows the hug and hugs her in return, "It is fine Lilymoore, just a bit of a..." Well he can't say fight can he?  Sure "A fight in the fighting pits"   

LilyMoore frowns. "Why were you in the fighting pits? ....or....well, if it's private, you don't have to let me know." She turns to the badger. "Are you okay? You look a little sad."

Xander answers "It's nothing and I am not sad"  He smiles as he stands and draws his blade, "I have my blade, MY  blade. The Blade of The Northwind Storms. It took a while to get...and tests and stuff, but I got through it all, all of them."

Marek watches Xander "You have earned the right to wield it Mr. Xander" He looks to Lilymoore "A bit of a test is all and I lost, and the more worthy one didn't lose"

LilyMoore smiles now. "That's great! Congratulations!" Looking at her friend's arm, she adds, "Well, okay. I'm glad it wasn't a real fight, then. Don't let Valerie check it; she accidentally made herself drunk from one of her experiments, and she still has hangover." "TRAITOR." the vixen growls from where she's sitting as Blisa and Ferdinand struggle to not chuckle.   

Xander smiles, "Grandfather was the last to truly wield it, but Uncle Zee did wield it for like a short while" 

Marek nods "Not a real fight, the real fight was earlier in the woods and luckily no one was seriously hurt...well no friends"

LilyMoore nods. "Well, I'm glad you have it now," she tells the badger honestly. "Momma told us about it last night. I'm glad that you got the Dibbuns back....although she said that it seemed a little /too/ easy."

Xander says, "I fought a fox who almost beat me, but I got help. I am still learning to fight well but mistakes could end badly, so I need to practice a lot more and just stay more alert even when a bad beast is knocked down, they could still get up again"

Marek says, "Yes you could of been killed. Always stay alert even if it seems you have won, you may not of won just yet"

LilyMoore frowns. "But Momma said that there weren't enough guards to really prevent the Dibbuns from getting rescued...even if they did have one powerful enough to beat a badger, inexperienced he may be." Ferdinand comes over and smiles. "Could we pleathe have thome tea and thconeth? I heard about the fight," he adds as he gives the stoat the money required. "Mith Dora theemed....thuthpiciouth of how eathy it went. I'm jutht glad you are all alright." He is silently hoping that this is the end of the junk in Mossflower.

Xander frowns as he remembers, but not how he got back "How did I get to Ferravale afterwards anyways, don't remember much after I passed out"

Marek says, "It did seem easy but it was a small group of vermin. And that badger Mr.....Takeo? Carried you here"

LilyMoore sits on a stool and listens. Ferdinand gets the food and tea and heads back to the others.  Blisa is glaring at her paperwork.

Xander nods, "I was sore and worn out. I guess the fox made this squirrel like really REALLY mad."  He frowns some remembering watching the...punch fest?

Marek cleans up the counter top some as he gets a few drinks for a few rats, "Mr. Xander's training will start in a week, most likely in the Defenders base and no Fighting pits, not the best place to train"   

Xander says, "And I promise to pay attention and do my best and always be on time"

LilyMoore digs out a few coins. "May I have some tea? I have some money." She smiles at the badger. "Mom and my uncle have been training me. Swords are a lot heavier than they look." But her Bellringer training has helped a lot with her muscle development.

Marek nods "I am sure you will Mr. Xander" He smiles at Lilymoore as he gets the tea and returns with it "I do hope you don't plan to return to the abbey alone and to remember to travel during the day light hours"

Xander says, "I hope to be a good warrior like Grandfather Zork was and be just as great as he was with the blade"   
 
LilyMoore smiles. "Oh, don't worry, I'll wait until Blisa or Mom or Uncle Emyuil take me back home." Turning to the badger, she says, "I believe that you'll be a wonderful Warrior." 

Marek stands as he heads to the back, Zaram whispers to him as he frowns "What do you mean we are out of pepper...wonderful" The mole shrugs as Marek heads to the back to check   

Xander smiles as he traces the sword with his paw and then places it back in its case. He smiles "I should tell Uncle Oz I have it now, I am sure I can take it inside to least the entry for a short while, I know he cant see it but he could touch it"

LilyMoore smiles and sips her tea.  "I think that'd make him really happy.  I bet he'll be so proud of you.  You did a good job."  She sips her tea again.  "What did you have to do to earn it?"

Xander answers "A lot of this chest...that chest and Marek had the last one. He told me to give him the key and so I did and...the sword was in the chest but then he closed it and told me to follow him to the fighting pit and....well....we fought, draw first blood and...I won"

LilyMoore listens attentively.  "Good job!  Marek's a good fighter; you must be very skilled to have beaten him."  Swinging her feet, she adds, "It sounds kind of like an adventure."

Xander says, "It was and one beast who had it was on the western shore, that was interesting...well some of it was"

"Oooooh, neat-o! Did you meet the Badger Lord? Were you able to go swimming in the ocean?" Lily is eager to hear all about the badger's adventures.

Xander smiles "Lord Ciocan is very VERY tall and...well serious at times but nice also....but once when I  was climbing a book shelf in the library he got me down from the top cause he was like the only one that could and just sort of sat me down in a chair and walked away. I was smaller then course" He stands "I should get back to the abbey and show Uncle Oz I got the family blade....see ya later!" And...he is gone , out the door and down the street.

Lily waves, then takes her tea and rejoins Blisa, who is still working on her paperwork in between dealing with villager's problems.  Ferdinand and Valerie are playing a card game that does not involve gambling.  Pulling out a book, the mousemaid settles down to her story about Martin the Warrior, smiling contentedly, sure that life will all work out right. 

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Thanks for reading!

After this log: http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=110  It's the same day.  Also, there are references made to this log: http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=108

CHARACTERS: Xander, a male badger Warrior-In-Training.  DoraRose, a female Warrior mouse.

SCENE: Redwall Abbey, Gatehouse Loft (D.R.'s home sweet home).

LOG:

Xander is tired, has had...well not the best past few days but this is at least not a scary beast to visit. He arrives and then knocks on the door and waits quietly. He has on a cloak he uses when he is going out and about away from the abbey.

DoraRose is packing a haversack with extra clothes.  She has heard about the Dibbuns being captured and is preparing to go in search of them; as a resident Warrior of Redwall, she feels like it's her duty.  Plus, anyone who kidnaps Dibbuns just makes her really mad and she wants to whup some sorry bad guy butt.  Even if they're not sorry.  She's putting her diary in her haversack just as the knock resounds on her door.  "Come in if you're a friend!" she says automatically as she stuffs the journal down one side of the sack.

Xander walks in slowly and frowns "Why would an enemy come into your home Dorarose, that would most likely be a bad idea, especially recently"

DoraRose looks up and pauses.  "Y'know, that's a good point.  I didn't really think before I said that."  She goes back to packing, stuffing a set of pencils in her sack.  "How can I help you?"  She smiles.

Xander manages a smile and looks in a pocket of his cloak, he then frowns and then looks in another pocket and smiles as he finds the key and note "I'm supposed to talk to you next on finding chests...and I been looking for ...well a lot of chests and the last couple were not so fun to get"

DoraRose takes the note and looks at it.  "I noticed you were nervous.  Wanna talk about it?  I find talking about my scary experiences helps me sometimes."  She gestures at a nearby chair that has 2 pillows on it.  She kneels by one side of the bed and pulls out a big chest....then sort of lays down and starts trying to dig out another chest.

Xander nods and blinks...."Umm... " Ok she has more than one, but only one is his as he waits he talks softly "Well first wasn't nearly as bad all I had to do was go to his porch and he handed me the chest and that was...Nightbreath and then after him, waiting 'til this morning, had to see...the Ferravale undertaker for a chest...he is more creepy"

DoraRose pulls out another largeish chest.  "The Ferravale Undertaker, huh? ...I'm not sure I've ever met him.  Your uncle was probably wanting to help you gain some courage."  She finally pulls out a small chest  and slides it over to the badger.  "Here it is.  Sorry it's not the sword."  She then sticks her chests back under the bed.  "Bravery is a hard lesson to learn, but it's worth it in the end."

Xander nods "I...guessed it wasn't the sword"  He frowns but walks over and goes ahead and opens it and looks inside and sighs "Ya...a key and of course a note" He opens it and blinks as he reads it and tilts his head, it's a note and a long one.

DoraRose has finished putting away her chests and stays sitting on the floor, looking up at her friend.  "What's wrong?"  she asks, ready to help if needs be.

Xander looks over the note and blinks again  "Ok...interesting....but maybe good if can figure this out...." He clears his throat and reads "To retrieve the missing blade...is it really missing though as I know where it is, but you don't yet. Read through my words, you have gone north and back south, you have gone west and back east and even up and down...some twists and turns, all part of the plan, now go find the blade back where you began....."

DoraRose thinks for a few minutes, then stands and starts packing again, slowly this time, though.  "That almost sounds like the first beast you got a chest from may have the sword....who did you get the first chest from?"

Xander frowns and has to sit down and think on this as he re reads the note "Ummm....well I think....I know who handed it to me but he left and he didn't have a chest"

DoraRose sits on her bed.  "Well, who was it?  Did he leave the Abbey or all of Mossflower?"  She is trying to be helpful.  "If he's still in Mossflower, I may be able to help you find him."

Xander frowns "But like said he didn't have a chest....lets see Benar did...Uncle Oz did...Brother Leon did....but...before that I went to Ferravale"

DoraRose holds up a paw.  "Okay, okay.  But who was the first beast?  Even if he didn't have a chest, he was still the beginning."

Xander thinks and then remembers "Marek was....he had the first chest, he...the chest begun with him..." Whoa he thinks he was THAT close to the chest all this time, what the.

DoraRose nods.  "Okay, so it might be Marek.  But who did you get the note and key from for that chest?"  She's thinking that that beast is the one who has the sword.

Xander says, "No one...well guess Uncle Zee when I was handed the list of chests, said to go to Marek first but not like Uncle Zee has it now...he just had his strange staff"

DoraRose is being patient.  "Was Zee alive when you got the list, or was that after he died?"

Xander says, "After he....he died"

DoraRose leans forward and asks gently, "So who is it that handed you the list?"

Xander stands and smiles "The list was just where to go...and I was asked then where do I even start and I was told the first beast on the list and that's Marek....he had the first and he has the last chest!" He sounds excited "It makes since...where begun...where ends...the last chest ends it cause I..I find the blade, the Blade of The Northwind Storms!"

DoraRose supresses a sigh.  She thinks the beast who gave him the list is the beginning, but, hey.  Maybe he's right and this is just their brains working differently.  "Yeah, I guess that does make sense.  But keep in mind that you uncle may have 1 more test for you."  The bells start ringing for lunch.  "I say, are you hungry?  I'm starved!"  She stands.  "Wanna grab a bite to eat before you head back to Ferravale?"  She's assuming that he's planning on going back right away.

Xander nods "Ok..." His stomach growls as he grins "Yeah lunch is a good idea...let's go"  He follows the mousemaid

DoraRose smiles.  She remembers being that age....and being always hungry.  She leads the way after grabbing some warm layers.  Lunch is calling their names....

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http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=99
http://forum.rwmuck.org/viewtopic.php?id=100
(I will add more logs that led up to this as I finish reading them )

In which Xander tries his utmost to make cookies.... 

DISCLAIMER:  I have no idea if this recipe alteration will actually work.  I looked at this one http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/gr … l_cookies/ and then modified it to fit in the world of medieval Europe.  Hopefully it would actually work

SCENE: Redwall Abbey Kitchen

CHARACTERS: Xander, a male badger.  DoraRose, a female mouse.  Zarok, a male monitor lizard.  Tanya, a female beaver.

LOG:

Xander was in the kitchen yesterday and mad hard black circles that ended up piles of dust thanks to Tanya. Today he is free from his tag along and is trying again. He only mixed up one bowl of stuff and placed it on a sheet again, only this time it all formed one large cookie...sort of, he sighed as the large sort of cookie is stuck to the cookie sheet and so he lays the sheet down and frowns, plus again it's sort of brick like, just not as brick like as before.  He sits down in a chair and looks ready to give up.

DoraRose enters the kitchen, dressed in her training/traveling outfit - all black, basically.  "Friar Lacota?"  She calls, then spots the badger.  "Oh, hello, Xander.  Have you seen the Friar.....I say, are you alright?"  Concern shows on her face as she walks over to him.

Xander looks over "He isn't in here, which is good since he proba'lly be mad at me" He looks to the cookie sheet and is still trying to figure out the best way to get the mess off the cookie sheet, there may be one small area of it that's  maybe a cookie, the rest isn't.

DoraRose looks at the cookie sheet and sighs.  "What are you trying to make, Xander?  Have you ever cooked before?  Did you....it looks like you didn't grease the sheet before you put, um, whatever this is on.  Did you?"  She's not accusatory or mad sounding; she sounds like she's trying to find out how to help him.  Grabbing the sheet, the Warrior mouse takes a wooden spoons and starts attacking the dead cookie thing to get it off.

Xander frowns "Ummm....oatmeal cookies and grease the sheet?" He sighs "I...tried to make cookies and first time they were like hard black circles that Tanya pounded into dust piles  but I cleaned it up...I wanted to help replace cookies that...welll got messed up when I sort of...kind of..."  He takes a deep breath "Few days ago I tried to reach his favorite cookie pot and it fell and broke all over the kitchen and had cookies in it and yes I cleaned it up and I did manage to make him a new pot, it's not the same.....but it's a pot"

DoraRose listens as she hacks chunks of burnt cookie off the sheet.  "Well, you're doing the right thing, trying to make replacements.  Please get another cookie sheet; I'm going to teach you how to make oatmeal cookies."  Pausing from her work, she flashes him a smile.  "Even Warriors need to eat."  Then back to hacking at the burnt cookie stuff.  It's about half off...and on the counter, making a mess.  Oh, well.  She can clean it up.

Xander manages a smile "Well....everyone eats and...I can cook fish but not cookies" He goes to find a new cookie sheet and sits it down. "The clay pot took a while to make, had to redo it like...well a lot and then someone else made it get all hard but that's ok for clay and I plan to try and make it colorful later and it be filled with cookies and give it to Friar Lacota."

DoraRose has managed to get all he gunk off the cookie sheet and now sticks it in the washbin.  "That's a good idea; I'm sure you'll do a great job on the pot....and on the cookies."  Pointing to a bowl of almond butter, she adds, "Spread a thin layer of that on the part of the pan where the cookies will be."  She then starts cleaning up the burnt cookies into the compost bucket.

Xander nods as he does so" Ummm...so this helps them to not like stay on the sheet like they have before right?"

DoraRose nods.  "Yep!  And after you're finished with that, put a thin layer of flour on it; that'll help, too."  Having finished putting he last of the burnt cookie in the compost bin, she washes her paws and grabs a big mixing bowl.  "Okay, now for the cookies themselves...."

Xander nods "Ok..."He is listening and trying to remember all she says as he finds flour and carefully makes a small thin layer on top and looks it over, he adds a little more and then sneezes, luckily away from the cookie sheet.

Zarok walks calmly--rather than running--into the kitchen, in search of a snack.  He quickens his pace however when he sees DoraRose.  "Heya Dorroze," he says chipperly, nodding to Xander as well.

DoraRose smiles at her adopted nephew.  "Hey, there, Zarok.  I say, would please help us?  This'll go faster with 3 beasts working on it."  She gets oats, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg and measures them out.  "This is how much you need of these dry ingredients.  Xander, please find another mixing bowl and 2 wooden spoons.  Zarok, please get me honey, water, almond butter, and walnuts.  Oh, Xander, please also get some dried fruit.  Oh, I'll need a cutting board and a knife, too...."

Xander nods and finds some dried apples and some cherries as he manages a smile "Would these be ok Dorarose?"

Zarok nods gamely.  "Let'sss do thisss," he hisses to himself, bolting off to get the required ingredients, dodging around anybeast in his way. He returns shortly with a jar of honey, a large jug of water, and a jar of walnuts.  He bolts off again after setting the ingredients down to get almond butter.

DoraRose smiles and takes the dried fruit.  "Perfect!  Now, measure out the wet ingredients."  She tells him how much to measure out, then sets to work chopping the cherries and apple slices into very very tiny little bits.  When she through with that, she starts to work on the walnuts, all the while explaining the things to Xander and Zarok.  "Okay, now, Zarok, please measure out the almond butter.  Xander, once you're done mixing that into the wet ingredients, please mix the dry ingredients and the wet ones together in the big bowl...."  soon all that will be needed to add is the fruit and nuts.

Xander blinks "So you mix them....separate...why?" He seems confused but he does carefully follow the directions and measures out things, a couple tries to get one of the dry ones right. Dry in one bowl and wet in the other are mixed separately and then he looks between the bowls, ok so now they both go into this third bowl and the badger frowns, why so many dirty bowls just for cookies and all the stirring he has to change from his right to his left paw and back again.

Zarok follows DoraRose's instructions, measuring out the almond butter with reptilian precision.  He's also confused about the separate mixing, but assumes the Warrior will explain things to him shortly. 

"If you mix them together at first, you'll get weird lumps.  Other than that, I have no idea why you have to mix them separately; I'm just doing it the way my mother and grandmother taught me.  Also, next time, you can just pour it into the bowl the dry ingredients are in, instead of a 3rd bowl,"  Dora says as she now puts the fruit and nuts into the batter.  "Okay, now fold it like this," she demonstrates, then lets the badger take over while she turns to the baby beaver and smiles.  She vainly tries to brush flour off her tunic as she squats down so she's more on eye level with the baby beaver.  "Oh, no, he's okay.  He's a lizard, and lizards don't have fur.  They have scales instead.  He's okay."

Xander nods "I will remember that thanks and it did mix a lot better than my first two tries...."  He blinks at Tanya "Tanya...wot are ya doing in here?" He then gives his attention back to the mousemaid and watches, the folds the ingredients together carefully.   

Zarok smiles as well, quite toothily. "I's fine. Fur's too messy for me," he says jokingly. "Scalesss'r easier to wassssh." Turning to Xander, he asks, "Need help with any o'that?"   

Tanya backs up a little when she sees teeth, she looks to the floor quietly and seems a little unsure of the lizard now. just slightly though 

DoraRose lets a Novice handle the Dibbun and stands, turning back to the 2 young males.  "Good, keep going!  Zarok, please take this cotton and put it in the oven."  She tells him how long to leave it in there before taking it out.  "Then bring it over here and let me see it."

Xander watches and listens as he is learning, "Cookies take a lot of work, then so does anything if you want it to be like...good right?"

Zarok puts the cotton in the oven as instructed, waits for the given amount of time, then carefully removes it, running over to DoraRose carefully. "What's that for?" he asks curiously.

DoraRose nods.  "Yes, anything good takes time.  Patience, food, quilts, training; everything demands a lot of time and effort if it's going to turn out well."  She looks at the cotton while answering, "That lets me know how hot the oven is.  See how brown the cotton is already?  That means the oven is actually pretty hot, so we'll need to put the cookies near the front and not leave them in for very long."  Taking 3 small spoons, she motions for the badger to stop stirring.  "Okay, now use these spoons to scoop out some batter and put it on the cookie sheet," which she does, "and make sure to keep a decent amount of space between the cookie balls, because they're going to spread, and if they're too close together, they'll just be one giant cookie and that will sort of be a mess."  She shows them how far apart to put the cookie balls, then hands them each a spoon so they can get to work.  She made a decent sized batch, so when the sheet is half filled she gets another one and greases and flours it, too, because they're going to need 2.

Xander smiles and nods, he watches "Yeah...sometimes things take too long of time, like finding things"  He frowns "But that's ok sometimes, I mean not like I am ...or need to be in a hurry to find another chest...let's get these cookies cooking!"

Zarok begins scooping batter quickly and efficiently, tasting the air in anticipation even though the cookies aren't in the oven yet.  "Cook the cookies sssso the cookies are cooked, ssso we no longer need to cook the cookiez," he quips.

DoraRose can't help but chuckle at the lizard's little thing.  "Indeed!  Once the cookies are cooked we sha'n't have to cook them anymore!"  She puts one set of cookies in the oven, then directs the boys to place the other one where it goes.  "And now while we wait, let's wash the dishes," she says in a voice that brooks no argument.  "I'll focus on this baking sheet while you 2 wash the bowls and stuff we just used.  Actually, you do the washing, please, Xander.  Zarok, please put all the ingredients away, and when you're done, please help Xander."  She sets to work on the cookie sheet that got burned on.

Xander frowns but he nods as he knows chores are important and he goes to start washing the dishes slowly and carefully, "Ummm....thanks for helping me learn to make cookies, I just hope the Friar likes them and the new cookie pot also" He thinks and adds "I...also gonna go for a walk in...maybe couple days but I wont be gone too long or least hope I am not"

Zarok begins stashing the ingredients with nearly as much speed as he got them out, returning quickly to enjoy the aroma of the already-baking cookies.  His eyes film over happily.

"Please help Xander, Zarok,"  Dora instructs.  "Oh?  Where are you planning on going, Xander?  Would you like someone to come with you?  I was planning on going out in a couple of days, so I could come with you, if you need someone to."  The cookie sheet is now clean, so she grabs a measuring cup and scrubs at it.

Xander seems unsure of telling any beast, he shrugs as he cleans a bowl and sits it down to be dried "Ummm...just need to talk to some beast but I am sure it will go fine, not something...too hard to do and they know I am coming" I mean Nightbreath is a seer right? Course he knows all, he sees all and all that stuff

Zarok moves to assist Xander, scrubbing the dishes diligently.  Setting the next dish aside to be dried, he picks up another and repeats the process.  "Smells good," he says excitedly regarding the cookies, figuring he'll leave Xander and DoraRose to discuss whatever's going on outside of Redwall.

DoraRose shrugs.  "Well, okay, if you change your mind, lemme know, okay?"  She looks concerned, but she doesn't press.  Instead, she checks on the cookies.  "Okay, boys, come over here, please."  When they come over, she thumps on a cookie.  "When they're done, they sound like that."  Using a hot pad, she gets both of the cookie sheets out.  "We need to let them cool or else we'll get burned."  After a certain amount of time, she moves them to a cooling rack, and then after another while (which probably seems like FOREVER because they smell yummy), she removes 3 so they can each have one.  "Here's to you 2 doing such a good job!"  The cookies are delicious....

Xander smiles and gets a cookie "And the rest are Lacota's"

Zarok smiles wide as he takes a big bite of cookie, nodding in approval. "'s good!"

And so they leave the rest of the cookies for the Friar to do whatever with

~*END*~

Thanks for reading!   Now I want cookies.... XD

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SCENE: Ferravale: Chieftain's House: Main room/Living Room

CHARACTERS: Xander, a male badger and Mossflower Defenders member.  Blisa, a female cat and Chieftain of Ferravale; Ferdinand, a male ferret and her bodyguard.  Bandit, a male fox and Head Guard of Ferravale.  Marek, a male stoat and Ferravale Tavern owner and manager.

LOG:

Blisa is in her living room, working on something.  She has a stack of loose papers at her side on the sofa, and her paw is all inky from her quill pen; she's been at this most of the day so far.  The long sleeves on her black tunic cover up most of the tattoo on her left arm, but you can still see the adder's head on the back of her paw.  Ferdinand is busy oiling his sabre by the fire.  No one else can be seen or heard.

Xander walks up to the door and starts to knock, he then draws his paw back and seems to think maybe later, but he then finally knocks and steps back to wait on a reply.

Blisa starts at the sound.  She had been dipping her pen in the ink, so the inkpot gets jostled and ink spills on her write.  Incoherent noises of irritation can be heard as she tries to not cuss.  Ferdinand lays his sword down and goes over to the door while the cat wipes up spilled ink with a rag.  Opening it, the ferret smiles slightly.  "Oh, Xander, hello."  He looks back at the feline, who nods sharply as she continues to rub at her stained fingers.  The bodyguard turns back to the young badger and steps to the side so he can enter.  "Pleathe, come in."

Xander nods "Thank you...sir" He walks in and nods a hello to the chieftain as he waits quietly for her to speak, he always did wait for others to speak first when they are a high rank or important. He has his cloak on, hood down and some slight bandage is seen on his left collarbone as most of it is hidden.

Coming down the street a familiar swift fox snacks on a pastry in one paw and twirls his baton in the other. It's a surprisingly good day for Bandit. Despite the bitter cold of winter he seems quite content and happy. Probbibly due to how he has been cheating on his diet... The fox strolls up to the door, finishing his snack and lickinghis claws clean of the evidence before knocking on the door.   

The ferret smiles. "No need to call me 'thir'; jutht call me Ferdinand." He closes the door, but before he can go back to taking care of his sword, there's another knock at the door. Sighing, he opens it again to see who it is... Blisa has wiped all the ink off her paw as she can with the already inky rag, and now she sets it and whatever paperwork she's doing to the side. "How may I help you, Xander? Would you care for some tea? I was just about to get some." She gestures at a nice, cushy chair across from the sofa she's perched on, on the other side of the low table that her inkpot is resting on. Ferdinand smiles at the Head Guard. "Oh, hello. Do you need to talk to Mith Blitha?" He hasn't stepped aside to let the fox enter yet; actually, he steps onto the front stoop and closes the door to keep the warm air inside, just in case Bandit isn't here to talk but is just dropping something off. 

Xander looks to the chieftain "Well...it's this..."  He pulls out a note that has her name on it and frowns "Sorry about the blood stains....you have a chest and...oh I also have the key" He pulls out a key that will open the chest she has.  "I would of been here sooner but some...things happen"

The fox smiles innocently. "Crime is down for the first time in months, the number of guards is up, and no one is trying to burn down the city this week. And you think I'm not going to deliver this news in person?" Bandit laughs, trying to enter the house. He tries to peer around Ferdi's shoulder, "Oh? Does the chieftainess have company?"

Ferdinand gets in the way.  "Yeth, she doeth.  Let me thee if they're okay with you coming in right now..."  Meanwhile, Blisa looks at the note and raises an eyebrow at the bloodstains and the mention of things happening, but for now she doesn't question them.  Instead, she just nods and returns the note.  "Yes, Zee gave me a chest.  I'll be right back."  Smiling slightly, she stands and heads to her room to get the chest.  Ferdinand pokes his head back into the room just as she enters her room.  "Of courthe I have bad timing...."

Xander nods and waits quietly. He starts to wonder if she has the blade as it's possible, he has unlocked so many chests it seems, I mean how many chests and sizes of chests are there anyhow. He sighs and sits down in one of the chairs nearby as standing too long isn't always that fun. He rubs his shoulder a little as some more of the bandaged area is seen and tenses up a little as it hurts to move too much as moving the shoulder moves the collar bone some, he closes his eyes and slowly opens them again.

The fox twitches his tail impatiently while standing at the door. "It won't take but a moment. I just want to keep myself in the good graces of the village leader with a pet snake, ya know? Heh, It feels good to finally get back into the swing of things after the previous beast filling in for me while I was away so graciously handed the job over to me."   
//Last month//   
"Hey, I'm Bandit, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you taking over for being the head guard of the city while-" The fox enters what was once his office and is greeted by a pile of paperwork being thrown his way. "I can't take this madness anymore!" The rat behind the desk shouts before leaping through the window.   
The fox blinks. "Oh...kay then. Nice chat..."   
//Present//   
Bandit shivers. "Anyway..." 

Blisa reenters the room, carrying a chest the size of a decent sized book (OOC note: think of the Ace paperback Redwall books and you'll have the right size).  Crossing the room, she silently hands it to the badger, then goes over to a cabinet by the fireplace and starts getting some tea ready to brew.  Ferdinand sighs and coughs a little, hoping he's not ignored for too long.

Xander frowns and closes his eyes, it's not the blade and that's fairly clear. He takes a deep breath and holds it before releasing it and opens his eyes to unlock the chest, "Ya...another key"  he says sounding no where near thrilled with it, he unfolds the note to see where to go next and seems to pale a little, that is possible right or can that be seen well with fur, he does seem a little on edge of whom he is seeing next. He just stares at the small note as he pockets the key.

A fine touching moment interrupted as the door is pushed open, "Ferdinand." Bandit says from the other side in a very calm, but agitated sounding voice. "It's cold out here and I'm wearing /chainmail/." The fox says in a way as if to suggest the ferret should do something about this. Like let him in.

Blisa sets the water-filled teapot on a hook so the fire can heat it.  After putting some tea leaves in a tea diffuser thingy and placing it in the pot, the cat replaces the lid and turns to the badger, waving for Ferdinand to let the fox in.  Which he does.  "Xander, what's wrong?  Is the note a bad thing?"  She asks, slipping onto the couch again as the shivering ferret gestures the fox inside.  He didn't put on a cloak.  Oopsie.

Xander seems to snap out of his state of -I have to see who!- and just shows her the note.=Guess you know this is not the blade but your closer....you may or may not like who has the next clue, not to worry he is just slightly creepy. Who is...The seer of Ferravale, that's right you know who that is...= and it's signed Zee. Xander frowns and finds his voice, "I have...ha...talk...to...to Nightbreath" He sounds so thrilled...not!

The fox nods as he steps inside, brushing snow off of his tail. "Nightbreath? Capital!" he pats the badger on the shoulder, "I heard he turned the last person who upset him into a toad." He says with a wide smile, pausing as if to add more to his joke, instead he turns to Blisa and interrupts the conversation with a loud, "I have some good news to report marm! Crime is down, guard recruitment is up, and the jail is nearly empty of the criminal element, oh and can I barrow Basil for a day?" He taps his paws together. "No reason. Anyway, the jail house is practically empty at the moment save for a few tavern drunks and one pickpocket rat."

Blisa glares at the fox.  "No, you may not borrow my snake.  Now shush until I say you can speak."  He mad her mad, yo.  Rolling her eyes, she turns to the badger and quickly says, "Nightbreath's actually a really nice guy. He just looks creepy..."  Ferdinand also glares at the Head Guard and 'accidentally' tries to step on the end of his tail.  Bad fox.  "I can come with you if that would help you feel better," the feline adds, hoping the badger doesn't faint from what the dumb fox said.

Xander just stares ahead and stands "I...really need to get back, Mom will worry...or maybe Marek will as need to chat with him on training yeah training...." He looks at Bandit as his eyes go wide, can a seer really turn a beast into something else and he stares at him a good while before it looks like he is staying a little longer as...he faints....Bandit better have good reflexes and catch him!

The fox's reflexes are a bit diminished as his tail is stepped on. He turns to face the ferret, clutching his tail and keeping it out of his reach, "Do you MIND! I only have one of those you kn-YIPE!" he yelps as the badger falls on top of him. Thankfully the fox breaks the fall of the badger, unfortunately there is nothing to break the fall of the fox as the badger pins him under his weight.   
"OwWWwWww..." he manages to whimper... 

Wincing, Ferdinand goes to help the fox escape the badger.  Blisa helps, too, and after a few minutes they manage to get him to the guest room.  It takes a lot of work, but they somehow manage.  (It's mostly the ferret doing most of the work; the cat is too little and weak.)  When they come back, Ferdy sits in his chair and stares at the ceiling.  Blisa glares at the fox angrily, arms crossed over her chest.  "That was completely unnecessary!  When he wakes up, you need to apologize to him, and buy him whatever he wants from the tavern!  Do you understand me?"  Sitting back down on the couch, she adds, "And what's this I've heard about you threatening beasts with being fed to Basil?" 

The fox lets out a whine. This was not how he imagined this wonderfully awesome day to go! "Yes marm." He says, then whines again, "I haven't been threatening beasts with feeding them to Basil! It just...well ok maybe I have said it a few times, just jokingly." He laughs like this is no big deal, threatening to feed a beast to a snake, "It helps put the fear of the Darkforest in beasts I'll tell you what! You would be surprised how much it cuts back on crime. Combined with how unpredictable you are it..." The fox buttons his lip. "Never mind, 'tis a silly thing really. I...I'll stop threating people with Basil."

Blisa points to the chair Xander had been in.  "Sit there.  Now."  She's like a midget interrogator, man!  "I don't want the beasts of my village to live in fear of me.  From now on, Basilisk will only eat murderers and beasts who try to conquer us, and maybe not even then.  Why did you even start that?  Keep your word and don't /ever/ do it again.  EVER."  Looking at the stuff she's been scribbling, she adds, "Also, I'm setting up a barter system so the homeless in my village can work for their food and lodging."

The fox's whining stops short. "/I/ didn't start up these rumors. I just /used/ them to put fear into criminals. If you don't want them to spread then don't keep a snake as a pet monster." The fox leans back in his chair, "consider it the price of being fierce and feisty. I don't consider it a bad thing actually. It would be nice to dissuade our enemies from trying to invade our village... Perhaps if we brought back the stockades..."

Marek knocks on the door as he reads a note a guard gave him while he was tending to his future headquarters for the Defenders.

"Stop sassing me," Blisa growls.  "And no stockades!  No torture!  Actually, I--"  she is inturrupted by the knock.  Ferdinand gets it while the frustrated cat checks on the tea.  Pouring 4 cups of it, she puts a lot of honey in hers.  The ferret smiles when he opens the door and sees who's there.  "Ah, Marek. Pleathe come in; Mith Blitha wath expecting you."

The fox rolls his eyes, "Oh sure, you tie one thief to the front gates by his tail and they call it t-" He turns to address Marek with a curt nod of the head. "Anyway. Was there anything else you needed of me Chieftess?"   

Marek nods as he steps inside and waits to see what the chieftain needed. He glances over at Bandit but doesn't say anything as this is the Head Guard and most likely has meetings with the chieftain a good deal.

Blisa takes a deep breath to calm herself and sips her very sweet tea.  Okay.  She can do this.  "Well, yes, actually.  I have a new law to alert you 2 of."  Turning, she clasps her paws around her teacup and explains the new law: From now on, the only meat allowed within the village is fish and shrimps and things like that.  Bird meat and any other meat are no longer allowed, and any beast bringing such meat into the village or eating such meat within the confines of the village will be punished as a murderer.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  (Except for Basilisk, obviously.)  "This law takes effect immediately.  I expect full cooperation," she adds, fully expecting some citizens of the village to call her things like 'woodlander wanna-be' and 'Abbey brat' (assuming they know that she spent quite a few of her formative years living in Redwall).  She'll deal with it when the time comes.

The fox chokes, his face going pale. "But...that's...that's..." He begins to stammer unable to find the right words. "That isn't vermin!" He blurts out, "You can't just..." he pauses realizing that Blisa, in fact, can.

Blisa shrugs, smiling more widely than she has for a long time.  "Can and am.  And since I'm hoping to start a bird branch of the guards, I figured it would be bad to allow my villagers to continue to eat birds.  They are beasts, sentient beings, just like you and me.  If killing a fox or a mouse would be murder, then so is killing a bird.  Now, /if/ you'll excuse me, I have a few more laws to rewrite.  Thank you."  And with that she shoos her 2 guests away.  They have a law to enforce...

The fox stiffens. "Yes...Chieftess." He turns, twitching an eye as he walks out the door. His memory goes back to the poor rat who got his job while he was off gallivanting around, the way he cackled madly as he dashed out of town and over the bridge. "Maybe I can get kidnapped again..." he says gruffly before heading back to the guard shack to give his beasts the wonderful news...

~*END*~

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