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Who:
Hanzi Conrad Firepaw Jackson-Me-Recruit in the LP
Adrian Hornswiggle Swiftbuck the Third -Corporal/ runner in the LP
Lord Ciocan- Badger Lord
Tarsa Renee Vera Quickpaws- Sargeant/Fighter in the Lp
Spoofed hares (Privates)
Log:
Hanzi was glad to finally see the sea and smiled, taking a deep breath and looked around."Ahhh the salty air, I missed it."
Tarsa shakes her head "Missed it? So you seen the sea before or something?" She is glad herself, one a lot more leg room to move, and she just wanted to get home as soon as possible"Ok every one, we have a little less than a day travel. We march the rest of the way from here."A couple privates nodded, one sighed as if unsure what they wanted, others were just silent.
Hanzi smirks, "It can still be missed and..well..ok no not seen it before but always wanted to say something like that.."He gets a good look "Whao it's..large, how large is this sea anyways , where is the other side, it has another side right?"
A chuckle is heard and any hare comes at attention quickly, when the Badger Lord Ciocan speaks, "Parts of the sea is endless, there is islands and there is another side, but tis fairly far off..miles off, rivers go into the sea."He gets in front of the hares and nods to Tarsa and glaces at Hanzi"I am sure your get a close up look at the sea, now we should get marching as we still have little ways to go before we are home, I am sure there will be hares waiting for us, one can see a great distance from the crater."
Tarsa salutes and nods "Sur, yes sur only a march up the shoreline and home."She is slightly worried, what sort of welcome back will there be, but she can worry later.
Hanzi salutes also and listens, he frowns "So..marching, we aren't taking the boat the rest of the way?"
Ciocan steps over to Hanzi "There is a lot of marching in the Long Patrol recruit, your need to get use to it."He steps over to the boat to speak with the hedgehog and otter, after a little while he returns and the boat starts to head off, guess its heading back to Mossflower as the badger lord goes to take his place in front of the hares "Sargent..beside me, the Corporal can stay near the back."
Tarsa nods and walks beside him quietly, she keeps an eye out for any troubles. Walking along the sands and seeing the coast again gave her mixed feelings, yes she was glad to be almost home just what awaited them when they got home, so many questions and most she most likely rather not answer.
Hanzi mutters, and stops to get sand out of his boot "It's sand! Its everywhere! Its in my boots, in my fur...this is annoying why is there so much sand, everywhere sand..here and there and..it won't...end."
Ciocan glaces back at Hanzi "Recruit, don't get left behind your expected to keep up with the rest of us and sand is also something your need to get use to"
Tarsa groans, she already knows this recruit is going to be annoying. She was uncertain how annoying he would get but at least recruits didn't go on missions, they stay in the mountain, least that part of good in her mind.
Hanzi ears go down "But the sand is..its all over sur, how does one keep it ..well off. Does this happen very often? No one told me there be THIS much sand."He does get up and manages to catch up, only to get more sand in his boots and sighs as he just gives up, the sand was there to stay it seemed.
Ciocan chuckles "The sand will not go away recruit, it was here long before any of us, or even those before us."He looks ahead as there is still some distance to go, "There will be much..change to get use to, for all of us to get use to."
Tarsa frowns "Not many like change, I know no one who does in fact. I am suspecting there will be a lot more training, more intense in fact now. Likely least one meeting of officers shortly after we get back"
Hanzi groans"More training? Wot kind of training?" Marching he has decided, he hates a lot.
Ciocan says, "extra training is a for sure, and I do expect a meeting of officers when we get back Sargent and likely a meeting of all the hares in the mountain as well. A lot of change to go over, as well as dealing with questions, we may have a small memorial at the mountain for those lost, as the hares that stayed will want one so they too can remember those lost""
Tarsa is starting to get in a bad mood but resits the urge to tell Hanzi to shut up, she instead keeps her focus on Ciocan as he speaks and nods every so often.
Adrian is marching along a bit more cheerfully than Hanzi. Marching helps him think. "Hanzi, this is wot yah signed up for..."
Hanzi frowns and groans more, he also grumbles about sand, again with the sand and how its all over and needs to go away. "I liked the boat, why couldn't we of just took the boat further, there is water."
Ciocan answers "The boat was to go as far as where the sea meet the river, that is all." He glaces at Tarsa and Adrian and speaks again" And we were not keeping the boat, it belongs to the two that helped us this far and they own it, not us. We do not have too far to go before we get home"
Tarsa marches along, every so often making sure a private doesn't fall behind, speaking to one that almost trips and sighs as she goes back beside the badger lord, she stays silent for now just marching, wanting to get home sooner rather than later.
Adrian nods. "Aye, it'll be good ta see th' bloomin' mountain again, wot..."
Hanzi frowns, "So...whats it like inside the mountain, I mean it's a mountain..or is it sort of a cave with a lot of tunnels?"
Ciocan speaks "The sooner we get back the better. And your have to see it for yourself Recruit and you will soon enough. Just a little further and we can relax some. I don't think I will have anyone do anything, least for a day..though there may be a meeting, but after a day's rest expect extra training, more intense and more drills to have"
Tarsa says, "Getting home will be good, not sure what to expect though. The mountain does know of...what happen , word was sent. Bound to of already been some changes.""
Adrian sighs. "Aye, there probably are. I wondah wot ev'rybeast will think when they see us?"
Hanzi frowns,he is unsure of weather to speak or not, but finds the courage "Won't they be happy hares are..alive, I mean all the hares could of died or...th badger lord could of died too. But some hares survived and the badger lord did. I mean...well...."He is not sure ok, "I mean...you know they should still be welcoming, we been through a lot...well the hares who..the long patrol been through a lot past few days..weeks even right?"
Ciocan listens as the hare speaks, a few privates even quietly speaks among themselves "We shall see when we get there"He says quietly.
Tarsa says, "Its one of those wait till we get home things. I am sure we will be welcomed back. And there will be questions that demand answers and some wont like the answers I am sure""
Adrian nods again. "Aye, th' Sahgeant's right." He sighs. "I'll be really glad ta see home, though."
Hanzi says, "So..mixed feelings?" He asks, it's the only thing he can come up with"Right?"
Ciocan says, "The others will be glad to see us yes, a lot will likely go on the first day or so, or perhaps not much at all, we shall find out soon enough. I will also suggest no one goes to Halyard right away. Least for a few days"
Tarsa says, "I for one didn't plan to go anywhere, seen enough outdoors for a while, much rather just stay inside a few days myself"
Adrian says, "Same here, Sahgeant. Same here."
Hanzi has been quiet, most likely pleasing a lot and then he speaks "What's Halyard. Is it like a town or something?"
Ciocan nods and points to a path up ahead that goes off to the side"That path up ahead of us leads to it, a sea side village about an hour and a half from the mountain, I have not been there myself, but a lot of hares have"
Tarsa says, "Halyard isn't that special of a village. Vermin and woodlander live there, don't always get along and there is a boat dock, I would not suggest going alone, if one goes at all but as his Lordship says no one goes anywhere for a few days""
Hanzi says, "But a sea side village, it sounds cool. I want to see it and I bet there is no sand in the village, is there?" Then again the sand, its everywhere but he has gotten use to it, well somewhat. He will likely have enough sand to make a small sand castle when they get to the mountain finally. He looks up and towards the path and then forwards to get a look at the mountain or least maybe the outside of it, then again he would only see the outside."
Adrian shades his eyes, looking toward the south. "Yes, shouldn't be that much longer to get home."
Ciocan smiles as he see the mountain up ahead, still not too close but each step gets them closer to it."3-4 hours time. We can stop briefly for lunch and then head the rest of the way there. We should be able to arrive in time for dinner, or slightly late but I am sure they will wait for us as they likely have or will spot us very soon"
Tarsa nods"Stopping for short lunch will be good sur" She will make sure the others are ok, most likely they will be glad of a short rest.
Hanzi grins "Rest time..chow time..."Even if it is rasions, rasions be gone soon, right? Well he hopes so and he can work on getting sand from his boots and out of his fur and he sneezes, great it got in his nose.
Who:
Hanzi Conrad Firepaw Jackson-Me-Recruit in the L p
Isla Kincallum Lachlamuerial Hornskewpit Muir IV- Recruit in the LP
Tarsa Renee Vera Quickpaws-Sargeant in the LP
Various spoofed Privates in the LP
Log:
In the deepest hours of the night, every beast is asleep - except, it would seem, Isla. The doe is on sentry, seated at the prow of the boat, with her knees hugged to her chest. It's quiet and the night is chilled, but not freezing, and the young hare stares out into the night, her ears laid flat back against her skull.
Hanzi is up late also it would seem, but at least he has gotten use to boat movement as he ventures from the sleeping quarters and looks around. He snorts as it's fairly quiet out tonight. He sees the other hare and smirks a little as he speaks"Night is always interesting isn't it? The dark make's it hard to see things, unless one stares at their surroundings for a bally while."
The doe starts at the sudden noise behind her, scrambling upright and to attention as if Sergeant Tarsa is going to be there when she turns around - but it's only Hanzi. Isla relaxes and her expression dissolves into a scowl. "Well, lucky fer th'sentry, I'm starin' at me surroundings for a bally while." Composing herself, the doe brushes off the front of her tunic. She is still dressed more brightly than the other hares already in the Patrol - it's not like they had spare recruit uniforms lying around, and her life as a performer hardly prepared her for military dress. She wears a bright purple tunic that ties at the chest. "Wots got you up?" She asks, turning back around so that she can keep looking out, but keeps Hanzi in view from the corner of her eye.
Hanzi shrugs, he honestly doesn't know." Guess figured this be more, ya know...interesting. But not much to do and yet they still find a way to fit push ups in. The Badger Lord should outlaw push ups, don't ya think?" It's clear he dislikes these push ups."Also I heard they likely won't keep the boat even, maybe they have a bigger boat out on the sea."He smiles at the idea.
"The Long Patrol ain't a navy." The doe reminds him, leaning against the railing of their little boat. "Bu'... Aye, wish he would outlaw 'em. Least it seems wot it's easier every day, a little bit." The recruit shifts uncomfortably, shooting Hanzi another quick look before returning her gaze obediently outward again. "So where're you from, anyways?"
Hanzi answers "Mossflower, sort of like east of de abbey...well I was. Me and my parents lived thar and vermin were around. Father killed a weasel once, well one day we heard de Abbey bells and Mother said it meant get to the abbey, only..."He frowns and looks down "We..didn't make it, father got killed tryin' ta help me and mother escape, got got grabbed and I tried ta help her only to get caught as well. She died as..slavery got to her, it was the next day me and other slaves were freed and I learned the Long Patrol was around..the great powerful famous Long Patrol and wanted ta join them and help prevent slavers from hurting beasts"
Isla nods uncomfortably, suddenly sorry that she asked. To hear that the other recruit had such a hard run of it, living in slavery, makes her feel suddenly inadequate - a feeling that has descended daily since leaving her uncle behind at Redwall. "Erm." She says, after a moment, raising a paw to scratch at an ear. "S-Sorry to hear 'bout your troubles and wot not." She finally offers, lamely.
Hanzi sits down "It's...ok. I hate vermin, I mean...what vermin is...is good and supposedly there is ones that are...good some how, no clue how though. I rather stab a vermin than like, you know...try and be friends"
Isla shrugs. "I guess... Beasts is just who they is. Sometimes 'good' an' 'evil' aren't... The only options?" She shrugs. "I met a lot'a beasts wot were nice an' mean an' even more wot were in-between. Suppose even some vermin are jus' out there tryna live life, 'r maybe they are just all born bad and sometimes there's jus' one wot comes out good by mistake. Guess woodlanders be the same way?" She shrugs again, not one for philosophy. "I had a friend wot was a ferret when we was with th'circus, uncle Fergus and me, but we had t'stop playin' together 'cause she wanted me t'help her steal stuff. Then she got mean when I told 'er I didn't wanna. So." She scuffs her foot along the wood of the boat beneath them. "Dunno if that made 'er /evil/ 'r jus'... Not... Good?"
Hanzi says, "I don't think I could have a ferret as a friend. I wonder how much longer the trip is to the western shore. The sea is one thing I have never seen before"
Isla frowns again, and keeps staring out. "We was little." She defends with a huff. "Sea is liable t'blow yer mind. Bigger'n you cin imagine, it is - I never been out on the /open/ seas, but been in boats on it an' it's different than this 'un on a river. If /this/ made ya stomach do cartwheels, the ocean would have ye abso-bally-lutely sunk."
Hanzi frowns "They..don't go out on boats much do they?" He seems a little worried and snorts as he looks at the river "I wonder wot everyone reaction is gonna be when we get thar? I mean ....well most of em'....heroes and all but a lot isn't coming back at all"
"Nah, Long Patrol don't have a navy." Isla repeats. "All boots on th'ground, wot-wot." There's a little smirk there that quickly falls away. "Aye... I don't think it'll be all feasts an' songs - an' if Sergeant Tarsa is a standard, we'll be put right t'work, you an' me." She lets her fingers drum over the railing of the boat for a few seconds. "You thought abou' wot you gonna be when you get t'pick specialty?"
Hanzi says, "A fighter, that's de best I think. Learn to use maybe a dirk or saber. I don't think long distance weapons be good for me. There is runner but don't know and healing just seems boring and they don't get to do much really.""
Isla nods along. "M'uncle says healers fought just as much as th'other beasts, they just also had t'heal. Everybeast is fightin' in the Patrol, he says - my da was a healer, and uncle Fergus says, he says, he could lay any beast flat on 'is whim, 'e could." She nods, proudly. "I ain't got a clue though, me. Guess that's what trainin' is for - figurin' out wot you're t'do when ye do it?"
Hanzi asks, "Healers learn to fight? Well I suppose tis needed wouldn't want to be healing someone and then suddenly a bad beast is beside you and you have to fight them off. They likely don't have serious fighter training though."
Isla huffs. "Me pa was a healer an' he fought with a sword an' everything. They're in th'Patrol jus' like all the other fighters." It seems she feels the need to defend her father's honor, here. "Me ma was a fighter, and uncle Fergus said they fought side by side when battle came to 'em."
Hanzi shrugs, "Wot ever ya say, then again they may well have everyone learn ta fight, ya know since...they lost a lot."He frowns, he doe's wonder what will happen once they get there and he may be a little scared, "Hope we get days off to relax, got ta relax some after all or ya end up dull"
"Dunno, mate. Way ol' Tarsa yells it, our lives is over an' we're t'do nothin' but train and chores till we keel over." Isla hardly believes this, but there is fear in her voice. "But if beasts are gettin' married an' havin' dibbuns, they've got t'have /some/ free time. I mean, I was born there.”
Hanzi says, "I don't plan to get married. Rather be a loner all me life...sides that way no one ta worry bout saving...well least family wise right?" He chuckles a little and hmmms "Maybe we can place barrels in front of the officers doors..heee..see if they can make us do exercises then""
"I guess I had a big family, once, but ma and da didn't make it an' me uncle never had dibbuns - cept me, I guess. He raised me almost me whole life, so." She shrugs. "Bu' he an his mate never married an' they stopped speakin' seasons ago - I miss 'im though." The doe's jaw drops at Hanzi's suggestion and she shakes her head vigorously. "You will ge' us in so much trouble! Tarsa will throw you overboard, she will!" Still... Maybe she is considering it.
Hanzi grins, not good "How would she know who did it?" Seems he might try and do it, "We can just be like..don't know...boat hit a bump in the water maybe?" He chuckles at the idea."wot she gonna do, ask everyone? Have the badger Lord try and figure it out....hee hee."
"She'll /know/." Isla laughs. "Who else woulda? Hm?" She points a finger at Hanzi. "You got trouble writ all over ya, an' you'll get me in trouble too, wot! Still..." She smirks. "Would be nice t'get outta exercisin'."
Hanzi chuckles and grins as he seems to have a plan in action, "Well maybe we shall have a good morning then, hee hee...time ta sleep in..."He says in a sort of sing a long voice as he grins and walks off, he giggles a little as it's clear he is up to no good, also it happens to be towards where some barrels of apples and dried fish are, this will likely end badly, maybe not right away though.
Hanzi was up early, not that it was odd he was Long Patrol after all, but he wasn't up to do exercise . he was up blocking a doorway with barrels of dried fish and apples and trying not to burst out laughing out loud.
Tarsa was still in the sleeping quarters slowly waking up. She yawned and slowly sat up, then stood up from her bed and walks to the door to open it for some fresh air. She blinked a couple times as normally the door opens just fine. She grumbled and tried it again and then narrowed her eyes at the door as if it was some vermin testing her.
Hanzi failed rather quickly to hold back a chuckle. There was something indeed preventing the door from opening, barrels and heavy ones at that preventing the door from opening any further than maybe an inch or two. He sat down in a chair and grinned as he watched the doorway with delight and mischief in his eyes.
Tarsa kicks the door once, twice and then takes a deep breath "Some beast BEST tell me why this door won't open or there is gonna be a very bad morning for who ever involved!!" And by the sound of the voice , she means it too. This was not going to be a good morning.
Hanzi falls back from his chair and just starts laughing more insanely. It causes some of the privates to wander out and look over at him, and then the doorway. One private looks like they rather jump off the ship.
"Wot is everybeast starin' at?" Another voice demands as Isla arrives on deck, relieved from her sentry position at the prow by a Private. "Hanzi?" She asks, ears flopping comically as she tilts her head. "Wot're you..." Her gaze slowly follows the direction of his mirth... And her eyes go as wide as saucers. "You /didn't/." She gapes, fear gripping her. They're dead. They're all dead.
Tarsa glares and kicks the door again, and then she is quiet, oh yes she hears the laughing. Barrels in front of the doorway may be moved soon as she backs up and then goes to ram her shoulder into the doorway causing them to move a few inches " Keep laughing and your soon wish ya were not!!!!"
Hanzi smirks "I blocked her door with barrels, hee hee...she won't be getting outta ther any time soon" He fixes the chair and leans back in it as if relaxing "Exercise free day lads and lasses."
"Ye'll be... Whipper 'r flogged 'r wotnot!" Isla gasps, wincing as the barrels surge forward with the weight of Tarsa's wrath. "Or worse." She gulps, glancing at the other wide-eyed hares lurking about. She's only heard stories, but from what her uncle Fergus told her of her parent's service in the Patrol, the military is /awfully/ fond of blanket punishments. "Wot if she punishes /all/'a us when she gets loose, huh?" Hanzi had mentioned his plans to her, but she hadn't thought he would actually be thick enough to go through with them! "Yer dafter'n a mole wots lost 'is tunnel!" Is there anywhere to hide? She looks about desperately.
Tarsa paces in her room and goes to ram her elbow into the door again, again there is some movement " Some beast is gonna be cleaning for a week, I will make them do triple the morning drills. Some beast best OPEN this door...NOW!!!"
Hanzi sips some water as he watches "This is fun, we should blooming do this more often, best day yet in fact! Being in the Long Patrol is a barrel of laughs, get it barrel of laughs" He bursts out laughing again as one private looks willing, but also afraid to move a barrel or two from the doorway.
Tarsa's shout to open the door constitutes a direct order from a superior officer - Isla may be too green to fully grasp the weight of that, but the enlisted hares around them on the boat won't be. Somebeast is bound to open the door. "Han/zi/!" The doe titters nervously, hopping from foot to foot. "Tha' was a terrible idea."
Tarsa is getting very angry now, she goes to start to ram the door when a private moves a couple barrels and another starts to open the door and gets quickly out of the way when Tarsa storms out and stops herself just in time from falling over the railing as she had started to slam an elbow into the door. She is in her night time clothing and scans the room with a glare, one eye seems to twitch a little as she looks for who was the cause.
Hanzi just laughs out loud "She almost fell overboard, hee hee....grumpy hare over board...well almost, that would of been so so FUNNY...oh my seasons and the look on her face!!!"
Isla has to scramble out of the way as Tarsa comes bursting out of the door. She stands at anxious attention, not looking at Hanzi - he's giving himself away, after all. "Really, mate..." She mutters out the side of her mouth. "Was nice knowin' ye."
Tarsa glare comes to rest on Hanzi as she walks over "Oh you think wot ya di was funny? Just a small little laugh before breakfast? We are on a fun little cruise maybe, is that it Recruit Hanzi?" She looks at the others "Push-ups, then sit-ups all of you now." She looks to Hanzi , oh he needs some extra to do.
Hanzi smirks as he stands and goes to pat the sergeant on the shoulder "It's ok lass, why don't ya go back to bed, you likely need some beauty sleep."
Openly staring at Hanzi, Isla drops to the ground to start her push-ups. "Wha's wrong with him?" She whispers to the Private beside her, eyes wide. Is he trying to get himself - or /all/ of them - worked to death??
Tarsa doesn't give warning as the paw is on her shoulder she goes to grab his arm and flip him over her back and then turn around to glare down at him, "Your going to do triple the morning drills, and your gonna have night watch the rest of this trip. Your also return all the barrels you moved and you best do it now. Oh and...your just gonna love this, I bet its something to chuckle at.."She goes to her room and finds a small brush that usually used to clean ones teeth, yes she has a extra unused brush "See this, your use it to clean the boat tonight and tomorrow night, oh and no help...just you"
Hanzi gasped and looks up with a frown, and then scoots back and quickly stands. He listens and frowns more "Are you insane woman, no way am I cleaning the boat deck with that, that's a joke" He cross his arms over his chest.
Isla continues doing her ordered push ups, faltering a few times. Many of the other privates have stopped to watch Hanzi's punishment, and upon finishing her exercises, Isla does as well. "Ye daft fool." She scoffs, not feeling any pity for the buck.
Tarsa eyes narrow, a couple privates quickly hide as she looks at Hanzi and is silent, oh so silent and then she goes to grab one of his ears and drag him to where a bucket of soapy water in and hands him the small tooth brush and makes him get on his hands and knees "Your clean this deck till it's so clean it looks blooming new!!!! No breakfast, heck maybe lunch till this is done and I WILL make sure its done correctly or your do it again do I make myself clear!!!" She looks at the others as if to say what are you all staring at, oh she is FAR from a good mood this morning.
Hanzi eeps as his ear is grabbed and he is then basically forced to clean. He gets a real good look at the sergeant and gulps now, and wow he starts cleaning but it will surely take a while and his paws and arms will be soaked, not to mention his legs soaked in soapy water.
As Tarsa rounds her glare on them, Isla and several other hares scramble in different directions, desperate to find a job to do and a place to be. Nope, nothing to see here! They aren't with him!
Tarsa sits down, still in her night clothing, she will make sure the hare doesn't just leave the moment she does. She snorts as the other rush off, they may get lucky and get out of any afternoon drill, but that is depending on of she is still grumpy or not or gets a new reason to be grumpy, time will tell.
Hanzi looks up from his cleaning every so often, he finally just gives up when it's clear he is not getting out of his horrible chore.. It will be a very long morning indeed.
And now I want to make a new baddy...if have time
wonder what could be on andrid phone
Whom:
Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri- Me- Residental Hare of Redwall Abbey
Kenya Riverpike-Novice of Redwall Abbey
Antole Mosswood- Otter of Camp Willow
Tassel Mosswood-Otter of Camp Willow
spoofed baby otter
Log:
Anatole held his daughter and smiled. He had decided and it felt right, he looked over at his mate and smiled “Well Love..are you sure?”
Tassel nodded as she smiled “I think Camp Willow would be nice and it needs otters dear.”
Anatole chuckled “I suppose so and I think our daughter will like it as well, as it would be nice to be around other otters.”He smiles “you know all the time, not just sometimes.”
Kenya walks along the road and skips a little as it was nice to be able to go for a walk and not worry someone or something jumping out suddenly at you. She stopped to look at some colored leaves and smiled a little getting a pawful and tossing them into the air and letting them fall all around her and back onto the path.
Ewan ventured out, for the first time since the siege happen. He did still look back and forth a little nervous yet and frowned. “So...Ferravale or perhaps elsewhere? I should learn of places, you know, around the Abbey and what state they are in.” He glaces up as he sees the other two otters and sort of slows some at first and then walks a little faster and calls out “Umm...hallo thar, your the ones who were by the river and the traditional..umm..feel water on back or..what was it?”
Anatole turns and smiles “Old otter tradition yes good sir hare, to let a young otter feel the flowing water onto their back, so they are better able to later swim in the water and truly be an otter.”He tickles his daughter who giggles.
Tassel smiles, “We decided to live at Camp Willow, they need some otters there and...well we volunteered to be a part of it. A small cottage and always around the river, I am going to learn to garden and maybe be a healer and Anatole is still gonna be a warrior”
Kenya smiles “Neat. I live at Redwall and so does Father..he is the caretaker of the pond for the abbey.”
Ewan listens closely “So...w..what shape is Camp Willow in? Some scrolls in the abbey said it was attacked by Vikings and burned and they are rebuilding it back slowly, that was like..near last winter or Autumn, I think”
Anatole speaks “I believe it was near the end of Summer, not this past Summer but the one before it. There has been a good deal of repair and the numbers are low and that's why not many showed up they need warriors and some other otters.”
Tassel nods”We had thought of Camp Willow before but never could find it and now we have found it and they are so very welcoming. Yes Redwall is as well and Redwall is wonderful of course but...well Camp Willow..”She smiles “Its an otter thing I suppose”
Kenya listens as they talk as its rude to interrupt, she has heard of Camp Willow somewhat just never been there.
Ewan nods as he takes out a quill pen and some paper and jolts down words as he looks them over and jolts down more “How interesting and Guess Camp Willow was keep hidden from the horde or was it messed up by them?”
Anatole shakes his head”They never found it, its even more hidden now since the vikings, maybe even moved slightly from where it was as some repairs were not able to be made but at the same time, it helped to better hid the location even better, so it still worked out very well for the camp. The numbers are low but they are recruiting and they even helped the abbey with fighting the horde, and I believe shared some Hotroot powder with the abbey and some dried fish.”
Tassel looks around “We should get on going dear before it gets too late in the day. Night still makes me a little uneasy”
Kenya steps back and looks at Ewan”Umm..I am supposed to be with an adult, so...your going back to the abbey right?”
Ewan nods “Yes I am..”His stomach growls as he frowns “After some...snack of some sort.”
Anatole grins”Ya both wait right there”He hands the baby otter to Tassel and disappears a short while, when he returns its with some watercress, hotroot, and shrimp.” I already have a little arrowroot, few mushrooms, and now shrimp,watercress and hotroot and couple other things in me bag and dinner be ready.”He smiles and makes Hot root soup, and warms some bits of bread he had, and there is some water in canteens to share”Dinner and then a short walk ta Camp Willow”
Tassel chuckles and sits down, the baby is asleep in her arms but she can still carefully eat some food and sip some water “Its very good”
Kenya smiles and of course gets some soup and bread to dip into it as she looks at Ewan “Try it, otters love it”
Ewan hmmms and takes a bit of a too large bite and coughs downing all his water and coughing more as he scoots it away “I..I can wait..Hootroot is evil who would want to purposely burn their mouth away, or their throat or their lips...I need more water!!” He sips more water and coughs more and frowns “Otters cam keep it, not meant for hares”
Anatole just bursts into laughing and wipe his eyes “Never seen a hare turn down food..oh my seasons..this is funny!!”
Tassel glares at Anatole and shakes her head “Love...some are not use to the hotroot...ok be nice”
Kenya eats her soup more and drinks some water, “Maybe he can eat something else?”
Ewan frowns and looks down the path “I..we, me and Kenya can go on to Ferravale..some place has food there right?”
Kenya nods and waves bye to the two otters and catches up with the hare “I would think so, even without the tavern”
===They walk a couple hours and then get to Ferravale ===
Ewan was still a Long Patrol Hare, so he still had his training to always be alert and on the look out as he walked, he frowns “I should of brought a snack or two. Why didn't we bring a snack?”
Kenya shrugs as they walks along “I don't know, you know there is a berry bush and this like lone pear tree on the way.”She smiles and rushes ahead when she sees the tree and climbs it getting down 4 pears, two each and hands the hare a couple and smiles as she points to a blackberry bush “And we do still have water, so we are good” She is in a good mood for the most part, but the fact the sun went down does make her nervous as she looks back and forth.
Ewan nibbles the fruit and nods “It is alright, hear the crickets, they would not be singing if something bad was around, crickets know somehow but I am unsure how.”After walking a little ways more they come upon the gates and are let inside as the hare hmmms softly “I am not sure where to go, any idea?”
Kenya shrugs “I don't know. Maybe Town Hall we can ask someone maybe” She finds a guard, gee he must be new as they talk a while and the otter maid returns “He said town hall, there is still some cots, pillows and blankets there and he is gonna tell Blisa we are here and she can see us tomorrow, it is now time to sleep so let's sleep..k?” She finds a cot and lays down, soon falling asleep though a slight bit restless, but she soon falls into a better sleep.
Ewan sits nearby her, then gets up and sits on a cot beside the otter and looks around. He decides it's fine to sleep and yawns as he too is soon asleep and hopefully breakfast awaits them, or so he hopes some sort of breakfast awaits them.
They can have a memorial service at the Mountain as well, yeah the hares are buried at the abbey but there can still be a memorial service for them at the mountain as well. A sort of remember what they did thing. Once all the hares and Badger Lord gets back of course.
Whom:
Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri-Me- Residenal LP Hare of Redwall Abbey
Xander Winters-Leader of Mossflower Defenders
Tassel Riverstone- Fighter in Mossflower Defenders
Anatole Riverstone- Fighter in Mossflower Defenders
Saki Zita Riverstone-spoofed by Tassel and Anatole-baby otter cub!
Log:
Ewan sat by the pond and was basically relaxing, even if it was a little cold he was fine with that as he sat there quietly in a slightly different outfit a sort of mix of Redwall Abbey and Long Patrol hare, he keep his dirk but it was safe elsewhere, where ever weapons were kept.
Xander slowly walked over and sat down with a sigh. He then speaks “Hey Private Ewan...how you doing this morning?”
Ewan nods “Me?..I am good..fair this morning, you seen...down, why?”
“Zolomon left, he is already heading to the mountain to deliver a message for the Long Patrol, he said a quick goodbye and had me promise to keep an eye on Tarsa till you guys head off...well the others head off”Xander smiles a little “ Heard your staying here now right?”
Tassel quietly walks over to the pond, holding her infant daughter in her arms.
Anatole is beside her and clears his throat” Excuse me..sir Xander...do you think you could escort me and my wife to the River Moss, we...we want to do a special ceremony for our child, you see its an..well otter thing to let your child shortly after birth feel running water along their back, its not always done right after birth but usually within the first few weeks of life, the horde prevented it done any sooner. I know Benar offered to take us but he is busy and this is more a....well...not a thing for a bunch of beasts to attend just me and Tassel, and a couple guests..witnesses.”
Ewan nods and then stands “Oh..hallo.”He looks at the dibbun and smiles a little “The dibbun is..very cute”
Xander walks over and smiles “Congrats...well I missed the birth of your child while I was away and sure..I can escort you to the river, me and Ewan both if he..wants to stay though I do understand after everything has happen”
Anatole smiles “Thank you sir Xander and it is fine, she has yet no name but soon maybe”
Tassel rocks their daughter and keeps her warm”Should we head out then love?” She ask Anatole.
Ewan nods “I will come..,walks are nice now as before they were not..not nice..I can bring my dirk just in case.
Xander nods and will led the way after he gets The Blade of The Northwind Storms. They quietly travel to the river as he keeps a lookout and then once they are there he smiles “So..where?”
Anatole smiles and when they arrive he nods going a short distance” Here is fine.”
Tassel goes to stand beside him as she holds their small daughter and smiles, the little tiny otter cub coos softly and just seems happy as well.
Ewan watches “What about Zita, for a name it means hope...and it sounds nice.”
Xander stays by them quietly but doesn't say anything right now.
Anatole smiles “I like it...”He gently takes the small tiny otter and steps into the river till he is about waist deep and dips the small one so the water runs along her back, the baby otter giggles and coos as she smiles. Anatole then lifts her up and walks back to Tassel and smiles.
Tassel smiles also and chuckles “She is clearly gonna be a lover of water”
Ewan looks at the baby “Saki is good too..means hope and blossom like she is blossoming with happiness an joy.”
Anatole smiles “Saki Zita Riverstone...that's her name, her full name.”
Tassel smiles and nods.
Xander smiles too “So..back to the abbey or..elsewhere?”
Ewan nods, a small smile. Well he will just wait with them as there is no way he is going off alone
Anatole smiles “Back to the abbey please, and Thank you for taking us here Xander, and it was a lot more..peaceful and calm with just me, my wife..you and your friend. I know I do not have an otter clan, but I do have a clan of friends and that's even more special”
Tassel smiles “Yes a clan of friends, Maybe that's what the abbey is, what the Mossflower Defenders are...A clan of friends”
Xander smiles “Clan of friends huh...sounds nice”
Ewan smiles “I like that..it sounds sort of...neat and special, everyone needs a clan of friends...”He looks around “So...home..”He stops and smiles “Yes home now? The abbey home?”
Anatole chuckles “I like this hare..yes We clan of friends head home to the abbey.”
Tassel smiles as she takes little Saki back and holds her close.”
Xander nods and goes to escort them home, to Redwall Abbey.
Ewan follows very close to them and looks around. A little nervous but staying close to the badger he feels safer. He smiles a little as he is making friends, a clan of friends, and it feels nice.
WHOM:
Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri- ME-LP Fighter Hare(For now)
Ciocan-Badger Lord
Sargeant Tarsa Renee Vera Quickpaws- Drill Sargeant in the Lp and FighterCouple spoofed healers....
Sinway - Fighter in Mossflower Defenders
Zolomon- Private/Fighter/Archer in LP
Log:
Ewan stares at the wall, its a nice wall. He has a bandaged wrist and a bandage on his back, some bruises and cuts but otherwise wound wise he is fine..other wise not so much and beasts have left him alone...Mostly.
Ciocan snorts, he has not had the best night and has come in here to try and talk to Ewan, he clears his voice"Can you tell me wot happen?"
Ewan whimpers a little, yeah walk to the abbey and seen more...well chaos and it didn't help, he frowns.."Death happen..."He frowns shivering a little."Bad stuff...all calm and..suddenly...n..n..not"
Ciocan goes to gently lay a paw on the hare's shoulder, "Are you sure....no one else made it out?"
Ewan whimpers and tenses a little as if he didn't know it was just Ciocan here and..a healer who just backs off for now and tends to someone else.."I..No...just...just bad...and cross bolts and arrows and.."He closes his eyes and whimpers again, not quit as bad as last night when he basically had a serious mental breakdown. He then looks at Ciocan and whimpers.."N..no....bad..and..death and...crawled into the log and hide..after fell in d..ditch, they t..thought I was dead too..s..so..sooo went away..."
Ciocan frowns as he stands slowly and sighs deeply, he gently pats him on the shoulder.."Rest...or try to"
Ewan frowns and looks at the badger "I'm..sorry..."
Ciocan slowly turns "Fer wot Private..there is nothing to be sorry for one can't know things will happen or not happen"
Ewan slowly sits up..ok sore back.."I..I ran away..p..panicked at camp"
Ciocan speaks "Thar are times to leave a battle and had you not you would of..."He frowns "Died as well. I am going to see about you staying here and speak with the abbot in a couple days...let things calm down first"
Ewan sniffs and nods slowly, he wraps the blanket he has around him and lays back down facing the wall.
Ciocan sighs again and sits down. He just sort of stares out the infirm doorway that leads to the open ground.
Ewan frowns and looks at the wall.
Tarsa steps into the infirm and looked around, she hated infirm but needed to check on some beasts, and make reports..she hated reports even more at times like this.
Ciocan is sitting in a chair, he looks up to see the Sergeant and nods"Tarsa anything to report..good or bad?"
Tarsa salutes and frowns "Corporal Dave..has died, also a Private Jeff...sur.."She frowns "I..noticed Private Ewan but not..details, I also didn't see anyone else from camp."
Ciocan frowns " It seems no one else..survived, maybe others did I don't know. We won and the horde is gone any left over after their leader..fell or ..what ever from the Bell Tower they fled and was chased down by Corporal Adrian and a few hares stil lalive, as well as some Camp Willow otters that was here. The horde had no one alive afterwards."
Tarsa nods as she listens, she looks at the ground quiet, then finally speaks "I...see, that's good news among the...bad news."
Ciocan folds his arms over his chest and tenses up a little in pain, but speaks"What is on your mind Tarsa?"
Tarsa frowns, she isn't one to usually share feelings, "Tis, nothing sur just all the...we lost a lot of hares in this stupid war and the camp news and..."Her ears droop "So...so goes life I suppose."
Ciocan studies her as he raises an eyebrow.."Something brothers you, wot is it and don't tell me nothing."
Tarsa just stares at the floor, she looks up at him" Yeah....something does....I let myself.."She shakes her head "I let myself ...fall in love again, like a stupid fool and....I need air excuse me" She walks out without a dismissal even, she needs to just get somewhere and be alone.
Ciocan starts to stop her and then just decides to let her go on outside as he frowns.
Ewan has fallen asleep but likely won't be too well rested.
==Couple hours later==
Zolomon walks in slowly carrying someone and blinks as a healer looks at him, he mutters something and lays a sleeping otter novice on an empty cot and lets healers check her, he frowns "She's....yeah fine.."He leans on the wall and frowns, bandage on his side and his head....hmms he seems to be missing an ear.
Ewan looks over, his eyes go wide as he tumbles from bed and is right away, if able, if hugging the other hare"Your alive, your alive and your not dead...wait are you dead, are you a ghost?" He looks at the.."Your ear is missing, wot happen to it?"
Zolomon tenses up..pain.."Stop...pain..can't breath"Pry the hare off him as he frowns, "I'm not a ghost..."He feels the bandaged area on his head"Me poor ear is gone forever....they destroyed it"
Sinway is woken up by Ewan "Wot all that noise be about." He goes to sit up and very much wishes he didn't a sharp pain runs through his chest and a few choice words escape his muzzle before being pushed back down by one of the healers and given a dirty look for his language
Ewan frowns and lets go "Can..can you breath now?" He looks over at Sinway and back to Zolomon.
Zolomon nods , he walks slowly over to Sinway "Its just...me" He frowns "Well...least ya werent at...camp"He sighs and sits down in a chair by Sinway.
Sinway puts forth some effort but finally gets him self to sit up and not feeling constant pain he doesn't look at Zolomon when the hare makes the comment about the camp, only three words leave his muzzle "Is Kenya okay?" His face hardens as if preparing to hear the worse kind of news he could possibly hear
Ewan whimpers when camp is mentioned and sits in a corner and just rocks back and forth..yeah , lets leave him alone for now.
Zolomon starts to reply and frowns at Ewan as his one ear droops, he then speaks as he points "She is..over thar....not hurt but...ummm shaken up most likely."
Sinway quickly looks over to the bed Kenya is in, with out even hesitating he starts to climb out of bed, stopping a healer in his tracks with a single look no one is going to stop him from moving over to her. it takes a great deal of effort with the wound on his chest and his leg but he manages to limp over to the bed she is on scooping the sleeping Kenya up in his arms before sitting down on the bed she was in
Ewan whimpers a little "Death..and bad beasts and.....ambush."He looks over , ok guess the everyone died isn't totally true, but...well....
Zolomon frowns "Most...died...me..Ewan....and Kenya didn't..and thar is chip but he might..die, Rayen don't know and she was moody this morning...then I be..too"
Sinway isn't really listening to the room right now he is just holding Kenya "It's to much to take in right now Zolomon mate, I don't even know how the battle went.......I'm alive and in the abbey infirmary so I assume we won."
Ewan just frowns, he is just gonna stare at the wall.
Zolomon sighs "I..yeah looks like it..a lot of hares died and..some others it seems.."He looks at them "I keep her safe...I..ran with her till couldn't and the Assassin leader and his monitor caught up..I killed the monitor but..the fox was still alive..."He stops and then speaks "Ferro...was the one that bally well saved me and her, if he wasn't thar...we..we..me and Kenya would of been dead"
Sinway frowns and holds Kenya tight "I'm sorry me little sea shell, I should of been there." He looks over to Zolomon "I'll have to thank Ferro when I see him."
Zolomon nods, he lays a paw on his ear "Me..ear is gone....I thought I saw..shapes going towards camp so I doubled back and..."He closes his eyes "Not gonna give details....another hare had Kenya and told me to take her and run....the other hare died."
Ewan frowns, he was there but got lucky to of fallen in a ditch and basically...looked dead to the vermin when they passed him. He speaks "All..d....died...just me..Zolomon....alive "
Zolomon frowns, he nods "Yeah...need to find Minsc, tell him about..Chip. Chip is...fairly bad shape,he could die."
Ewan walks back to a bed and lays down..he will likely sleep most of the day.
The Bell Tower is perfect!!!!!
They for sure be able to get to him faster, coure both Marek and Ormaz are dead....or maybe Marek could say a few last words....
Like in death of superman...."Is..everyone safe?"
Lilymoore could be like "Yes Marek" And the tears...
Marek could be like "Good..." And then....
He clsoes his eyes in death
Maybe she could visit Ferravale, while Ferravale waan't in the books it is a vermin village but they have a peace treaty with Redwall Abbey.
Also right now she won't be able to go into the abbey icly till sometime on thursday the 11th, its locked...least for now till the current TP is over.
Have you red the Redwall books....thats important to do to understand the muck a lot better, if so cool.
Well someone from the inside needs to open that door. What if he just has like 5-6 falcons juts swoop down, a couple towards guards and the other 3-4 just lift that thing that keeps the doors shut and then one slams into it...doors open ya! Couse the falcoms could get killed but hey..they knew the dangers and it could still be a sidedoor! I love the sidedoor idea and the fact Dorarose or maybe the champion,or both see the long patrol and them and open the front gates for them as most of the horde would be inside by then and even if some got in the front..so would the Long Patrol, The badger lord, the guosim...so I say evil falcons open the back door and this needs to happen like early morning..3-4 guards are dying right away here basically so those back gates are open and well...hoorde enters and starts attacking. The horde still sticks to the outside abbey grounds and anyone who can't fight is inside the abbey building getting to someone safe..cellar...attic...somewhere...lets us the falcons! Lets still see the LP and heros on the road in the front of open the gates for them cause...well they are here to kill the horde after all!
Who:
Ewan-LP Private/fighter(for now)
Tarsa-Sargeant, drill Sargeant,Fighter in LP
Ciocan- Badger Lord
Patch-Annoying rat
Some spoofed hares...
Log:
Patch is bored, so bored watching the land slow, yep stopping soon then maybe he can go for a walk, boats are annoying.
The boat does find a place to stop, and the LP camp is likely not too far off from the boat, it usually isn't it would seem.
Ewan has been fine with the boat, and it beats walking and he has maybe even made friends finally and...well less of a chance to run into danger maybe. He carries a couple rolled up scrolls, and the wind manages to make one fly away and land on the back of the boat....lucky it had stopped as he does get the scroll but tumbles right into the river and it becomes clear, fairly quickly, he can't swim at all!
Kenya walks onto the deck just in time to see Ewan fall and frowns, she runs over to the railing and looks down and then to others on deck, there is others besides the rat right?
Patch looks over at the hare and frowns "One of Lord Stripes hares are drowning.....what?" He says "I didn't do it! He made himself fall in the stupid water!"
Ewan panics, not the best thing to do when you can't swim and gets a hold of a floating branch and frowns. Ok hopefully the scroll wasn't important, its ruined anyways now soo....
Kenya just watches Ewan and looks back to Patch and snorts at him."Do something..I don't know wake up dad or is dad on shore marching?"
Patch frowns "The last time I woke any beast they slapped me..."He looks at Ewan and back to the otter "See he grabbed a branch, hes fine...right?" He frowns..a slight panic, of the hare drowns is he gonna be blamed "I didn't do it....stop looking at me like that"
Ciocan has decided to check on the boat now that everyone has stopped for the night. He comes walking up out of the darkness, his brown tunic and pants and mottled grey, white, and black fur helping him blend into the shadows under the trees. He hears the hare's panicked splashing and breaks into a jog, coming up to the bank of the river where the boat is anchored....
Ewan is indeed holding onto a small branch and gulps, ok he can get to shore its not that far away, and letting go is bad as he sinks once and then tries to get to shore failing badly. Guess when they were giving swimming lessons he missed that class or failed it.
Kenya frowns at the rat, she seems to debate on helping and then just dives into the water...least she can keep the hare's head above water if nothing else but the hare is bigger than her so she can't get him to shore alone.
Patch frowns , and then the kid, yeah he is getting out of here before he has a large badger and Sinway after him and is blamed for drownings or worse, "I am.." He quickly decides now is the best time to exit the boat and leave the area, maybe he can tell a couple hares what happen...or crash into someone and shake his head.
Ciocan jumps into the water, having summed up the situation in a glance. Swimming over to the hare, the huge badger goes to carefully lift him and the sea otter onto his shoulders. "Hold on," he orders gently, then swims back to the shore. He won't leave them in the water, even if they don't hang on to his shirt or whatever! When they get onto land, the badger sends the hare who had followed him to run back to camp and get towels and a Healer!
Ewan groans and coughs up water as he is helped to shore, he does indeed hold on and stays laid down and sniffs a little as water got up his nose. He shivers some and frowns, great he almost drowned not the best day "I'm..sorry"He mutters and coughs up a little more water.
Kenya allows some help but she is good at swimming and lets him mostly help the hare as she gets on shore and shakes off some water and looks around "Is he ok?"
Patch had to back off, bump right into ...oh as he backs off "Oh tis..Lord..stripe..yeah..I didn't do it, the hare fell in on his own..and sank like a rock on his bloody own, that hare stinks as a long patrol hare"
Ciocan notices the bump and slowly looks at the rat. "I didn't say you had done it," he states carefully, trying hard to not shiver, himself. "Are you trying to get out of having done something, vermin?" As a little group of Healer hares comes running up, the Badger Lord turns so he's fully facing the spy. "Private Ewan is a good hare. 'Tisn't his fault he is gifted in ways that other hares aren't." His arms are crossed over his chest, and he is positively glowering at the rodent.
Ewan sits up and lets the healers look over him, maybe he will stick with marching after all. He lets a couple towels be wrapped around him and frowns, for now just being quiet.
Kenya walks over "Patch is annoying, he saw him fall in and just stood there.....and didn't even go wake up my dad, or maybe my dad is marching..but he could of woke Rayen or Marek or...someone or yelled help maybe "
Patch frowns and looks at Kenya "Oh shut up kid your making me look bad in front of a very large stri-----"And he coughs a little, a word almost slipped as he looked up..up...up at the badger and chuckled a little "I..see..well I figured the hare lad was fine..ya know....wow your..very tall in person"
As the Healers tend to the wet hare and try to wrap the sea otter up in a nice fluffy towel, Ciocan's scowl deepens. "You will not tell Miss Kenya to shut up, rat. I had my reservations about you vermin....I do hope I wasn't correct about you personally?" He ignores the almost spoken insult, the comment about his height, and the towel a hare is failing to tuck around his, um, waist. He is an extremely tall badger.
Tarsa walks towards the group and stops close by to see what is going on before she speaks.
Ewan sits quietly he is fine just a little cough so they may keep an eye on him"I think I rather..march..sur"He says quietly, yeah lets not risk another near drowning.
Kenya frowns and hmmphs at the rat "Your rude" She says quietly towards the rat.
Patch snorts" Correct about what stripe....Lord Strip..wot ever ya be called..he's your hare not mine to go..help...like I really wanted to go on a boat ride anyways...."He turns around and mutters "Grumble at me...stupid stripedog...."He then seems to freeze, gulp and "I just remembered..gonna find...ummm.....bye!"He then goes to bolt.
Ciocan's nostrils flare, and in one swift motion he goes to sweep the rat into the river! Glaring at the rodent, the badger now accepts the towel and begins to dry off his back, keeping an eye on the dumb spy who basically hates himself. The Healer checking on the sea otter sniffs. "Aye, some beasts don't 'ave any respect, 'tis a fact. But who else can ya expect from vermin, wot wot?" The other Healers are double checking the soaked Private, concerned about his cough.
Tarsa just watches calmly from where she stands, a salute is given to the Badger Lord "Sur.."She watches him throw the rat, well that's nice, she stays at attention and where she is.
Patch thought he could get away and then is picked up "Hey let go ya big over grown...."He then screams as he flies through the air and lands in the river, is he dead?..Nope he resurfaces "This water is cold!!!! argggggggg!!!!! Trying to slay me...I did nothing!!!" He gets to the other side and does the best thing possible, he leaves the area, well they are like a day or two from final camp so...yeah he can walk.
Ewan watches the fly seem to fly and frowns, he looks at the ground and doesn't notice Tarsa just yet.
Kenya sits down from standing and seems ok, just a little upset maybe at the rat telling her to be quiet.
Ciocan smiles grimly. "I'm sure the boat ride will be more pleasant now that that rat is traveling on his own." Turning to the others, he starts rubbing himself more vigorously with the big towel that was brought just for him. Nodding to the Drill Sergeant, he peers down at the sea otter. "Don't listen to that vermin, Kenya. He's just a blowhard and a bully." The Healer hares go to help everyone up and walking slowly to the Long Patrol camp. A Healer stays behind to let Marek and Sinway (if he's on the boat) and the rest know what happened.
Ewan gets up to follow and frowns , he seems to have more on his mind but says nothing right now, least yet he doesn't.
Kenya nods and wipes her eyes "He's annoying anyways.."She looks around and frowns, "We close...close to that bridge and..the abbey, what if we run into bad beasts soon?"
Tarsa follows close to them as she looks around "Then we let his Lordship take care of them"She says quietly, yep sounds like a plan, she is concerned about the horde after all, heck they all are."
Zolomon is at the camp, seeing the group coming back to camp he salutes and grins to them all "Hallo all."
Ciocan goes to rest a paw on the sea otter's back, completely dwarfing her in the process. "Don't take his words to heart, Little One. You are worth far more than how he treated you." Nodding to Zolomon, the Badger Lord turns to Ewan. "You alright, Private?" The Healer hares go back to what they had been doing before, giving the wet creatures (even Ciocan!) strict orders to report to the tent at bedtime!
Ewan nods "I am..ok sur....ummm"He seems to want to speak but is unsure.."Umm...sur?"
Kenya nods "I will try....he is the only...annoying one..Marek seems nice and so does Rayen...I don't know about the other fox..umm Rigel he just talks funny and acts like a look out usually"
Tarsa sighs, she looks at Zolomon "Will you not grin, its..."She stops there, its cute but she isn't saying that out loud.
Zolomon tilts his head "Its wot?" He smiles at her and clears his voice "WeLL Aayways... all seems clear tonight so far"
Ciocan raises an eyebrow at Ewan. "Yes, Private? What is it?" He doesn't seem irritated or impatient or anything. He's just prompting the hare to speak his mind. Glancing at Zolomon and Tarsa, he raises his eyebrow a bit higher, but for now Ewan is the one who has all of his attention.
Ewan frowns and keeps eye contact, that is important and he is good at that at least "Umm...do I have to go...f...f..fight s..sur?" Great lets stutter now in front of his Lordship "The....horde and the...fighting...and...blood would....fighting..."He takes a deep breath to calm himself.
Kenya frowns as she listens to Ewan.
Tarsa sighs, her ears droop slightly she is not sure how to help Ewan and sort of stands there and looks at Zolomon like..do something...now...
Zolomon nods quietly and walks over "Hey..Private E...listen to me..focus chap...calming breaths in and out..your safe and sound with me and Sarge and Lord C....in our happy camp"
Ciocan listens seriously, his face softening to show compassion. He doesn't even correct Zolomon this time. Tapping his chin with a finger, the badger studies Ewan, seeming to think. "Blood and fighting are frightening to you, aren't they, Private? It's understandable, and you can admit it if it's true."
Ewan whimpers and does sort of focus on Zolomon, he looks at the badger lord and frowns..."Its...bad...don't wanna...go....please..."He seems to beg to stay.
Tarsa frowns as she listens and sighs"Private..Ewan...."She isn't sure what to say and looks to the Badger Lord it is his final decision not her's
Kenya says, "Maybe he can live at the abbey...yeah an LP hare at the abbey"
Zolomon thinks "They use to be such a title...been a long blooming time, and before even my grandfather..RW Residential hare keep a jolly good eye on things, gave messages to the Mountain and received them and wot not...told will there was trouble or all was well and such"
Ciocan glances between all the hares, then smiles slightly. "Well, Private Ewan, I think it would probably be best for every beast involved if you stayed here in the camp with Kenya while the majority of the Patrol march on to Redwall. As for a Residential Redwall hare.....we can discuss that with the Abbot after the battle is all over, alright?"
Ewan nods slowly, it was hard enough to ask not to go off and fight
Tarsa raises an eyebrow "Rw residential hare?"
Kenya smiles "Ewan would like Redwall its nice....there is the orchards and the ...."Ok maybe not mention the pond something else ..oh!" The treehouse is cool!"
Zolomon nods slowly to Tarsa "Yes..I wouldn't lie Tar...Sargant Tarsa..."
Ciocan smiles softly. "You were very brave to ask me that, by the way. I could tell you were afraid. Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the decision that there is something more important than listening to fear. Remember that, and you will always be a good Long Patrol hare." He looks around at everybody else. "Does anybeast else have anything else to say or ask before I head off to bed?"
Tarsa shakes her head "No sur....not that I know of sur things do seem fine."
Kenya smiles "Ciocan and Ewan is supposed to go to the healers tent before bed.....and..."She smiles at Tarsa and giggles about something.."And.."Oh say it already "Zolomon likes you, hee hee"
Ewan blinks, yes he heard he remembers things well "Yeah the healers did....."He blinks, yeah he noticed that too"I think she is right on that too and you and Zolomon were dancing on the ship Sargent..remembered and you smiled at him...maybe you like him too"
Tarsa blushes and then hmmpshs, she just turns and walks off, yeah she needs to check on some hares , make them do some extra sits and push ups...cause she is moody now and making the privates do extra sits ups and push ups helps her feel better.
Ciocan blinks as he watches Tarsa walk away. "Oh boy.....okay, um..." he turns back to the ones still left. "I would suggest not angering Sergeant Tarsa. She's a Drill Sergeant for a reason." Scowling slightly, he adds, "Aye, they did say that. I was just, uh, testing you." Sure he was. "Well, come on, let's go and...spend the night in the Healer's tent..." he walks over there, clearly not pleased with this arrangement. He'll stay there all night, alright, but he's NOT going to be a happy camper....
Ewan will follow and shrugs at the otter "I guess...ummmm.."He sees a hare and motions to the otter "She will..need walked back to her ..father yeah...ok good" He then goes to the healers tent"Healers are not...too bad...but don't drink the tea its gross"
Kenya nods as she looks at the hare escorting her back to the boat and waves bye!
Ewan just sits on a cot and sighs, well Lord Ciocan is here so he feels safe and falls asleep.
thanks
True...someone should get a chance to earn this ![]()
Who:
Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri-ME- Fighter in LP
Recruit Zolomon Arturo Garrick Anderson IV – Recruit in LP and Fighter in Mossflower Defenders
Xander Winters- Leader of Mossflower Defenders
Marek Redthrorn- Ferravale Ambassator/ Former Tavern Owner
Lord Ciocan- Badger Lord
Silverwing- Messenger and Fighter of Mossflower Defenders
Minsc- Champion of Willowbark Abbey
Chip- Son of Minsc
Rayen-Master Healer of Willowbark Abbey, and an Archer
Patch-Spy and annoying rat
Rigel-Archer of Mossflower Defenders
Spoofs of hares, painted ones
Log:
Ewan groans as he wakes up, he looks around..oh yeah those painted rats, he was with them and so a whimper forms.."Zolomon?" He asks quietly, making sure the other hare is there and further more there and ok.
Zolomon has been awake, he clears his throat "Still here Private E...been awake most of the night in fact."He would ask if the other hare was doing ok, but that be a dumb question to ask. He already knew he was likely not doing too well.
Patch leaves Marek's group and wanders off on his own.
Ewan frowns"I..sleep some...wot do you think they are..gonna do with us?"
Marek meanwhile is close to the area as he steps out of the boat for a bit of stretching his legs, "Make sure most stay with the boat Patch, I feel this is not the best area to stay in long or least go too far into the woods."He frowns they were low on some supplies but less than a week ...a few days from Redwall Abbey and the closer they got, the more he became uneasy it seemed.
Patch jumped off the boat and looked around "Why..I fer one am tried of the foul boat..we been on it too long"
The vixen Rayen just wagged her tail, "Stop complaining rat before I decide make you stop complaining."They had been on the boat 2 and a half weeks, almost 3 in fact heading back to Mossflower, finally they got to the river and followed it, it seemed the vixen didn't want to stay in the area too long and clearly not another moment with the rat.
Rigel grins "I fer one am glad of some exercise..not be getting much on boat, no my friends and the air be better here"
Not too far from the shore...in the cluster of trees ..was the two hares and the painted insane rats, the rat leader just chuckled "Hehhehehheh...time for bunnies get deaddead...dead like friend..hee hee...maybe more friends come join us..for lunch, hehehehehehh" Yeah it seemed breakfast for these rats were..well lets not think on that and just say the 3 rats that were dead are a little missing now.
Ewan whimpers, not something he wants to hear from these rats.
Zolomon glares at the little rats and there oversize leader"I say...chap..how about you untie me and then we see who is laughing at whom"
Ciocan arrived in the area with a group of about 5 hares as he scanned the area quietly and spoke "Careful..I am not sure wot we be up against" The hares nodded, one had a longbow as they looked around"I see or hear nothing sur"
The rat leader just smirked and then listened as a smaller rat whispered and then started laughing "Hee heee...visitors...more like transpassers...hee heee not allowed herehere, we welcome them, hee heheh" And soon the 14, if count the large leader, leave the two hares alone, mostly, and go to..well greet the visitors.
In the sky is the eagle Silverwing, he spots the movement of the tree rats and then flies off to give a report, though seeing the ship he goes to land nearby, for once and that's rare, a good non crash landing.
Marek spots Silverwing and arches an eyebrow as he walks over "Ms. Silverwing you seem to have improved on your landing, that is good to see"
Rigel starts to reach for his longbow and then sees its that one crash a lot eagle and walks over "Hello birdfriend, much better than non birdfriend I say...right Marek?"
Ewan sighs, glad the rats are leaving them alone but "Wait....the Long Patrol looked for us....oh no what if they kill other hares, or all the hares..then still us...then wot...ohhhhh"
Ciocan holds up a paw as he hears the laughter and narrows his eyes. He gets his war hammer out and nods to the 5 hares to be on guard.
Rayen stays on the boat, for now as she watches from the railing and yawns, still too early for her and some beasts are still asleep.
Zolomon frowns, "Well either its good or not good, those rats are small but tricky little blighters"
Silverwing speaks "See..manymany funny things in treetops....look like walking leaves with furlike."
Marek raises an eyebrow at this "Walking leaves with fur?"
The painted ones study the badger and his hares and then...they use the small darts to temperately cause them to not be able to walk for a couple hours, then insane laughter starts as the main rat leader steps into view "Getum getum good...hee hee..amke em stay and play..or die..hehehehe yeah die!"
Ciocan glaces up when he sees the rat and snarls, his war hammer in his paw"Come down here and say that vermin" One of the hares is hit in the leg with the blow dart and stumbles, another misses and stays close to the hare that was shot in the leg..the archer seems down for now as the other 4 hares are still very willing to fight.
Patch frowns"Walking leaves with....wait in trees...umm bossman we may want to go on upriver, this is not the best area to stay in, crazy insane little tree rats are nearby, trust me little but intense dirty fighters"
Rayen steps down from the boat "If they get close then we shot them down with some...arrows..."Her ears perk a little"Well some beast is having fun this morning"
Minsc frowns as he gets beside them"So do we be...going on elsewhere or stay put...do you think someone needs help?" Another hamster meanwhile has gone into the woods, not the best idea or the best timing as he soon sees the fight and frowns, quickly dashing back before he is seen.
Ewan listens "Fighting...there is fighting and...is that his Lordship voice..should we get loose, the..these things can't..can't hurt him right?"
Rigel leaves Marek's group and wanders off on his own.
Zolomon frowns as he has also been slowly getting the ropes loose with help from a brown trig..and finally his paws are free and he turns around to quickly untie Ewan"Do as I say Private...I know your a higher rank but I have more experense..just stay close we are leaving"
Marek looks to the woods and frowns, "Ms. Silverwing was there any fighting?" He ventures slightly into the woods and slows, well that answers his question.
Rigel follows the stoat and glaces at the hares and the large badger "Maybe they are having it...handled yes?"
The rats only laugh more and their leader grins "Make stripedone stay..heehehhehe...get him...not the bunnies..."They will use the small darts that temperately render one unable to walk an hour or so...yes a few still fire at the hares, but the badger seems the bigger threat and the rats blend it fairly well.
Ciocan snarls and slams the war hammer into the tree where a couple rats fall, and get a face full of a powerful war hammer that ends their lives, 3-4 of the darts sink into his lower right leg, but it doesn't slow him right away if anything it peeves him off. Not a good thing. One hare leaps forwards as a couple rats get close, one even managing to grab a rat.
Zolomon gasps and holds onto to a branch and is lucky in a tree beside them as he looks down, and looks to Ewan "Ewan..get a moving already..."He has his longbow and fires at a rat, the rat dies....well 3 rats are dead so 10 is left, and the leader...but where is the leader.
Minsc frowns as Chip is out of breath "There is...fighting father...they may need help"Minsc nods and looks to Marek"Well you are being in charge of this little group"
Ewan whimpers and follows Zolomon and watches, he looks down "Oh no..oh dear....wot do we do the fighting and the...all the..."Battle is bad..bad is battle as he shivers..oh wonderful, just wonderful..well Ewan is useless right now and to top it off he tumbles down the tree, hits a couple tree limbs and yet somehow avoids more than just a broken wrist as he groans and looks up into the face of two insane pained rats and screams.
Marek is in action right away "Patch and Mr. Chip stay on the boat and with Lilymoore..no but whys either"Oh he means business..."If these things get to the boat you keep her safe...anyone else follow me"Sword in paw he heads into the woods.
Silverwing follows the stoat and will attack these rats from above.
Rigel nods "I am for one following, an archer may be needed yes?" He follows the stoat onto the path.
Patch blinks and then pouts as he goes back to the boat"I am not a Baby sitter!!!! I better get something out of this or I will be very grumpy, you don't want me grumpy!"
Rayen glares at him, seems she will stay "Shut up..."She makes a face and holds her nose as she goes to grab the surprised rat"You need a serious bath..." This gets some cuss words from the rat who seems to be acting like he is carried off to his doom, in his eyes maybe he is.."Let go of me women....akkkk no!" The fox smirks"I bet Lilymoore can help make sure you all clean and smell nice and get you a nice outfit....yes.." And the rat is carried off...to his doom?
Ciocan manages to slam his war hammer at another rat before his left leg gives out on him, he snarls at any of these insane rats that come close and they get smart and get out of range of the war hammer.
The rats leader paces and then sees the two hare captives are loose and jumps up and down "No nonononono.....makeum dead...dead all beasts dead..." He gets out his short bow and nocks one of his arrows and aims it at the archer hare...Zolomon in fact..and fires.
Zolomon moves, the arrow misses just barely but pins his sleeve to the tree, he drops his longbow and frowns"Whoa...bit too barely close...."He carefully ties to get his cloak loose and gasps as he falls backwards once its riped loose and his foot paw gets entangled on a couple twisted vines and branches and he hangs upside down, "Ok...bally well..worse..."
Marek steps onto the area and takes in the fighting and then makes a quick decison and grips his his blade in his good paw and rushes at the two rats who lok ready to slay Ewan. Once there he will slice at the two rats.
Silverwing stays skywards and then dives, grabs one rat and gives them a flying lesson, but the rat sadly fails and hits the ground dead as the eagle circles around.
Rigel places an arrow in his longbow and scans.."Which..rat..let see...."He sees the large rat and grins, he takes aim and fires.
Ewan whimpers and covers his eyes, shivering and shaking in fear, he tenses up when the rats make a grueling sound and fall to the side dead, he opens his eyes to see the stoat....most likely blood on his blade...the two very dead rats and breaths in and out, tries to speak and passes out.
Minsc is ready to fight.."Hey rats who is starting the party..pained ..what the....is it some holiday?"
Ciocan snarls at the rats still around him, they still stay just out of his reach...the 5 hares stay close by, when a couple rats go to attack the hares, the hares fight back or least 4 of them do as one has to stay sat down for now. One rat backs up a little too close to the badger and learns his mistake too late as the rat falls sideways dead.
About 8 of the rats are still alive......and the leader. The leader whom has one more poisined arrow and goes to aim at Zolomon" hehehehehhehe.....dead hare..."He fires at the same time the fox's arrow hits him in the back and he falls to the ground in a crumbled dead heap. The other rats see this,drop any daggers,blow pipes and flee like mad!
Zolomon is still upside down and starting to feel a little ill from swaying back and forth, he then eeps as the 2nd arrow barely misses him again, he blinks as he looks down..."hey..little help here..someone?"
Minsc watches the rats flee, one he manages to slay when it got brave and tried to stab him, well the other 7 rats are getting out of the area rather quickly it seems as he chuckles "Ya cowards.....run like de cowards do!"
Marek looks up at the hare and shakes his head "Someone get Mr. Zolomon down..carefully"He looks down at Ewan, takes his pulse seeing that he has one and puts his blade away before picking the hare up gently, he then turns to see the badger Lord and the other hares, he speaks calmly knowing some may dislike him "Greetings....does anyone need any healing aid? I assure you I am a friend."
Ciocan is checked on by his hares that he shoos away "I am fine" He stands and takes a couple steps before almost, his right leg still a little stiff feeling so he sits down, right away looking at the fox and Marek, war hammer griped "Who are you?" The 5 hares are ready to defend anyone if needed.
Rigel walks over slowly and goes to get Zolomon down carefully and chuckles "Hey new view from upside down my hare friend..."He gets him to the ground and makes sure the hare is ok. He also keeps his distance from the badger.
Zolomon nods his thanks and frowns "Is Ewan ok sur?" He looks at Marek and tilts his head "Marek?" And he notices the small stumble.."Your..Lordship you ok?"
Minsc steps over "I can add to this, Marek is an ally..a friend..I am Minsc of Willowbark Abbey..some others are on the boat not far from here"
Ewan is fine just..passed out
Ciocan motions for one of the hares to take Ewan and nods to Zolomon "I am fine Recruit....get checked by Private Honeyfur..."Honeyfur is a healer and leads Zolomon aside as the Badger Lord stares at Marek "Marek Redthorn I am guessing.."He looks unsure of the stoat, he turns to the others "Lets get to camp..everyone to camp"
Silverwings lands nearby and...yep almost crashes "Many pained rats go run run....Silverwing kill another..6 be fleeing deep deeper into woods."
Zolomon salutes and lets a healer check on him, other than some bruises, some very sore wrists he is ok, he is more worried about Ewan.
Marek stays alert, standing straight and where he is. Quiet for now as he nods in reply to the badger."I think me and my friends coming to help you should..prove I am not a threat Mr. Ciocan. I do know some of your hares...may feel otherwise."
Minsc blinks "The Long Patrol is close by?" He smiles , then again he figured seeing as....yeah there more a bit more than what 5-7 hares here.
Rigel raises his paws "I too am not a bad beast...friend..yes I am being friend....errrr maybe I should tell Patch,Lilymmore and Rayen you be...at a camp of hares?" Yes wise they are hares not bunnys.
Ciocan snorts and stands again, camp is not too far and he can slowly walk, its unclear how much he trusts the stoat just yet.
Marek watches the hares and the badger lord before he replies to Rigel "Yes Mr. Rigel do that I am sure someone can escort the others to camp. I shall...be fine"
Rigel nods and heads back to the boat
Xander is at the camp..pacing back and forth, muttering as he should of just wait, he should of went
Zolomon decides to rush back to camp, "Xandy! A little help....come on!"
Minsc stays by the others and shrugs "He is in hurry I guess"
Ciocan sits down after a few steps and snorts, not one to ask for help but he may need a little till his leg is unnumb anyways. A couple hares are concerned..one carries Ewan on to camp...the passed out Ewan, to a healer's tent.
Xander right away hugs Zolomon"Your ok...wait who needs help..why...what happen?" Ok he notices the hare carrying Ewan and hopes in his mind the hare is just passed out and decides to see what is happening and seeing Ciocan sitting and concerned hares he goes over "Everything ok..Zolomon said some help was maybe needed?"
Marek is standing nearby "It would seem Mr. Ciocan needs a little help back to camp, or he can sit here for an hour or two but I do not think he wishes that. Hello Mr . Xander it is good to see you made it back to Mossflower"
Minsc smiles and waves "Xander me friend....you missed these insane rats in the trees....half died and so did the leader...and others bolted when their leader did fall"
Ciocan glaces at Xander and nods "I am fine....it seems the ..painted ones darts have numbing..stuff and makes it hard to move well...I can see where they could be a real problem for anyone out alone, or even with a group."
Xander frowns "Its...temporary..should wear off in an hour or two.."He offers to help him back to camp, he can manage it and let the other badger lean against him, he then blinks "Marek?!...."And he takes in the scars..one eye...healing burns and cant help it "You look like crap"
Zolomon catches up and stays off to the side and waits to see what is needed.
Minsc nods "Rather insane little beasts..crazy too."
Ciocan stands slowly and will allow the help "This is going to slow us down by at least half a day."He frowns not liking this "I will have to keep an eye out for those things on the way back to Salamandastron but I have a feeling they wont want to cross our paths again"
Marek looks to Xander "Your words are..an interesting choice Mr. Xander"He will walk slowly to camp, as they enter he right away gets..looks..some may remember him, the older ones, others do not. He keeps his head held high and stays close to Xander and Ciocan.
Zolomon nods "Yeah...also may be wise if Ewan ..maybe avoided any battles..he sort of....yeah not sure..hes ok right when he fell?"
A hare reports "Broken left wrist, some cuts and bruises....other wise ok...metal wise its unclear yet" Yeah the Painted ones may of..sort of broke Ewan.
Xander helps Ciocan to a place to sit and looks at the hares"The stoat is Marek Redthorn...yes brother to Ormaz...but Marek is not an enemy, he is a friend..an ally of Redwall now...he has turned to good and will not be harmed."
Ciocan sits down and clears his throat "No one is to harm the stoat or any with him. It would appear some of the Mossflower Defenders are....of vermin species, though I do disagree with this, it appears thy are on our side...as is Ferravale if I am remembering correctly has a peace treaty with the abbey, correct Xander?"
Marek stays quiet and standing where he is.
Zolomon sits down when a healer makes him and cheeked over, he listens quietly.
Minsc sits down close to Xander if he can."There is Rigel and Rayen..foxes, and patch...rather annoying rat, but friend..I think...he is rude though....and there is Lilymoore, and my son Chip...as well as Flea a shrew, a couple squirrel and a vole from Willowbark to help aid Redwall and Mossflower in its time of need."
Xander sits down and smiles at Minsc "It is good to see you again Minsc..I have missed you, we can catch up later on some things guessing some you know already"
Xander says, "Ans yes sur...Ferravale and Redwall has a peace treaty together....Blisa..a cat is Ferravale leader and I think she has been found and rescued along with some other slaves but we have no clue where they are at..""
Ciocan nods as he listens "We could of used some squirrels earlier but the eagle was very helpful, so was your small group Marek.....thank you"
Marek nods "Of course Mr. Ciocan, you are welcome."
Zolomon goes to sit by Xander after he is checked out, he rubs his sore wrists where rope burns are, another hare glares at him to leave the writs alone as there is healing paste on them so he does and sighs. He smiles at Xander.
Minsc nods to Zolomon" It is good to know the rats did not harm you too much my friend."
Xander nods, he sighs at the hare " I was worried Zolomon....like you said, same for me, I don't want to lose a friend..I am glad its nothing worse than a bit of rope burn and bruises...I heard a little of what those painted ones ..well do..."
Ciocan stands, the feeling slowly returning to his leg, but to make his hares happy he will go to the healers tent for a check up, he looks at Marek "I suggest you stay with Xander, not all of my hares trust you Marek..I will admit I am unsure but if Xander says you are an ally then ...you are,I trust him. I will not harm you and have ordered my hares to not harm you....now if you excuse me I want to try and get back to marching after lunch"That's in like 3-4 hours. He goes to to the healers tent.
Ewan is meanwhile in the healers tent, shivering and muttering and looking at the wall.
Ciocan walks over slowly after checked on by the hares and lays a paw on Ewan “Private Ewan?”
Ewan jumps and breaths in and out as he panics a little and then turns to see the badger lord and whimpers...
Ciocan frowns and sits by the hare, “It is alright Private...your safe..”
Ewan whimpers and seems like a dibbun, or some broken beast and goes to hug the badger and hold onto to him tightly, shivering and looking freaked out at every....little ...noise.....he calms some as he seems to cry himself to sleep.
Ciocan frowns and just holds the hare till he falls asleep and lays him back on the cot, he stands and looks at Ewan before heading off for a meeting with his hares and then...back to Marching...marching ever close and closer to the abbey.
Ewan will march..somewhat by will end up carried after a short while....yeah Ewan is a bit...out of it still, it will take a bit of time till he is...somewhat normal again.
Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri-ME- Fighter in LP
Recruit Zolomon Arturo Garrick Anderson IV – Recruit in LP and Fighter in Mossflower Defenders
Spoofs of tree rats(Painted ones)
Spoof of the hare maid Holly
Log:
Ewan was not cut out for..scout work, but it was something he knew from his training days and so he got picked as he looked around and frowned "How am I supposed to know good spots for camp."
Zolomon grins "Cause..ya with me..we are in Mossflower now a few days from Redwall now Private E..hee hee.."He scouts ahead and hmms "Thar is a clearing, I believe not too far from the jolly riverbank I seen when me and my pals were on our boat. Or maybe its further ahead..."
Ewan frowns as he was edgy "I..don't like this area....we should stay by the river, or maybe slightly away but clearly not here..the trees are..odd shaped and too close together..and one or two looks like it was damaged in a storm"
Zolomon smiles "Ya worry too much Private E...sides I know my way around Mossflower better than you do chap"Well maybe not this area so much, he's been in a boat a couple times never on land but knows they are but a few days from the abbey."We find a clearing tis close I know it is...think so anyways...and you worried a tree will fall on us or something?"
Ewan frowns as his ears droop "N..No..and look I am..am a higher rank than you, your a recruit so..so if I said..go back you would have to"
Zolomon sighs "Its ok...calm yourself not like his Lordship and the others are that far behind us and we are to find a good place for camp tonight after all and then send word back..I bet Private Sims and Private Koles is close by or finding a better area..what ever onwards!"
What the two hares don't know is they are being watched, from the trees by small..unseen..rat like creatures, not very many as the tribe is small but they have blowpipes that will temperaryly make ones muscles not work, it wears off in an hour or so but that's long enough to be endangered...or worse.
Ewan frowns.."And..and Holly is ...out here too..you forgot about her."
Zolomon nods "Yes yes....Corporal Holly...keeping an eye on us wot wot..."He hmmms it is sort of odd though...wasn't the hare maid usually checking on the two groups of scouts by now."I say...maybe a camp ground was found..boo and all that"
The color of the fall leaves hide the smallish rats well, thanks to their painted faces of reds, some purples and greens, they even wear masks made of the colored leaves, leaves some how glued to their fur, clothing.. A giggling is heard and then a dart, lucky just the one to temperaryly numb one is fired, oh they have other darts too..more deadly but have not used one..yet.
Ewan frowns and slows, he blinks did the leaves move an odd way "Zolomon...."He backs up and whimpers a little and then takes a drawed in breath when something hits his leg and tenses up, he whimpers more and looks at the other hare.
Zolomon has his longbow ready and frowns, he looks at Ewan and then sees the creatures..one..two...three, "Ewan....tis only small..very strange looking beasts. wot the?"
The giggling increases, so do the small painted tree rats..3 go to about 10, the tribe seems to have 15 of these..rats. One steps out a bit bigger, the leader maybe as he giggles "Firefire...heeeheee makeum stay fer fun...they intrude...our land our land..."Another couple blow pipes, again that stuff that will temperaryly make it harder to move for a shirt bit of time.
Ewan eyes widen "I..I read..of..painted rats, painted one..bad bad beasts we need to run"He tenses up and tries to run and falls flat on his face.."Leg...numb..heavy..Zolomon!"
Zolomon avoids a couple, one gets his arm and makes it harder to fire off an arrow, which misses a rat he was aiming for. He frowns and starts to back away and goes to pick up Ewan.
The leader of these rats sneers and points "Getum...amake them stop and stay"Lucky one hare not under attack is close by..Holly as she sees this and looks ready to come and help.
Ewan scoots away and then will let Zolomon pick him up and gulps,"We are..getti....getting out of here yes?"
Zolomon nods as he has speed..ok his arm is a little ..numbness but he don't need his arm to run..then a couple darts hit his legs, he still runs and then legs seem to fail him as he trips and rolls couple times managing to hold onto Ewan so he isn't as bad hurt.
The rats giggle and come to the ground, only for 2 of them to die by the blade of Corporal Holly "I swear..my report to his Lordship is gonna be full of complaints..."Another rat is injured badly so the group is from 16 to 13 now..then the leader just giggles from his high perch and uses his longbow, these things have short bows and fires at the hare maid while she is distracted by the other rats..a black feathered small arrow...its not ment to stop for a short while its ment to stop permanently as it hits her in the shoulder as she gaps in pain as it hurts, unlike the small darts and she drops to her knees as she takes a couple gasps "Get..out..out of ....here...that.....order....."And she seems to pass out. This just makes the rats giggle insanely.
Ewan whimpers as the rats come out of the trees, he seems glad to see Holly that is until she passes out and then fear comes back. He looks at Zolomon "We..we need to try and...run..get away from the strange trees..."
Zolomon frowns "Holly!" He manages to barely stand and sort of limp, but he isn't leaving a hare behind as he goes to get her too, even if it means tripping a little...but they are surrounded by these..these tree rats as he glares at them."Stupid..scum..rat things back off."
Ewan looks at the rats and gulps, there is one skill he knows as he checks Holly and jerks a paw back"She's..she's dead....shes dead...ohhhh we we..are we next?"
The rat's leader grins "Tie ems up..hee heee....they stay."The rats, for now don't seem to want to kill the other two hares, yet anyways just tie them up and have them stay in their fun little tree hut, there is like two hidden tree huts in the trees"You trespass on our land..friend try to attack, hee hee..friend no more, hee heee"
Zolomon glares at the rats and it seems they are captives of these stupid little creatures, he looks at the leader and narrows his eyes when its mentioned Holly is dead "You..scum will pay fer that ..his lordship will find out and your be sorry or me friend or ..well anyone fer that blooming matter"
Ewan whimpers as he shivers a little..some tears both for the hare maid and the fact he isn't sure if they are next "We are..g..g..gonna die arnt we?"
The tree rats, painted ones some called them take the two hares but the hare maid is dragged off the path and left there, some insane giggling as the leader looks at the two hares "Friends..hee heee...friends not find, frienedslookie and lookie and pass..then fun we have, your see..fun is good...or can have..death, hehehehehehe"
Zolomon narrows his eyes as they are tied up "Yeah laugh it up...I hope your the first one who finds out whats it be like ta anger the long patrol..scumfur"
Ewan sniffs "They wont find us..or see us...and H..Holly's ..d..dead and they killed her..wot if they kill us too we..we can't move." Feeling will get back but they are a bit..tied up now.
Zolomon frowns, he is a bit worried "Try not ta worry Ewan...I am sure they will look for us..I mean..us compared to friends, his Lordship...the patrol that's with us...they will find us and show these tree rats whom is boss"
Ewan frowns "Painted ones...they are small but bad news..it was in a book on how poisons they use can ..p..p..p.... paralyze one for like an hour or two, and others that k..kill in seconds and .."He sniffs as he thinks of Holly"They may grow tried of us and ..and do that to use to, or drown us or something..they don't like fire but there is no fire here....we..we are gonna die....we are gonna die..."
The painted ones or tree rats just chuckle and giggle and just leave them in the hidden hut, a couple guard them and the others seem to celebrate a victory.
Zolomon sighs "Ewan...Ewan focus now, we are the Long Patrol, we don't give up....we are fighters and heroes ta some."He looks around and sighs, this is not the best thing..stupid little small..rats..rats! He should of been able to flee..run..win not lose, his ears droop a little "We will be fine, your see..we are supposed to report to his Lordship soon"He frowns , yeah judging by the light earlier, he can't tell now, they should of about now or a short bit ago "Its..almost sundown..I think"
Ewan asks, "Will they really find us?" He tries to sound hopeful and frowns "But...they..they cant just look for two scouts supposed to save the ..the abbey"
Zolomon sighs,"I..know Ewan but his Lordship will send someone and if not Xandy will take notice and look fer us, trust me he is my best pal in all the world and he knows I would never abanded orders and just walk off."
Ewan ears still drooped "And..and if they..don't?"
Zolomon doesn't answer right away, but soon does "Then..we stay true and act like long patrol hares, don't let them get to us..these rats are....well ok bally well dangerous but more insane than anything and seem to want to make us feel defeated..yes they have us tied up but but it doesn't mean we have lost or all hope is gone..not yet it isn't..ok?"
Ewan sniffs and just nods, "O..ok sur"He doesn't have to add sur, but the hare is older than he is..well he is scared he can't help it, he is already defeated it seems but there may be a small..spark of hope left as he looks at Zolomon.
Zolomon ears straighten up "Right...just..."He has his serious times "Look Ewan...its ok ta be scared chap, no one will think less of you if you are."
Ewan breaths in and out, panic attack maybe and sobbing now, not in the best shape right now.
Zolomon sighs and manages to scoot closer till he is beside him and speaks quietly"Stay focus Private Ewan...your not alone, I am here"
Ewan sniffs and leans his head on the others hare's shoulder..he ends up falling asleep.
Cool now others can know hey there is a master healer
Looked at this again....So a female head guard, not Male....yeah Female be cool and different as the past couple been males- a fox and a wildcat. So as said before...not a fox or wildcat...cat or ferret still works for her ![]()
And yeah great swimmer, and could be skilled at some sort of weapon but like totally fail at a differnt weapon.
She has no contact with family..thy do hate her after all and assumes she is dead, the assassin was highly skilled in thier minds and they even already paid them, guess there is some gold at the bottom of the river now:)...as the parents just assassumed..kill thier daughter, get rid of the body and just take your gold and leave the area...
Where did she live though...south maybe? Has anyone had a character from there yet?
And just for fun...cake or pie?...She doesnt like either
She likes cookies ![]()
I like Pie ![]()
Ewan sits quietly as he nibbles on a rice cake and looks at cricket that has come into the campsite.
Zolomon sighs as he sits down "I need some REAL food not rations...We need to get to Redwall, kick vermin behind and then have some of Friar L's pies!"
Who:
Ewan-Me- Fighter hare in the LP
Zolomon- Archer in Mossflower Defenders and Recuite for the LP
Kenya- Novice in Redwall Abbey
Ciocan-Badger Lord
Spoofed assorted hares ![]()
Log:
Ewan looks over at his fellow hare and shrugs "Or maybe cake...cake is much better than pie." He finishes his little rice cake.
Zolomon smirks"Well rice cakes are...what bland....pie is the best, apple..cheery..pear even and melllowcreame on top. ...yeah maybe we should march at night some too" He grins yes get to the abbey faster, save the day faster.
Ewan says, "Well its just like..easy to transport, there are much better cakes in fact...ummm...sweet ones, carrot cake, cakes that take a while to make and are like works of art..so I like cake, its...well...better""
Zolomon looks at the other hare, oh he has DONE it now"No...pie is better chap. Hot and on that window sill waiting for me to get it and eat it while its nice and warm and sweet..good..flaky crust goodness"He smiles "Pie is..number one at any feast E..most delicious as well."He grins
Ewan frowns "Pies....are.....just round, cakes can be any shape you want and when it comes to celebrations beasts have cake, birthday..cake, who ever heard of birthday..pie, not me. You see a large cake at a feast, cakes at weddings, cakes celebrate ...things, pie do not." He is for cakes, "Cakes are..artworks they can even be made by master cooks who can..U seen a hare make a cake look like the badger mountain it was neat. Cakes can be made to carry around even and I don't mean rice cakes..little small cup cakes, you carry can you carry a pie in your paw..no" He rolls his eyes and just looks away..there cake wins.
Zolomon frowns "My good...chap..pies can be eaten everyday of the year, not so much with cake, cake is a sometimes food and not that good...even carrot cake is not good. Pies can be art too ya will get a chance ta see Friar L he can make leaves out of pie crust and put them on a pie...its golden brownness and goodness....mmmmmmmm apple pie, tis good chap and who wants tiny ...anything, a whole pie now ya talking, a slice is ok..at times, a pie can be a meal too...veggie pie, a nice cheese and veggie filled..pie, pie goes well with greensap milk as well as ale my good chap, cake...no way"
Ewan shakes his head"Cake is a fine desert and one doesn't need cake everyday and that makes it more special....pie everyday sounds boring to me."
Zolomon groans "Pie chap"He grins "always hot..cake isn't eaten hot the icing would melt...cake is..is eaten cold"He makes a face, "And one could have birthday pie, why not..in fact I want pie on my birthday, with a nice mug or two of October ale"
Ewan blinks "I..don't know what October ale is, but I seen beast have some drinks with cake as well."He tries to think "My cousin had wine with cake once...at his wedding"He tilts his head "Wedding pie sounds....strange...and gross with wine, I hope if you ever marry you don't ruin the day with pie..your be a sad sad hare if you do"
Zolomon rolls his eyes "No plans to wed chap, like I have any..."Ok one hare maid is...pretty and , no no Back to this its more important right now. " Pies are...grand. Songs are made about pies....are there songs about cake?"
Ewan taps his fingers onto the log he is by "I can find some I bet and songs can be made about anything you want to make a song about so...so there!"
Zolomon chuckles "Fine songs about cake...good luck. There is like one cake I ever seen at a feast and usually not all of them, pies...oh lots of pies at feasts, or for meals...pies are perfect."
Ewan folds his arms over his chest "Pie is stupid..did you know vermin have.."He shivers "Meat pies.....that's horrible...they forever made pies evil...cake is never ever evil."
Zolomon frowns, "Well...still doesn't mean pie is evil chap, maybe cake is evil for all you know...sides seems vermin like...well their sort of pie and woodlanders like their sorts, do vermin have cake? I think not chap...ha!
Ewan takes a deep breath and exhales "Cake is better than pie. Cakes have icing and pie doesn't, cake is..special and when one things celebration its cake not pie they are asking to be made. Cake is...its best, pie can burn...cake can not..little pasty cakes...pasty pies? No...hold a small cake in your paw, pie..nope..cake can be made to feed more, pie is like...what 4-8 pieces, so 4-8 beasts maybe if all takes a single piece."Cake is soft and seems to melt in your mouth...pie is not..its all..chewy and..blah, crumbles and the inside falls out when you try to eat it, cakes stays all together, it doesn't fall apart ever!"
Zolomon rolls his eyes as he groans.
Ewan sticks out his tongue "Cake is better....so go away"
Zolomon says, "NOOOO it isn't. A pie saved the day once when I cheered up a friend, a pie made a friend feel better when they were ill once....you want cake oh...ummm...yeah where is it, oh its not some beasts birthday or..its not feast day..Pie is always around.""
Kenya slips out of the healers tent and goes the short distance to the two hares and sits down "Whats going on?"
Ewan looks annoyed, is that possible?" This....hare is being rude, he says pies are better than cake..I do not care, cakes can cheer beasts up so much better!"
Zolomon rolls his eyes "Naaa uhhhh"He smiles "Kenya...your my friend right..wot be better, do you want some nice pie when we get to Redwall..or some nice boring cake?"
Kenya looks between them and after a while "I want some hot root soup when I get home"She smiles "Its real real good!"
Ewan starts chuckling and falls off the log giggling like some insane beast, well he needed a good laugh as it certainally a good stress reliever.
Zolomon frowns as he looks to Kenya "Pie..or cake?"
It seems the argument has draw a crowd and a crowd always needs checked on by none other than ..Lord Ciocan as he folds his arms behind his back and looks between Ewan and then Zolomon, an eyebrow raised, he glaces at Kenya"Whats going on young one?"
Kenya frowns "They are agrueing about pie and cake. "She looks at the hares and back to the badger lord and shrugs.
Ewan snorts and then stands "I know we ask his Lordship and he has the final vote. I say Cake is best."
Zolomon grins "Pie good chap...right Lord C?" He smiles, oh well he let Lord C slip, its ok this one time...right?
Ciocan looks between the two hares and then just...he turns around and goes back to his tent.
Kenya watches the badger lord leave and just looks at the two hares "See he is smart..why argue over cake and pie, that's just silly.."She stands "I am going to bed and you two should go to bed too..."She shakes her head "Hares.."And she just walks off as well, lucky the healers tent is just a few paw steps away, yeah she shouldn't walk on the footpaw but the swelling is gone.
Ewan blinks "Oh I bet you made him annoyed.....wot ever..."He smirks "Cake for the win goodnight"
Zolomon pouts and looks at him "PIE CHAP!"He grins.
Basically the argument goes on over the next half an hour...CAKE....PIE...NO CAKE..PIE
“CAKE”
“Pie”
“Cake fer the WIN!!!!”
“PIE FOR THE jolly well win!”
“Cake you you....CAKE IS BETTER!”
“PIE IS BETTER!”
Kenya frowns as she sighs, she limps out...yeah this is getting so solved now, she trips once but goes to the large tent and slips inside.
Zolomon says, "Pie for the bally well WIN"
Ewan says, "no BLOOMING well...Cake..CAKE I SAY YA ..YA ....ummm....Annoying one"
Zolomon says, "Your annoying"
Ewan hmmphs “Your..more annoying!”
And soon both hares are most likely surprised as he is not asking for permission as two large paws lift both hares up and looks at them, well Lord Ciocan has returned and he is a little...annoyed..oh boy...
Kenya sits down on a nearby log and folds her paws in her lap, some hares they...watch also...yep lets all stare
Zolomon blinks wait he was sitting..and then he gulps "Lord C..I mean..your Lordship...you umm..need something sur?"
Ewan frowns as his ears droop and he salutes, did Zolomon remember that"Lord Ciocan...sur..."
A deep breath and Lord Ciocan speaks "Both of you...we are going to have a little chat on keeping half the camp up when one should be sleeping or keeping watch if not sleeping. You both will be marching beside me tomorrow, you both will also make sure all is up tomorrow and I am sure some would rather not see you in the morning, oh well. Also 10 laps around the camp...now."
Kenya just listens, most of the hares grumble and go back to bed..a small 3-4 four look like they want to slap the hares.
Zolomon frowns "But....I am supposed ta make sure Sargent Tarsa is..ummm....usually I carry her..her leg ya know"
Ewan is wise he just stays quiet, laps are...are evil.
Ciocan seems to have an answer for that as well"Maybe I can see if Xander can do that...now..laps now, oh and Recruit Zolomon...do not get ahead of Private Ewan, you two are to finish the laps together, jog..walk ...wot ever works and then get some rest and your to be at my tent ready to head off both of you"He turns and walks over to Kenya and offers a smile."You should go back to bed young one....did you need any help?"
Kenya smiles and nods, wow carried by the badger lord..coolness! She has GOT to tell her dad about this.
Zolomon sighs and starts the laps and makes sure Ewan stays beside him.
Ewan frowns, yep he is a fast hare...not...your doomed Zolomon...speed fails this hare.
The badger Lord makes sure Ewan and Zolomon do what is needed , yeah the one in charge of that will be very grumpy and not at the badger lord..two certain hares. Ciocan then helps Kenya back to bed and even makes sure she is tucked in before heading off to bed himself.
Zolomon mutters as he walks laps “Pie....”
Ewan frowns, and shakes his head, cake is best..yes forever cake, cake for the win but he will keep that to himself.....
***SO.....Cake..or Pie? *******
A ferret or maybe a cat.We have already had a fox-Bandit and a wildcat-Well vojin....so not one of those again. I do agree cold blooded cretures would be not as good when its cold out and in winter all but useless outside for too long.
A more tragic backstory would be good for a vermin, take would need to know good up front in your face fighting and long distance fighting, or maybe they are a lot better at in your face fighting than longbow....if they fire an arrow they will likely hit thier own footpaw:P.
Also where did they live? Maybe south as I know a lot pick Northlands....or maybe she comes from the eastern shores.
Here is something to help get ideas flowing...
Name:
Species:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Where did they live before:
Why did they leave:
Hopes/dreams:
Skills:
Fears:
Streagths:
Weakness:
I aways like to have streagths as well as weakness as no one is 100% perfect and fills the skills bar on all things.....examples below...
Karth-Stregths was his archer skills, his tracking skills, he knew what plants were good and bad for food and even to heal, he had good leadership skills at times
Weakness- Short temper at times, rarely let emtions show to others.....
(Basically if ever seen TMNT..Raphafel, the one in the red mask...thats Karth...hmmms darn he never got a chance to say oh fearless leader...oh well:P)
Ok thats all I got and if I think of ideas I will let you know but I think I will let others figure it out as I usually like to work on a character a while and sometimes, like in real life, a character can change slightly..grow..character develpment after all or maybe things in thier life makes changes happen ect ect...likes and dislikes can change too like Karth trusted very very few,but once he trusted you you were his friend for life....
Who:
Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri-ME- Fighter in LP
Sinway Redrose- Fighter in Mossflower Defenders
Xander Winters- Leader of Mossflower Defenders
Log:
Ewan was walking around, making sure no problems were around, did anyone need anything and stuff like that and then looked for a place to sit down as messages delivered.
Xander was sitting on a fallen log, just slightly away from the camp. Still alert but not really doing much past couple days just walking and marching when needed.
Ewan decides to walk over to the badger slowly and stands beside him,"Umm...sit down beside you or rather be alone?"
Xander shrugs and speaks "Fine...fine with me."
Ewan sits down and looks around, its nightfall but he is calm"Its likely ok...crickets are...are making noise and they wouldn't if something was ..going on, crickets seem to know some how..that's how I knew something was wrong the other day the crickets were quiet..."He frowns "I would go home I know the way...but that would be a bad idea, but also I know things are gonna get worse...or maybe not..."He then says "You been..quiet and your friends know it but..you avoid them..."
Xander sighs, "So..."He sounds tried but least he isn't telling the hare to go away.
Ewan tilts his head as speaks "And your tried, could be a number of things....no sleep, stress, would say cheering but that likely isn't able to be done...maybe you could climb and tree....be upside down cause ummm...yeah a frown is a smile that's upside down...a smile cheers one up sometimes or makes them tell you to go away a lot tell me too..they don't like me, I don't walk fast enough and why did I come,...wot ever...right?" He does try the smile idea.
Sinway has just finished putting Kenya down for the night while the healers change the bandages on her foot, there not being much else the otter can do so he decides to walk around the camp making his way over to Xander and a hare he hasn't met before. He doesn't say anything right now, just stands in front of Xander.
Xander doesn't look at Sinway right away and then finally does and nods, he looks at Ewan, "You can stay...not gonna tell you to go away..."
Ewan nods "Ok..that's good..."He waves to the otter "Hallo..."Back to the badger, "So....your gonna rest or..sit here a while..rest is good even his Lordship sleep...then guess everyone does."
Sinway just sighs, doing his best to keep calm....he understands Xander's pain but knows the way he is right now helps no one, but still he keeps him self calm for now giving the hare a nod in return "Evening' Xander, and I' m not sure I have had the chance to meet ye yet names Sinway."
Xander frowns, "Hey Sinway..."He still is tried and there is worry and pain in his voice."Your..doing ok?"
Ewan smiles "Private Ewan Benjamin Delaney Tanner Mosswell Jahveri...Fighter hare...well sort of..Fighter hare, not so great lately this is my first real..trip anywhere, first real major patrol trip"
Sinway sighs again "I'm doing fine, Kenya's foot is healin' and we are travelin' to go take care of the vermin that have been makin' a mess of me home." He starts to tap his tail on the ground folding his arms across his chest "I'm more worried about ye mate, this moppin' does no beast good, yer just lowerin' the morals of those around ye........I understand yer pain but this ain't the time fer this, Oz was alive when I left, so have a little faith in him he will pull through." He then looks over to Ewan and chuckles "Hares and there long names, tis a pleasure to meet ye Ewan."
Xander nods, he takes a deep breath "I am just worried Sinway. I..you can't expect me to be...smiling and no worries I wont go off to try and get there..sooner, it wouldn't be wise to"
Ewan smiles "Haves like de long names..but just say Ewan..."He listens to Xander and nods "Yeah..alone would be bad..even if for a badger..to try and fight a horde single pawed...ya likely fail"
Sinway shakes his head giving Xander's head a small thump "I'm not tell ye to not worry, but closin' yer self off and lookin' like yer not even with us anymore isn't helpin'." He sighs again "Ye got to think positive mate, Oz was alive and breathin' when I left and he be in the best care he can be in......now tis our job to make sure he keeps gettin' that care and tis yer job to stay focus......how do you think I'll feel if I have to deliver the message to Oz when he wakes up that his nephew is dead because he wasn't focus on the fight." It's a hard truth to say but it needs to be said
Xander frowns at this"It..wouldn't be ..good news."He rubs his head, he sort of seems to think on something...a small..smile"Uncle Zee's had a staff..he hit beast with it, it hurt worse, he died last winter" He sighs a little remembering but again focus "You are right...and the beast healers are at the abbey, Uncle Oz will get better and I shouldn't worry. I do want to move faster though and I think we are somewhat."He adds "I'm....sorry fer being...well avoiding beasts."
Ewan says, "Avoiding beasts are...is not good."
Sinway nods giving Xander a wide grin "Much better, Oz will get better mate, he is a strong badger after all." He finally decides to sit down "I'll be glad when this is over, tis goin' to be the last time I wield this sword." He looks over to Xander "Ohh this was decided some time after ye left, but ill be re joinin' the abbey order once Redwall be safe......and I also adopted Kenya, so there at least two happy pieces of news I can tell ye."
Xander smiles. its not a full one but a fair one "That is good news and that's good she has someone..and I am sure Benar will let you rejoin the order after this is over"
Ewan says, "The abbey sounds nice and certainly peaceful...I would like it there I think....and no fighting or worrying about it..that be nice""
Sinway smiles back at Xander "Oh tis already been decided that I'll be able to rejoin, could of done it a lot sooner but im not ready to put down me sword yet....Redwall and Mossflower still needs me and it wouldn't feel right. But once this be over Benar is gonna take me blade and put it some place safe some place i wont know where it's at so I wont be tempted to take it up again." He sighs "If it wasn't fer the fact tis forged from the broken pieces of me parents swords and the only thing I have left of them, I have it made into gardenin' tools like Benar did to his blade."
Xander first looks to Ewan "You can always stay in the camp Ewan. Talk to Lord Ciocan about it."He smiles a bit better"The abbey is peaceful and we are gonna make sure it stays that way." He nods "That's good just be careful, as will I and i hope others do as well. The closer we get though there could be trouble, in fact need to speak to Lord Ciocan most likely before morning, maybe get an idea where we should have camp....not too close to the abbey though, wouldn't want vermin knowing we are coming and hoping they don't know we are coming already"
Ewan looks towards "Camp..maybe...not as a guard..I don't do well in fights, don't want to see fight....the one was bad..enough...."He grows a little quiet thinking some."And...."
Sinway listens to the two talk for a little bit "No offense mate, but ye don't seem to be cut out fer the long patrol life." He comments off handedly before looking up towards the stars "When this be all over.....why not stay at Redwall.....if ye don't like fightin' then ye will fit in perfectly there."
Xander stands and speaks to the hare.."Ewan...Ewan its ok."He thinks, think of something..."I can go with you and we both can talk to Lord Ciocan...later ok."He glaces at Sinway and back to the hare."Redwall is nice..good food, good friends..you could find some new skill maybe."Yes change the subject.
Ewan at first whimpers.."Cause..fighting....means blood...and..bad things..and..."He blinks and focus on them speaking and nods smiling a little "Yes..good food and skills...I have other skills...I can play lyre...don't have one here...and..remember things like path and such after one trip...and different things like I LIKE...like crickets and..a flower"He points to one "A buttercup...and a violet.."He frowns, rumbling..but then he smiles a little.
Xander nods, keep him focused and then he smiles. He chuckles for the first time in a while"Maybe you could get a lyre"
Sinway keeps looking up at the stars yawning some "There is nothin' wrong with not likin' blood shed, I'm sure the Badger Lord will understand this." He looks over to ewan then Xander "I should get some rest......I was just waitin' fer them to finish with Kenya's bandage before I lay down next to her......she has been havin' nightmares so I hope if i keep close by while she sleeps she wont have them anymore."
Ewan nods as he stands "I am..going to make sure no messages are needed and then sleep...early tomorrow marching " And he is off.
Xander nods as he stands up from kneeling and "Yeah gonna need some sleep....me also"He smile "Night Sinway"
Sinway stands up as well "Night Xander, try not to avoid everyone, ye had us all worried." And with that he makes his way over to the healer's tent
Xander nods and goes to look for Ewan.."Ewan..."
Ewan just got done checking around and stops "Yes...wot ya need Xander?"
Xander smiles "If you see my friends...tell I would like to talk with them...Zolomon...Ximena...Rupert ..I talked with Sinway....it can be in the....no not the morning, now is good."He sits down"We can talk here...then its bedtime not till then" Its important to him.
Ewan salute and heads off to round up the Defenders he mentioned and then he goes to get some rest.