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The Snake Has Returned, And Other News-Ferravale Log

**Patch the rat.....has a not so great day ***

Who:

Patch-Spy,Bar Tender

Blisa-Chieftain of Ferravale

Basil-Snake

Riana-Large eagle

Spoofed body guards of Chieftain

Log:

"Is this it?" Blisa is outside the city of Ferravale, looking at a patch of what looks like weeds. "Oh, yes, Chieftain," a Healer eagerly answers, pointing to the plants. "These are the herbs we're hoping to gather for the garden." The cat's bodyguards and the couple of city guards who have accompanied this little expedition look skeptical, but the other Healers nod in cheerful agreement with the one who spoke. The young leader scratches her head. "Well, I'm sure they will be a great addition to the garden, but I don't quite understand why you wanted me to see them."

Patch walks along the path, he has been out and about most of the day doing what he does best, basically looking around and keeping an eye out for anything out of place, so far he has found not much that's ...well bad anyways.

The Healer is about to respond when a reptilian scream echoes from the forest to the North. "AAAAH, LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" An eagle's screech follows, along with crashing through the underbrush. It sounds as if something huge and heavy is headed in the direction of the Ferravalians! The guards immediately ready their weapons and surround Blisa, who has drawn her dirk and dagger. The Healers scramble to hide in the middle of the group, not really being very good fighters, despite the fact that they're all 3 of them rats. The crashing sounds get closer, and an eagle's angry screech echoes louder than them.....

Patch tenses and looks around quickly, he has no clue which way be best to run and he spots a tree and quickly climbs it to get out of the way or what ever is coming down the path. A dagger is then in paw as he looks left, right, down and just in case he looks up.

The sounds get closer through the woods to the North. Just as the archers (including Ferdinand) fit arrows to bowstrings and pull back, preparing to aim, a huge whip tail snake bursts through the undergrowth, screaming in pure terror. A second later, a magnificently large golden eagle slips between the tops of 2 trees, screeching in the Northlands eagle language, possibly using profanity. It's Basilisk (terrified out of his mind) being chased by Riana (indescribably angry). Upon seeing the group, the snake tastes the air. "BLISSSAAAA!!! SSSSAVE ME! CRAZZZZY EAGLE WANTSSSSSS TO KILLLL MEEEEEEEE!!!!" He zooms past the group, every single beast watching him go past, too shocked to do anything about the situation. Riana starts to circle the group, her sharp eyes spotting the Chieftain immediately. "Your stupid snake has been trying to steal all my prey for the past month! Do something about him or I swear I shall slay him!!!"

Patch gasps, "Oh my..that's an eagle..that's an eagle chiefie!!"

Still screaming, Basil careens around the woods until he collides with the tree Patch is in. The snake was going so fast, he knocks himself unconscious, sending twigs and leaves falling onto the ground below. Riana lands on the path and folds her wings, looking fiercely at the creatures assembled before her. "UHNG, finally, that monstrosity has shut up. I tell you, Blisa, he is the most noisy thing I have ever encountered. I do believe he couldn't sneak up on a dead log without scaring it away. I haven't been able to hunt since he started following me! Why on Earth did you let your stupid little pet escape from you like that?" The Chieftain walks forward, ignoring Patch's brilliant (*insert sarcasm font*) observation. "He somehow escaped the day I was kidnapped by a warlord," she answers calmly. "I've been hoping to find him ever since." The guards are still looking a little lost on what to do, as well as terrified by the fact that there is a gigantic beast-eating golden eagle talking to  their Chief as if it were a natural and daily occurrence.

Patch screams as he falls, he hits one branch, and then another , and then another and then the ground with a low groan and puts up a finger "I'm ok..I live,,ouch...no..ouch my shoulder..worries"

Blisa and the other Ferravalians turn and watch the rat fall out of the tree. Riana eyes him fiercely. "Is he a spy? Do I need to eat him for you, Blisa?" "Oh, no, no, no," the cat hurriedly says, smiling and walking over to the fallen, well, he is a spy, but still.... "He's with me. He actually runs my tavern, so I kinda need him to, uh, dispense booze to the vermin in my village so they don't revolt." The eagle looks disappointing, but she nods and ruffles her wings. "Since you have your pathetic pet returned to you, am I correct in assuming you shall keep him with you now and he won't be disturbing my hunts any longer?" The Chieftain nods. "Oh, yes, I'll do my best to keep him within the confines of Ferravale, no need to worry." The giant bird nods, eyeing the other Ferravalians hungrily. "Well, that is good to hear, my dear Blisa. I shall then return to my hunt....don't stray too far from your village, little vermin," she addresses the guards and Healers, a slightly sadistic smile spreading on her face. "Good day, Blisa. Hope to chat again soon." Spreading her wings, she takes to the air and flies off, back to the north, which is her territory. Blisa breathes a sigh of relief.

Patch frowns and backs up..bumping into the tree and gulps, he slowly stands clearly listening to every word the bird says..though...."Umm...there is also..Redwall Beasts traveling...so like..they are not food.."Think fast Patch, think fast before she sees you as food "BUT....but there was this rather rude...clearly drunk weasel on the road, he tried to stab me but I tripped him and he fell face first into the ditch and he was rather peeved off...and drunk...and yeah rude."

If Riana heard Patch's helpfulness before she left, she doesn't show it, and within moments she has disappeared over the tree canopy. Blisa sits on the ground, obviously coming down from an adrenaline rush. "Okay.....yeah. Oh, Patch, she doesn't eat woodlanders, only vermin, so the Redwallers are mostly safe." Ferdinand, having put up his archery stuff, stalks over to the unconscious snake and pokes him. "What do we do with thith one?" The ferret is clearly not happy that the snake is back. The Chieftain shrugs. "Um....wait until he wakes up?"

Patch walks over slowly "So..where has scales been anyways?" He nods "Well good ta know..maybe she will eat that rude weasel but then soon the tavern is open again"He grins "I got a lot of new drink ideas too your gonna love"

Blisa shrugs. "Who even knows. I guess we'll find out when he wakes up." Standing back up with Ferdinand's help, the Chieftain raises an eyebrow. "Oh, really? Well, Patch, I'll be sure to try them at some point, but if a drink is popular, I ask that you continue to sell it, even if I personally don't enjoy it." The Healers have started gathering the herbs, picking some and carefully uprooting others. The guards are warily watching the skies, extremely nervous that the eagle is going to surprise attack them.

Patch nods "Also...de village may get visitors, not sure when didn't ask..I could ask..maybe, but they were on the way ta Camp Willow and I cant go thar"

Blisa looks sharply at the rat. "Visitors? What kind of visitors? Why didn't you tell me before somehow?" At this moment, Basilisk starts to awaken, and every one knows it because he starts whining and wailing about how his head hurts. Ferdinand clenches his jaws and fists. Great. His FAVOURITE sound in all the world. (That's sarcasm, something the ferret may start utilizing now that the snake is back.)

Patch frowns "I..didn't know when they would go, just over heard some talk...that Abbot bushtail or wot ever and his merry band of Redwallers...Spring visiting or something or other"

As the snake continues to wail, Blisa rolls her eyes. "Basil, be quiet!" As he whimpers and gingerly drapes his tail over his bruised nose, the cat sighs. "His name is Abbot Benar, so please keep that in mind while he's here, and try to be polite, will you?" Scratching her ear, the Chieftain adds, "And having them visit doesn't bother me too much. Remember, I spent much of my Dibbunhood living at the Abbey."

Patch nods as he listens and frowns a little, seems he knows other stuff too...hey he is Patch he learns stuff, sometimes he will out right ask beasts things he is curious of, "Yeah yeah..dibbunhood and all that"

Blisa glances at the rat suspiciously as the Healers continue to do their job of harvesting herbs. "What else do you know, Patch?" she asks quietly, not necessarily menacingly, but certainly also not to be messed with. Basil whines, "Got lossssst in the woodssss and couldn't hunt, ssssso sssssslept for the Winter hungry!" That explains why he looks underfed now. "Sssss, woke up and couldn't findssssss Blissssa, sssssso Bassssil hadssssssto follow eveil eagle--" "You're lucky the didn't thkin you alive, geniuth," Ferdinand snaps at him. "Bassssil not ssssscared of sssstupid little eagle!" "Then how come you were running in blind panic?" the ferret retorts. Blisa covers her eyes with a paw.

Patch frowns, he looks at Blisa "Umm...nothing..just talked ta..stripy..welll he wouldn't talk so asked the one eared hare..and umm...well not your concern, not like its some danger to Ferravale and the abbey has it like...they can handle it I am sure and who ever steps up as a replacement when needed"

Blisa whips around and goes to grab the rat's shirt. "Excuse me? If it wasn't my concern, then why did you mention it in the first place? BASIL AND FERDINAND, PLEASE HUSH UP!!" As the snake and the ferret stare at her in silent surprise, the Chieftain turns back to the spy and tries to trip him, keeping a nice tight hold on his shirt as she does so. "What replacement? A replacement for whom? Do you mean Xander or Oz, you irritating little fleabag?? Tell me everything, immediately! I JUST GOT MY SNAKE BACK AFTER BEING SCARED TO DEATH, DON'T TRY ME!" For a petite person, she's got some fire to her, I dare say.....

Patch gasps and tries to run away and then, well he almost falls flat on his face as he wiggles to get loose and then just gives up "I don't know all de details...ok...just know something wrong with..."He frowns, he then speaks"I mean...could of asked...him but he seemed tried and....ya might want ta visit Oz...he's like ill or something...well something"

Blisa gasps slightly, then goes to put a foot on the rat to pin him down. The other beasts stay back, knowing better than to mess with the Chieftain when she's upset. Even Basilisk is basically silent, although he does whimper a tiny bit as he fails at hiding behind Ferdinand. "What?? Oz is sick? Wha.....when did you find this out?"

Patch frowns up at her "Umm....right before the hares left to go to the shores...stripy was crying...seen him and that's like...well odd ok and I knew his best pal was alive and the badger maid....so I asked..he didn't say much but the hare did and later stripy said a little....Oz is like...breathing problem or something and could be.."He frowns, bad news is always not so good to give "Could be like...dying"

Blisa's eyes widen as her mouth forms a small O shape. Stepping back so the rat can stand up, the Chieftain stares at the tree Basil had run into. "I...I need to figure out how to make a trip to the Abbey work into my schedule. Drat, if only I knew when the Abbot was planning on arriving here! Do we have any woodlanders who live here who could go get me that information?" Ferdinand's brow furrows as he tries to think.

Patch shrugs and then "That old otter lives here with his fox kid, gonna help me made drinks and such in the tavern"

Blisa smiles. "An otter, perfect! I wonder if he would go find out this information for me if I personally keep track of his son and keep him safe? Having an otter visit Camp Willow would probably be best." Ferdinand rolls his eyes. Great. Babysitting. Along with the snake having come back. Not what the ferret had had in mind for, like, ever.

Patch says, "So umm..do I go find him or like...did ya want him to ask the abbey or like Abbot Benar or what?""

Blisa nods. "Aye, if you can find him, send him to my office, please. No, send him to my house....oi vey." The Chieftain waves the Healers and city guards to go ahead and go back home since the herb-gathering job is finished. "Basil, come one. Let's go home, and you can hide in your nice basement and eat some cheese. Alright?" The snake perks up considerably, and slithers forward, following the understandably nervous Ferravalians back to the city. "Cheesssssse! Food of the godssssss! Ssss, I will never leave Ferravale again, sssssss....." Ferdinand looks ready to stab something, but he says nothing as he and the other bodyguards silently follow the Chieftain. "I'll ask him if he'll go to Camp Willow and find out when the Abbot will be paying us a visit, thank you, Patch. Don't tell him about Basil, though. I'm planning on locking him in the basement until he's not so hungry anymore," she adds in a whisper, getsuring to the large reptile.

Patch nods slowly, yeah most likely know of the snake and others probably not "Not..hungry anymore...ok..yeah I CAN..go find the otter now, I will go do that now" As far from the snake as possible is good for him.

Blisa sighs and leads her bodyguards and pet to her house. After giving Basilisk some food, she locks him in the basement as he happily eats. Climbing up the stairs and walking to her living room as her guards disperse to do their things, the Chieftain waits for the otter to come. If he does, she'll ask him to get the information she needs from the Abbot. If he refuses to.....well, then, she'll try to come up with a plan B. Because she is set on visiting Oz....especially if it's one last time.

Patch sighs, ok so where could the otter be..can't be that hard to find right? He goes off to look for the otter and no he will not mention the snake, he will just say its important and talk to the chieftain, yeah that works

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I play:
Oz-  Badger-young adult-Wanderer