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Where's The Kid?-LP LOG

***My internet died halfway through this so Zolomon gets unconscious but I got the log still and here it is ***

Who:

Zolomon-LP Runner and Private First Class

Gregorian-Fighter/Blacksmith and Sargent  in LP

Jhan- Hare dibbun

A fox- Spoofed by Jhan

Log:
Zolomon is walking around the village, every so often walking up to a beast and chatting, a frown before going on to someone else and what ever it is so far he is having zero luck. He also has a black eye and a slight bruise on that side of his face, fight maybe but no other signs of a wound, just that. He sighs and kicks a barrel that he almost knocks over but straightens up, he gets a giggle from a otter dibbun he sees and sits down, his good ear drooping and his footpaws hurt as he been walking around the last maybe 2-3 hours.

Gregorian doesn't make the trip out much as the walk down the beach can anger his pegleg but today he's in the village, still in uniform and cutting a path through the square with his best don't bother me frown. He hasn't spotted Zolomon so far, he's currently headed for the market.

Zolomon has yet to spot Gregorian either and is not near the market, but he is close. He sighs and seems he will sit in one place all day till he hears what sounds like a dibbun scream and bolts upright scanning the area and quickly going to the sound...oh it's not who he hoped but, ok the frown is too much and even if it's a stoat he smiles faintly"Ya need..help?"...The stoat frowns "Billy fell into barrel".."Billy?"...He gets a pointed finger and looks at the barrel of rain water and reaches a paw in and blinks, out comes a now soaked stuffed toy doll of some sort that the stoat dibbun grabs and hugs close, kipping off happy as can be and leaving a confused hare behind "O...k"

For all Greg's frown is directed ahead of him he's outside the mountain so he's keeping alert, his ears keep twitching one way or the other. The child's scream is enough to make him look though and he quickly spots Zolomon headed that way and hurriedly limps after the other hare arriving in time to see the soaked toy returned to the child. He relaxes again, clearly everything is fine "Zolomon tah the rescue I see" he says as he walks towards the other hare.

Zolomon is..frowning though as he leans against the wall nearby "Yeah...fer them, not anyone else..I failed at being a guardian..and the fox had a dagger, wot was I supposed ta do didn't want the young one hurt and then the fox had a pal, and then next thing I know he is gone and I was on the floor and a sea otter wanted to know how many fingers I seen and I really could of cared less, he could of had how many toes and I would still not..cared."

Gregorian's frown is quickly back as it appears everything is not alright and his quiet trip out has taken a turn "Yah need tah redo yah field healin' class" He says with a grumble before snapping to his sergeant tone of voice "Stand tah attention! Now! Yah will report wot happened, no complainin' just facts. Wot fox, wot younger, wot did they do?"

Zolomon sighs, well that is before the whole attention and attention now as he quickly salutes and answers the questions "A tall reddish fox with full black ears sur..at the tavern. Had.."He takes a deep breath to calm down" Jhan..a new young one that's around, he..he was placed in me care and not sure who was..keeping an eye on him sur but he followed me to the tavern, I only turned around a second and this fox had grabbed him and had a dagger pointed at him..I was knocked out by the other fox and ..sadly have no blooming clue where they went and no one has seem them as I asked around and looked around and then was gonna head back to the mountain sur ta report, and it was maybe 2-3 hours or so ago"

Sometimes giving orders is the best way to cut to the point. Greg listens and appears to be thinking for a moment before he turns back around and starts walking "A couple of hares accompanied me here, we'll send word back tah the mountain with them and then go and find the boy. Follow me. Yah didn't recognize the fox and he didn't say wot he wanted the boy for?"

Zolomon shakes his head as he follows the Sargent"Sorry...no, but tis a vermin could be..."He frowns thinking"I mean...course some of the vermin species here are...well so so..but that fox wasn't"

Gregorian cuts straight through the square, heading straight for the tavern as that's where he assumes the others hares will have gone first "Two foxes took a dibbun hare, don't worry someone will have seen somethin'. Aftah we've sent word back we'll go tah the docks, make sure they haven't got on a ship. If they're still on the shore they'll be around here somewhere"

Zolomon frowns "Could it be..a slaver or just some ..annoying vermin wanting ta cause trouble?"

"Probably" Greg replies though he's considering it one of the better options since it means there's no real plan and Jhan would still be alive. He doesn't wish to panic Zolomon with the alternative options "Think about who else was in the tavern who would have seen wot happened" he says as he quickly steps in to the tavern, spoils the day off for a few hares and quickly asks at the bar for who was on duty at the time. Within minutes one hare running off back to the mountain and the two others are following Greg as backup to help search.

Zolomon sighs as he thinks "The....normal beasts around, may of been a patrol hare off duty thar, was right before the busy time so not too many, but I do know the tavern got...sort of quiet when me and the fox briefly spoke and I told him to let Jhan go and the fox said to make him let him go"

Gregorian directs the two other hares to discreetly check around the fighting pits though he has to give them direction to find the place "Good, if it was full of regulars they may know who the fox was if they were locals. The ottah who was tendin' bar has gone home but I think I know someone who may know where he lives...othahwise I know of a couple of vermin who tend tah talk if yah ask the right away. We'll find the lad and hopefully in future he won't go runnin' from the mountain on his own again"

Zolomon nods "I'm...sorry sur,I should of kept a better eye on him and I seen he followed me..and it may of been the otter that I seen when I woke up, not sure how long was out cold..not long think, couple moments but long enough for the fox and his friend ta..get out de door and head off what ever direction"

Gregorian starts walking towards the docks as he talks "First thing yah need tah know about dibbuns, yah turn yah back for a second and they'll get in tah all sorts of trouble. Yah got tah install in them the dangahs of the outside world though that's easiah yah do when they grow up in the mountain. Yah need tah get that boy used tah the dibbun keepahs though. I met him cryin' in a hallway tryin' tah run away from them, he needs tah learn tah stay with them"

Zolomon nods "Yes..sur..I always wondered how some...watch dibbuns so easily, I know a blind beast that watches 40 or so dibbuns and they mind him very well and he somehow knew if one tried to slip outta class...course he has like one helper and someone he has in training ta one day take over, I hope they do a good job too..not that he is likely ta ever need a replacement, he be like really old but ...most likely still around seasons from now"

"I'm convinced for some it's a gift...for othahs the dibbuns just seem tah find them fun. Look at Dom, he plays with them, they're happy, they don't want tah go anywhere else" Greg talks as he walks "Yah got tah be consistent with them, rules, schedules, distractions. We're lucky tah have hares in the mountain tah watch them while we're workin', parentin' is anothah job on top of yah own"

Zolomon sighs "Maybe...adopting a..dibbun is a bad idea then"

There is a fox walking around, no not the main one a certain hare may of seen or maybe he seen him a second or two. He is of normal height and for now...alone, he comes from the direction of an a path away from the village, ever so often looking up and then the patrol hares just had to be around, that's fine just act normal.

Gregorian sees the fox, makes a mental note that there's a fox and he gestures to draw Zolomon's attention that way to check if it's the one they want but Greg doesn't know who they are and there's plenty of foxes around Halyard so he doesn't stop as he talks "There isn't a thing on this world that would evah make me considah regrettin' havin' my daughtah. Yah've had wot? A week? Yah don't figure this stuff out that fast"

Zolomon sighs "I...couple days..or so" He glaces over at the fox as if trying to figure it out and frowns, he only saw the 2nd one briefly, so he isn't sure right away.

The fox stops to talk to a rat at a stand seeing apples, nothing too odd, beasts can buy fruit after all. He walks further away but does look at the hares and seems to speed up almost bumping into a marten who grumbles a watch where ye goin'..."

Gregorian keeps an eye on the fox and frowns when he starts to hurry away. He might not know if it's the fox they want but he knows what suspicious behavior looks like. Greg changes direction to head after the fox "Someone's keen tah get away. Is it one of the ones that took him?" he questions Zolomon.

Zolomon seems to grow curious and goes towards the fox, maybe a little ahead of Greg as he does so, bad or good idea its unclear as he clears his throat "Hey..fox..slow down got a question for ya, just a moment of your time chap"

The fox turns and studies the hares and smirks at Zolomon "Question....I don't have time for questions and you should be more concern with other things in life "He looks back and forth, well he is still alone no other fox in sight as he goes to lay a paw towards a cutlass he has, he isn't drawing it..yet. but seems like he plans to draw it soon.

Gregorian isn't as fast as the younger runner, he limps quickly behind and keeps close. His frown is back as the fox looks like they're going to be trouble "We're not lookin' for a fight, just need tah ask yah somethin'" his paws do rest on his belt next to his hammers though.

The fox looks at both hares, the closest one being Zolomon as he slowly smirks"Ya think a bunny would learn..."Of course he just wants to get away from the area so he starts to fake sure surrender and then a quick slam into a wall of the closest hare and bolts, or least that's his plan to get away as the other one would surely be distracted and help his friend.

Gregorian assumes Zolomon can look after himself and he doesn't trust the surrender for a second so he doesn't spring in to action to help immediately, he instead springs after the fox, trying to grab him before he can run and throw him towards the ground.

The fox just assumes he can flee, and he does get a few paces before he is tackled and hits the ground with a yelp of surprise , he spits out dirt and tried to make the hare get off him.

Gregorian isn't much for running anymore so he's happy to avoid a chase. He tries to keep on top of the fox and grab for the vermin's arm, hoping to twist it behind the fox's back before he can try to go for any weapons.

The fox growls low as he struggles a few moments and then speaks finally"Like getting me will do ya some good...tis Red ya want, then again"He smirks "I'm not talking"

Gregorian keeps hold of the arm and twists it just enough that if the fox puts up too much of a fight it'll probably break. He feels confident enough then to glance back and see Zolomon slumped unconscious. He'd have to grumble about that later. He draws one of his hammers and flips it around so he's using the spiked side "Good tah know we're skippin' past the bit where yah pretend not tah know anythin'. Tell me where Red and the boy is and I won't" He emphasize's his words by bringing down his hammer on to the ground by the fox's head, leaving a nice gouge in the dirt with the spike "start breakin' things"

The fox looks over where the hammer hit and has stopped fighting "Like it do ya bunnies any good..."

Gregorian rests the hammer on the ground next to the fox's head, making sure it's within eyesight "Yah let me decide that" a tiny bit more pressure on the arm "Now talk!" he snaps out the words, yelling at the fox's ear.

The fox is in pain and decides, ok he will talk "Ok..ok already....Red is doing it cause hares are worth a lot..and he likes gold and so do I...supposed to meet someone at the docks in a couple days, probably keeping the kid somewhere in town or some place off the beach,I don't know...he moved from one spot."

Gregorian rewards him by reducing the pressure on the arm though he doesn't loosen his grip at all. His frown deepens with the confirmation that they're dealing with slavers but at least that means Jhan should be alive "Where was Red last? Who are yah meetin' at the docks?"

The fox speaks again, "Some beast he owes money too, said he get a hare his laon be lowered by a lot"

Gregorian increased the pressure to the arm again "I want a name and a description. How many has Red got involved in this?"

The fox tenses up in pain..."Let..go..just me, Red and this lizard..said he was gonna fed the kid to the lizard if he didn't behave...hey its a good way to get a kid to behave"

Gregorian growls "Yah think I'm goin' tah approve of yah threatenin' kids and stealin' them tah line yah pocket? If yah friend hurts that boy I'm goin' tah hurt yah all back twice as bad" he threatens before going to hit the fox in the head with the handle of his hammer just trying to knock him out.

The fox says something rude and tries to get a dagger out of his pocket, then he gets a headache and a low groan comes from the fox and he is out cold.

Gregorian is cautious, applies a little pressure to the arm again, make sure there's no reaction and then quickly gets to work, taking the fox's weapons and going to tie his paws together with his own belt. As soon as he's satisfied the fox is going nowhere he grabs the unconscious Zolomon, throws him over a shoulder and Greg heads for the village healers, going to drag the fox along behind him.

Zolmon sort of woke when he was carried back, the healers checking him, stateing how he is lucky and most have a hard head. He is watched over night and released, He got his update on how the fox is tied up and...well anything else needed and calmly agrees to stick with what ever plan is figured out to save Jhan.

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Oz-  Badger-young adult-Wanderer