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The Right Direction Finally!-Dibbun Slavers TP LOG

** I DO NOT HAVE AN ALT IN THIS...BUT GOT ASKED TO POST THIS BY Keldorn. *****

WHO:

Keldorn- Warrior Shrew in GUOSIM

Oswald- Warrior Shrew in GUOSIM

Matilda-Champion of Redwall

Caleb- Traveling Warrior

Dorarose-Gatekeeper of Redwall

Xander- Leader of Mossflower Defenders

LOG:

Matilda has kept the party moving throughout the woods for the past several days and with Keldorn's information that his boat was stolen she has moved them to the edge of the river Moss. The camp is basic, fire-pit, bed rolls and that is about it.   

Currently the hedgehog is out scouting herself, talking to local beasts to see if any of them saw Keldorn's boat and which way it may have sailed. But she did ask everyone to be back at Noon after sending them all out in different directions to try and find information from the locals.   

Keldorn sighs, he did look around himself and mainly it was upriver but didn't seem to have much luck, he tried to get info from a robin but the robin keep demanding candy nuts and he had none so he decided to head back to camp, keeping an eye out and ears open for any sounds of trouble.   

Caleb was wandering a bit through the river moss itself, the mouse carrying a stick in hand to wade through anything. He wasn't having too much luck either, scouting through and trying to find where the boat was relative to their position. He made sure to look through the moss and see if there were any tracks left from paddles on the boat, if they redirected.

Xander was with Caleb as they walked along and speaks quiet " You would think a boat be easy enough to find"
   
Matilda has gone across the river to the home of some squirrels she knows who live by the river and finds them out searching as well. Seems their children have gone missing as well and whilst she is calming them down and talking to them she sadly doesn't learn much.
   
As Caleb pokes around the river-bank a log-boat rounds the bend being sculled along by a shrew. He is wearing a blue coat and his thick grey fur is tied up in hundreds of small braids, each one decorated with several small bells. He reverses oars and slows his boat as he approaches the mouse, "Ahoy there... have you seen any other shrews?"
       
Keldorn is a little too far upriver to see his fellow shrew or he would likely call out.He is heading slowly back towards where Caleb and Xander is though so he should see something soon enough.   

Caleb would look up at the answer and hold a paw up towards Xander to hold that thought. The mouse approaches and holds his writing pad towards the shrew, a question written on it: "I am out with a shrew at the moment, by the name of Keldorn. His boat was passing through here. Have you seen it recently?"   

Xander walks over slowly and nods a hello, " Only he isn't on his boat,it was stolen..he is likely upriver, maybe with Matilda."   

Oswald backs water to slow the logboat, "Good, that is who I am looking for... I know where his boat was going," He sticks the oar in the mud, "Hop in, I can take us too him... if you direct me."   

He motions to Xander, "You two, though you'll have to sit up back, the boat will take you but we'll just have to go slowly."   
   
Keldorn looks up as he thought he heard something but maybe he is just worried as he walks on closer to the others and frowns as he looks back and forth.A sigh,its gonna be a long day he supposes.He is not close enough to see the others yet.   

Xander hmms, " I can follow on shore " He points on upriver back towards the bridge " Keldorn had gone this way"   

Caleb would nod towards Oswald and get into the boat, pointing towards Xander as he basically said what was needed to be said. Though he would write something down. "Keldorn is with us to help find the missing children of Redwall and the areas around here. His boat was stolen and the vermin are using it."   

"Missing Children?" Oswald says and frowns, "So that explains... damn it!" The shrew then digs his oar in and sends the log boat skimming forward, "You might have to run," he shouts back to Xander as he starts upriver as quickly as he can.
   
"What is this about... no way until we find Keldorn I can't be reading whilst rowing," He skims the boat forward and after about a mile and a half spots Keldorn. He angles his boat toward the bank, "KELDORN!" he shouts at the top of his lungs.   

"What the hell is going! I got told by a fox in Ferravale your boat was seen going downriver with Leigh on it and a whole bunch of children and several vermin! I thought you had gone mad then I got told you'd been seen with Log-a-Log!"   
   
Keldorn looks over and frowns as he walks over to the edge of the river shore "Yes..Vermin took my boat and I was with Log-A-Log he was looking for you and Leigh"
   
Caleb was going to answer but as he said he couldn't read whilst rowing there wasn't much he could do. As Keldorn approached however he was happy to see someone who could help besides Xander. The mouse does point towards Keldorn, basically making a motion of saying "What he said." God he wished one of these guys knew paw language.   

Oswald jumps out of the boat and glances at the mouse, "Whose the mouse anyway?" he asks Keldorn, the bard then lifted his hands and started signing at the same time as speaking, "Well I got told your boat was heading downriver full of children and vermin... why in Martin's name aren't we following?"

Keldorn frowns "I was knocked out, had to recover and remember...what ....happen"He frowns "They killed my daughter..and I know..briefly remember Leigh running but it seems they grabed her sadly"   

Caleb would slowly come off the boat and writes down something while Keldorn explains. He hands off the pad towards Oswald since there had to be some answer for who he was. "I am Caleb. I was born mute so that is why I write, though I understand using my paws to form letters. I am here helping DoraRose, Xander and Matilda of Redwall on finding and bring the dibbuns back."   

Xander catches up finally and nods to them   

Oswald looks shocked at Keldorn's news then embraces his brother shrew in a hug, "Damn it no... well... we are going after them Keldorn, I have my log boat, we should get a few more from camp and go after them."

Keldorn allows the hug and does let a few tears fall, "They, also took dibbuns from the abbey, all but one I heard...a goose dibbun was hiding on the pond, they took a badger cub from the abbey and killed an order sister"
   
Caleb would watch on, staying close to Xander since... well, Caleb is a stranger even if he wishes to live at the Abbey now, the mouse looking through the marsh as he thinks of what to do. He actually hopes Matilda and DoraRose are alright as well. Still... at least they found Oswald. That was all he could hope for.   

Matilda Matilda appears back out of the trees on the other side of the river. She raises a hand and Oswald glances over, "The champion... well... now we can catch up with them," he holds his paws up to Caleb and signs, "Can you help me go across the river and collect Matilda?"   

Caleb actually pauses and blinks rapidly before looking towards Oswald in confusion. The shrew knew how to do that this entire time and didn't say anything. He should be a bit mad but he's not going to say anything. Instead he signs towards Oswald, "Yes, I can help with that." Getting back onto the boat, he would help them to cross the river so as to come collect Matilda.   

Keldorn looks towards Xander and shrugs "Ummm..be right back I am sure they will get another log bost we all can't fit in one after all, gonna need 2"   
   
First Oswald hands Caleb his spare paddle, "Sorry about that," he says, "It took me a moment to think to try paw language, that'll speed up trying to talk.. so have you paddled before? We'll nip over, grab the Champion then head for the Camp."   

Twisting around the shrew called out, "Keldorn, Xander, head to the GUOSIM camp, we'll need another log boat, then as soon as Dora is back we can head off, three to a boat."   

Caleb would take a hold of the paddle and nod towards Oswald signing, "I had a boat for a small time. Helped me cross a few lands." With that, he would take up the paddle and start to row towards Matilda's location, going in time with Oswald so as not to displace them. He also nods over towards Xander and Keldorn, making sure all his things were in order.
   
Keldorn nods, he can lead them to the GUOSIM camp, they could even get anything else needed and head on thier way "Well least we know they are heading down river....wait, I bet its Halyard"   

Xander quickly follows the others and waits till they are altogether as a group, he has been mostly quiet today..prehaps a lot on his mind.   

Matilda climbs into the boat once they reach the other side and listens to Oswald's report.   

Her face grows blank and she nods before settling in at the back, "Let us go to the GUOSIM camp, they have five days on us... it's a good three week trip down river from here to the shore... and they are in a bigger boat."
   
Oswald nods and hands the hedgehog a paddle, from there it is a short paddle, only a few miles downriver to where the GUOSIM summer camp is set up. Once they reach it Matilda will motion to Keldorn and Xander. "So we now know which direction they are goin, Keldorn can you get us another boat and supplies? Then we need to wait for Dora to get back."   

Caleb would help along the paddling, seeming to be glad that he had something he could do. Once they were at the GUOSIM camp, Caleb would wait for everyone to finish talking before writing down something for Matilda. "This is the GUOSIM camp? Xander made it sound like no stranger was allowed here... does this mean I'm somewhat excluded from that?"
   
Keldorn finds a large boat and grins "Knew a larger boat come in handy, we just have to figure out who is in which boat"

Matilda smiles and climbs out of the boat, "I think in an emergency the GUOSIM make allowances," she smiles, "Normally none of us would be invited inside without reason but this is an emergency."   

Xander follows and finally speaks "Yeah...log boat...thats safe right? Its clear he hates boats,he has been on one a couple times and hated it.A deep breath as he waits, a boat is...its fine, it wont sink he repeats in his mind, it will be fine, unless there is a storm...no, no its fine,so so safe.   

The GUOSIM camp is busy, those shrews who remain to look after the place whilst Log-A-Log is at the abbey with the main group are helping prepare supplies.   

Oswald glances at Xander and smiles, "A log boat is the perfect way to travel Xander, you'll be fine with us and it is the only way we are getting down the River Moss quickly."
   
Matilda nods, "Sadly so Xander, I am no fan of boats either but if they have gone downriver as Master Oswald says then we need to sail to catch them. They have five days on us as soon as Dora catches up with us we can get going."   

Keldorn smiles "I am sure we will be fine, as said 3 to a boat and we soon find out who is in each boat so its good. We check the boats often and recently did, so all good ta go sir Xander"
   
DoraRose takes this opportunity to find them! "As long as the shrews don't argue with me, I'll be fine using their boats." The Warrior watches the hustle and bustle around them. "The sooner we catch those scumbags and get our Dibbuns back, the happier I'll be. We've figured out which way they went?" She rests her axe on her shoulder, making it look as if it weighed nothing (when in actuality it's quite heavy).
   
Caleb wasn't too big of a fan of boats but he wasn't as afraid of them as Xander was. The mouse had been traveling for a while so he had to think of different ways to get around, and a boat was one of them. For now he would just stay silent, not sure where he should clue in. However he was glad that they had found a way where the vermin were going
   
Oswald motions Keldorn over to the boats, "We are ready to go, I should take Caleb and Matilda in my boat, you take Xander and Dora in the bigger boat."   

He folds his arms and glowers as one of the shrews helping load supplies pipes up, "No way! The Champion should go in the big boat with the badger! She has status and prestige!"   

"That doesn't matter," Oswald grumbles back, "I mean they are both pretty big critters we should spread the big beasts out across different boats and have a mouse in each one!" It sounds like it is gearing up to be a right proper shrew fest over who should go in what boat.   

Matilda stares at them and groans, "Oh no... Dora..." she murmurs, "Get in the big boat with Xander... we'll be here all afternoon if we let them settle this GUOSIM style."   
   
Keldorn has a boat he is in now and nods "Lets get going and catch up to the vermin so we can freaking slay them already...like Wilson, he needs a painful death!"   

Xander sighs and nods "I will be fine and yes we do need to find those slavers as soon as possible" He will get in what ever boat...slowly...and mutters a little but he is in a boat now, so they should be able to head off now and the weather is cloudly but clearing,so thats good.   

DoraRose smiles ever so slightly and just silently gets into the boat with Xander. "Stop your arguing," she says after getting settled. "I really don't feel like finishing any arguments until /after/ we've rescued the Dibbuns and I have to make the DAB stop fighting all the way home.....oh my goodness, I'm actually gonna hafta do that, aren't I?" She is now envisioning how poorly that could go. Yay.   

Caleb would just settle within the boat after gathering up his supplies, still holding onto his paddle. He was just watching everyone bicker, not really sure what to say. But the mouse was at least glad to have someone who knows paw language aboard his boat.   
   
Oswald throws some final good natured insults at the other shrews then pushes off into the water as Matilda settles in at the back of the boat and Caleb in the middle. The shrew then laughs at the rejoinder and pushes his oar into the mud bank and shoves off into the river, paddling out into the current in the centre.   

"Well Dora," Matilda calls over, "Looks like it's downstream and it's ok... once we have the DAB back I'll help keep them in order... I can terrify most of them."   
   
Keldorn leans back trying to relax as the trip is gonna be long enough as they finally head down stream.He sighs, well once this is over they are gonna need a lot of boats or just walk along the river once they rescue the dibbuns and he plans to help with just that. He grows a bit quiet as he tries to think, most of the short memory loss he had is back now as he closes his eyes as he keeps seeming to relive that dayand trying to think of any signs of possible betrayal of Wilson before all this.
   
Xander is just quiet for now, he ajusts himself a couple times in the log boat and then sighs, well this is fun or not fun, he can survive this and just fucus on the fact he will soon catch up to the vermin and maybe rip thoer heads off.   

DoraRose reaches forward to pat the badger on the back. "Hey, we'll be okay. I know you hate boats, but I'm here with you. Do you need to talk?" She's concerned he may be remembering his birth parents dying....or his enslavement to Jedrick....or something equally unpleasant. She wants to help him if she can.   

Caleb would start with helping to paddle, making sure to relax and watch out for any more signs of tracks. The mouse was glad to know that everything was now in order... except for the fact that Xander was scared. For being a badger, Caleb had to giggle at the fact he was scared of boats.   
   
Matilda settles in, the sword of Martin down by her side, the oar held in her hands, paddling in time with Caleb and Oswald, it seems she has spent time on the river before. The smaller boat scooting ahead of the larger by a short distance but not too much.   

"We must... make haste," Matilda murmurs to Caleb and Oswald, "Martin is with us but he... is also focussed elsewhere, other things are happening. I do not know who he is focussed on right now but I hope he can bring them comfort and aid. But we are all here now... at least for now. there will be others later."   
   
Xander just hums softly as his paw grips the side of the log boat, he was shaking a little but has calmed down some, opens his good eye and closes it again, just hum and pretent your not on a log boat, this was NOT a real boat...there was hardly any room. He is a mightly warrior...yet this is what he is afriad of? A possible overturned boat?He breaths in and out and ..medates? Yes he can do that.....he jumps a little at the paw touch oh its just Dora..Dora is here yes thats nice...so is the water...and the boat...log...so not wonderful.He will be like this for a short while and finally just mostly relax.   

Keldorn tries a smile at the badger and decides to not try right now, he just looks forwards and helps the boat to move down the river."We will catch up and get the children back, it also seems they have taken dibbuns from other places besides the abbey."   

DoraRose just lets the badger be, and instead watches the riverbank go by. "Oh? From where else have they stolen Dibbuns? This sounds like a bigger job than just hurting the Abbey, like in Matthias and Mattimeo's time." She knows her Redwall history! Please be impressed. She also doesn't hear the Champion's statement, else she'd be a bit irritated at Martin's ghost for not being more helpful. She gets irritated by things like that.
   
Caleb would continue to paddle but let Oswald and Matilda go so that he could sign to the shrew. Since Oswald was a translator now it would work in his favor. "So Martin is focused on someone else... what of the Abbey? Will it be safe with all of us gone? I feel scared now knowing I didn't stay behind to help defend them."   

Matilda says, "Benar knows what to do in this situation," the hedgehog smiles at Calebd once Oswald translates for him, "He will call in our friends and allies to help protect Redwall... as for Martin he is with the children..." she frowns down river, "He has... something to do there, someone to try and guide...""   

Keldorn tilts his head "To guild? Intresting..."   

DoraRose sighs, her question having been ignored. But instead of making a big deal of it, she turns her attention to the other conversation. "Guiding one of the Dibbuns, huh? Probably not Squirrelbabe...that little brat would probably figure out how to bite him." She has the DAB Ringleader in somewhat low regards.   

Caleb ponders what it means as well. Why would the warrior spirit be guiding the dibbuns? Of course... he heard that Martin had only really come towards certain people. He does make sure to sign once he knows that he's free to, directing it towards Dora. "You will have to tell me of these tales when we have some free time, Dora. I want to know more of... well, of the place that I wish to live at. Surprise... while I was still within the infirmary, I chose to live at the Abbey."

Matilda glances across at the other boat and indicates to Oswald to move them closer, the shrew calls out some orders to back oars and slow so the larger boat moves in beside them. "I am not sure who... just that he is seeking to guide someone, he doesn't speak to me directly all the time..." she frowns, then smiles at Caleb and squeezes his shoulder, "You will be most welcome to live with us at the abbey my young friend."   

Keldorn just pays attention to things on shore or in the river as they paddle along. " Letz hope the river trip is smooth going"   

DoraRose shrugs at the hedgehog's words. "Well, then I guess we'll see. Maybe he's guiding these monsters towards insanity..." She thinks that'd be funny, anyway. She smiles at Caleb and nods. "Aye, I think I can do that. It'd be a good bedtime story, actually. Inspire us with stories from the past to help us not give up in our present." Now to see if she can remember them that well...   

Matilda says, "Please Dora, it'd be nice to hear tails of home and it might make Keldorn and Oswald behave and not argue." she dips her oar and focusses on sailing down the river and listening to Dora's stories."

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Oz-  Badger-young adult-Wanderer