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A Storm At Sea!-Dibbun Slavers TP/ LP LOG

Ciocan had taken a small break and let Keldorn sail the ship a while so he could get some needed rest and the one hare that had been helping needed some rest as well.Now he comes over to Keldorn "All going well so far Keldorn?" The day had started to get a little cloudy and more clouds were coming as the badger frowned.

Keldorn nods a greeting"So far, I don't like the clouds though, seem a bit dark for my liking and we both know how weather can be out on the sea...unpredictable"   

Donica walks over and frowns "A bad storm maybe?" She looks at the clouds "It seems ok...the ship can handle some rain...right?"   

Rufus has been away a while and now is seen, from a distance flying back towards the ship, he gets slightly sideways and then seems to straighten himself out again as he lands near the two beasts, he doesn't do his usual pern a wing feather "Is bad bad darkclouds coming, needa do something quickfast will be heres plenty quick."He points to where some rather nasty looking storm clouds are up ahead, not to the ship just yet but maybe half an hour away.
   
Ciocan frowns at the sight of the storm on the horizon and nods as he starts calling out orders"Get the sails down we don't want them riped!... Check the main mast.." He gets some hares to check some various other things as he looks to Keldorn"Give me the wheel when I say so..for now keep it steady" The wind has started to blow a bit more, no rain but the clouds are getting closer now.   

Keldorn nods, he has seen a storm before but yes he is clearly going to let the badger handle the wheel, he has seen how powerful storms can get and how quickly.He keeps the wheel steady and an eye on the clouds with a frown, the wind picking up bothers him.
   
Donica frowns, she right away is not liking the idea of a storm when there is nothing around but..well water for miles on end now."W..wot should I do sur?"   

Rufus puffs out and flies over to be close to where a barrel is,"Storm hitting soon, esss very bad storm" Well he is not flying anywhere anytime soon and likely wont be much help to the hares either.
   
Varus comes up from below deck, and shades his eyes with a paw. "Looks like a rough one, sah. Bettah batten down th' bloomin' 'atches..."
   
Ciocan nods " My thoughts exactly Major.."He looks at some confused hares"Ok those who don't need on deck, get below deck now!" Most don't need a 2nd command and right away is getting below deck, as the rain starts and the wind picks up speed,the waves start to come now too moveing the ship back and forth, not too bad for now but it's soon to get worse."If anything needs tied down do it now, your in charge of that Varus get the ones helping on deck moving!" He goes to take the wheel."Keldorn help here for now."

Keldorn nods and lets the badger take over as he grabs ahold of a small railing and frowns" This is not gonna be good at all" He frowns as one of the sails is not coming down well and starts to go help before losing his balance and falling slightly, again grabbing a railing for support.   

Donica gulps, ok she just has to be brave and be there to help any possible injured beasts, she does help those going below deck to get down there and will make sure the door stays shut so no water gets down below that way.   

Rufus just keeps out from behind the barrel, he has seen storms near land but he has not really been too far out to sea, he always stayed within sight of land so that when a storm was coming, he just go back to land...well land is miles away now.
   
Varus salutes. "Yes Sah," he says, then turns on the other hares. "Y' heard 'im! Get to it, now! 'Elp get those sails down! You, close that 'atch! Th' last thing we need is watah gettin' inta th' bloody ship. Put yahr backs into it!"   

Down below Deck is Matilda and Felicity helping out Dorarose and anyone else from the group fro Mossflower that came with them that's below deck here with them.

Ciocan grips the wheel and keeps the ship steady, its not too long til the storm is upon them as the rain starts to pour down and the wind picks up, the hares getting the sails down do have a bit of a time doing it but they get them all safely down just in the nick of time, just as the waves and wind pick up by a good deal and the afternoon suddenly starts to look like it's nighttime. The badger gets more of a grip on the wheel and focuses on just keeping the ship steady and shows he still has his skills of a captain even if its been some seasons since he has been at sea, this ship is bigger than his but he can still sail it in the storm.
   
Keldorn makes sure to check that things are tied down well, one barrel does get loose as he mutters to himself as the storm gets worse now and he is getting soaked with water.   

Donica slowly makes her way over to where a private hurt their paw when getting the sails down, "It's not...too bad sprang maybe...ohhhh"She about falls towards teh railing if she wasn't grabbed by the private she was helping, she shivers but gets out a "T...T..thank you"
   
Rufus yarks loudly "Rufus not like storms..storms are evil evil things"He puffs out as water soaks him, so much for staying dry right now, he would go to the crow nest but...seeing lightning...nope.   

Varus grips a railing and keeps barking out orders loudly over the din of the storm. "Right-o, now tha' ev'rythin's tied down, the lot o' ya... Get down below. We can't afford t' have anybeasts swept ovahboard! You, too, Donica. Get below deck, right now!"
   
Ciocan focus on keeping the ship steady and moving the wheel when needed, remembering when he had learned what he was told to do if ever came across a storm, he had before but this one was starting to be worse than that one.He snorts as a wave goes across where he is and water half soaks him as he shakes off a little water he stays focus as the wave and wind fight him for control of the ship.
   
Keldorn starts to head to the trapdoor to go below when the water manages to wash him almost to the railing, he tries to stand and fails as waves rock the ship back and forth,up and down anyone below likely is surely not feeling well if not use to this sort of thing.
   
Donica ears flatten as she is closer, she sees Keldorn and frowns "Keldorn!!!"She shivers a little and coughs a little but makes it below deck, a small bit of water does as well but not much at all if anything a couple beasts are now a little wet "Sorry"She says softly,"Anyone need a healer down here?"   

Rufus has found a fairly good place to huddle down and watch the storm. he puffs out and shakes his head..he is a sea bird he knows it's far from over with.   

Varus sees Keldorn almost get swept overboard, and he makes his way toward the shrew to grab him. "Nope, not this time, wot! I think Lord Ciocan 'as ev'rythin' undah control up 'ere, so we're goin' below. C'mon now..."   

Ciocan has all his attention on making sure the ship stays steady, that it doesn't get turned over by any rough waves, it seems he almost loses control of the ship once but then the ship is steady once more or as steady as it's going to get in the storm.He frowns as he can't see a thing and is glad they are out in the middle of no where so there is no worry on hidden dangers like rocks right now. Rain pours down and wind howls, thunder and lightning.The Storm howls on and seems to not want to end anytime soon!   

Keldorn reaches out to Adrian "Sounds...good to me sur" He is very willing to go below deck where most are right now.   

Donica frowns as she makes sure all is ok down below, someone got an elbow bumped, other than that all seems well, maybe some scared but otherwise things are good down below.   

Rufus darts to another barrel and another and about gets blown backwards before finding another corner to huddle into, feathers out of place as he is not a happy bird at all.
   
Varus gets down belowdecks with Keldorn, and he looks around, counting heads. "Looks like ev'rybeast is accounted for, wot. 'Opefully this bloody storm will pass quickly..."   

Ciocan looks around, some of the rain has died down but the wind is still fairly bad and his paws are starting to grow tired and be a little sore and stiff from holding on to the wheel and keeping things fairly steady in the storm. The wind starts to slow a little finally as well but it's still a bad storm, the badger takes a moment to glance around to get his bearings as it gets to be a little less dark now, looking at the compass he frowns and mutters something and then almost loses his balance as a large wave hits the ship,but he keeps it afloat and snorts as it steadies out again as the storm proves it's not done yet.   

Keldorn nods, he whoas and holds onto something "Yes, the storm being over quickly will be much welcome and let's hope here is no others"   

Donica frowns "I..don't..."She gets to where she can throw up and coughs, "I dont want one again...not at all"He groans and she was just starting to get over all this get your sea legs business.   

Rufus finally makes it to where he can sort of be close to Ciocan, the wind decides to help the bird in a non friendly well as the bird yarks loudly and basically hits the side of the railing and rolls onto his back, hemanages to get to where he can crawl to a small little corner under a step that leads to where the ships wheel is, ok he is staying here till the storm stops.   

Varus grabs Donica to steady her. He's not seemingly affected at all. "Y' need t' get used t' this sorta thing, lass. Nevah know when you'll be called upon to go on a sea voyage like this..."   

Ciocan hears Rufus but he can't go check on him right now he still as ship to make sure it doesn't over turn in the sea, he frowns at the compass again but after another hour the  strong wind and heavy rain finally start to calm down and the waves become less violent and more at peace ever so slowly. The skies start to be less dark as the rain is starting to be more of a shower, so the badger starts to relax a little but is still on his gaurd in case a random wave or wind blows, but he looks very tried now, soaked and shivering some from the rain as it has gotten cold a little.   

Keldorn frowns as he looks around and waits "Hmmm it seems like it is slowing finally now, should anyone look on deck?"   

Donica sits "The patrol doesn't go to sea very much, does it?" She is new so she can ask questions, she smiles as teh boat starts to be less rocky now.   

Rufus shakes his head and sits up from where he is under that step, as the rain and winds slow he starts to pern a few messed up feathers and moves a wing a little with a slight yark...ok a wing may be sprung, but least seems to not be broken.   

Varus answers Donica, "Not too often, but, as y' c'n see, it does 'appen... This is mah third sea voyage, actually. I'm more 'n used t' it by now..."
   
The storm has lasted about an hour and a half of pouring rain, strong winds, large waves and the rocking of the ship at times but the ship was mostly held steady in the storm.   

Braced against a beam below deck Terrence crouches, his head in his paws as he waits out the storm.
   
Keldorn looks around as he seems to start to venture up above but seems unsure just yet"So is de worse over now?"
   
Donica frowns "I think I will...stay right here for now, thanks though"   

Rufus shakes his head and slowly comes out of hideing and looks back and forth, he is a bit soaked and has to dry before he does much of anything.   

Varus makes his way toward Terrence. "Sahgeant... 'Ow are y' holdin' up, lad?"
   
"Surprisingly well, all things considered..." Terrence looks like he's about to pass out - he had taken the earlier morning watch the previous night and had been trying to catch up on sleep when the storm hit. Unsurprisingly, he hasn't slept a wink; and this shows when his eyes drift shut and he falls asleep were he sits, head resting against the beam.   

Ciocan has kept the ship steady in the storm, his captain skills being put to the test and he passed it well, he losens his grip on the wheel as the rain and wind slows to more of a bit of a shower and looks around as its a lot more light now, checks the compass and looks tried and worn out from keeping the ship steady in the storm. He is also soaked from the rain so shivering slightly from that.   

Keldorn decides to check above deck peeking out and taking note the rain is slowed by a great deal and makes his way carefully over to where Ciocan is, he frowns a little "Ciocan....ya ok?"   

Donica stays below deck, checking on beasts down here as thats where most is...most seem well, a couple shaken up, a bumped elbow from earlier and one tripped and hurt an ankle, but otherwise nothing serious as some sea sickness is normal for ones unused to this sort of travel.   

Rufus tilts his head and looks at the badger "Bunny lord is okies?" He would frown, he looks at the shrew "Maybe shrew take over wheel ya ya?"   

Varus heads up on deck as well, and looks around, then frowns. "Are we still on course? Hahd t' tell wi' all th' bloomin' clouds..."   

Ciocan is clearly worn out, he seems to debate and then after a moment or two lets Keldorn at the wheel as he looks unsteady on his foot paws and lays a paw on the railing the other looks at the compass with a frown, "Might be.....off...off course." Keeping the ship steady in the storm took great skill that he indeed showed, also took a lot out of him too as he stumbles slightly to sit on the stairs, still shivering from the soaked fur and clothing.   

Keldorn takes over the wheel and frowns, "Someone might want to help Lord Ciocan to the captain's room."He can check on the compass as he hmmms and scans where they are, "May be able to...better tell when its night if stars are out then...but it does look like that storm blew us off course, how far not sure yet"
   
Donica has checked on beasts below and wasn't but maybe one other hare on deck and they are fine, they have been threw a storm before they just didn't get below deck on time, she makes her way over to Ciocan to check on him.She nods "Yeah...that be goood getting him inside, he needs rest and..dry clothing, and a towel please...couple towels" There is likely a way to safely warm the captains quarters once there that's ship safe anyways as she knows nothing on ships at all.
   
Rufus wing is sprang but it looks less messed up of feathers as he perns some and smooths them out, he tests it and grumbles "Rufus no fly for few days...is annoying, is not good..."But then again he likes the hare's food, he looks over at Ciocan, tilting his head"Bunny Lord need nap ya ya...nap be good"   

Varus nods, and has several Privates help him escort the Badger Lord to his quarters. "We can't see th' stars through the clouds, though..."
   
Ciocan stands slowly and allows the help to the captains quarters, once there whom ever the ships main healer is will make sure he gets into some dry night clothing after they help him get as dry and he is gonna get right now, some blankets and warm soup is good, as well as some tea. The badger soon afterward falls asleep, he clearly needs the rest too.

Keldorn frowns "True, the clouds are not going to go away anytime soon, but least the worse of the weather is gone." He sighs "We have the compass, the maps might help but I know we didn't have any as far north as your Badger Lord wanted...still not sure where we may be ending up, an only clue was ...north after we went west so far...till the skies clears enough and...."He frowns at the sea gull "He can do a little flying we may be a bit...stuck for now"   

Donica does help get Ciocan inside his room and then comes back out, she goes to check on Rufus, though is a little uneasy around the bird but still, she will check on him"You seemed to of...hurt your wing, may I please look?"   

Rufus puffs out at the hare maid and then relaxes some "Is fine.."He puts wing out a little furtehr and then yarks "Ok...not too fine but not bad either..wing need rest ya, then can soar and fly once more!"   

Varus leans against the railing and sighs. "Well, this could set us back quite a bit. Let us 'ope not..."   

"Let's hope that's the only bad storm, "A voice says, it's Matilda.She made sure all the ones that came with her were below and fine before coming up to the main deck .   

Keldorn nods "Not much we can do"He waves to Matilda as he came up here a short whie before she did "Yes surely dont need a storm, it likely affected the slaver's ship as well though"

Donica sits down and folds her paws in her lap "Just so we don't get lost, how do beasts even travel the seas anyways?"   

Varus frowns, and scans the horizon. "Absolutely nothin'. We could be anywhere, t' be honest."   

Matilda nods "Well ...we hope for the best then that storm could of turned out a lot worse also, ships have been known to have trouble, we seemed to avoid a great deal of the trouble."
   
Keldorn nods "We did yes...I am sure we will get back on course soon, it may take a day or two,who knows maybe we are not as far off as we think"   

Donica looks over a railing at the water, and up at the sky "The sea makes no sense..."That's all she has to say about it.   

Matilda smiles at this and chuckles "No..teh sea doesn't...right now I am gonna go to sleep, its late..I think" She heads down stairs.

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