Assassination Plot Stoped!

oz · 2020-06-25 05:15:21 PM

Who:

Gorvenalus- Recorder of Redwall

Benar-Abbot of Redwall

Adrian- Corporal and Runner in LP

Gaheris-Skipper of Camp Willow

Log-a-log- Chieftain of GUOSIM

Krisha-Badger Mother

Elbio- Private and Fighter in LP

Some various abbey guards, Feravale beasts, otters,a couple shrew

Some evil rats

LOG:

An attack on the North wall has taken the abbey by surprise, smoke came billowing out of the trees to the north as the horde had built several fires and directed the fire to roll over the wall.

This has left the guards atop the walls are currently out of position as choking and coughing they had to abandon their posts of suffocate. This allowed the rats to hit the north wall gate and it has burst off its hinges and currently, a group of ten rats have burst through and are trying to hold the gates.

The bells are ringing out an alarm and guards, Ferravalian defenders, otters are hurrying to try and engage the rats. If they can't retake the gateway and enough rats can get inside they could be forced to abandon the north wall and fall back to the main abbey building. It's a small disaster that's for sure the only saving grace is more rats can't charge fully to reinforce the gate until the smoke clears.

Adrian has taken the lead, along with his friend Monty, hacking and slashing at rats as they try to pour in through the gate. "Oy! Get back, y' bloomin' rat. 'S not polite t' bahge in without knockin', wot!"

Elbio has arrived only like a day or two ago and has his longbow and arrows, he has a dirk he can use also if needed but has a clear path of a rat and no one else in the way as he fires at a rat and kills it as he grins and gets closer to help keep the rats back.

Log-A-Log is here right away with the other shrew he has to help him, he and the shrew have their rapiers ready to fight back the rats.

Krisha is inside right now and looks out when she hears the bells and frowns at the smoke as she stands up and tries to decide who to let know what's happening then it's likely clear and the defenders are already out there. For now she stays by the window and watches from where she is.

Gorvenalus was in his study and was about to find Benar when he hears the bells and frowns, "Not good"He mutters and hurries along to see what is happening.

The rats surge forward, with some of the abbey's best fighters here they where falling back but several more rats slip in through the gate and push forward. The sacrifice themselves to push the defenders back, falling to hares and shrews, otters and vermin from Ferravale.

Several abbey guards go down, an otter and a huge rat leaps at Adrian from behind, bringing their dirk up toward the back of the hare's neck. If he isn't stopped it'll take him down for sure and with the otter falling down beside Log-a-Log he is exposed on his flank.

The rats have forced everyone back about two feet allowing several more rats to slip inside and as they have a nice break between them they are able to slip off and go racing off down the length of the wall.

Adrian sees the otter fall, but he has the presence of mind to turn, and takes the blade in his shoulder, as opposed to his neck. That would surely have been a killing blow. The hare brings up his rapier and stabs the rat, who has a look of shock on his face as he stumbles, giving Adrian the chance to twist his blade. "It ain't mah time yet, RAT," He yells into the beast's face. Blood is staining the shoulder of his uniform jacket.

Elbio quickly manages to fire off a couple more arrows at the rats, when one gets too close he sidesteps and stabs at them with his dirk as he frowns, slightly confused was that an otter seems to be helping the rats, like why is that! Or maybe he was seeing things?

Log-A-Log frowns, he slices off the head of a rat, another he wounds and spins around as he sees his fellow shrew take a blade to the shoulder blade that was ment for him, he frowns deeply and barely misses getting cut by a rat, a rat he kicks rather hard to send flying backyards.

Krisha frowns at the fact more rats are getting in and paces a bit as if she debates on fighting too but there is a lot and ...no she can't she will stay inside and hope for the best right now.But she is clearly worried.

Gorvenalus looks around inside, he makes sure those who can't fight stay inside and tries to calm a few beasts that are scared right now, he asks one where the abbot is and they don't know right now...maybe his room? The Recorder sighs and for now he stays put, there isn't much he can do and he really isn't a fighter, he never was.

There are no otters helping the rat, the otter Elbio saw was falling after being stabbed by a rat, hence allowing another rat to attack Adrian. Tha trat however is soon cut down by the hare's attack. The rats are screaming and shouting and wailing loudly, causing as much noise as they can as Log-a-Log, Elbio and the others cut them down.

There are only three rats remaining blocking the Northern wall gate, fighting like banshees but with Log-A-Log, Elbio, Monty and Adrian leading the guards they are able to cut them down. Then it's just a case of making sure to wedge the northern wallgate back into place and seal it.

During all this however five rats have gotten inside the walls and are running along the base of the northwall. With no guards up top any more thanks to the smoke they soon turn a corner by the North side of the main building and head toward the workshops on the Eastern side of the abbey grounds near the Kitchen Gardens.

The Abbot meanwhile is in the kiln, with the alarms ringing he is staying put and watching with a worried frown looking toward all the smoke wafting over the north wall. After a couple of minutes, he steps out of the kiln, intending to head back toward the main building and join the others, starting to cross the work yard.

Adrian has blood streaming down his arm, but he appears not to notice. Instead, he's chasing after the five rats that got inside. "This way, lads! We gotta stop 'em! Follow me!"

Elbio happens to see least one of the 5 rats and fires off an arrow, well one rat is dead looks like....but still 4 others as he frowns as the smoke does make it hard to see the other 4 rats.

Log-A-Log frowns, a rat gets close and he slices at them, then another, the shrew helping him takes out a rat but at the same time is stabbed again and is very badly wounded as the shrew chieftain catches the shrew as they pass out.

Gaheris is still by the walls. He was keeping away from the smoke on the north wall but fearing it might be some diversion he'd retreated to the eastern wall steps, as high as he could until the smoke started to take hold. He was unaware of the rats in the grounds until they appeared around the building. He hesitates, trying to be sure they're not with Ferrenvale but as one's shot and another attacks he's certain, takes aim and fires an arrow at them.

Krisha sighs and goes to make sure others stay inside, a few novices calm, though Brother Rick seems very worried, "Wot?" The badger asks "Benar is in the kitchen yard...."Krisha frowns and quickly goes to speed outside, yes she shouldn't pick up a weapon but this is defense right? Seeing a rat sneaking up close to the abbot she snarls and grabs the closest thing to her paw...the forge hammer and goes to slam it at the rat that's behind Benar , the rat falls in a heap on the ground as the badger growls...She goes to keep between the other rats and Benar and make sure Benar can get inside where it's safer.

Gorvenalus frowns watching from inside, he sees Krisha rush past and frowns more"What now?: But he stays where he is worried more so now as he looks back outside on the grounds, looking at the walls, the grounds and shakes his head...well the north wall will clearly need fixed as soon as possible.A couple of guards are inside still though,just in case its needed, most are on the abbey grounds.

It seems like Elbio's arrow struck true, the rat isn't dead however and throws himself in the way of the others, slowing them down momentarily. One rat, one injured rat against Adrian, Monty, Elbio, Log-A-Log and several otters is no match for them at all but it does slow them down just a little bit.

Benar jumps as he sees Krisha come outside and hurl a hammer. It goes right over his shoulder and the rat sneaking up on the abbot goes down gurgling, the hammer has taken him right in the snout. Before Benar can react however the four remaining rats turn down into the yard and with a yell two of them charge Krisha and the other two charge toward the abbot.

The grey squirrel turns and runs for the wall-steps, pulling his habit up to his ankles as he charges. He can see the Skipper up on the wall-top so that's the safest direction to go in right now with two rats charging at him with swords drawn.

Adrian hacks away at the injured rat, showing no mercy or quarter, as he cuts the vermin down, then moves on to the next. "C'mon! They're goin' aftah th' Abbot! We gotta stop 'em!"

Elbio chases after the two rats trying to get to Benar, gets an arrow and fires at the back of one of the rats, if at least one can be taken out and a guard or someone can get to the other rat, that's good!

Log-A-Log hears the alarm and slowly lowers the shrew, he frowns as the shrew is likely to die of thier wounds and narrows his eyes as he goes after a rat that's close by with his raspier!

Krisha didn't plan on fighting but if she has to, she will. She backs up with a snarl and grabs a rake that's beside the kiln and swings it at the rats, managing to block any blades, she jumps back and swings the rake again, right now its the only weapon she can use but rakes can be fairly sharp and if it hits hard enough and the right place could kill a beast!

Gaheris growls but doesn't fire again for fear he'll hit the abbot coming his way. Quickly he hooks his bow over his shoulder and draws his swords as he runs down the steps, going to meet the abbot at the bottom and try to put himself between him and the rats and slash a sword at the vermin.

Gorvenalus paces inside and frowns, he has no idea what is going on outside and it worries him and others as well, an order beast starts to check and the beaver lays a paw on thier shoulder "No we don't need any other beast outside..the...the others will handle this..."He hopes.

Sadly this time Elbio's arrow hits at an angle and bounces off the rat's chainmail, the two rats are right on the Abbot's tail and one of them grabs the grey squirrel's tail literally and yanks him back off his feet. He yells as he goes down but then the Skipper arrives on the scene and the rat has to let go of the Abbot's tail to defend himself.

Benar rolls out of the way and scampers up the steps past the Skipper as quickly as he can. The two rats attacking Krisha pause, a little intimidated by the huge badger and their hesitation gives the others time to catch up and now it is not four rats versus two.

Adrian is the first to reach Krisha and the rats, and he yells, "EULALIAAAA!" which gets their attention. Within moments he is on the attack, a whirlwind of death on the vermin.

Elbio narrows his eyes and goes to fire off another arrow and then charges at the rat with his dirk! He aims carefully and will flick his dirk at the back of the rat's neck, he is good at throwing daggers it would seem and has had a lot of practice, he also still has arrows he can fire off at the rats!

Log-A-Log has gone to help the Badger Mother, he aims a slash of his raspier at one of the rats as they are distracted, his eyes flash battle fire as these rats seemed to of killed his best friend ealier!

Krisha growls and breaks the rake over her leg, she now has two very jagged ends asort of half spear.She uses them to stab at the rats!

"Stay close!" The Skipper yells after Benar as he still worries about attacks from other sides. His attention though is on the current rats and he slashes at the closest with one of his sword, trying to get the rat to block so he can stab out with his second sword.

Gorvenalus is...yep inside and keeping others inside, course if they can fight...fine they can go outside but ONLY if they can fight and can help otherwise they stay inside as he calms those inside best he can.

The rats go down, Elbio's dirk takes one in the back of the neck and Skipper removes the head of the other with his second sword swiping up! Between Adrian and Log-a-Log and Krisha the other two rats go down and silence falls over the yard.

Benar is sitting halfway up the steps currently frowning down at the mess in the workshop yard and sighs. He then perks his ears up and listens, waiting to see if there is any more noise. For now though the rats are down and the abbey grounds are secure.

With the rats down, Adrian stops, and looks around. "I think tha's th' lot of 'em," he says. His left shoulder is extremely bloody, but he appears not to notice. "Is th' Abbot safe?"

Elbio pants as he hurries over to where the abbot is "You ok Abbot sur?" He wil also get his dirk back and clean it off.

Log-A-Log snorts and sits down a morment to rest as he looks to the dead rats and a look back at Krisha "Hey....ok that was close...ya fight good lass, lets hope you dont have to show anyone again." He is still very alert thought,just in case.

Krisha drops the two pieces of rake, they can make a new one and drops to her knees.A look at the two rats, and the one the hammer hit and frowns, she does glace at Log a Log and nods slightly "Close....yeah....." This is the first time she has...well killled any beast, she almost killed a lizard once before she came to the abbey but that was then, this is now and she hugs her knees to her chest in a bit of slight shock, she killed someone.....if she had not the one would of surely killed Benar and she knows that just the ....she sits there quietly for now.

Gaheris lets the others check on the abbot. He's alive, right now that's good enough for the Skipper. He scans his eyes over the grounds instead "Where'd they get in? Is there more?" he points at a guard nearby "Take a couple of beasts and check the grounds" he quickly orders, still on edge as he springs quickly back up the wallsteps, holding his breath against the smoke so he can get close enough to peek back over the wall and check on the rats.

Gorvenalus looks unsure of weather to go out or not, is it safe to? A few are worried as he peeks out carefully unsure just yet, once he knows its ok he will slip outside but only once he knows its ok, he can write this all down later, he will need to ask a couple on the grounds what happen but it will get written down later.

Benar stands up and shakes out his habit and starts down the steps. He stops a few steps up, staying behind the Skipper and frowning at all the dead rats. "I am fine thank you...." He sighs, "Can we... can we maybe dispose of these bodies before anyone comes outside.... how did they get inside?"

Adrian makes his way toward the abbot. "Through th' north gate, sah. They forced it open undah th' covah o' tha' bloody smoke, wot. We've got 'em pushed back f'r th' moment, but y' need t' fully barricade tha' gate..."

Elbio nods, he is glad the abbot is ok. He sees Adrian and saulates the corporal, he has yet to speak to the corparal since he got here but he stil knows to salute, he looks to the abbot,he is willing to help get the dead rats...well elsewhere anyways.

Log-A-Log looks towards where the abbot is surrounded by beasts and looks back to the badger watching her, "Are...you ok?"

Krisha does have a small cut to her arm, its not deep so she is fine...in that sense, fine other wise she shivers a little and frowns up at him, she looks at the rats again and frowns again, She might be ok here soon but not just yet.

Gaheris retreats back from the smoke again when he can't immediately see danger coming. He can't stay and look for long though. He returns back down the steps, finally cleaning off his sword and putting it away "Aye, we'll get 'em moved but y'beasts shouldn't come outside unless they need t'be" he says to the abbot before nodding at Adrian "Lets 'ave a look at the gate and make sure it's not comin' down again"

Gorvenalus frowns, he peeks outside and leaves Brother Rick and another order beast inside to tend to the others and make sure they dont come outside just yet, he has to see what all happen.

Benar rubs his muzzle, "Thank you everyone, if we can.... re-enforce that gate Skipper, please take the lead with the others and close it..." He lifts his habit, "I... am going to go back inside.... very sorry everyone.... but thank you for saving me."

Adrian follows the otter over to the gate, and he frowns. "I think we oughta try to brace it wi' a lahge log, eh wot?"

Elbio watches the Abbot go to head inside "Sorry fer what...your de abbot."He will help make sure he gets inside safe and lets the others tend to the gates.

Log-A-Log frowns and he lays a paw on Krisha's arm and looks around, he sees Benar start to head inside and starts to go check on him but he doesnt want to leaave Krisha here just sitting here, he decides to get someone to check on her, "Umm..I will...be right back lass or welll...someone will" He goes to tell the Abbot or maybe the recorder if he runs into him.

Krisha looks up as the Log-a-log heads off and starts to stand but then sits down again, she is still in a bit of shock of what happen it would seem.

Gaheris nods to the abbot "Go sit down and 'ave a cup a'tea or somethin', we'll take care f'it" he leaves the clean up of the dead to someone else as he heads for the gate "Aye, a log or two might do it. I'll start draggin' the furniture out t'use if we 'ave t'" he spots Krisha on the way as she stands but then sits again. He frowns slightly "Y'alright?"

Adrian also moves over toward Krisha. "Y' seem shook up, miss. D' y' need 'elp t' get back inside?"

Gorvenalus watches the Abbot head inside and has Brother Rick make the abbot some tea as he walks out and frowns, looking around at the mess and walks over to the gate that was broken "The hinges will need fixed too looks like or least one will...but yeah till then something to reinforce it till it can be fully fixed and not something to wait on either"

Krisha slowly stands again and looks at the broken rake in two pieces, and the forge hammer that's by another dead rat...3 rats are here as she picks up the hammer slowly and sits it on a bench as she finally looks at the other two beasts still a littlle shaky "The..rat was...right behind Benar when I threw the...the hammer, it was about to..kill him" She takes a deep breath "I..killed the rat and the..."Ok, she killed one of the other two, Log-a-log killed the other rat..."I never..killed anyone..b...before. I'm not supposed to fight but....if I didn't ...one would of for sure killed Benar.."She is a little shaky still and slowly calming, very slowly.

Gorvenalus makes his way over to the others as he makes sure some beasts start to tend to the gate, he nods to some others to get rid of the rat bodies and goes to see whats going on in the kitchen yard as he frowns, ok he can get someone to get the rats here too."Is everything alright?"

Adrian nods his head. "It was necessary, alright? Y' saved th' Abbot. Tha' was brave..."

Krisha nods, she has calmed but not all the way "Benar is ok? Where is he?" She is worried as she wasnt paying attention to where he went, she paid attention to the two rats attcking her as she knows the other 2 did go chase Benar.

Gaheris huffs a small sigh and rubs paw over his head. He glances to the gate, reassuring himself that they're safe for now and that there was time to talk before he nods to Krisha "'e's fine, 'e's inside. Y'did a good thing and y'should probably go inside too, 'ave y'self some tea too, calm y'nerves"

Gorvenalus walks over and offers Krisha a smile "Brother Rick is inside making tea, have him make you some..alright and you can even check on Benar as well."

Adrian nods. "Yes, you get yahrself inside. We've got this all undah control out 'ere..."

Krisha nods "I....ok"She takes a look around and frowns but does go on inside to get the mentioned tea and will manage to calm down more, even check on Benar or at least get proof he is alive anyways before she better starts to relax herself.

Gaheris nods encouragingly to the badger and watches her go, making sure she gets in alright before he heads for the gate again with a sigh "These rats are goin' t'traumatize 'alf the abbey fightin' 'em. We need t'do somethin'. These ain't beasts made for fightin'"

Gorvenalus frowns as he stands there, he isnt a fighter, even at the abbey he grew up in.He glaces at the other beasts but doesnt speak yet.

Adrian frowns grimly. He still hasn't bothered to get his injured shoulder checked out yet, and his uniform sleeve is a bloody mess. "Problem is... There's not enough o' us, an' too many o' them. Wot we need is th' rest o' th' Long Patrol... But we can't get 'em. No, we gotta outwit these vermin some'ow..."

Gaheris stops at the gate to assess the damage "Aye, we'd all like t'summon an army out of nowhere but I'll not bet me whiskers on one turnin' up...Need t'even the odds a bit somehow" he glances away from the gate and finally notices Adrian's shoulder. He blinks. He must have gone a bit blood blind with all the fighting and missed that "Y'should get tha' seen t'mate. I can get the gate 'ere sorted"

Gorvenalus looks over at the hare's shoulder "May I look at that, we would not want it to get infected or bleed out too much" He does know healing "A trip to the infirm would be good lad"

Adrian looks down at his sleeve. "Oy, I've 'ad worse," he states. "But I'll go by there, o' course." He starts to pull off his uniform jacket. "Make sure y' get Foremole t' 'elp y' shore up tha' gate, wot."

Gaheris hehs, smiling slightly "Aye, well y'might 'ave 'ad worse but they might be back soon. Take advantage of the quiet patch while y'can...and aye, send the Foremole. Might see if we can reinforce the other gates while we're at it. I don't think we'll be needin' t'open them any time soon"

Gorvenalus nods "You get Adrian to the infirm, I will go talk to Foremole"And off he goes.

Adrian nods, and goes back inside, likely to get a chewing out from both Angela and Yerna.

Gaheris watches to make sure Adrian gets inside alright too but then he's back to work, fixing gates and worrying about vermin.

Last edited by oz (2020-06-25 07:13:12 PM)

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#1 2020-06-25 05:15:21 PM

Assassination Plot Stoped!

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