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Mother Krisha

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I Don't Need Extra Stress Right Now- Redwall Log

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Krisha-Badger mOther

Xander- Leader of Mossflower Defenders

Antenora-Owl

LOG:

Antenora tilts her head slightly to listen to the nearby noise of the young beasts running about before her attention moves to the badger. It's...more a look, not really so much a nod or greeting... just a look. Followed soon after by the owl just hop-walking over to a spot and settling in with a chuff. Let the stare-competition begin proper!

Krisha decides to look away, she isn't worried about the owl but is also busy with the dibbuns or she might go over, maybe here in a short while she will.

Antenora blinks, one eye before the other, and then nods slightly as she is left to her own devices and turns to just tug and adjust at the bandaging in an effort to get it comfortable, leaving the badger to her charge without really interrupting or moving to get closer.

Krisha gets a hedgehog and an otter she knows to help with the dibbuns and goes to check on the owl, "Hello there, did you need any help?"

"No," is the immediate response. "Not...at the moment, at any rate. Merely...biding time until this injury is mended and I can get my wing working proper again." She chuffs softly before turning to look at the badger. "Do you need me to move? I'm not...bothering the little things, am I?"

Krisha says, "They are called dibbuns and no you are ok where you . It looks like you got your wing tended to so it should heal and hopefully wha tever happen wont happen again, it had been fairly quiet on the roads and woods""

Antenora chuffs softly. "Lizards. They...attacked some small caravan and it was an opportune moment to get a quick meal." She checks her talons a moment and then settles back down. "If I'd...not decided to go after the rest like that badger did, I'd probably have not even been hurt to begin with. Fortunately...spears don't fly well and I should be able to avoid them in the future."

Krisha nods and frowns a little "A..badger went after them?"She seems worried now, she assumes the lizards must be bad, most are anyways as she listens"So where is the caravan and..badger now?"

Antenora thinks a moment. "The fox...kept going, I believe? I don't know. Don't care enough to know. The badger was...apparently friends of the beaver that did this," she nods deftly at her treated wound, "and invited me here to recover so long as I... don't bother the locals." She clicks her beak softly.

Krisha is not sure who the fox is but she has a good idea who the badger is now and frowns in worry "O..ok..thank you. I can check later on...was he hurt, anyone hurt?"

Antenora shakes her head. "No. The badger was angry and...I think the lizards regretted that a great deal." She gives a light bob of her head. "At least they didn't regret it very long."

Krisha nods, she sighs "Ok...thank you for the info, I will talk to someone later. I am glad no one else was hurt"

Antenora chuffs. "I'd have been glad if one less had been hurt, though... it's an unpleasant feeling, not having the mobility in your shoulder to get in the air." She grunts. "Could have been worse, though..."

Krisha says, "Yes you could of been killed, I am sure it will heal well...miss...ummm"She smiles "I am Mother Krisha by the way.""

Antenora ahs and straightens up. "Antenora. Well met, even if circumstances are less than ideal." She shuffles a bit and extends one of those taloned feet out like one might a paw in greeting...then just glances at her own talons and thinks better of it. "Right...you're all...uneasy about sharp things. Keep forgetting that..."

Krisha says, "Yes...no weapons are allowed in the abbey and the only one who mainly uses one, and still outside the abbey, is the champion...she might wear it for some special event maybe I don't know though"

Antenora chuckles softly and settles her foot back on the ground. "Well, I can't exactly take my beak and talons off... that would be a feat that far surpasses my levels of comfort."

Krisha chuckles a little, "We do have birds here, mainly sparrows..who think everything is worm...and my husband is friends with an eagle, the eagle is also a friend to the abbey"

Antenora ughs... "Eagles... arrogance with wings." She gives a soft chuckle... "And, yes, I was forewarned of the sparrows. Doubt I could get up to the loft anyway with my wing in this state."

Krisha nods "The only birds I dislike are crows and ravens, some attacked me some seasons ago."

Antenora gives a slight nod. "They are problematic. Intelligent, though. I tend to avoid them. I...must admit, I can't quite throw my weight around like some of the larger owls out there and...a large gathering of corvids is best left alone."

Krisha nods "Yeah and the badger you meet was likely Xander...I don't know of any others thats stilll around anyways"

Antenora nods slowly. "I...think that's the name I heard, yes. He was pretty...distraught over the loss of a few beasts, it seems. An... Oz and ah...oh, what was the other..." She brings her talons up to tap at her chin lightly in thought... "Hawkeye? Something like that."

Krisha frowns and looks down "Oz...died a couple weeks ago, he was Badger mother before me...and I briefly heard about Hawkeye, not details yet..we are likely adopting Hawkeye son"

Antenora ohs... "I know...nothing of any of them. Still...that is unfortunate. A loss is never easy." She shrugs lightly and winces ever so faintly, a glance going to her injured shoulder.

Krisha says, "It..is yes Oz was loved by a lot of beasts"

Antenora hmms and just goes quiet for a moment, sot of looking around at the Abbey and fully uncertain what else to say on the matter. "It seems this is a nice enough place, at least."

Krisha says, "The abbey welcomes all good hearted beasts..usually about now a lot do chores..I keep an eye on the dibbuns mostly""

Antenora leans slightly to peer towards said dibbuns and nods slightly. "I see...well, good luck to you in that regard. At least none of them can fly."

Krisha says, "No...there is a couple sparra young ones but they are usually in the lofts with family, but no no flying beasts...lets see sparrows, the eagle that visits once in a while...a bat was here once and think he lives in Ferravale""

Antenora frowns. "A bat... well, that's interesting. Can't say I've...ever been amicable with a bat." She takes a moment to straighten out a few feathers on her wings. "Mmm...well, all sorts, I suppose."

Krisha smiles "Most get along here and we have a peace treaty with Ferravale, usually isn't too much trouble on the road or woods....sometimes there is and ...last summer there was a horde"

Antenora ahs... "Sounds complicated. I suppose there's a reason I prefer to stay...alone, on the wing, and otherwise leave the...treaties and other such things well alone. If I don't bother a beast, they tend to not bother me in return."

Krisha says, "well having friends can be good too, someone to talk to or if ever in trouble, someone to help you in a time of need""

Antenora looks, again, at her injury and chuffs. "Sometimes..." She lets out a slow breath. "I'll concede that much, at least."

Krisha says, "The abbey could be good in winter if you don't have any other place to be"

Antenora thinks on that a moment before giving another shrug. "The winter is a fair bit away yet... I'll think on it." She lets out a slow breath. "But...first things first, I should get a little rest."

Krisha nods "I will let you get some rest then"Then then is back with the dibbuns

==The Next Day==

Krisha is walking along the walltops, she gave the class time to Brother Rick and was searching for someone that she was told was up here.

Xander frowns, he is up here, yep...but stares over the wall and still has his left paw bandaged, Right now in an older shirt as his main one is still being cleaned...well dried now so he will get it later. He sighs as he picks at the bandages.

Krisha looks over and speaks "Xander..."She walks over slowly "I heard something about lizards and helping a fox named Bandit..wot was that about?" She will wait on a reply.

Xander blinks and slowly turns "Krisha....oh , n...nothing and the paw is from me punching the wall, it will be ok neither was broken." He avoids eye contact right now just watching the woods."Thought you be with the dibbuns love"

Krisha keeps her paws in front of her"Not 24/7...even Oz wasn't with them 24/7 and why would you punch the wall and you didn't answer me about the lizards." She frowns "There was a couple ferrets and an owl...I can speak to this Bandit also if needed, talk to..me"

Xander snorts "I said..I am fine and"He looks at the wall top, the woods, a brief moment her and away again" I am fine...and lizards...lizards were maybe on the road, wot of it?"

Krisha folds her arms over her chest"Did you fight them? And why" She knows he fought them she just wants to hear him say so."You been..stressed I know, a lot are a little upset still over Oz's death."But she isn't sure that's why he went to fight lizards, she knows he himself wasn't ambushed either.

Xander frowns and makes a fist and then just relaxes again" Why are you so nosy right now? And gee..stress?..STRESS!" He snorts as he raises his voice and "You know I hear of it..after others do..everything is after this or that....in the tavern, others find out he is ill, I find out when the abbot and them are leaving....and then Uncle Oz is dead..dead like a half hour before I get here....gee and oh Uncle Zee while back missed that by a mere minute..no one bothered to tell me he was gonna die either. I decided to relax and go to the tavern, my tavern and find a friend..one who kept me sane when I was with Jedrick ya know Hawkeye..hmmm....yeah he was missing!"

Krisha listens and sighs and goes to lay a paw on his shoulder "Then go help find him...did the lizards have something to do with it and I ask cause I care"

Xander shrugs off the paw "Too late for that..TOO LATE!! Cause ya know what he died too...and by the way I had the great distress of watching him die!..The wildcat and her fox friends..not Bandit other..foxes and stop asking about the stupid lizards, I could care less of stupid dead lizards and some dum owl!"

Krisha backs off and frowns, well seems to prove it as she takes a deep breath "You did fight them and you wont even say you did or why..were you just looking for a fight? Why look for a fight what is wrong with you?" She controls her urge to get mad at him, maybe she should just walk away.

Xander snorts "Didn't fight lizards or owls....just leave me alone" And he lies."And who cares if I look for a fight or not, I plan to track down that cat and her fox friends..or least keep an eye out for them and you can stay inside the abbey and be safe, maybe with a guard or two."

Krisha frowns "You lied, you did fight the lizards..the owl, the ferrets told me what happen..Gorvenalus heard about it as well" Yep she asked. She frowns and fiddles with something in her paw,"Look....you can talk to me or Benar...I don't know go to Oz's grave and talk to him if nothing else, cause stress is not good"

Xander looks at her briefly "Fine...I ..there were lizards ok but not like I fought all 8 of em'..the owl helped and.."Yeah he could of walked on or got help, maybe..."I helped beasts.."True but he could of died had the owl not been there likely and anger at the time didn't help matters, he was just lucky.

Krisha frowns, that makes it so much better? She walks over and goes to take his paw, if he allows there is always place something on the wall, the paw she can close the fingers over something."I..can't handle this right now Xander so..."She frowns "Think more on actions and trust and.....and not keeping things to yourself."She then walks on to the steps and down the steps and back into the abbey without a word.

Xander snorts as she takes his paw, likely makes it worse"I DO THINK ON MY...."He snorts and blinks as she walks away and his paw closes a little more." I don't have to say everywhere I..."He happens to look at what she gave him and his eyes widen, he goes to follow her "Krisha?...Krisha...hey...."

Krisha stops and turns, she frowns, "You wanted left alone...might be a good idea , for now..I need to get back to my duties...ok and I don't wish to talk to you right now" Least she go off on him and make a new world record for lecture time,"..Later..."And she speeds up as she heads back into the building, a frown..a deep breath and clears her throat, she has dibbuns to tend to.