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Singing And Talking In The Kitchen Yard-Redwall Log

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Oz-Papa Oz and dibbun caretaker of Redwall Abbey
Cynthia- Singer and dancer and adopted daughter of Frair Lacota
Xander-Leader of Mossflower Defenders
Gorvenalus- Beaver
spoofed abbey beasts and dibbuns
Spoofed sparrow chick

RW Abbey: Kitchen Yard
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Boasting a decent view of the Abbey's orchards and gardens, this
space is mostly a work area, displaying well trampled grass and the
occasonal bare spot.  An especaily worn spot is the path that leads
between the kitchen gardens and the vineyards.
 
From one end of the kitchen yard to the other, the space is nearly
filled by the tremendous gnarled trunk of an ancient apple tree,
roots and branches and boughs trimmed off and piled alongside for
later use.  A deep groove of mud-churned sod and torn grass leads
back to the orchard, from where the fallen tree must have come.
     
There are also a variety of workshops around the edge of the yard,
the wood-shop, the cooper for making barrels. The small smithy
where the abbey's tools are made, the potters kiln and the brewery.
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Xander decided to work on some pottery, and it was relaxing to as he needed time to think, think on a lot of things in fact and now this whole sparrows have some sort of war with each other thing.   

Oz made his way into the kitchen yard, looking around for someone else he stops and tilts his head "Xander?" He walks closer to where the kiln is.   

Cynthia followed the badger to watch him work on pottery, beside her was a sparrow chick who seems to have taken a liking to her. "So why do ya think the birds want to fight each other for?" The little sparrow tries to get into her lap and she lets it and smiles "I like this little guy, wander where his mama or papa is." She looks to the badger "Your quiet....."She stops talking as Oz steps into the area and sighs, well so much for hiding she is back from anyone major.   

Xander shrugs "I don’t know, from reading logs my mother had the sparra mainly keep to them self’s and didn’t talk to abbey beast too much. We would at times ask for their help in fights or they would just offer to help us themselves. I guess we wait and see as I have no clue" He smiles and goes to hug Oz, a little clay is on his paws but only a little as it looks like he is making some sort of large bowl maybe. “Uncle Oz..I am ever glad to see you."   

Oz returns the hug and smiles "Glad your home before I had a chance to worry too much Xander" His ears catch the voice he hasn’t heard since beginning of winter, "Cynthia...you have returned, where have you been ? Does Friar Lacota know you are back?"   

Cynthia frowns "He doesn't need to know I am back yet..sides I may go ta Ferravale a few days, help in the tavern..cook maybe." She turns to Xander "Could I maybe? I can earn money for a room or stay in your hut...please"   

Xander smiles at his uncle before signing at Cynthia "Lacota should know...and I, I don’t know I know I am to keep an eye on the tavern for however long but it’s still new to me and then the whole sparrow thing, I also need to check on Minsc and what about Gorvenalus..and the other Defenders." He looks at the bowl he made and shakes his head trying to reshape it a little till it's a little wider and looks like something to put candy in maybe.   

Oz tilts his head “Why NOT tell him you have returned...." He is interrupted by a couple dibbuns that followed him, one crying and the other just pouting as they talk" No ones wanna play with us....".."We is bored and I skinned my paw look!" Yeah like he could look as Oz kneels down and hugs them "Well then we find something else to do while Sister Ginny watches the others." The two dibbuns notice Cynthia and giggle, well they seem glad she is back.   

Cynthia says, "I.." She starts and waves to the dibbuns, "Hello...I am here, well for now...let’s just say my plan of singing didn’t work, but doesn’t mean I will stop I still love singing." The sparrow dibbun tweets a little as the mouse maid smiles "Not bad"
   
Xander puts the bowl in the kilt after a short while and walks back over to the others, "You should sing maybe, I remember you singing in the orchards before....remember we would climb trees"   

Oz sits on a bench "Yes never stop singing or making music, maybe even sing at the Summer feast here a...let’s see 2-3 weeks or so, close to that anyways"   

Cynthia shrugs and smiles as singing does help"Sure...." She clears her throat and sings, her voice is still as good as it was before, maybe a little better as she sings and the dibbuns and baby sparrow listens   

"Friends are like diamonds and friends are like gold.
Cherish them always and as you grow old, you will see that they sparkle like stars in the sky.
Friends are like diamonds you keep by and by.
Friends are like seasons that come every year.
Steadfast and certain they always appear
thought the autumn and winter and spring then the summer friends are like seasons they give everything"   

Xander listens and smiles remembering before, he hums softly "Friends are like diamonds........Diamonds and gold" His voice is deep and..whoa he is a good singer himself.   
Oz tilts his head as he listens, "That is good...both of you but I never knew you sang Xander as this is,......new" The two dibbuns cheer and giggle "Sing Sing Sing...hehehhehehe"   

Cynthia chuckles as she smiles, singing always did help her feel better and she adds a small dance to it as she sings more " Friends....always there for you, in the clear blue for you" She smiles "Xander is a good singer...he should sing more" She explains "Music comes from the heart it does."   

Xander chuckles a little and shrugs "Maybe...I did listen to your practices with that umm...strange shrew fellow Benar knew....scales and ummm whatever it was and singing of practicing" He grins
   
Oz asks, "Perhaps Benar can see if the shrew is still around, what is the song your speaking of anyways?"   

Cynthia smiles and clears her throat again " Do mi do mi do so mi do You must learn your scales and your arpeggios.  Bring the music ringing from your chest And not your nose. While you sing your scales and your arpeggios" She grins and looks at Xander "SO Mr. Spy of the music lessons what to try?"   

Xander blinks and frowns, "Me?" He looks to the others and shrugs as he tries to remember, his voice deep but good, he has gotten better himself in the short couple weeks" If your faithful to your daily practicing. You will find you progress is encouraging. Do mi so mi do me so mi fa la so it goes. When you do your scales and your arpeggios...umm do..ray..me...errrrrr" Yeah he forgot the rest.
   
Oz smiles as he listens, as well as a couple curious abbey beast who heard the singing   

Cynthia smiles " Though it seems at first it doesn't show. Like a tree ability will bloom and grow. If you're smart you'll learn by heart what every artist knows. You must sing your scales. And your arpeeee ee eeggioooooooooos!" She sings out clear and golden and smiles at the badger as she goes a playful grin and says "I can help if want to practice"   

Xander smiles as he sings a little " Do so do ray me do" He grins "I will think on it"   

Oz smiles "I think you’re doing well so far Xander, you’re a good singer and maybe, if you want, maybe do something at the upcoming feast."   

Cynthia chuckles, she is feeling good and so alive right now "Maybe he can, he just needs a little practice is all" She adds "But your very good for one who hasn’t sang much before"
   
Xander looks away as if thinking before answering "If..if there is time. I did promise Marek to watch the tavern and...still need to give Lilymoore something, from him"   

Oz nods but he is curious "And watch the tavern why? And give Lilymoore what may I ask, you mentioned what sounded like you were suddenly in charge of the Ferravale Tavern Xander, was I correct or did I hear that wrong?"   

Cynthia sits down and has a sleeping sparrow chick in her lap now " Yeah I was there Marek is like going somewhere and left Xander and Patch in charge or something and he was like moody...Marek that is, I mean I dislike the guy but he sounded unhappy and was all like ok now go away and he left early this morning"   

Xander sighs, "Yeah..wot she said and I don’t know I am sure it’s not something..bad he knows the abbey rules and all that. And Marek is moody cause he was a captive of Quade and he ....well had a bad time and Quade killed...he killed Zaram and Zaram I come to find out was Marek’s adopted son"   

Oz folds his arms over his chest, the dibbuns, twin mice, have also fell asleep and the small group listening to the singing have gone elsewhere "Are you sure you can handle watching a tavern Xander? And be leader of your Mossflower Defenders as well?" He asks quietly" It is a lot to think on, and I know your still getting over after effects of things Quade did. I will help ease some stress though, Minsc awoke and is healing, he is out of the infirmary in fact but still recovering and I believe he has a walking staff, Gorvenalus is alright as well"
   
As if to show this fact the old beaver walks over "Xander my young friend you have returned it does this old beast good to see you again"   

Cynthia goes to slowly stand and walk away, yes let them discuss other things she is heading off elsewhere.   

Xander smiles and goes to hug the beaver "Glad to see you’re ok Gorvenalus and I am glad Minsc is doing better, I..I was worried he would die while I was away"   

The beaver just nods "Healers are good here and he survived, his heart is still troubled some of the past but it heals slowly...as does mine. We are deciding weather to stay here or go elsewhere"   

Oz speaks "You are welcome to stay here if you wish but it is your descion of course"   

Cynthia glances back at them and then goes to the orchards and climbs into one of the taller trees carefully and sits in it   

The old beaver leaves to let them talk among themselves.

Xander says, "Well.....I will try and I have help, there is Patch and Zolomon and still some beasts at Ferravale I am sure would help."   

Oz nods and frowns "Cynthia where are you going? Please come back....."He sighs knowing he is out of ear shot now and shakes his head before speaking again "Help is good.....to change the subject you seem to have found Cynthia or she found you?"   

Xander watches the mouse maid head off and turns to Oz "Well she was in Halyard and I talked her into coming home, she seems to think it’s a bad idea and I have no idea why as she refused to talk and I don’t push beasts to talk unless they want to...well I might force like a bad beast to give info but that’s another story"   

Oz simply nods "Yes do not push for an answer she will talk if she wants to let’s just hope she stays inside the abbey. The roads may be safe now but I would hate to see her go when she barely was home"   

Xander nods as he starts to head out "I..should tell Lacota Cynthia is back or..should I not?"   

Oz smiles softly "Let her decide that Xander, you brought her home and that’s what matters....she is home and safe among family and friends, she has some things clearly to think on herself....as do you with your own thoughts on things about you. So you deal with your thoughts for now and let her deal with her own if she wishes to chat with us she will"   

Xander nods "I...alright Uncle Oz I think I am gonna take a nap in my room here at the abbey" He then heads away from the kitchen yard to take a much MUCH needed nap.   

Oz nods and listens as the other badger heads off, he hmms well till the twin mice wake up he may as well sit here a while, or just carry them to the dibbun room....he decides to get up slowly and gently carry them to the dibbun room, course like most young ones they wake up before they get there, just another normal day of dibbun duties.

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I play:
Oz-  Badger-young adult-Wanderer