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Mother Krisha

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Registered: 2019-05-04

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Restless Night-Redwall Log

WHO:

Krisha- Badger Mother

Xander-Novice

some dibbuns spoofed

LOG:

Krisha was having a hard time getting the dibbuns to get to sleep, a sigh " Go to sleep"

"We needs story"

"Yeah a new story"

Xander took a deep breath as he walked in on this chat, he tilts his head and whatever was on his mind, he chooses to forget as he smiled "You all should be good, ya know tis almost time for the Snow Badger after all"

Krisha turns and smiles "I almost forgot about that" She nods "He is right you know"

All the dibbuns pout, frown, one is asleep though but almost all of them are wide awake.

Xander sits down "I can tell a story...but you all have to go to sleep afterward. Us badgers can get notes to the Snow Badger a lot easier than others ya know" He grins " Help him know who is nice or naughty"

Krisha looks to the dibbuns to see their reaction.

The dibbuns seem to look at one another and soon decide to listen to a story before they go to sleep for the night and some are even already tried.

Xander smiles "I know a good story...not scary just...nice, and simple..."

"There once were two beasts, a nice vole couple who lived by the river. It was the time of the season again...that time of the season when the Snow Badger would be around.  But over the many hundreds of seasons, the snow badger had inspired others to give gifts to each other as well. This story is such a tale.

The voles lived by the river, had no children of their own. The wife's name was Sara and the husband's name Jim. They had very little coin to buy each other gifts.

Jim walked around the market place and saw a small gold chain, that would be perfect for Sara's locket, she could wear it since her old chain was broke and lost. But it costs more than he had.
The sales beast said, "maybe a trade? I could use a log boat, log boat for the gold chain?"

After some thought the deal was made.

Meanwhile, Sara noticed oars, nice and with a good design...Jim's Log boat had none ever since he lost them in a storm. She had not enough but she did have her locket, she sold it and got the oars.

Now comes the day of giving and the two exchanged their gifts to one another. Jim looked at Sara "You sold the locket for the oars"

Sara looked to Jim"You sold the log boat for the locket chain"

One would think the day was ruined but it was not. the love for one another only grew as they showed just how much they loved one another that day ."

The story ended and most were asleep, a couple was awake and of course, asked questions and seemed to get the reply they liked, soon all the dibbuns were fast asleep.

Krisha smiled as she walked into the Badger Mother's room "That was a good story, where did you hear it ?"

Xander replies "Some otter along the River Moss, one of the days I and some others camped there  when we were heading to the Western Shores, the otter had helped us find some vermin we were looking for and stayed the night with us, told a story ...that story and a couple of others and shared Hot Root Stew"

Krisha nods "I suppose we should go to bed also dear"

Xander speaks "Yes.....umm Krisha could we....never mind"He decided he was too tired to chat, it could wait after all.

"Could we what dear?" Krisha asked

Xander yawned "I was ..just a chat but it can wait."

Krisha nods "If that's the best, then first thing in the morning or maybe at lunch"

Xander smiles "or after dinner it's...not that important" He is such a liar but...he decided to not tell her, yet anyway, he would tell her of the nightmares...when he was ready if that ever came.

It was later in the night when the nightmare hit and it just had to be one of the bad ones too.

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Xander was in the woods, that was odd he decided and then frowned as maybe it was a dream but so far...it was nice

The day was sunny and no clouds in the sky and he could see the abbey and it was just a nice day and the temperature was just perfect.

"This is a good dream"

And then...dark clouds suddenly came and one cloud turned into a monster and laughed as it ate the abbey and another cloud seemed to rain down stuff that destroyed the woods.

Xander backed off and frowned, only to get held tight by Kurgun the marten, Jedrick the one that had made him a slave when he was younger, for 4 seasons he was a slave.

"Let me go...nooo!" No matter how much he struggled he could not get loose.

"Watch the abbey, the woods, all you care for disappear and you are helpless..helpless a failure..failure...FAILURE!!"

Xander screamed and struggled more till he fell and then pain in his right side and he couldn't move and that caused more panic as the vermin laughed and the clouds laughed and the trees even looked evil and laughed and then.....

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Krisha was woken by a yelp and whimper and then he thud and .....what was that? She sat up and looked around.

Xander was on the floor...tangled in the blanket and shivering, he whimpered and mutter "No no no....no please...no...no no..."

Krisha frowns and got up and gently went to untangle the blanket and speak softly "Xander?..Xander love...what is the matter?"

Xander shivered and seemed to panic "No no leave me alone.....them alone.....please....please...."His good eye opened to see Krisha looking at him and  then tears, he then just tightly  hugged her once his arms were free enough and just started sobbing into her nigh shirt

Krisha wrapped her arms around him and frowns, she rubbed his back and spoke softly "It's ok love...I am here and ...." They needed to talk but now was not the time, she would take the morning off and tell the abbot and Matilda Xander was off all of tomorrow.

Xander sobs did quiet down...finally as he ended up crying himself to sleep.

Krisha frowned and then lifted Xander to the bed, yes she is strong, and adjusted the cover on him and laid down beside him. She watched him sleep for an hour before she drifted back to sleep as well. She let him sleep in as she left those who needed to know that she be off till lunch and maybe longer if needed and that Xander didn't have novice duties any of today. She needed to have a chat with Xander as she was sure this was not something that was just a random dream as it could explain his trouble sleeping and a couple of times he just seemed...off, they would have a chat whether he liked it or not!