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Helping Crevan- Ferravale Log

Patch was checking the stocks, see what needed to be ordered and if there was anything in the back of the storage, something new and different maybe. He found a couple cases and brought them to the main bar but had yet to open them.   
Crevan makes his way into the tavern quickly slipping in and trying to stay unnoticed, quickly darting from the door to one of the tables at the corner pulling his warm cloak tightly against him as he tries to warm up   

Soon after the young fox enters, Blisa, followed closely by Ferdinand and Clarissa. The ferret guard notices Crevan and smiles and waves at him. The Chieftain continues on to the bar and nods at Patch. "How has everything been today, Patch? Any fights or anything I should know about?" Clarissa also spots the fox kit, and she smiles at him, too. The bodyguards have followed the cat to the bar.   

Patch frowns " I found some ale Stripy made, or tried to..I did teach im'..some." He shakes his head." But nope normL normL day, drunk beast...ya know." He sees Crevan and looks back to Blisa.   
Crevan doesn't respond to the waves or smiles and just pulls his cloak tighter as he continues to try and warm up.

Blisa thinks for a minute. "Maybe we should save the ale for the Spring, Patch. Share it freely with the village, have a celebration that this hard Winter is over. Celebrate Xander's memory. I think he'd like that." Ferdinand looks around. There's hardly anyone in here. Nudging Clarissa, he lets her know where he's going, then he heads over to the young fox, smiling disarmingly. "Hello, there, little one," he says gently. "Are you hungry?"
   
Patch hmms" Suppose,this winter been extra annoying for more than one reason."   
Crevan frowns when blisa talks about xander, only recently hearing talk about his death. Lost in thought he doesn't see ferdinand appraoch until he is already talking to him, causing him to jump and fall out of his chair giving a yelp as he lands on his face.
   
Blisa looks over at the shout. "Is he alright?" Ferdinand goes to help the fox up and lead him to the bar. "Hey, now, it'th alright. I didn't mean to thcare you, I'm thorry. Here, get away from the door, where it'th warmer." Clarissa glances at the other rat. "That kit don't have parents, right? I wonder if 'e's 'ad enough t'eat. D'y'know, shipmate?"   

Crevan just sits there for a moment to embarrassed to get up until he is being helped up by ferdinand and being lead to the bar "i.....im.....fine." he manages to get out in a low voice, though it tkaes him a bit to get the words out, he hasn't really talked a lot for a very long time   

Patch had been quiet and then speaks to a stoat, " Get him some lunch" The stoat nodded and took it to Crevan.   

Ferdinand shakes his head. "You don't look alright, friend. Why don't you have lunch with the Chieftain? Not everybeatht getth that honour." Blisa smiles. If she's irritated, she doesn't show it. "Yes, you can have lunch with me and Ferdinand and Clarissa. You're Crevan, correct?" She has her ways of finding information. "I don't think I've seen you much, but of course I've been busy." Clarissa pats a stool between her and the cat, indicating for the fox to sit himself there.
   
Crevan stands there looking at the stool for a moment, then over to the door then back to the stool, trying to decide if he should just bolt for the door and run back home. Blisa's words jolt him out of this thought proccess though, and he just simple nods to her before climbing up onto the stool, though he doesn't eat the plate of food put infront of him, at least not yet "i...don't...leave home....often." again it sounds like he is having a hard time speaking, like he is trying to remember how to pronounce each word   

Patch watches and speaks, " Not leaving home,doesn't sound good ta me, boring maybe. Wait who watches ya?"
   
Blisa orders some food for herself and her bodyguards. "I'm sorry to hear that, Crevan. Has somebeast frightened you to make you want to not go out much?" Clarissa adds, "'Ave y' 'ad enough t'eat, messmate? Or wood t'keep yore 'ouse warm?" Ferdinand looks concerned. "I'm thorry to hear that, friend. Here, eat. You can tell uth more ath you get that inthide you."   

Crevan slowly starts to eat, hunger getting the best of him "some...of the...other...beast...help me." he says between spoon fulls "not...felt...like leaving, since....papa...was killed." he pulls his hood up when he says that and just leans over his food slowly taking bites   
Patch frowns as death is mentioned, " Too much death. wait..." He remembers. " Crevan,..oh your Haekeye's adopted son"   
Blisa quiets and gets sad herself. "I understand that. I couldn't take it when my father was killed. 'Tis a terrible thing, and I am sorry that happened to you, Crevan." Ferdinand and Clarissa glance at each other, fully remembering that time.
   
Crevan gives a visible shiver when patch says hawkeye, before he just goes back to eating, choosing not to speak anymore the only sound you can hear from him is soft chewing   

Patch decides to put away the alw he found and comes back to sit down. " Ya know...ya should get out more,being alone is bad, trust me...hiding from de world, ya need friends"   

Blisa nods. "Aye, I won't have any of my villagers staying away from others. I understand life is hard now, and you're probably hurting and sad. But this village needs to be a community, and that can only happen if all its members show up." Ferdinand adds in a much more gentle tone than the Chieftain used, "We want to be your friendth, little one. We're worried about you." Clarissa starts eating her lunch because it's there.
   
Crevan frowns under his hood at blisa's words "didn't.....matter....all last year...." he remarks back at blisa, his words a little harsher sounding then he meant them to be, but he is out of practice when it comes to talking   

Patch is not sure what to say ,so he goes to gather up mugs and plates from tables to clean.
   
Blisa doesn't get irritated. Honestly, a Dibbun sassing her is pretty mild to what she's been having to deal with the past few months, what with all the vermin getting on each other's nerves due to the snow making them be around each other more. "But it did. The village was that much weaker without you." Ferdinand shakes his head. He's not sure what to say, himself, so he takes a bite of his lunch while he thinks.   

Crevan finishes his food before hoping down from the stool, landing lightly on his feet looking like he might try to make for the door "don't....see how...im just a kit...can't do much..." he frowns and mumbles something under his breath but it is to soft to make out   

Patch hmmms,"Ya could...tell us of trouble, ya could also help around tavern too, tavern tis important."   

Now Blisa gets a little grumpy. She does not appreciate being mumbled at. Ferdinand goes to grab the fox's arm. "So what? You may jutht be a Dibbun, but you are the hope for the future. You can altho thtart learning thingth now." Clarissa points her fork at the other rat. "Aye, matey, and like 'e said, y' could 'elp 'round the galley 'ere. Earn some coin, too, prob'ly."   

Crevan is rather nimble and gets away from ferdinand now that he wants to he turns his back to the door to keep ferdinand in view before skipping backwards towards the door "worked....at the...tavern....in halyard, didn't like it.....to many rowdy...rude...drunk beast."   

Patch snorts "Halyard be a sea port, insane place. Not so bad here Crevan,trust me"   

The fox may be nimble and quick, but Ferdinand is good at outsmarting others (which is why he's head of the bodyguards), and so he just uses his long legs to outdistance the kit and block the door. Blisa stands and points to in front of her. "Crevan, come here at once," she says in her most imperial tone. Clarissa sighs and finishes her meal. "An' I thought 'twas goin' well, too..."   

Crevan frowns and ferdinand trying to think quickly, could go for the belt, pants dropping is always a good distraction. he looks around the room could just bolt around and play keep away. he isn't sure he likes blisa pointing and commanding him like that, he just wants to be left alone. but he doesn't do any of those things just stand there staring at ferdinand
   
Patch watches and nods to two stoats to keep close, the stoats are fairly strong and quick. They also act as bouncers for the tavern.   

Blisa purses her lips. (She's not the best with children.) Ferdinand looks into the fox's eyes, then steps forward and goes to give the kit a hug. Clarissa watches. She figures the Dibbun isn't a threat and that the ferret can handle whatever he tries to do. But she's still ready to help if necessary.   

Crevan frowns as ferdinand walks closer but is going to use this as a chance to escape when suddenly he is hugged, and he doesn't like that, because all of the emotions he has kept bottled up for so long come pouring out as tears start to stream down his muzzle "why.....why it have to be papa.....he was.....so nice.....he took me in.....a fox."   

Ferdinand goes to stroke the fox's ears. "I don't know why. It wathn't fair, and I'm thorry it happened to you. I with I knew what to thay to make it better." He continues to hug the fox, glad his instinct was right.   

Crevan keeps crying in ferdinands arms letting out all the emotions he had been ignoring and avoiding since hawkeyes death, till eventually he cries him self to sleep in his arms
   
Ferdinand goes to scoop up the sleeping fox and hold him close. He'll either have Crevan spend the night with him and the other male bodyguards in Blisa's house, or he'll leave him in Patch's care. Hopefully something can be done to help him. Blisa is okay with either, although she'll try to not talk to him for a little bit seeing as how she probably made a poor impression on him. The fox kit can go back to his house tomorrow.

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