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Karth Riverbark

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Registered: 2017-09-15

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Leader Down-Mossflower Defender's Log

~ ~ ~ ~ ~  This log starts in the area close to the Mossflower Defenders Base and Ferravale, then ends up at the edge of the woods just off dirt road a little north of Redwall Abbey, then a quick swing back to outside Mossflower Defender's Base ~~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ In The Log~ ~ ~ ~
Karth Riverbark(me)-Ranger and  Archer for Mossflower Defenders
Flea- Shrew
Zolomon- Hare  and archer in Mossflower Defenders
Marek Redthorn-Ally of Mossflower Defenders and owner of Ferravale Tavern
Silverwing-Messenger of Mossflower Defenders
Edson-Warrior in Mossflower Defenders
Brother Leon-Master Healer of Redwall Abbey
Xander Winters-Leader of Mossflower Defenders
Couple Ferravale Guards-Spoofed

Karth always seems to look for something to complain about and today is no different, or rather night that slowly turned to day again as he had went from standing to sitting finally starting to get tense with worry.

Flea clears his throat “So the badger lied maybe Karth, ya never know and I told ya your bad at making friends.”

Karth slowly turns to the shrew “Quiet. A leader would not lie” He slowly stands and looks to where the heron sleeps and goes to the nearby base, but he also isn’t stupid and manages to talk a couple gate guards into stareing at the sleeping heron.

Flea goes to follow the sea otter “Where are you going Karth?”

Karth says not a word till he is at the base and studies it closely before looking for someone of which to speak to.

Zolomon is doing some early morning training drills, but keeps falling flat on his face when jumping over a block, he sighs, “Needs to bally well be a half inch shorted and whom ever made it taller needs shot with an arrow”

Edson chuckles “My friend it helps you gain skills as one never knows when your need to jump that 1 inch higher to escape danger.”

Flea taps the sea otter on the shoulder and points towards the hare and hedgehog.

Karth walks up to the two and simple clears his throat and waits on a reply.

Zolomon blinks as he hears the otter and waves “Hallo there good sir and how are you this bright and sunny morning.” He dusts himself off “I say we all go get breakfast before we chat too much more”

Edson chuckles “You hares always think with your stomachs don’t you”

Flea walks over and nods “Greetings and you Mossflower Defenders have an issue, a problem and it needs a solution.”

Karth turns to give the shrew a look and turns back to the others “Our leader was supposed to be back at sundown last night, it is mid-morning and yet he fails to come. It seems a beast with much honor and not one to lie my suggested course of action is to look for him.”

“I 2nd the sea otter’s suggestion as Mr. Xander and I were to discuss last minute matters on the Mossflower Defender’s Base.” Comes a voice and a stoat with a slight limp, a cane in his paw in case its needed, as well as his blade at his side.

Zolomon frowns ”Xandy is missing….” He quickly goes to the stoat ”Mr. M..Xandy is missing!!!” He goes to grab his collar as worry fills his face.

Edson frowns “This is not good, what was his last known location?”

Flea sighs before speaking again “Then clearly he is in trouble. I will start looking around I am fairly good at tracking beasts. “With that he starts his quest into the woods.

Meanwhile not too far away is Xander. His walking is slow and his right leg is swollen now, blood seeps through a homemade bandage as well as his pants. He rightly shouldn’t be walking on it at all. He got very little sleep at a campfire Slade made. He wouldn’t even of been there had he not forgotten his blade at the abbey. The 4 foxes wouldn’t of had a chance to attack and injure him, the only reason he is alive is because of the fur trading badger Slade who killed one fox, knocked out and tied two foxes up, yes one got away and Xander did his best to keep an eye out for it, not that he could win a fight right now. He looked up as a familiar sight came into view,  it wasn’t the Mossflower Headquarters,  better  as he looked to the tall red wall…..and then everything went black.

Silverwing scanned the ground as she flew back and forth over the woods and road, she tilted her head and made a loud “KAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!” When she spotted the badger and turned back towards the search party.

Marek looked up as the eagle approached them, “Please report Ms. Silverwing”

Zolomon stood very worried indeed, “Did you find him? Is he dead? Is he alive? Is he a captive? Am I talking too much!!!???”

Karth was keeping an eye on the sky and as soon as the eagle called out he knew about where it was and ran ahead keeping an eye out and his efforts were rewarded as he seen the badger and ran to his side  shaking his shoulder and trying to wake  him ”Sir..sir?!” He lays a couple fingers on his neck and feels for breath at his snout.

Flea went to his friends side “Is he…you know..gone to meet his maker?”

Xander has a pulse, not a strong one though but he is deeply unconcious. His leg is swollen badly and looks to have some blood on the torn pants. If one feels his forehead, he has a fever.

Edson is with Marek and Zolomon as he listens to what Silverwing has to say, a look of concern and worry on his face.

Silverwing speaks “Xander badgerfreind  on side of road barely into Silverwing seen clearly. Seaotter and shrewbeast were close to him.”

Marek nods “Thank you Ms. Silverwing.” He nods to the others “Let us make haste and get to Mr. Xander” He looks back to Silverwing ”Kindly get Mr. Leon please and tell him its urgent.”

Zolomon is already running ahead of them both, he is wasteing  no time. He is soon at his friends side “Xandy Xandy Xandy!!”

Karth stands “He is not in good shape and has a fever. He requires the aid of a healer”

Flea stays close to the badger as he speak ”Sooner  rather than later mates.”

Edson catches up and gasps at what he sees as he comes to a stop and kneels by Xander ”I wonder what happen…”

Marek steps over and kneels by Xander to examine him closely.

Silverwing does as she is told and goes to the abbey, she circles around till she finds Leon, and of course she is not one to just give a warning, she was told to get him and get him she does as she soars down and goes to grab him by the tunic, he best be ready as they are heading back to Xander now weather he is ready or not.

Leon was luckily awake, luckily he had his herb pouch and surcoat of herbs on. The eagle is also lucky most are in the orchards and fields gathering crops or perhaps inside. He frowns as the shadow and then.. ” Hey!” He has no time to scream out, and closes his eyes when he feels himself going airborne as he rather NOT know he was about to be thousands of feet in the air!

Silverwing just flies until she gets to where the badger lies and gently drops the mouse healer, she circles around once and flies off, she did as she was told and now needs an early lunch.

Zolomon rushes over “Brother L! You have to help him, don’t you dare let my best buddy die! Don’t let him go to gramps, or anyone else! He’s hurt and he could be dying and..and..and you gotta do something!! Why are you still standing there!”

Marek walks over and simply finds an area on the hares neck and pinches it, the hare should be passed out a few moments, a few moments of peace and quiet.

Karth simply says “Thank you.”

Flea speaks up “He isn’t in good shape sir mouse, possible fever and badly hurt leg.

Xander is deeply unconcious and his pulse not as strong as it should be. His breathing is a little off and he shivers every so often. Hid leg is swollen, badly and blood seeps through a homemade bandage and pants. If one takes off the bandage they will see it should have stiches and some infection is setting in. The wound looks to of happen late yesterday, that’s about when he was seen last as well from the abbey. He also has a couple bruises on his wrist, a cut on his snout and just  torn tunic, also clearly his blade is not with him.

Leon looks at the hare as he is temporally knocked out, ok that’s not his concern as he forgets his travel arrangements and starts to examine Xander” What happen, how long has he been like this? Who bandaged him?” Healer mode now as he searches for his herbs to treat infection and swelling. A clean rag is gotten “Need some water please, and someone carefully take off the bandage.” He also gets out needle and thread, he has a feeling its needed. He frowns as he feels Xander’s forehead.

Karth speaks “He was walking a couple beast back to the abbey and was to return by dusk, which he did not and then when it became mid-morning it was figured something had happen as he doesn’t seem like one to not send a message with a reason for being late, and I know not what happen, a fight maybe and someone tended his wound but not very well, not well indeed..in fact a poor excuse of a job and clearly not a healer who helped him.” He carefully removes the bandage and steps back.

Marek stays where he is and listens and watches as Xander is tended to. He will help if asked.

Flea nods” I think he walked some after he was helped, there was what appeared to be a campfire maybe a mile northwest of here.” He hands the mouse a canteen of water.

Xander doesn’t respond much, besides shivering as if cold as his wound is tended to. The wound is red and swollen, some infection starting as it’s a little under a day old and it does need a few stitches, its semi deep but not so deep he won’t be able to walk in a few days.

Leon listens and carefully cleans the wound, he applies a little peppermint oil to numb it and does any needed sewing before applying an herb mixture for the infection and swelling and bandages it before checking on the bruises and some cut on the snout. He looks to Marek “Marek…could you get maybe Ferro please, he is the only one I can think of who can lift Xander as he can’t stay here. One it’s not totally safe, also it’s a bit cold in the mornings and at night and I  or Angela can keep a much better eye on him in the abbey’s  infirmary.”

Karth stays quiet as he every so often looks back and forth as if on guard duty, then when he is ever not on guard duty.

Marek nods as he excuses himself and walks on back to Ferravale.

Flea  watches the stoat and looks at the badger, “I wonder where his blade is, then again whatever he fought least didn’t kill him, though it’s clear he had help but why did the so called help not stay with him?”

Leon shrugs “It’s hard to say who it was, we can only know what happen after Xander wakes up”

Ferro came as soon as he was asked, stepping into the clearing in a thick winter cloak. He looks to all the beasts and makes his way over to Xander as he asks “Isssssssssssss he going  to be ok?” He waits for an ok on whether to lift the badger up or not.

Karth feels his paw sway to his longbow as he watches the cloaked figure, he dislikes cloaked figures and eyes narrow at the hissing “Who are you..friend or foe?”

Flea raises an eyebrow and then right away is standing upright at the hiss. ”Is that a..lizard?” He asks Karth.

Zolomon by now is awake but has somehow stayed quiet as he sits by Xander, but he has checked his pulse and breathing by a LOT.

Xander pulse has not changed, the breathing is only slightly better, and he has not woken up or opened his eyes yet.

Leon frowns “I am unsure. I will know more in a few hours but he needs in the abbey infirm as it’s also warmer there, as well as safe. You may lift him up now.”  He looks to the others “Anyone else is free and welcome to come to the abbey also, and yes Ferro is a lizard but he is on our side, he is a friend.”

Ferro keeps alert as he carefully lifts Xander into his arms, he glances at the sea otter and shrew briefly as he snorts slightly and then heads to the abbey gates without glancing back.

Karth doesn’t fully relax around the monitor “I will be keeping an eye on the heron Moseley, come Flea and I dislike Monitors just to let you know, your need to prove your friend and not foe to gain my trust.” He then heads on up the road.

Flea waves, “I will talk to the chap, he is my friend after all, I say if a monitor is on our side that’s serious bonus points for the good side.” He then goes to follow Karth before the sea otter gets too far away.

Zolomon stands “I’m going to the abbey also”

Edson nods “I shall to the abbey go as well.”

Leon smiles “Thanks, now let’s get to the gates and inside…Dorarose is most likely worried by now and it’s just after ;lunch, we all can eat a late lunch once Xander is in the infirm.

Ferro leads the way, carrying Xander till he gets to the infirm and then lays the badger down and heads off to lunch with the other beasts.

Back at the area of the woods by the base Karth once more gets back to watching the heron to which the couple Ferravale guards seem very glad of.

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