A Fight? And today was going so well!
Somewhere in the woods----
Zork searches the woodlands for the ferret, he grumbles as he has had no luck and it brothers him greatly, he punches a tree and frowns.
Cera is sitting in a tree watching Zork, she rolls her eyes and yawns quietly, she is no way coming down, even if he did punch the tree she happens to be under.
Zork scans the ground and happens to look up as he knows she was in a tree before, he has yet to remove his sword as he steps around carefully.
Seth has been watching at least the badger and narrows his eyes, he knows this badger well, he selects an arrow and aims it at the badger's back, looking down the shaft before firing.
Cera eyes go wide as she catches site of Seth and wait is he?..she yells out "Zork!..Duck!..look out!"
Zork hears the warning barely having time to drop to one knee and lower his head, some head fur is torn and the arrow slams into the tree, "Whoa..."He turns and sees the rat, "Great,,and taday was so good"
Seth ears go back some, "Stupid child you don’t warn them of death's embrace!" He smirks as he steps closer "I will deal with the child later, you on the other paw..stripedog" He smiles coldly.
Cera frowns, she secretly wonders if Seth has a death wish or something, she frowns more as she knows he knows where she is and eeps a little.
Zork draws his large blade, "Wot?..ya resort ta name callin'? I though ya died with ya master Seth oh that’s right ya ran like a coward ya are"
Seth narrows his eyes, "Oh the ways I would love ta see ya die stripedog and I am no coward, your learn that in time"
Cera looks between them as she slides from the tree and starts to leave the area.
Zork keeps his word at an ankle and his battle stance at the ready, "Lass stay put, and ya Seth...how bout ya tell me wot ya want with de lass"
Seth chuckles coldly and watches the badger, "I don’t need my longbow or blade to kill you stripedog. I am an expert in herbs and potions, both good" He smirks "And harmful"
Zork grips his blade tighter keeping a good eye on the rat, he starts to circle him carefully," Yeah but it’s a bit less easy, no boss and no friends they died"
Cera stops in her tracks and frowns, she can guess whom they speak of.
Seth chuckles coldly, he looks at Cera" Come to me young one, you don’t need the stripe dog or anyone, do they care about you?"
Zork frowns, "Cera..Don’t listen to him, this rat be evil;"
Cera frowns, she glares some "I know that shut up!" She looks at Seth, "Umm..I am not sure.."
Seth keeps his cold smile, "Yes do shut up Stripe dog..I can make sure he does dear..forever " He smirks.
Zork still has his blade as he keeps an eye on the rat more than Cera, "How about ya leave Seth" He snarls a little now.
Seth smiles coldly "Leave?..But we are having fun aren’t we..I can leave but not without the ferret..or" He selects an arrow and aims it. "This one is poisoned. Should of made that one weeks ago poison as well, oh well was in a hurry..not today though"
Lee approaches, sword drawn, watching.
Cera frowns, she quietly slips from the tree. "Wait..don't fire it!..We can forget we even seen anyone today"
Zork keeps his blade in front of him and frowns, he speaks to Cera without taking his eyes off Seth, "Lass..ya go elsewhere ok, I can handle this"
Lee steps forward, keeping his sword level. "Cera...good ta see ye again...I am gonna guess this be Seth..." He glares at the rat.
Seth aims the arrow at the otter and narrows his eyes, "What’s this?.....let’s explore the woodlands day, none of your concern otter leave...or die"
Zork has keep an eye on Seth as he angles his blade and debates on whether he should take a chance or not, he raises the blade and tries to slip behind the rat slowly if he can.
Cera frowns, she hates fighting deep down she does but she is unable to stop Seth, not enough skill so another. " If..if you kill either of them ..w...we can never head out of Mossflower, your have the abbey hunting you down" Hoping a warning works.
Lee grips his sword. "I seem ta be at a disadvantage...but she be right, the Abbey will hunt ye down."
Seth keeps the arrow aimed at the otter, he narrows his eyes and backs up, his vision on the otter as he lowers the longbow, "Need these" He grins as he draws his long silver knife and one for his other paw. "Much better"
Zork watches Seth and Lee, he stays at the ready in case he is needed to attack the rat.
Cera frowns, she backs up and bumps into a tree, she jumps a little then notices, oh tree..she weakly chuckles a little.
Another day, another crack at finding a nice clearing on the west side of Mossflower, but this day has Timothy moving in many directions simply because there is much in Mossflower he has yet to explore. The sound of a commotion nearby however has alerted him something is going on. Quickly he slings his shield on to his arm and unquivers a Javelin, sprinting towards the disturbance.
Lee frowns, backing away from the rat a little, keeping his eyes on him while calling over to Cera, "Do ye really wanna be tied up with a killer like Seth? Think about it...ye ain't a killer..."
Cera frowns, "But..." She slowly makes her way towards Lee. "But..I" she looks down,"I am..but it was an accident..only ment to hurt his arm..and got mad threw the dagger..it" she frowns, as her eyes water up a little."I..I.."
Zork stays very alert, "Cera be careful and you rat, you leave..leave alone too"
Seth smirks, "Alone Stripedog.." He watches Cera, "Back here now little brat." He keeps both throwing knifes in his paws, but who to use them on is the question, "Your all fools..."
Timothy breaks through the bushes and tosses his Javelin towards the feet of the Rat threatening one of his friends. "Away from here! Lest you be taken by the red Dawn!" Already he has another Javelin out and his shield is held in front of his body protectively.
Lee nods in understanding. "Miss, it were an accident. Yer forgiven, just come 'ere behind me, I'll keep ye safe from that rat." He glares hard at Seth. "Just back away from the knives, Cera, where 'e can't reach ye..."
Cera turns to Seth and looks back at the others, then Seth again slightly Fearful. "N..N..no" she says and tries to make a dash to the road.
Seth hisses low, he uses his wrist and makes the knife soar, he would toss the other one but the spear causes his to fall backwards, he backs up and quickly stands, other knife in his paw ready to fire at the mouse.
Cera is more concern with getting out of here than any weapons, she gasps as the dagger does hit her, in the lower back, not deep though and she tumbles forwards, she groans but is alive still, but injured.
Lee yells and lunges toward the rat, thrusting his sword hopefully toward his chest, but not for, as wielding one pawed throws him a little off balance.
Zork snarls as the rat's dagger hits the ferret, he is closer to Cera so goes over to her and looks to see how bad the wound is as he does have battle wound knowledge.
Timothy sneers at the rat facing him, invisibly thanks to his shield, his Dark Brown eyes staring out of his equally dark furred visage and broken only by the scar along his eyebrow. His stance is crouched giving his body as much protection as he can with the Large Shield, only his eyes and the lower half of his legs showing. His Javelin is up and out, ready to be throw once more. "Go ahead and try it rat, make my day." He makes a feint with his spear, making it look like it's about to be thrown.
Seth raises the dagger and backs up, as the otter jumps him he sidesteps and brings his elbow up and towards the jaw to knock him out, if he can and then leaves quickly as he calls out "Have the brat. Could care less. I need a beast who is not afraid of a getting a little blood on their paws!" With this he dashes threw the thicker woods, cutting tree branches and weeds and even some on another path..fake path:P...and is gone
Lee is hit hard, and falls like a rock, out cold for now
Cera groans weakly and looks up at the badger, she doesn’t say anything as she is in a lot of pain right now.
Zork examines the ferret and sighs "I can’t just take de dagger out, it’s in a bad place and she could bleed worse"
Timothy keeps his defense up for some time and then slowly relaxes, spitting in the direction that Seth ran off towards. The Mouse returns both his Javelins to their proper place after he collects the second and mumbles a bit as he moves over to try and heft Lee up on his shoulder. "She was lucky, perhaps a little bit more to the side and she'd be paralyzed. Come, I believe the beasts at the Abbey will know how to help... think you can carry her without aggravating the injury?"
Lee is lifted, his sword falling to the ground
Cera lays still, she mumbles something as it’s hard to say or just where the knife landed in her back, only time will tell.
Zork carefully and gently lifts Cera up, "Ok to the abbey then, it’s closer I think"
Redwall Abbey Infirm ----
Timothy hurries into the Infirmary, making room for Zork and his burden, his own burden, Lee, he places on a bed rather unceremoniously. "Quickly now, try not move her around too much when you put her down."
Lee moans and starts to wake
Zork lays her on her side carefully, "I know I know. I have handled injured beasts before; a family member long time go was badly injured."
Cera lays there as healers start to tend to her, they whisper and she closes her eyes letting herself slip into a sort of faint.
Timothy nods a bit. "My apologies for being concerned, you never know when a mistake could happen after all." The mouse suddenly realizes he still has his weapons on him and freezes, starting to remove them all. "If you'll excuse me I need to go apologize to the guards."
Zork nods "I am sure they will understand this time, we were in a hurry and not able to" He looks at his own blade, yeah pretty big and very heavy for most beasts; he also goes to put his blade away and then returns.
Lee open his eyes and sits up, rubbing his jaw which still hurts like heck. "Did...did we kill that punk rat?" He looks around, a little dizzy. "Oh...this be Infirm...save Cera for me will ye?" He falls back on the cot.
Cera is right now swarmed by healers as she slips into a deep faint.
Timothy himself carries Javelins and a wicked looking sabre. He returns soon after Zork, his shield still on his person, having been fussing about where they should put his equipment taking a bit more time. "Still, I'd rather not disrespect them, it's not polite." The rather tall mouse extends a paw. "I'm Timothy."
Lee sits up again. "Is Cera alright?"
Zork looks to Lee" I am unsure lad, sorry.", He nods to Timothy and goes to shake his paw, "I be Zork and I been livin' ere'..well past couple weeks, visited a lot but now it be me home"
Timothy takes ahold of Zork's wrist and gives it a good few shakes as he comments over to Lee. "I don't know either, I may be able to tell what wound came from what weapon but not how a beast is doing overall." Returning his attention to Zork he nods. "Pleasure to meet you Zork, I was told your the resident smithy and that your forge is out of commission for now sadly. When it does get up and running again however I will be hoping to have you fashion some chainmail for me."
Lee looks around. "Why does me jaw feel like it hit a rock?"
The door opens quietly, a young grey squirrel holding it open to allow a blushing Ahndia to enter with a large tray of food. "Oh, Hello, all." She smiles, setting the tray down on an empty bed. "They're serving lunch downstairs, I was told to bring some up for those in here. Help yourself."
Zork answers Lee, "De rat hit ya with his elbow, must of been hard...ya lucky he choose ta do that and not stab ya instead." Then he answers the mouse, "Forge be fixed in...errr couple weeks..maybe little longer I be thinkin' " He waves to the squirrel "Ello lass"
Timothy nods his head abit as Zork responds. "Thank you." turning to Lee he nods once more. "You are definitely quite lucky, he had his knife up and ready to throw." As a squirrel lass enter the tall mouse turns towards her and gives her a slight bow. "Hello Miss."
Timothy tacks on. "I could definitely use some lunch as well, thank you."
Lee looks over at the squirrel. "Lunch sound good, miss." He looks back at Tim. "Aye, I know. 'E was gonna throw it at some point, I figured he'd throw it at me...so that's why I thrust. It were a gamble I don't plan ta make again. But I don't remember anythin' after I thrust."
Zork stands as he heads to the doorway, "I need ta tell Lorimis we have a..guest" He slips out and down the stairs.
