A Fun Time In The Redwall Orchards.(Happens ICLY early morning 8-22-15)
RW Abbey: Zork's Room
This is a good size room and has a large bed with a blue blanket and a couple blue pillows on it. The bed looks like it could easily fit a tall badger. At the foot of the bed is a cherry wood chest that is locked; only the owner knows what lies inside. Beside the bed is a small nightstand with a small drawer and a larger drawer. On the Nightstand are an oil lamp and a wash basin. On the wall is a picture of Brother Zork made from charcoal. And a toolbox is close to the wall, inside is forge tools, and its wise to leave them alone. There is a door that goes back to the hallway.
Exits: [O]ut
Zork was not sleeping well all night and he had no clue why, he tosses and turned and once woke up having trouble breathing and would of tied to get someone’s attention but it was in the middle of the night and after a few minutes he was ok again and his slightly irregular pulse was back to normal, so he closed his eyes and went back to sleep, for a couple hours anyways.
Zinnia was up early like she usually was and went to knock on the door lightly at first and then a little louder. “Papa you awake?”
Zork groans and rolls out of bed, accident of course and yelps loudly in pain as his shoulder is slammed to the floor, he grits his teeth, oh darn this hurts and he already had a very restless night. He slowly sits up and holds his shoulder.
Zinnia rushes in and over to Zork to help him sit up or get into his wheelchair. “Papa!” She has a very concerned look on her face “Papa what happen, are you ok..I’l..I’ll get Leon right away.”
Zork allows the help up but places a paw on her shoulder, “No need fer Leon, I just fell outta bed and hurt me shoulder.” He rubs it and sighs as he sits in his chair and leans back, “Tis fine Zinnia honey, trust me, it will be sore a little while then should be fine. Don’t worry so much. I’m sure YOU have rolled out of bed before.” He grins showing he is ok, even though his shoulder hurts right now it is starting to ease some.
Zinnia smiles, she is relieved it’s nothing serious and hugs him, “I love you and I can worry if I want to worry. I thought you may want to have breakfast together, maybe in the orchards. Yeah they are harvesting, but there is an area where they already got apples and you could even mediate there after breakfast, and maybe I will try to mediate as well.”
Zork smiles and hugs her as well, “Love you too Zinnia and that sounds like a good idea, you want to wheel me over to the orchards then.”
RW Abbey: Second Orchard
You stand in a sort of verdant sanctuary where the sun is filtered through leaves and thus comes out to be a much softer light, one that's a little more manageable. At least, more manageable than the comparatively harsh light of the more open entryway and a pond area almost completely devoid of large, shade-giving plants that this orchard has in careless abundance. A soft covering of moss and grass finds itself beneath the trees, only serving to add to the quiet comfort of the whole scene.
The stately flora has come alive with youthful blossoms. Flowers of all shades of pastel line the trees, bushes, and ground. Poking around the pink and yellow petals, some fruit has begun to form, peppering the orchard with green apricots and plums and unripe pears and peaches. The air is full of pollen that tickles the nose and dirties clean habits. After a rain, rivulets of water trickle around tree trunks, irrigating the flore before draining into the pond.
Exits: [F]irst [O]rchard, [P]ath by [G]reat [H]all, [Ki]tchen [P]ath
Zinnia nods and then goes to push the wheelchair, she stops at the kitchens and gets some oatmeal with fruit and honey, some sliced apples and cheese and some green sap milk for both of them. She lets her father hold the tray of food as she pushes him on to the orchards.
Zork holds the tray and smiles, when they get to the orchards he goes to hand her the tray and starts to get out of the chair “Lay de tray down and then push de chair over by de path.” He uses his staff to walk, slowly, to a tree and sits down.
Zinnia frowns but she does as she is told and walks over to him “But your need it when you get up Papa.” She sits the meal down for them.
“And then I will slowly walk over ta it, it will be ok Zinnia it’s only a short ways off. Won’t hurt me ta walk a little ways ta de path..now let’s eat” He slips out some hot root and adds it to the oatmeal and grins as he tastes it and nods “Good stuff.”
Zinnia makes a face “How do you stand that stuff and in oatmeal that’s just wrong, so wrong.” She likes her own oatmeal, with apples and honey, not hot root, that’s just gross to her.
Zork chuckles at her and takes a large bite of it and sticks out his tongue before eating some more and sips some milk.
Zinnia sighs “Papa..you’re acting like a dibbun.” She then smiles and giggles a little as she snacks on some apple slices and enjoys her own meal as she looks at the leaves “ Leaves will soon be starting to be red and yellow , won’t they papa?”
Zork does look and nods “Yep, huh…gonna be some nice fall colors this fall.” He grins “And thar be lots of pumpkins this season, more than last fall and pumpkin is good with guess wot?”
Zinnia frowns” Please don’t say hot root.”
Zork grins “Sorry..gonna say it..hoooootttttt..roooooooott” He smirks. “But not ta worry I won’t try ta sneak it on pie, just me own pie which I be sure Lacota will make me, he is nice like that .”
Zinnia shakes her head but smiles as she does so, “Your silly Papa” She has finished breakfast and now tries to mediate and shakes her head, but tries again.
Zork watches her and smiles ”Ya trying too hard..Tis not fer ya Zinnia so don’t worry. I didn’t like it or do it well at all fer seasons me self, maybe someday. “ He then grins and flicks his last spoonful of oatmeal at her.
Zinnia blinks and wipes it off her ear, “Papa….”
Zork chuckles and grins “Sorry Zinnia, but I be serious, ya trying too hard. Don’t worry bout getting inta meditation, I won’t worry if ya don’t, you just be you , ok”
Zinnia nods and goes to clear the bowls and cups and place them on the tray, she goes to hug him and kiss him on the forehead before she gets up.
Zork smiles, “Wot was that fer Zinnia?” He asks and “Oh, by de way I think I may stay here de rest of de morning but I will be in time fer lunch, not ta worry ok….or if I be late just be a weee bit late, I do move slowly sometimes.”
Zinnia nods and answers his question “I don’t know, guess cause I care. Anyways I promised to help wash dishes after breakfast. I will see you at lunch Papa and if you more than 5 minutes late I am going to come and get you if need be.”
Zork just nods as he gets into his criss cross sitting style for meditation “Ok Zinnia I will keep that in mind, but I rarely am late fer lunch and ya know that.” He grins “Sides lunch be in de orchards taday. You could stay and help, I be helping here in a little while.”
Zinnia smiles “Yes I do, ok fine see you after I wash dishes ok” She then heads off back to the main building.
Zork grins as he watches her, he does mediate for maybe half an hour and then stands slowly to get to his wheelchair, he takes a deep breath and leans on his staff.
One of the brothers, Brother Rick a mouse smiles and has three novices help Zork into his wheelchair, “You ok there Elder Zork?”
Zork nods as he smiles and leans back in the chair and chuckles, “Yep..so why ya all standing thar..se plums and apples won’t pick em selfs!”
The three novices smile as they go to start picking and let the badger hold a basket for them. A couple baskets are filled, one with apples and one with plums and Zork holds the baskets each time and even smiles.
Zinnia comes back and decides to help as well and smiles.
Zork gets an apple and tosses it to Zinnia and grins. He chuckles and then rubs his shoulder a little leaning back in his chair some, he is tried but decides not to say anything as he is enjoying today, he takes a slow breath in and out, no one seems to notice he has a short breathing spell, he decides to take a small break off and on, as whatever it was passes and seems to not come back as he chuckles again at a joke that’s told by a novice.
Zinnia catches it and shakes her head, but smiles.
The rest of the morning is fairly nice, helping to pick fruit, even sharing some plums to eat, the old badger does get more tried but they will take a break soon and he will excuse himself to go mediate a little further into the orchards, he plans to help more afterwards and in fact promised to…little does he know plans may change. The tried feeling will become more some, his shoulder pain will come and go and a slight feeling of being slightly ill and dizzy will creep in as well………..
