A Rather Intresting Chat

Scioto is out on patrol, like he usually is this time of the day; he nods to some passing weasels and starts to head to the town hall.

Astra walks down the path, maybe coming here was a bad idea after all, she is not watching where she is going and so walks right into Scioto, she mutters a sorry after backing up and frowns when she sees who it is.

Scioto blinks and clears his throat, "You ok miss?" He asks, "And you did not have to stomp off last night, we were only offering help."

Astra crosses her arms over her chest “How-dare- you tell me what I should and should not do, I have enough problems"

Scioto narrows his eyes, "Look, you need to calm down, Astra was it?"

Astra asks, "Yes my name is Astra, why does it matter?"

Scioto says, "It is helpful to know a name, and I am Scioto"

Astra answers, "Yeah I know who you are and...Ok sorry for rushing off, it's not easy for me sometimes or easy to accept help"

Scioto says, "I suppose it can be, but me and my guards can help you, if that is… you allow it"

Astra smiles slowly, "Ok, you can help me, but I would hate to see anyone hurt"

Scioto nods "Then your get the help, when was the last time you saw this Mudfur?"

Astra says, "Thank you Scioto, so what’s all in this village?"

Scioto waits for another answer.”Mudfur?”

Astra ohs, “Umm couple weeks ago..” She smiles, “ So the Village?”

Scioto nods "You are welcome and well you have seen the Inn and Tavern, there is the market place where one can find a seamstress shop, shoe shop, a bakery, a blacksmith, carpenter, and we have a spice merchant, oh and now a candle shop as well."

Astra says, "It sounds like a nicely built village"

Scioto says, "It’s growing slowly, beasts come and some go"

Astra asks, "Well villages need to grow, do they not?"

Scioto chuckles “Yes, true so where did you use to live?"

Astra sighs, "South of here, not too far south, but not many of my clan left, but so goes life"

Scioto says, "I lived in the northwest area, by the sea"

Astra listens as she is curious of him. "I would have dislike it, I a ore use to forest and trees"

Scioto shrugs, "One can get use to an area if in it longs enough"

Astra says, "Yeah, like the weather"

Scioto says, "Weather is not too bad usually"

Astra shakes her head, "it is when one is not use too cold as much"

Scioto hmmmm, “We can go in if you like."

Simon bustles in, trailing parchment behind him and his spectacles askew again, looking quite harried.

Astra answers "You don’t have to head in, it’s fine" She tilts her head at the squirrel.

Scioto looks towards where Astra looks and nods ,"Greetings Simon"

Simon stumbles after a moment and catches his breath after a moment. "G-Greetings, Sire. I'm sorry about being essentially a nonentity lately as far as the village is concerned--it took me most of this winter to finish chronicling the Stormfeather crisis...I-I hope this hasn't inconvenienced you in any way...?"

Astra steps back and allows the two to talk.

Scioto shakes his head, "No..No it hasn't Simon, I have just been keeping myself busy lately myself, helps one get their mind off things"

"What is this unusually unfortunate burden you bear?" Simon inquires.

Astra glances around as they talk, but stays alert all the same.

Scioto takes a deep breath and looks as if he is going to yell but instead frowns, "Nothing important, it’s the past and can’t change the past"

"Indeed," Simon agrees, nodding and looking quite nervous now. "The past is permanent and cannot be altered at the whim of miscellaneous meddlers..." He should probably shut up now and stop with the illiteration.

Astra blinks as she half listens to them, "Um...who is or was Stormfeather?"

"A most noxiously nasty and incredibly ignoble traitorous terror, a vile villain, a malevolent murderer, a cruel crow master!" Simon declares, looking smug at his breathtaking alliteration.

Scioto frowns at the name Stormfeather, he goes to sit on his porch.

Astra walks over, "Sorry if was a bad question to ask, I was just curious"

Scioto just sits there silent, he slowly looks up at Astra as she nears him,"Yes..Yes it was a bad idea to ask, and some things could have been..Prevented, if I had acted faster, been there sooner..But I wasn't" He stands and goes inside his home and slams the door behind him.