A Short Talk To Pass The Time

--Somewhere in Mossflower, in a den that has the etry blocked off due to a cave in, but there is air coming in still :)..--

Scioto sits against the wall of the den and stares at the wall of rock, ice and snow and looks slowly over at Astra.

Astra slowly wakes up and blinks, she frowns as she had forgotten where they were and slowly sits up.

Scioto speaks as he hears movement, “Good morning Astra, would ask if sleep well but guessing you didn’t”

Astra shrugs, “ Yeah, not so well, but then worried guess”

Scioto asks, “Of what?”

Astra answers, “Not being found”

Scioto frowns, he changes the subject, “So..what does Mudfur want??”

Astra sighs, “It’s a long story” She looks around the den as she speaks.

“We have a while, not like going anywhere any time too soon” Scioto states.

Astra smiles, “Fine..I live or lived in a small clan a little ways south in the woods, southern edge of Mossflower, small not large. Mudfur attacked our clan, we had 8 members and after a fight with Mudfur and his two rats, there was but me, my father and mother. Mudfur ‘s rats died too and he said he spare anyone else if I agreed to marry him, I refused and..well ran away.”

Scioto listens as she talks, “So your mother and father are still at this clan grounds?”

Astra sighs, “I do not know, maybe. Mudfur may have killed them after I left, I know not where he would take me, he was heading back south.” She looks at him, “So..your life?”

Scioto seems to go quiet and then speaks, “ Lived near a sea coast along the eastern sea coast close to Mossflower, far northern end but was happy there. My mother died of an illness when I was around 5 seasons and my father decided to train me in the ways of a warrior and taught me to use the long sword, as well as a short sword, also a carpenter skills . When I was 11 Seasons old left home and ended up in Mossflower Woods where I came upon Redwall Abbey. Later found Ferravale and helped form a small village that has slowly grew, and now the village does well. My father died shortly after I came to Mossflower, fight with sea rats. Only family I have is a sister whom is a captain of a ship somewhere out at sea and my daughter.”

Astra asks, “What about your mate?”

Scioto frowns now, “She died, as well as an infant son”

Astra frowns, “Sorry to hear about that”

Scioto nods, “It is ok, it is..the past.”

Astra lays a paw on his shoulder, “It’s alright to be sad over the past and even talk of it, talking helps sometimes.”

Scioto moves away, “No talking of it, I failed them.”

Astra blinks, “How?”

Scioto closes his good eye, “I was not there when they needed me, I got there too late ad was too late to keep a raven from taking my daughter, Blisa was captive for a while and was found, but still. Should have stopped the event from even happening.”

Astra says, “You could of died or been captured too though”

Scioto frowns, he rubs his eyes and shakes his head, he stays silent and would normally walk off but he can’t with the cave in.

Astra frowns, “I am sorry…look you are still alive, and you have your daughter and your village, your friends to help you”

Scioto nods “I know..” A single tear escapes his eye as he sits down.

Astra gives him a gentle hug, if allowed and just sits by him quietly.

Scioto allows the hug but stays quiet as he lets some tears flow in quiet thought.