A new member for the horde...and not as a raider.

Drakki the fox and Bilk the rat have a polite business argument about ownership of a new slave named Sunflower the hamster.

Sunflower is lost in the woods, she mutters to herself how wandering away from home was bad and how she should of listened to her family, but..she just had to see the world, she shivers and sees the faint camp fire light and heads towards it looking for warmth and maybe food.

Snow falls lightly as faint voices can be heard echoing in the distance through the trees. The smells of campfires and cooking food drift seductively.

A rather drunken rat stumbles through the darkness. Leaning against a tree his gaze narrows on Sunfower. "Bloody 'll? Is dat a mouse?" His paw motions toward his blade.

Sunflower doesn't hear voices as she is still some distance away, she shouldnt even be out now, but she is and to her its a camp fire. She slips on a patch of thin ice and frowns as she slowly stands.

Sunflower slowly gets closer to the camp and shivers, she has no weapons as she is not a fighter, she does have a knapsack, but just dried fish,apples and cheese and a blanket it it.

Bilk the rat musters a yellow toothed grin as he watches the hamster he's mistaken for a mouse stumble through the snow. "Oy, just me luck." He draws a cruel dagger and quietly begins to stalk her.

Bilk moves quietly through the snaw, hefting the dagger from paw to paw. "Oy there, mousey! I see's you!" He calls out with a cackle as he draws closer.

Sunflower looks up, she is almost at the campsite now, she stops and frowns, then again she isn't a mouse and heads a little closer but slows as if suddenly thinking its an unwise idea to be here as she looks around in the darkness and backs up looking left and then right.

The snow falls lightly as the voices of rat echo from the Horde's camp.

Not all members are however rats. At least on fox is here as well. Mug of wine in one paw, the other freely turning the meat upon a spit hanging over the camp fire. It looks like the beast was some kind of bird at one time. Drakki hums to himself as he cooks, blissfully unaware of the hamsters plight not too far away.

Sunflower screams loudly as she sees the dagger, but she knows its unwise to struggle and can only hope her life doesn't end today as she shivers, but not so much from the cold now, it's from fear.

Bilk cackles with glee as the hamset struggles. He presses the blade to her neck and wraps his free paw around her as he takes her back. "Yer mine now, missey. I've always wanted me own slave..."

The fox's ears twitch and his head snaps up to hear the scream. He looks about the rats about the camp fire who obviously heard that too. He gestures at the woods, "Well...arn't you going to check that out?" The rats all stare at him blankly and the fox sighs, "Bleedin useless guards...Fine! Just don't touch the bird until I get back..." The fox growls to himself as he walks alone into the woods.

Sunflower struggles a little in hopes of getting away and fails badly, she then starts sobbing.

Bilk grins as the realization settles that the hamster as submitted. With the woodlander firmly in his vice-like grip he begins dragging her through the snow.

Standing in the woods, camp fires not too far behind him, a young, if fleshy red vulpine has arrived on the scene. Drakki releases the grip he had on the blade behind him. Instead the fox chooses to lean against the trunk of the nearest pine tree, crossing his arms as he does, "My my, so THIS is what all the commotion was about."

Bilk's gaze fixes on the fox. "Oy, dere fox. I's found me a prize, back-off!" He snarls.

Sunflower kicks as she is dragged off, she needs to get loose or least show some sign she was here as it snows harder she frowns more, tracks won't help much now.

Bilk readjusts his grip on the squirming hamster.

The fox smirks. He looks at the pair with narrow golden eyes, "Is that so? And what have you got here my fine tubby friend?" Pushing himself away from the tree Drakki continues towards the rat and his 'prize', arms folded behind his back as he does. "Wow! Is that a real hamster? I havn't seen one in years!"

Sunflower frowns at the fox and shivers some more, she stuggles when the grip is changed and tries to kick backwards.

Bilk blinks in confusion. "Hamsta..wha? Dis be a bloody mouse!" The rat grunts a bit as she kicks futilely.

Drakki chuckles to himself, "How you ever got the rank you did is beyond me Bilk." He peers closely at the struggling hamster for a long moment then leans backwards, rubbing his chin with his paw, "So what do you plan to do with this 'mouse'?"

Bilk musters a yellow-toothed grin for the fox. "S'pose she'll make good ol' slave, eh? Keep me tent clean, fix me meals...Quite the prize, eh fox?" The rat cackles.

Sunflower frowns "I..i am no ones slave let me go!"

Drakki kicks his head back as he cackles in laughter, his joyous mirth can be heard from camp, "Please? You own a slave?" The fox tisk tisks as he walks around the future slave idly twirling his paw in the air as he does, "Slaves have to be fed, they have to be taken care of...you wouldn't know the first thing about owning a slave."

As the exchange over the hamster occurs, the clamor of the Horde's camp rumbles behind them.

Bilk conceals any hint of doubt at the foxes' words. "Don't ye be worryin' 'bout me slaves, I'll get a good week or two outta' her at the least."

Sunflower gasps and tries to get away again kicking and screaming

Kanezzer presses the blade of dagger against her neck again. "Easy dere, lass."

Drakki laughs again, shaking his head, "Waste of a slave if you ask me...how about I buy her off of you?"

Sunflower whimpers at the dagger.

"She ain't fer sale." The rat confidently turns his back on the fox, continuing to drag the hamster through the snow.

The fox grins as he draws his blade, "How about a trade then...your life...for the hamster..."

Sunflower kicks more and thinks on bitting him, but then again there is the dagger

Bilk laughs insanely ignoring the idle threat and continuing to drag the hamster, ignoring her struggles. He is a big strong rat after all.

The big strong rat however should not have turned his back on the bandit fox. He crosses the gap, resting his blade on the rats throat from behind, "I'll even through in a bargain for you rat...you get to keep your tail as well plus your limbs...sound fair?"

The rat's laughter dissolves to dismay. His grip on the blade and the hamster fall way. "You'll regret this, fox." He curses quietly, his one-eye twitching with rage.

Sunflower tries to get loose and frowns again, she has struggled a lot and is tried now

The fox leans closer to the rat and whispers into his ear, "Just remember your place on the food chain...like you said, only the strong survive." With a SNICK noise the blade is returned to its scabbard. Drakki takes a step away from the beast to give himself some breathing room.

Bilk curses and picks his dagger up from the snow, stalking back to the Horde's camp.

Sunflower frowns, unsure what to do and too afraid to move

The fox watches the rat walk away then shakes his head. "Lazy no good for nothing runt." The fox turns his gaze to the hamster as iffor the first time. He smiles at her and bends down to one knee. "Evening lass, you look a little lost!"

Sunflower frowns, she chooses some reason not to run, besides the rat could grab her again as she sighs "Yes..s..sir"

The fox chuckles again, rubbing at his name, "Sir? Now ain't that a funny word. I"ve never been called sir before." He crosses his legs and smirks at his captive, "What's you name little 'mouse'?"

Sunflower frowns "I..I am a hamster, and its Sunflower" She is afraid yes, but she had to correct him

Drakki tilts his head to the side, "I think Mouse is still a good nick name...but I also like the name Sunflower. That's a pretty name." The fox leans back a little, "What is a little hamster like you doing out here in the middle of the woods lassy?"

Sunflower frowns"Got lost from the path when a storm hit, and seen campfire light and, guess was bad idea to step close to it"

Drakki nods his head in agreement, "Now that is an understatement. Heh, I wonder what the chances are of stumbling onto a horde camp are out in the wilderness." The fox shakes his head. He pauses again for a long moment and leans closer, giving the hamster a wide tooth grin, "So Sunflower. If you are going to be a slave in the camp of Kanezzer the great and blah blah blah...what can you do? Can you clean? Can you cook?"

Sunflower gulps, the idea of a slave is not good.."I..I can cook, and..clean..s...sir"

The fox crosses his arms, "That's good that's good. What else can you do?"

Sunflower frowns"Sew..th..thats all"

The fox sighs rubbing the back of his neck as he does, "I suppose that will do. Heh, would be nice to have someone do all that for me for a change." Drakki picks himself up from the ground and stretches. "Call me Drakki. The camp is pretty informal, the only beast you really need to worry about offending though is Kanezzer, the leader. He's a pot bellied ferret, real easy to spot." The fox begins to turn back to the camp, he pauses and says to the hamster behind him, "OH and, one last thing. Before you ever think about running away just rememebr..." his eyes flash and he grin fades, "Hamsters are even lower on the food chain than rats." With that said the fox continues off to the camp.

Drakki

Drakki Crosstooth is at first glance your average looking fox. He is about the average height if a bit over weight with common red fur. The fox's fangs hang exposed at the end of his unusually long snout. His ears are also longer than usual with a small notch missing from the middle of his right ear. His eyes are small with and gold colored.

The fox's pelt is composed of long light red fur, giving Drakki a soft and fluffy look. Starting at his chin however a patch of white fur begins to run down his neck and spreads out across his chest, it narrows a bit again but flairs out to encircle his gut. The fur of his paws are black as are the tips of his ears. The tip of his tail is white save for the very end which is graced with black fur.

This fox manages to keep himself well fed and it shows. While a far cry from obese Drakki has a sizable layer of flesh spread across his arms, chest, flank and a well round pot belly.

The fox wears little in the way of clothing. A pair of dirty tan breeches rests upon his legs with one knee torn out. They are held up by a squirrel leather belt with a brass buckle. The fox also wears white cloth wrappings across his hand and foot paws up to his ankles and elbows. He leaves the claws of his paws open and exposed.

As for weapons Drakki makes do with the short sword strapped sideways across the small of his back. A simple double bladed sword with a deep blood gutter and small metal hilt with Celtic designs. He also has a small iron dirk with a wide triangle blade and made for stabbing rather than slashing.

Sunflower

She is a hamster and just barely into her adult seasons. Her fur is a golden brown color. Her eyes a bright green in color and she wears a long sleeved yellow blouse and some grey pants, and brown boots for traveling.

Bik

A fat brown furred rat (more to come, zombie npc controlled by Kanezzer