A normal day at the infirm...

Is anything but normal.

Into the infirmary at Redwall walks a rather exhausted black furred otter holding another mostly unconscious otter in his arms, though he's been carrying the other otter for most of the day now so it makes sense that he would be quite worn out, but he had borne the weight stolidly and walked on into Redwall and right up to the infirmary, where he is now laying Powell on one of the cots, looking around for a healer.

Powell is now passed out, blood loss and maybe ilness from the cold icy water, and lets add stress

The infirm is surprisingly empty of healers, but that is only because Cheshire is late for his shift. He comes in shortly behind the beasts carrying his bag in one gloved paw, sipping hot tea in the other. "What the blazes?!" the cat shouts from behind them.

Rorgan looks back at the cat, saying hurriedly, "Cheshire, this otter's been shot! We need yer help!"

Powell groans weakly, he has lost alot of blood and being in cold water didn't help.

Cheshire throws his head back and curses, "Dang it! Quick put him on a cot. Keep him sitting up, don't lay him down." The cat hisses as he sets his tea down and opens his bag. "Great...just great..."

Rorgan quickly sits Powell up, having already laid the otter on a cot. He sits on the cot next to the otter with an arm around Powell's shoulders.

The cat examines the wound with a gloved claw, "Arrow wounds. Ok, Mr. Otter, I'm going to take care of you, first though I am going to need you to put this in your mouth." The cat hands the otter a large wooden spoon. After he does he takes out a saw and grips the arrow shaft firmly, "This is going to get a little bit painful, as I need to saw the shaft in half, and then, comes the nasty part. You are going to want to pass out for that, trust me on this..." the next hour is best left to the imagination as the shaft is sawed in half. Because the arrow is resting against the bone (thankfully missing the lung). When all is done the hole on the otters chest, and the back where it was removed is patched up and sewn with a heavy bandage. Cheshire is at a desk washing his paws and gloves.

Powell geoans weakly, having sliping in and out of a awake state, he is now in a deep faint

Rorgan had been watching the entire operation without blinking an eye, though likely because he had seen so much worse, and was now sitting on a nearby cot watching Powell. "Will he be alright?" He asks Cheshire.

The cat finishes washing his hands, "We will only know in time. How long was he wounded?"

Chud walks in, lugging a stoat behind him, divested of weapons but fortunately retaining his clothes. He plops the stoat down on a cot and pants.

Powell lays there on the cot he was placed on, it is not like he can answer as he has slipped into a deep faint.

Zinnia pokes her head into the infirm to see what some noise is, she has been worried about someone but a quick look shows its not who she was looking for and so she frowns.

The cat looks at the stoat who is brought in tied and gagged, he raises another eyebrow as Bandit comes in, dragging a hare behind him. The overweight fox looks seriously winded, "Hey, cheshire, just the cat i need to see. I've got a bounty hunter here with a hole in his shoulder." The cat rolls his eyes, "Fine, bring him into the back." The fox nods and begins dragging the protesting hare. The stoat just shakes his head, "I demand to see my lawyer!"

Chud laughs and clouts the stoat in the head, none too gently. "You tried to kill us. Y' don't get a lawyer." He can't help laughing at the irony. "Yer do realize this is the safest place you can possibly be?"

Powell stays on the cot he is in a deep faint and wont be waking any time soon.

Leon has been sleeping in here and hears the voices and the noise and walks into the room slowly, one can tell lack of sleep and he coughs roughly as he looks at the beasts in the room and holds his head some as if he has a headache.

Rorgan looks to Leon as he comes in and smiles. "Leon, hello there friend!"

Zinnia looks over at Leon when he coughs frowning a little, she steps into the infirm a short ways.

Leon places a paw on a table and nods a short hello, looking to see whats going on, ok an otter is hurt and taken care of, who else is hurt or ill he has yet to find out.

Bandit comes back into the infirm away from where cheshire is tending the injured hare, "Ok, the hare is taken care of, i need to run this rascal down to the guard shack, maybe find Lee and let him know about Zork..."

Rorgan stands, walking to Leon and putting a gentle paw on his shoulder. "Have you heard about the last two kidnappings?" He asks.

Zinnia frowns as she catches Bandits words, "What about...?"

The fox rubs the back of his neck, he can't bring himself to look at Zinnia as he replies, "Nightfur ...has Zork now..."

Leon blinks "I know of one ok..now ..Dorarose was.."He srubs his forehead.

Rorgan shakes his head. "Zork and Derean were captured as well."

Leon blinks, "Zork?" He rubs his head, more headache and he coughs again and shivers slightly, "Cold in here, need fireplace lit or..another log added."

Zinnia eyes go large, she grabs Bandit and shakes him "What. Do. You. Mean!" Tears coming.."Noooo!" She let;'s go of the fox and falls onto a bed."PAPA.."

Leon blinks and looks at Zinnia and starts to walk over towards her only to lose his balance and fall onto the floor, yeah looks like the healer..needs a healer.

The fox is shaken, not stirred, wll prehaps he is a little bit. "DAH!" bandit moves away from the badder, "Zinnia...I..." He is interrupted when the stoat laughs at him, "Oi! if only we had a badger with us, you would be dead meat right now fox!" Bandit growls, grabbing the stoat, "Excuse me for a moment," he drags the beast away to the guards.

The fox is called back to the room as he watches leon fall to the floor, "LEON! Cheshire get in here now!" The cat pokes his head around the corner, "The heck? Dang it!" The cat rushes into the room for leon a shrill voice in the other shouting, "Wait come back! You left me half patched up!"

Rorgan watches Leon fall to the floor in shock, quite unable to proccess what he's seeing.

Zinnia sniffs and is clearly upset, looks ready to bolt from the room.

Leon shakes his head as he slowly sits up, he is not hurt just upset as he stands up slowly and waves Bandit away with a frown, "Fine..i am fine" His voice sounds sore and he sounds tried.

Cheshire comes to his side, "The blazes you are." The cat and fox both help the mouse to a cot where they expect him to sit. "Sit down, dang it Leon you are buring up!" The cat says after feeling the mouses forehead with his bare paw...bare paw. Cheshire stares at his paw as if he is infected...which he might very well be.

Rorgan leans against a wall, his eyes wide. He isn't quite sure how to react to this situation.

Zinnia sits in a corner and frowns.

Leon groans as he is put on a cot, "Let go.." Yes he has a fever, and a bad cough, he hasnt sleep or ate very well lately also. He sighs, "Just need a nap..okie yeah okie"

The fat fox scowls at the mouse, "Leon, you look horrible...Cheshire tell him. Cheshire?" The cat however is only standing there, staring at his hand, "I...I need to go..." The feline darts back into the other room to wash his paws again. Bandit growls dangerously, "Blazes, Leon. You need to sit down. When was the last time you ate.

Leon glares at Bandit and stands off the cot, a little unsure on his footpaws and goes to the door, "I am fine" He has a high fever. "Shoo..its my..my infirm" He coughs roughly and holds his head.

Rorgan walks over and reaches out to put a gentle paw on Leon's shoulder. "Leon, just listen t' Bandit..."

Zinnia watches Leon from her corner, she frowns and holds her knees to her chest, a novice starts to ask her if she is ok and she growls, the novice backs up and goes into the hallway. The badger then starts crying.

Lee walks in to check on his prisoner, and is rather surprised to see what is happening.

The pudgy fox nods, "Aye mate. You look ..." The fox turns to see Lee, "Lee! Thank goodness your here. I have a lot to tell you but first help us get this blasted fool into a cot. Leon just collapsed!"

Leon glares hard at Bandit, "LEAVE!.." He coughs roughly and goes to push Bandit and shivers, he looks at Lee, "Its..Lee..yeah all is okie kay, you?.."He frowns "I going to..yes get Benar or Lorimis make ya all..goo bye bye from..from...my inf.." And he passes out falling towards Bandit.

Rorgan attempts to catch Leon, but evidently it'll be up to Bandit to catch the mouse

Zinnia has waited till the door is clear and so bolts out, oh she will be in the abbey,where remains to be seen.

The fox has to jump to catch leon. "Blazes...and you people say I must go on a diet...someone, help me get him to a bed. TODAY?!"

Rorgan grips Leon's bottom half, lifting it up off the ground. "Here, I've got part of him."

Lee rushes over to assist. "Cripes, now the 'ealer is out o' commission..." he frowns. "Both o' ye, 'elp me tie 'im down, an' I need somebeast ta keep 'im sedated until 'is fever passes..."

Leon is picked up and layed on a cot, he groans and his forehead is very hot to the touch.

The fox sighs in relief. "Now that THAT is taken care of...Lee I have something to tell you its about Zork...Nightfur has em."

The fox looks saddly at Leon. "First, someone is going to bring the cat to his senses so he can take care of Leon. Second you are going to tell us about this...meeting with Nightfur, third, I was attacked by bounty hunters on the road. One is in the infirm the other we still need to get to..." Bandit looks around Lee and his jaw drops. In the chaos the stoat has vanished, leaving only what he was bound in behind. "Ah son of a wolf..."

other we still need to get to..." Bandit looks around Lee and his jaw drops. In the chaos the stoat has vanished, leaving only what he was bound in behind. "Ah son of wolf..."

Lee replies tersely. "Just know that I 'im right in me grasp, right where I wanted 'im...but I 'ad ta let 'im go, or risk the other's lives..." He looks very perturbed about it.

Leon shivers again as if he is cold, he coughs again some, normally he would never let himself get this bad, but with worry and stress, and tending to others in the infirm, his keep it all in order and clean, has let to this, a high fever, a cough and weakness and stress from lack of sleep and not much food was eaten either, some water drank but just enough to not be thirsty much.

Rorgan sighs, pacing across the room in a rather stressed manner. He's not quite sure what to do since he isn't quite skilled in healing, and so all he /can/ do is stand around uselessly until somebeast requires something of him.

Oz is moving a little slower around the abbey right now, he is missing his staff and its a little annoying to him, he still knows where to go, footpaws to here and there keep in his head, still its annoying as he stops by the infirm, "Whats going on in here?"

Lee glances over. "Oz! It ain't good. Leon be delirious an' has a very 'igh fever..."

The pudgy fox bandit shouts, "Oz quick, did you see....er, never mind. Lee, we have a bounty hunter loose in the abbey. A stoat, brown fur, kind of thick in the middle, wearing an open blue vest. We need to get the guards after him." as the fox moves for the exit he shouts, "Cheshire! get your tail out here and take care of Leon you lazy parinoid crazy cat!" Cheshire calls back, "I'm not crazy!" As if to prove the point Cheshire emerges from the room bundled up in thick coats wearing a face mask, "I am...ready to see the patient."

Oz frowns, "No not good..did you make willowbark tea and add some Feverfew, brings down fevers.." He listens to Bandit and sighs, "So..everyone is helping Leon? Does Benar or Lorimis know?"

Rorgan is eager to step forward. "I can help with the stoat!" He exclaims, following Bandit.

Lee glances at Leon. "Bandit...wot is a bounty 'unter doin' in the Abbey?" His voice is calm and controlled...for now.

Oz arches an eyebrow "Bandit..repeat that"

Lee's eyes go wide, wondering how Oz will react.

Rorgan freezes by the door at the badger's question, not knowing how Oz would react to the news.

The fox gulps. He is suddenly reminded how tall the badger is. And he has claws, sharp deadly claws that can slice the fox's fat belly open like a water mellon if he put his mind to it. Bandit nervously taps his paws together, "I kind of....found Zork, but only in time to...see...him...taken by ...nightfur?" The fox's ears fall flat. Please don't kill me please don't kill me, the fox thinks.

Oz listens and takes this all in and frowns" Zork is where?!"

Lee plays dumb. "Oh my... I 'ad no idea! Why did nobeast tell me?"

Rorgan decides to reiterate. "Zork was kidnapped and taken as a slave by Nightfur." He says bluntly.

Cheshire chuckles. He pauses in his treck to the mouse both because he is tired and he wants to see bandit finely torn to peices. "I...I am sorry Oz...there was nothing...nothing I can do..." the fox stammers.

Rorgan sighs, looking around the room. "I need to go out and keep looking while it's still day," He says, completely forgetting the stoat and walking right out the door.

Oz walks away from Bandit, the fox should count himself lucky the badgers walking staff is missing or he might get taped hard on the head with it, He sighs and shakes his head, "I..TOLD him.." He gets quiet, "Told him to not go out, why didnt he listen, no he runs off before the novice could find Benar or Lorimis to MAKE him stay put!"

Lee frowns. "I'll do me best ta find 'im."

The fox's knees wobble a bit. Thankfull he still has a hide Bandit quickly says, "We will get him back Oz, and we will come back with nightfurrs tail as a trophy. It's the least that scoundral deserves..."

Oz groans, he has a headache now, "I will be in my room" He walks slowly out"Unless your Benar..Lorimis..or Zinnia I will NOT be distrubed" And he exits after saying "Lee..may want to explain things to Benar.."

Flamefur wakes up as she sits up and looks at the beasts in the room.

Lee nods. "I better go speak ta Benar now..."

Cheshire sighs. Oh well, if Bandit was injured the cat would just need to patch him up. As the cat moves to the bed Leon is at Bandit turns his attention to the vixen, "So is your husband, he captured a friend of ours...again."

Lee frowns. "I'm sayin' no such thing ta Benar."

Flamefur glares, she is getting mad" Then I will tell him myself and demand release from you woodlanders"

Lee laughs in derision. "Like that'll ever 'appen..."

The pudgy brown fox rubs at his chin, "Maybe we should release her."

Flamefur hmmphs

Flamefur says, "So..want something or speaking to this Benar..fellow first" She is glaceing around the infirm and does a double take at one of the beasts in the room but stays quiet."

Lee sighs. "I need ta speak ta Benar, but I *will* be back..."

Powell is still in a deep faint

The fox nods, "I'll be back later with some food for the prisoner...prisoners now, sheesh. We really do need a jail. First, I need to find that bounty hunter..." The fox darts out of the door, leaving cheshire to his duties. As the cat finishes with leon he moves over to check on Powell.