All Hail...Chief Zurrgg???!!!- Ferravale Log

• • • This happens around the lunch time hour ICLY on June 8th-2016***

FV:Town Hall:Chieftain's Office(#226082R)

This is an office where the Chieftain does some of his work. A large desk sits in the room and has varies important papers on it. A chair is by the desk and a window looks outside.

Exits: [H]olding [C]ell, [B]ack

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Scioto was in a bad mood, there was a rumor Zurrgg was back and somewhere in Mossflower. He had some chainmail armor on to protect his chest as well as some thicker bark leather on his arms and legs, sword always with him and ready for a fight if one broke out. Some beast started a fire in the marketplace and it destroyed three buildings before it was put out, this concerned him. Maybe Zurrgg really was back and the wildcat was the one who was the cause of it. Then there is the one rat in the cell after all. He shakes his head and sits at his desk drumming his fingers upon the desk. He then stood and went to the cell “You will answer my questions, do you or do you nor work for Zurrgg? Is he back?”

The rat inside remained silent and then spoke “Why should I answer any questions to you?”

Scioto narrows his eyes “Because I told you to, your name also rat.” He has all his attention on the rat.

Kolur calmly walks into the office and clears his throat “Sir, take a break from questioning him. You were not at the tavern so I brought your ale to you” He walks over and sits it on his desk, while Scioto’s back is to him, he hovers his one paw over the mug and light clear powder is dropped from a small vile and the paw is slowly placed at his side, a hidden pocket on his belt.

Scioto glares at the rat, then turns back to the marten and walks over to sit at his desk and shakes his head” I still think Zurrgg is the cause of the fire in the market place. Who else would do it?”

Kolur nods and scoots the mug of dark ale closer; the powder is unseen and blends in, already dissolved with no residue on the mug, no smell and won’t affect taste. “Here sir Scioto drink and calm yourself. I will question the rat for you myself my chieftain. But it may be another who started the fire sir. There have been no reports of seeing Zurrgg”

Scioto sighs as the marten has a point; there have been no reports, so maybe he is just worrying over nothing. He takes the ale, he takes a long drink from the mug and drains over half of it and sits the mug down, “Maybe I should take the rest of the day off let the rat think for a while in the cell and come back tomorrow after breakfast.” He coughs a little and frowns, he takes another couple sips of the ale. “Maybe it’s just rumors then, but if he is back in the area I need to…to know”

Kolur nods slowly;” Of course sir” He watches the cat quietly. ”You are stressed. I know take the rest of the day off, spend time with your..daughter”

Scioto smiles “Yes.” He takes a few more sips of ale. “Maybe a couple days off. You can question the rat and report back to me”

Kolur nods “Sounds like a good idea sir Scioto.”

It’s then a wildcat known as Zurrgg walks in alone and shuts the office door. He knows the only guard in here is Kolur, “I say anything I can help with?” His voice so clam, so as if it’s perfectly ok to waltz into the office like this. ”Hello Scioto”

Scioto meanwhile blinks a few times as he rubs his wrists and frowns as his foot paws feel numb, well he was on his foot paws a lot this morning, he gets a coughing fit and goes to do what any normal coughing beast would do, he starts to take the last little bit of the ale to stop coughing. He then sees Zurrgg and growls, but the growl turns into a sort of gasp and cough. It feels almost like his throat is tingling or tightening up.

Kolur just nods to Zurrgg as he enters, no alarm was given or a yell just a nod and a wave, he glances at Scioto when he coughs.

Zurrgg smirks, “What’s the matter Scioto? Little trouble breathing? Talking a problem?” A cold smile forms,” Cough..maybe a healer ?”

Scioto glares and stands as he slams the mug down on his desk. Inside the mug is maybe a swallow or two of ale. He goes to draw his sword and about falls as he finds it hard to stand, let alone lift his arm very far. Then he lays a paw on his chest and another to steady himself on the desk as a scared look comes across his face, panic is in his eye as he finds he can’t speak, in fact he can’t breathe no matter how hard he tries the breath refuses to come and his chest tightens as he stagers backwards and into the wall behind his desk. He starts to slowly slides down the wall and struggles to stay standing or even take a breath as his vison blurs.

Kolur just watches and places his foot paws on Scioto’s desk. He seems to just relax and watch all this unfold as if there is no danger at all, just a normal day.

Zurrgg smiles and then fake frowns at Kolur “How rude Kolur can’t you see the chieftain needs a healer” He chuckles coldly and kneels in front of Scioto “ Poison…takes a minute or two and once it starts to take effect…oh how quick it is. First it takes your very breath away and then your heart will slow, till it stops, but you can’t scream as your throat basically locks up. I would have liked a painful…slower poison but that may have been cured, this one is quicker and…deadlier.”

Scioto looks at the blurring image of the wildcat, he tries to speak and can’t as he has not taken a breath in two minutes and he is getting weaker and weaker, till his fight to keep his good eye open fails and flutters shut. The next 30 seconds his heart beats its last couple beats and then beats no more. He slides the rest of the way down the wall so he looks like he is just sort of sitting there, from a distance maybe just sleeping

Zurrgg stays kneeled in from of the chieftain and then studies him and takes his pulse, he carefully opens the cat’s eye.

Scioto has no pulse, no pulse anywhere in fact. No breath comes from him. Death mist is all that’s seen in his unfocused eye. The chieftain of Ferravale is dead.

Zurrgg stands slowly ” Air is essential, so is the heart beating within your chest for without either there is no life, only death and darkness.” He stands and takes Scioto’s blade, and walks over to Kolur ”The chieftain is dead.” A slow cold smile forms.

The rat looks out at them, “Boss get me out”

Kolur looks at the rat and then the wildcat.”Do we get him out?”

Zurrgg walks over and looks at the rat, then just walks away, the chieftain’s sword in his paw, “Let’s go Kolur my work is done here and I have others to slay. I rather like this place. I will claim it and be its chieftain.” He grins and walks back over to Scioto, taking a key from his pocket, and carefully the cape and clasp, the very symbol of chieftain of Ferravale. Draping it over his shoulders and closing the clasp at his neck, he finishes by placing the sword at his side. Then walks over to the desk, and unlocks the top desk drawer, finding what he wanted he grins and places his hood over his head, he slips a scroll into his tunic pocket. He then” Come Kolur, as new Chieftain of Ferravale I wish to do something right away” He then heads over to the office door, opens it and heads out. ”Do shut the door behind you.”

Kolur waves bye to the rat, he rather dislikes him anyways, and goes to follow his master outside. And yes he shuts the door behind him.

The rat’s eyes widen and he frowns “Wait y..you can’t leave me here!” He glances at Scioto’s still form and frowns. This day just got worse.

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It didn’t hurt; it was more panic setting in. He could feel his heart quicken for a moment and then start to slow. He knew he wasn’t getting breath. The blurred vision was more than just passing out and the stupid wildcat seemed to be enjoying it, he only wished he could of punched Zurrgg in the face before everything went black, but he was as weak as a newborn dibbun. He realized too late the ale…and Kolur was in on it! And remembering Nightbreath’s words he knew he was dying right before the world faded. He was still mostly standing, slipping to a sitting position after he died.

He now opened his..wait both eyes as he blinked. He was by a tree and a stream, he crawled over to look at his reflection, no eye patch and he seemed a little younger. Looking around he stands. “What is this?”

A figure walks up to him “The dark forest Love.” A giggle and a small cat rushes over to hug his leg, they can’t be no more than a season, or maybe younger.

“Dazzle? Maxx?” Scioto gets out the words, two he hasn’t seen in so very long. He picks up the dibbun and goes to hug Dazzle close. ”I..missed you.”

Dazzle nods “And I you.” She smiles at Scioto.

Scioto smiles but then worry replaces it just as quickly ”I’m…dead. I am here and Blisa is…I do not know if she is ready to face Zurrgg, to be Chieftain….”

Dazzle calms him “She is love, trust her and those near her. She will do well. I am very proud of both of you.” She smiles again” I do not see her joining us for many many long seasons.”

Scioto nods and decides to trust her . He smiles as he, Dazzle and Maxx walk down a path by the stream somewhere deep within the dark forest.

• END*