Allies are very necessary things in war (Marek's Revenge TP)
FV:Town Hall:Chieftain's Office 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
Blisa the cat and Ferdinand the ferret. A female knife wielding rat, a mace wielding male stoat, a dirk wielding vixen, a male battleaxe wielding weasel, and a male scimitar wielding rat. Ekon the squirrel.
Blisa is sitting at her father's desk, looking at supply lists. She is resting her forehead on a paw and looks very stressed, indeed. Ferdinand is here, gazing out the window. A female rat is also here, sitting on the floor in a corner, sharpening a knife. 5 of her other 13 knives are arranged on the floor in front of her, the rest are in their sheaths on her belt and baldrics. Outside the door are 4 guards: a mace wielding huge male stoat; a petite vixen with twin dirks; a male weasel with a battleaxe; and a male rat with a scimitar. The door is closed.
Ekon has been looking around the city hall , ths place intrests him greatly as he has never seen anything like this and he had little chance to explore the abbey. His tail flicks behind him as he looks around.
When the squirrel comes into view, the guards outside the door all go into at-ready stances. The huge, hulking stoat asks in a commanding voice, "Who goes there? Friend or foe?"
Ekon right away is at a fight pose as he studies the guards, "I be Ekon of Gawtrybe...friend to the abbey and friend to Ferravale. I have helped your chieftain once I did when attacked him Marek did before the abbey was taken over"
Blisa is standing beside the desk as the vixen sticks her head into the office. "There's a squirrel out here, m'lady. He says he a friend. I actually remember hearing about the Gawtrybe saving your father's life." The kitten quickly goes back to behind the desk and sits down. "Let him in." The vixen nods and comes back out, repeating the message. The guards all lift their weapons and nod, making a pathway through the now-open door into the office. Ferdinand fixes his golden-eyed gaze upon the squirrel, and the ratess starts flipping the knife she had been sharpening.
Ekon walks in slowly and studies everything "Well guarded you are not thinking many can come into here....no" He looks at Blisa, "How are you?"
Blisa takes a moment to figure out what the squirrel said, but then she nods. "Indeed, not very many have visited me here. And you must always take extra precautions in war." she sighs, then gestures to the chair opposite her. "Excuse me, but might I ask how you came to know about us here? I vaguely remember hearing about a group of squirrels helping my father, Scioto, fight off Marek, but I heard no names." Ferdinand has gone back to looking out the window, but the female rat is keeping her gaze on the newcomer.
Ekon nods "My...tribe at first thought...enemy Scioto was, then find he was not so made ally he did so...then the evil one, Marek came he wanted the village he did, Scioto said no and Marek proceeded to fight my squirrels and Scioto, almost killed him he did, then the evil one stopped the fighting and left, he went to the abbey a day later he did , help the unconscious Scioto I did."
Blisa coughs slightly and sniffs. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping my father. I am in your debt. He probably would've died if you hadn't helped him." She picks up a piece of paper with a list of the amounts of swords that there is in the armoury. "May I ask why you chose to visit us today? If I had known in advance, I would have met you in the tavern."
Ekon stays where he is "Offer my help I do...saw Scioto in the abbey I did when take over happen, I escaped...help can I somewhere maybe, be in trees...even if my fighters in the abbey are trapped still help will I "
Blisa smiles honestly and warmly for the first time today. "Wonderful. I'm going to need all the help I can get. I'm sorry that your warriors are in the Abbey....perhaps when we go to take back Redwall, they will attack from the inside." She holds her paw out across the desk to shake his. "Allies, then?"
Ekon nods "Yes hopefully from inside also attack will happen" He shakes her paw
Blisa shakes his paw, then sits back and sighs, rubbing an eye. "This is the first bit of good news I've had in a few days....we need more arrows and slings. Are you very good at making those things? If so, would you mind leading a group of citizens to make some? About fivescore arrows and twoscore slings?"
Ekon grins, "I can make many, many arrows and slings, even a long or short bow, but bows do longer take"
Blisa is also now grinning. "Wonderful! You can take 10 of my citizens and starts to work. I don't' think we need anymore bows, but I'll double-check and get back to you on that. Thank you so much...I greatly appreciate it. You had to have been sent just for this war."
Ekon seems unsure what she means but maybe fate sent him this way one never knows, he nods and bows to her and sets about doing as she has asked.
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for the next installment of how Blisa is working to prepare for the retaking of Redwall. :) :)
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