Ambush!!!

Western Shore

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You seem to be truly in the middle of nowhere. The beach is like that you'd expect to see in a dream. Miles of saffron sand stretch to the north and south. The only sign of life is a very faint and distant wisp of smoke over the southern horizon. There is little sound, only the roar of the ivory crested waves as they crash onto the shoreline just to the west. This place looks almost as if a timeless, long forgotten stretch of beach. Though, even so, there seems to be a well-trodden path to the east...

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Exits: [H]alyard [D]ock, [H]alyard [V]illage, [U]pshore, [D]ownshore

Windrose is still a little jumpy, but seems to be feeling better knowing they are heading home now. "We don’t have to rush really, just be careful since you still need to take it easy"

Flint smiles at Windrose "I am fine dear and its healing" He has a bandaged side and most of his left ear is gone, but it too is healing from the injuries of a couple weeks ago. He looks around and still has his saber with him. “We can take our time, that’s fine it’s a clear day" And that’s true, sunny even if a little cold.

Cayson watches the hares quietly. He doesn't make a move yet, beside him is about 5 rats and a couple other ferrets as he speaks quietly to another beast " So...your orders sir?"

Zurrgg smirks "My orders are simple, we let them get a little further along and then we strike."

Windrose walks close to Flint and sighs, "Well yes I am glad there is no clouds, I rather like sunny days I just wish it hurry up and bally well get warmer out, ya know usher in Spring already"

Flint chuckles as he grins at her"You know I think Spring would make a lovely date for a wedding, don’t ya think dear?"

Windrose smiles as she walks a little further ahead "Maybe, a few weeks into spring maybe"

Cayson watches the hares as he listens to his boss, "Of course sir." He nods to the others to get behind some other rocks and he slowly moves to where he is a little closer, but still able to hide for now. He has his longbow in paw and selects an arrow, but he waits to attempt to fire it.

Zurrgg looks for a chance and takes it as he walks towards the hares, a smirk on his lips, "Hello..longears, out for a walk are we..." He studies Flint, "Awww....I remember you boy, you were at the beach those weeks ago, how interesting to meet once more."

Flint does not see the wildcat right away and when he does he takes a couple steps back, "Remember me?" He tries to figure this out and lays a paw on his saber, "Wot do ya want vermin?"

Windrose smile fades as soon as she hears and then sees Zurrgg and draws her dirk, "That's..it’s the wildcat I mentioned, that was in the village" She looks around feeling uneasy as the wildcat was not alone last time they meet, course it was just one other beast.

Cayson waits to send any others out "Wait on the boss" He then slips off a little ways away and keeps the hares in view, using a bit of cover from a nearby pile of large rocks and weeds. The rocks sort of have a sort of step pattern a little, and one can get a good view but still hide somewhat thanks to some tall weeds ,but he can see the hares still.

Zurrgg chuckles "What do I want?..Well that would spoil the surprise now wouldn't it, oh no fears nothing around here..well take that back maybe a few lose ends to settle but I have a better target in mind. But you see..sea coast villages and the coast itself, a fine place to gather friends and allies.."He speaks louder now "Isn't that right my friends!"

And this is where the 5 rats and couple ferrets come into view and go to make a half circle around them, all armed with weapons.

Windrose frowns, "Flint!" She only has a dirk on her but is ready to fight if need be.

Cayson knows his own orders and stays where he is and lays the arrow on the longbow and then pulls back and takes aim, but he has yet to fire off the arrow, he waits for the perfect time and opening to do so. And he can wait a while as he is a trained assassin and archer.

Flint makes a mental note where the varies beasts are that he sees anyways and has his saber in paw by now "I say fuzzy, ya right better head off and tell your friends to do the same."

Windrose frowns, part of her says run off to get some help and part of her says to stay here and help fight off the vermin, but either could be a bad idea.

Zurrgg smiles coldly,"The answer to that is ..nope" He draws two long swords and grins"As much as it be funnier to kill one with my crossbow. Well I stole it from another, I do like my swords after all." He then goes to swing a blade at the hare.

Flint manages to barely block the one sword and stabs his saber forwards towards the wildcat.

The couple ferrets also go in for an attack, while the rats stay close, weapons ready, to join in.

Elora walks along the beach and slows as she sees fighting and frowns, she hates fighting and most of the time does her best to avoid it. But today she sees the hare and blinks, keeping her hood down and cloak tight around her she slips off her back pack and digs in it for anything useful today and finds a couple rusty daggers she seen on the beach, well these might work as she takes a deep breath and goes to help the hare, flicking the two daggers towards the ferrets, her aim is not the best but one could always get lucky.

Cayson watches closely, he still hides and has his arrow aimed and ready, an eyebrow is arched at the odd creature with the feather and fur cloak..wait it’s that beast who had the pie tin, he snorts but his orders are not to kill her.

Flint ducks a swing and slices at a rat when it comes forwards and glances at Windrose,"Windrose..get outta here, go find someone to come help!" The rat he sliced at falls over dead, one down and...great four rats and two ferrets to go.

Zurrgg growls as his ears lay down, the two ferrets each fall over, the daggers in their backs. The wildcat narrows his eyes and has his sights set on the cloaked beast and then, the hare maid,"Cayson!"

Cayson knows what that means and lets his arrow fly after repositioning it, he chuckles to himself "Which is faster..the hare or the arrow."

Elora eyes widen, first she just got super luckily and 2nd that wildcat has his sights on her as she quickly finds a staff she has and watches him."Ummm....get back"

Windrose is a fast runner, heck she is a runner in the LP. She doesn't rush off right away as she fears for Flint and his safety but then she does start to run and gets a fair distance before she feels the sudden pain of the arrow as it sinks into her back and she stumbles and falls, tumbling a couple feet before coming to as stop. She goes to try and stand and falls sideways.

Flint fights off a ferret and then his good ear droops as he catches sight of Windrose, "Windrose!!"

Zurrgg glares at the lizard and angles his blades he makes a slice at her with one of them, and calls out" Whoever is alive..follow me!" And that would be one ferret and 3 rats now, and of course Cayson...where ever he is. His goal is to get down the shoreline towards the river and let distractions help him.

Cayson watches the hare maid fall and lowers his longbow as he slowly slips down from his perch, he can meet back up with Zurrgg elsewhere, he knows the plans and where to meet and where to go.

Elora kicks at the wildcat right before she gets a cut across her chest. Most of the blade gets all wrapped up and sinks into the cloak, but the blade did manage to cut her still as she backs up and decides to let her self fall backwards and tries to...well she tries to look dead :P,Though she is alive still.

Flint is still a little dazed, but then remembers the wildcat and griping his saber he goes to stab towards the wildcat, there is no way he is letting the wildcat out of his sight now.

Zurrgg narrows his eyes and grabs a rat to use as a shield. The rat meets death it's self as the rat is stabbed in the heart. Zurrgg then uses the hilt of his blade to try and knock out the hare before he rushes off with a couple rats and one wounded ferret.

Windrose is meanwhile still on the sands and barely clinging to life as her breath becomes less and her heartbeat slow. She has lost a good deal of blood onto the sands and her eyes flutter shut.

Flint is knocked out by the handle of the blade and falls sideways, well this can't be good.

Elora opens an eye and tenses up, good grief swords hurt...her eyes widen as she makes her way to Flint and checks him over. She notices the wildcat is gone, or least she hopes he is gone.

Zurrgg has taken off on up shore, at a good pace..along with a couple rats and a ferret.

Cayson Follows close behind his boss, it’s always wise to quickly leave the area after an ambush

Flint groans softly, he is still a little semi-conscious as he mutters "Windrose.....gotta get outta here..."

Elora frowns and looks over at the hare maid and after making a makeshift bandage for herself she slowly goes over to the hare maid and examines her. She feels for a pulse in the neck and at the wrist.

Windrose has an arrow deep in her back and it’s a little swollen. Blood is on her uniform and a lot of it. Her eyes are closed and her breathing is hardly there, as is her pulse. Moving the arrow would make it worse, but then again it might not matter as part of the arrow shaft is broken from the fall.

Elora frowns, "Not...good is not good at all."

Flint stirs and is soon in a wakefulness state..."My...head..Windrose?" He sits up and looks around, "Windrose?" And despite the headache as soon as his eyes land on her form he is rushing over to her,"Windrose!!!"

Elora takes a couple steps back, "Life is hardly within her..there be nothing to do, much blood loss and arrow in bad location and healer found be...too late "

Windrose doesn't move, she doesn't react, she just lays there very still now.

Roana happens upon the scene. It is worse than she imagined. One moment, she was asleep behind some bushes, the next she could hear nothing but the cry of battle. She ran to get help, but it seems that she was too late.

Flint carefully lifts her into his arms and takes her pulse, he lays an ear on her chest and is careful not to bump the arrow that’s in her back. He is injured himself as some blood trickles down his forehead and his side wound bleeds again but right now he could care less. Or care about any dead vermin around them.

Elora frowns as she watches, “I can be getting healer for you and...me" She looks at her own wound, a makeshift bandage helped some but it still bleeds threw some, "Not being sure on..the maid"

Windrose has gone from a very faint pulse to none at all, she is also not breathing...

Roana approaches the wounded trio quickly, having torn off the hem of her tunic to make a cloth bandage.

Flint holds Windrose and just stares at her, he feels at a loss and then the tears come and he just stays seated where he is. He is silent and just...in shock it would seem.

Elora frowns, she at first lets out a small hisssss as Roana approaches and then notices the help she calms some.

Roana quickly changes the dressing on Elora's wound and binds it up with the clean cloth. She offers an unsteady paw to Elora, watching Flint mourn over Windrose with a heavy heart. She then asks, "Who did this to you all?"

Flint still holds Windrose close and shivers some. He catches sight of Roana and frowns. ."W..Wildcat..and" Well there is 2 dead rats and a ferret on the sands.

Roana recoils when she catches sight of the vermin scum.

Elora answers "Someone had arrows, someone unseen and shot the hare maid as she run to tell others. The wildcat has left with a couple rats and a wounded ferret...who was injured and could die maybe, but all is gone now, but maybe be found yes?"

Roana asks, "Where could they have gone to?"

Flint frowns "I.." Tears go down his face "Don't know, I was knocked out. The wildcat is Zurrgg...I remember him from a..few week...weeks go"

Elora asks, "We find them later yes?"

Roana nods slowly. "First, though, you two need to heal. That might take a while, seeing the extent of the injuries. I'm no Healer, but perhaps we can find someone who is?"

Elora looks at the hare "We get to healer...yes?"

Flint stands slowly, he is still holding Windrose close and simply just walks towards the village with her, and yep towards the infirmary in town.

--Not too much happen after this, Flint went to sit in the infirm a while and then the tavern. Anyone who had injuries were tended to by a healer there--