Apology number 1 or Twins make amends (A Redwall log)
RW Abbey: Gatehouse Loft
This room is as wide as the one below it, if not quite as tall. The roof meets at a visible point above your head. There is a single window that looks out over the entry area of Redwall, but it is quite small and has thin pale blue curtains partially drawn over it. The room itself appears to have been very recently remodeled by a skilled craftsbeast and it also has been well furnished with a wooden bed frame that is complete with a head and footboard, two small chests of drawers, a simple chest sitting at the bottom of the bed and on the floor is spread a thick woven rug. The bed is just the size for two beasts to sleep in it comfortably and it is covered in a mid-weight blue blanket and made complete with two pillows. In one corner of the room, is a beautifully constructed baby cradle. The entire area has a very peaceful, secure feeling about it with few shadows but rather soft, warm light spread by several candles placed strategically about and a lit oil lamp hanging from the rafters.
Exits: Climb [Down] the Ladder
Mice: Caleb, male. LilyMoore, female.
Caleb is reading, a cook book he found in fact as he turns a page and mutters to himself "This might be good....no this idea here is even better" He smiles to himself and marks the page with a string an closes the book.
Just in time to see his twin sister come up through the trapdoor! LilyMoore has her head ducked and gaze towards the ground, like she has for the past couple months. She has a basket of sewing tucked under her arm. She sets the basket down and looks up -- and finally notices her brother. "Oh!" She hesitates, then ducks her head again and points to the trapdoor. "Nana and Momma told me to come over here and sew for a little bit.....they also told me I should journal. Um.....sorry for....interrupting you." She just stands there, with her paws clasped behind her back and stares at the floor.
Caleb nods as she comes up. He has gotten use to her doing sewing and cleaning. "Yeah yeah" He says quietly, probably the first words he has spoken to her in the past couple months in fact.
LilyMoore bites her lip. She is terrified to apologize, but....it's probably the bets thing to do, right? "I'm....s...sorry for a.....attacking your friend. Er, Cynthia. I'm really sorry." She sounds sorry. Sniffing, she picks up the basket, goes over to her bed, and sits down, not giving him another look as she gets her personal sewing supplies out from under her bed.
Caleb does look up finally and watches his sister. He clears his throat "She...is afraid of you, you know that?" His voice is calm as future abbey brothers shouldn't raise voices right?
LilyMoore threads her needle and starts pinning the pocket of the first torn item -- one of her own aprons -- back to the main part of the garment. "I....don't blame h....her. I...." she stops herself and, pursing her trembling lips, goes back to her task, struggling to not cry. She was right; her brother does hate her. She's not sure she can handle that....
Caleb has stayed silent, he is still upset with her, but hate is a strong word and [they] are supposed to be close seeing as they are twins. He looks back to his book again for now, looking for something else he can try and make.
LilyMoore is positive he hates her; she's become a very pessimistic person. She starts to sew, quickly and efficiently, repairing her damaged garment. She tries to not make any noise lest she bother him. But tears are trickling down her nose and dripping onto her mending, and after a few minutes she has to sniffle a little because she can't really breathe through her nose anymore. But she's trying to be as quiet as she can.
Caleb looks over at her as he marks another page in the book and closes it "What's the matter?" He asks quietly, her sniffing is heard and he starts to worry a little.
The sudden sounds startles Lily, and she jumps, then hollers as her sewing needle gets jammed into her left thumb. Holding her paw, she starts crying as the teeniest trickle of blood courses down her didget.
Caleb frowns, "I'm...sorry....I can get dad or grandma for you" He looks down stairs to see if one of them is down there or not.
LilyMoore just shakes her head and yanks the needle out on her own. Grabbing a clean cloth from her pocket, she wraps the tiny wound with it and holds it tightly in place. "Wh....why w....would y....you *hic* 'elp m...*sniff* me? I th....thought y....you h....'ated m....me...." She manages to choke out through her tears.
Caleb listens "I...don't hate you Lilymoore...I just....well..." He frowns now and looks away as he feels his own tears and just shuts up now.
LilyMoore's [ears] perk up and she finally looks at her brother again. "Y...y'don't?" She sniffs and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. "Wh.....why not?" She looks very confused.
Caleb just goes to her and, if allowed, hugs her. "Cause we are brother and sister..."
LilyMoore is suddenly filled with panic, and fear is evident on her face. "No, stay away from me, I don't wanna hurt you on ac...accident!" She stands and backs away from him, obviously terrified of /herself/. She stumbles and trips over a footstool and crashes to the floor...
Caleb frowns, he backs up and sits by the far wall. He looks concern she may be hurt so he calls out "Grandma!" As thier father is either in the infirm or out getting supplies for the infirm.
But Angela is nowhere nearby, either. Same with DoraRose. It's just him and his twin. Lily, for her part, just scoots as close to the wall as she can and sobs, rubbing at her elbow, which got banged on the floor. "I'm...I'm sorry..." she manages to say after a while. "I'm s....sorry I...I'm a m....monster...."
Caleb slips a little closer, "N...No you're not sis....you're not. You just think you are but you can be kind and loving and friendly and funny even at times and that's why I love you and am glad you're my sister. Maybe I can help you somehow"
LilyMoore covers her face with her paws and sobs harder. "But I've got....got th...the B...Bloodwrath!! An...and I 'most g...got b....ban...banished..." She gasps, and looks up at him through her tears. "P...pl...please d...don't t...tell *hic* anybeast th....that I t...told you th...that, please! I was....wasn't s...supposed to...." She coughs because she's crying so hard.
Caleb doesn't totally know what Bloodwrath is, "But you were not banished, it means you have a chance to show you're better and can beat it."
"But I'm a monster!" Lily starts sobbing so hard that she has to lay down. She can't do anything else for almost 10 minutes, but slowly and surely she quiets down. Finally, she peeks out. Is he still there? "But I can't beat it....It's too strong......"
Caleb has walked up and patted her on the back, unless of course she moved. "Yes you can, just think happy things or...maybe meditation, I remember someone who did that alot in the orchards and he always said it cleared the mind, I tried it once but fell asleep."
LilyMoore allows him to pat her back, and she just listens as he talks. She strokes the metal bracelet that's on her wrist that was given to her by the late Mr. Winters. "....was it Zork who meditated a lot?" She asks quietly. "I'm so sad, it's hard to think of anything happy..." She's also depressed, but she's hesitant to say that she's struggling with that, too...
Caleb says, "Yeah...he always looked funny" He chuckles some and smiles "Anyways maybe it helps, you could try it or ask someone else who may of had it...what they did" Is there anyone else he think, then adds "Books maybe?"
"Momma says she has it," Lily whispers. She tries to smile but can't, really. "Zork did look kinda funny, huh? I really miss him....I bet he could help me with this...." Sniffing, she sits up and rubs her eyes. Knotting the cloth around her thumb, she looks him in the eye and adds, "Aren't you scared of me?"
Caleb shakes his head "I am not afraid of you. I wonder if any of his family could help...and maybe talk to mom too. But you have a kind heart and you have friends, you have friends most would find hard to be friends with"
LilyMoore sniffs. "Like who? I...thought everybeast was....friends with the Sparras...." she scrubs at her cheeks with her sleeve and sniffs again. She just sees Marek as a regular guy who just happens to be a stoat. No big deal.
Caleb says, "Well your friends with Marek, and not every beast likes sparras...you understand their worm talk and that's sort of cool."
LilyMoore smiles a tiny bit. "I...had forgotten that most beasts hate Marek....I thought everybeast could understand the Sparra talk...." She hesitates, the slowly lifts an arm in an offer of a hug. "...thanks. For...not hating me......"
Caleb gladly goes to hug her and smiles "I could never hate you"
LilyMoore accepts his hug and goes to bury her face in his shoulder. "...I thought for sure you did. ....I'm sure everybeast does. But....thanks. You're the best brother ever." And she really means it, too.
Caleb smiles "And you're the best sister"
LilyMoore grins. "I try...." But then she pulls back, her smile fading. "But why did you leave the Abbey?" she asks softly. She's not accusing him, she just wants to know. "Cynthia said....she tried to stop you. Why did you leave? You're always so good, and I'm always so bad, I just assumed that you hadn't done anything wrong..."
Caleb says, "I...wanted Cynthia to stay inside and thought could talk her into coming back inside and yeah she said go back inside but then that rat grabbed us. She even stopped the rat from hurting me once"
LilyMoore frowns, draws her knees up to her chin, and wraps her arms around her legs. "I thought it was all her fault.....I was so wrong about her. I wish I had gotten all the facts first..." she now looks really miserable again.
Caleb listens "Its ok...tell her sorry when you get the chance, I can see if she will let ya talk to her. She is really nice and......" He seems to stop there and just smiles. "She is nice"
LilyMoore gives him a sidelong glance at the 'and', but decides to not comment on it for now. "....she must be if she's your friend," she says kindly. "But she probably hates me. I....I'll try to apologize to her, but.....I won't blame her if she still hates me."
Caleb nods "I will talk with her and I don't think she could hate anyone like you, not once she gets to know you"
And then the dinner bells start ringing.
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