Brown and Green

Characters: Fira, Aikuen, Flicktail, Will, Kentar

Location: Moledeep

Moledeep: Infirmary

Fira is up, still a bit still and achy but there's only so long a beast can lie in a bed and she reached her limit a while ago. A cup of tea's appeared from somewhere so clearly she's been to the kitchen and back as now she's making a fuss over the babes. Just lightly batting their paws as they reach up and try to catch her paw. The are cute, she's got a big grin on her face while they sweetly giggle.

Aikuen has been somewhere for a bit of the morning. First time he has been away from her since the birthing. Good thing though, he would not let her leave without a fight. But he would probably understand, as so far, everything has been A-Okay. Oh well, he comes back in with a bunch of multi colored cloths, and a small jar of honey. He leans against the doorway and smiles at them all, his girls... Everyone one cute and lovely. All three of them!

Fira doesn't hear him coming, obviously. Her full attention's on the kids anyway, wiggling her paw here and there, poking noses, the odd tickle, getting them all excitable.

Aikuen grins and slowly walks over, setting the stuff at the foot of the bed, Except for the honey. It gets put on the floor, for obvious reasons. He plops on the bed, "Hey mum!" he grins and points to the little ones in turn, "Hey Ella. Hey Venei" he chuckles.

Flicktail walks in, his green cloak is behindhim his hand on the Pommel of his sword with a smile he walks in quietly looking for his favorite fighting Otter, and Aikuen too

Fira blinks as the bed moves as she's looking round her paw gets caught and gnawed on a bit "Ow...you're all in league with each other aren't you?" she laughs before smirking and going to nudge Aik with her tail, can't really reach him otherwise "Hey dad" yet again she misses the door, she needs to learn to sit and face the other way.

Aikuen picks up Ella, and holds her in his arms, "Heh, They just like biting you! Just shows that they are mini us!" Ella chews on Aiks claw, "Ow! Heh..." he slightly swats her back, "Huh?" he looks behind Fira and blinks, "Flicky?" he blinks again.

Flicktail says, "Well wot other beast ya know carries a budder knife loikes is, and has a rudder that be so beautifl..." he hrins 'oh my wot ave we ere...a little Fira it looks loikes"

Fira looks slightly puzzled at Aik's expression and it causes her to glance round and spot the fox "Oh, hello" she drops her tea off on the floor and picks up little girl number two, Venei.

Aikuen chuckles and shrugs at Flicktail, "I don't know. I have a pretty nice butter knife. Not as big as yours..." he gives a rudder a little wiggle, "And my rudder is beautiful...SO!... Hello Aikuen impersonator!" he laughs, and plays with the one he got in his arms, "Flicky... I would you like to meet two very ottery otters. Ella and Venei, our twin girls..." a big ole grin, of the grinnest magnitude!

Flicktail smiles to the Ottress and bows "ello Marm, er Ms Fira.." his eyes widen at the girls "ohhhhhhh oh look..look at ow precious ay be! oh Aikuen they be beautiful!"

Fira nods back at the fox and smirks a little at the reaction "They do bite a lot though so I wouldn't get your fingers too close"

Flicktail says, "oh well ay must be ungry.....oi ad quite a few good bites in me time"

Aikuen nods at Fira, "Aye... Especially Ella. She is a little pike..." he pokes her nose. Ella grrs quietly and tries to bite at it. But Aik pulls it away quickly and laughs, doing it over and over, "Heh! Thanks Flicky... And they're not hungry... there just playing. getting their fangs ready for when the start to swim and fish!" You know, normal otter stuff.

Flicktail says, "Oi cames as soon as oi eard....it be a good thing ay take after ere mum....they are beautioful"

Fira bounces Venei a little so she'll giggle "They've got Aik's fur though. Little darker I guess...fluffier too, baby fluff" she smirks.

Aikuen says, "And Ella has got my eyes... Venei, we still don't know about her yet. She hasn't opened them yet... But other then that. There are my wife... in itty bitty form!" he laughs.

Flicktail says, "but they be beautiful loikes mum...Aki be abit..rough" he smiles rakishly "oh and oi brought gifts for em" he goes into his cloak and pulls out 2 soft cloth "chew toys""

Fira chuckles quietly "I saw him call you rough Aik, make sure you hand Ella over before you do anything" the gifts get a raised brow but she takes one for Venei anyway.

Flicktail says, "Me dibbuns back at e Abbey loikes chewy toys, gives em somin besides me finger ta chew"

Aikuen laughs, "What? he did!" he frowns at him, "Me? Rough? Please, I'm soft as a baby otter's fur! So nice and everything" he laughs, and licks Ella on the head before handing her over to Fira. Ella hmms at the lick and grrs when she is in Fira's grasp, though not doing anything but grring. Aik tilts his head at the 'toys'. He chuckles, "Heh... how neat!"

Fira carefully takes the other babe and goes to blow in Ella's face lightly for the grring, distract her with yet another new thing, wind.

Flicktail says, "Oi coudl get ye one fer yerself if ye loikes Aiky"

Aikuen snorts, and covers his mouth. He cant say that as a rebuttal. Not in the company of others. He takes a deep breath and goes a different route, "Eh, I'm good Flicky... " he rolls his eyes and takes the other 'toy', looking at it. Ella blinks away as the 'wind' is blown in her face. And after she still blinks away, still thinking that its still happening. Even though it stopped.

Fira grins a little and blows again before chuckles and quickly going to nose Ella's belly and then do the same with Venei, whiskers tickling and all. She's not paying much attention to the adults sadly.

Flicktail smiles and sits down "be there anything oi kin do fer e 2 o ye? ye need any elp sprucing is place up?

Ella blinks away, and then giggles as her belly is nosed going to grabs Fira's head, and bat at it. Then curls up keeping her big glossy eyes on Fira. Venei giggles quietly and does pretty much the same thing, except after she curls she keep her paws out, and makes grasping motions. Aikuen watches them before going back to Flicky, "Not really. We've been taking care of this place pretty well... Though we haven't left the infirm in a while..." he shrugs.

Flicktail says, "well ye ave lots o friends who would loves ta elp if ye ever needsit...loikes me, Oi kin Dibbunsit" he smiles"

Fira laughs quietly and holds Venei closer so she has something to hold onto before she finally glances up towards Aik, in time to watch the fox leaving.

Aikuen waves bye to the Fox, "See yah Flicky. And thanks we will keep it in mind!" he chuckles and looks back over to their little ones. He glances up to Fira, "Missed it?" Venei grabs at her fur when she gets close, lightly pulling on it. A small smile on her face appears.

Fira raises her eyebrows in question. Yep, she missed stuff. "Anything important?" she doesn't seem to mind her fur getting pulled at a little, so long as the babe's are happy.

Aikuen shrugs, "Not really. He was just saying if we ever need a dibbunsitter, we would always be able to ask him. Though I think we got enough here already!" he chuckles.

Fira ohhhs and chuckles lightly "Yes, why call one in when we've got half a dozen here and handy?"

Aikuen smiles, "Ah, I think he was just being nice. I mean, he did come from the abbey to see our babes. That ought to account for something... Though these confuse me" he holds up one of the chew toys, "Heh... I don't think Will is keen on the idea. He doesn't like biting!" he laughs.

Fira gives the toy a puzzled frown "Hmm, well I can see the logic, rather it than our paws...they'll grow out of it, they just want to investigate things right now"

Aikuen chuckles, "I don't mind too much. Was kinda expecting it. They got your fangs... Razer sharp and pointy... They'll grow out of it, once they go fishing for the first time, and realize what they can do with them..." he reaches over and plucks Venei off her. He wants to hold one! He holds out his claw for her to grab, "Isn't that right Venei? Eh? You just want to investigate! Then why don't you open your eyes and see the world!" he grins.

Fira sticks her tongue out "Those are half your teeth too. I don't go around biting beasts" now she's got a free paw to stroke Ella softly "I'm sure she'll open her eyes soon, she just a little slower than her sister."

Aikuen laughs, "Heh! Nu uh! They're yours! They're your chompers!" he chuckles, "Aye. But still... its been a while... Ella can see... I'm just worrying again... I'll stop..." and pokes Venei on the nose, before going to stroke her belly. Ella giggles and hmms moving her head around in Fira's paw. Venei gurgles and holds on to the paw of Aik. Gripping as tight as she can.

Fira shakes her head and just smiles. Now the babes are here she doesn't worry so much "They'll be fine. They're both healthy, they can both hear, she'll be alright. She was already a little smaller than Ella after all."

Aikuen nods and leans over to nudge Fira, "Not to mention that they are beautiful. Just like there mum! Heh! Though I'll be much happier when they can all see as well... My tiny otter!" he holds Venei near his chest, and squeezes her closer, "Boy, I love you... And you too Ella... OH! and cant forget about you! Oh my lovely Fi!" he smirks.

Fira smirks at him, it's good to see him so happy "And Will, can't leave him out and of course Kentar since he's Will's brother so you'll have to remember Garnet too and Chris as your sort of Grandson. Look at you, granddad and all" she's just having fun.

Aikuen stops rubbing Venai's belly blinks, "What? I'm a what?" he looks off into the distance, "Holy moly..." he looks back at Fira, "I'm a... wait... Well then that make you a grandmum... Haha! Fell in your own trap!" he grins. Ella grrs and uncurl herself, sparling out on her belly, looking around.

Fira continues to smirk "Ah but I'm a stylish one at least...it's an odd family. These two are already aunts...really odd family"

Aikuen grins, "Yeah you are!" ARGH! Sneak attack kiss!, "Mmm... Heh! Aunty Venei and Ella! That's funny... Still odd... But would you have it any other way? It's all crazy!" he noses her.

Fira chuckles lightly and kisses him back, going to settle against his side, all cosy like "I don't think I've ever been happier than I am right now."

Aikuen wraps his free arm around her, "I'm so glad then... Cause all I want in life, is for you to be happy... and now for our little ones to be happy... truly happy..." he hmms and rubs his head against her. Ella has turned on her belly and stares up at the older otters. Blinking slowly and staring.

Fira loops an arm round his back and leans against him, just lowering his head to give Venei a little kiss "Well they look happy to me already"

Venei hmms and holds out her paws to try and grab anything to come to paw. But then she pulls her paws back toward herself and grrs. Aikuen smiles, "Aye... I hope so..." he goes over and lightly pinches Ella's little rudder, which was sticking straight up in the air. She grrs and rolls on her back, reaching up for his paw, but it is already gone.

Fira awws and goes to tickle Venei, let her catch the paw this time. She's getting distracted by the babes again, sadly lipreading is occasionally getting left behind in favour of the cute little otters

Aikuen kisses Fira on top of the head, before going back to watch the babes himself. Its okay that she isn't paying attention, he can see why. Ella rolls on her back and stares back up at them. Eyeing all three of them. Venei giggles and grabs onto her paw, and holds onto it as tight as she can. She grrs quietly. Ella blinks and rolls on her stomach, to get a better look. Venei continues to grr and then, "Oh my.... look!" Venei blinks slowly and shows her green green eyes. She sees the world for the first time. And Fira, her mother.

Fira looks up at the kiss, giving Aik a smile and even a little kiss on the cheek. She doesn't look down again until he directs her attention back onto Venei. She kind of melts into a giant grin, holding the little babe close "Aww, hello there Venei"

Aikuen smiles, "Oh hi, Venei!" he waves, or at least tries to in front of the babe. Venei blinks and closes her eyes, at him. But smiling when she looks at Fira, reaching out for her. Ella blinks and stares again, until she is picked up by Aik. She grrs and reaches over to Venei, grabbing her rudder. Venei giggles and hmmms.

Will comes into the infirmary with a large feather in his paw, he'd found it out in the gardens. "Hello," he walks up to where Ella is and waves the feather in front of her brown eyes, "Hello again. Look what I found for you," he moves the feather around keeping a firm grip on it so she can't get it away and really eat it.

Fira hasn't stopped grinning, she may be stuck like that for a while "Look at those green eyes" she goes to point at Aik "That's your father..." she laughs quietly and goes to give Ella a little poke on the nose "And that thing with your tail is your sister Ella...and that other thing which just came in if your brother Will, hey Will! And he's got a feather for you!" she grins at Will "Venei just opened her eyes."

Will waves at the littest otter, "Hi there. Big world isn't it." He's still moving the feather around for Ella.

Venei blinks and looks around as her mother moves around points, and pokes things. Her big green globe eyes stare at Aik for a bit, and then Ella. Ella stares back at her and giggles. Then Venei looks over at Will. She blinks and hmmms, holding her paws closer to herself. Ella is more distracted by the feather, and tries to reach for it. Aik smiles, "Hi-ho Will! Look! They're green!" he laughs.

Fira strokes Venei lightly to put her at ease despite all the new things "Told you she's be fine" she says as she aims a nudge at Aik.

The rat nods, "I see em. Just like Mum's. Is that right Venei. You like just like Mum 'cept you're kinda honey colored, both you an Ella are." he says to the his sisters making the feather swoop around to dangle in front of Venei now.

Aikuen nudges back, "What?... I knew.... Knew all all along... yep... sure did..." he nods, and keeps from laughing. Must keep up charade... but... he kisses her softly, "Thanks... Heh... They're beautiful eyes aren't they... they remind me of somebeast i know..." he snorts. Venei hmms and stares back up at her mother smiling, and gurgling then reaching up for the feather. Oh the possibilities now that she can see. Ella grrs and curls up in a little ball again, when the feather is taking away. She nibbles on the end of her rudder. Still grring away.

Will chuckles, "Did Venei take your feather, Ella? I'll have t find another one so you can both have one." After a while he moves the feather back over to Ella, brushing it across her muzzle and just out of reach. Will smiles more at Fira's compliment, "Thanks. Have t get more of these for them."

Aikuen smiles, "No... i don't think we do! Each one is perfectly healthy... all claws accounted for, so to speak!" he nods and leans against Fira, sighing a bit. Ella blinks as the feather goes across. And she continues to blink. Not going after it, because she has too... she sneezes quietly and her eyes go wide looking around. Like, what the crud just happened, look on her face. Venei giggles and tries to reach out for the feather as it gets away from her. Hmming unpleasantly.

Fira chuckles quietly at the pair "Thanks Will, winning their love already...maybe we could hang a few feathers above the crib, give them something to watch other than the ceiling"

Will moves the feather back to Venei since Ella doesn't seem to want it. "Yeah, maybe. I'm gonna need /at least/ one more of these as it is anyway. Maybe later Kluna, Kentar, Chris an I can go look around for more feathers and stuff for them."

Ella blinks and looks around again, still trying to find out what happened. She grrs and and tries to crawl up Aik, but she flops on her stomach, sticking her rudder up again. She giggles and hmms, burring her face in Aik's arm. Venei giggles loudly and tries to grabs for the feather, but she slows and yawns, before going back to grabbing it. After a bit she tries to roll on her stomach, so she can have a better reach, but it doesn't work out like she planed. Aik chuckles, "Aye, thanks Will... Crib..." he looks to Fira, "Two or one?" there little now, and both can fit, so..."

Fira awws at the little yawn from Venei "Think someone's getting tired...while Ella just seems to be squirming all over" she smirks and shakes her head at Aik's question "One will do for now, til they get a bit bigger we'll need more room."

"Nighty night, Venei," Will pats the littlest otter gently petting her head and back before moving the paw with the feather back over to Ella again. His arm is healed he once again has two paws though he's supposed to be careful with his left for a while still.

Aikuen nods, "Okay... just one for now..." he nods again. Cross another thing off his list. He chuckles and pinches Ella's rudder again. She grrs and rolls over, catching Aik's claws, and she sticks it in her mouth. Aik grins and winces, "Heh, ow... Venei wants to sleep, and Ella wants to eat me..." Ella blinks at the feather and tries to reach for it. Still not remover Aok's claw from her mouth.

Will drops the feather on top of the bitey otter's head, "Don't eat him, silly. We need him in one piece."

Fira smirks faintly as she rocks Venei, make her even sleepier before she goes back to the bed, let the small otter rest there "Nothing new about Ella wanting to eat beasts."

Aikuen chuckles, "I don't think that's..." his claw is let go by the little otter, as Ella tries with all her might to grab the feather on her head. She grrs, bearing razer teeth, and pulls it off, wrapping her whole body around it, clawing and biting the feather viciously. Aik eyes go wide, "I think she got over stimulated..." he hmms and yanks the feather from her mouth and self, before locking her in his arms. Placing the chewed up and broken feather on the bed.

Will grabs the feather from the bed, he'll get around to replacing it with a new one later. "She's sure full of energy. You're a crazy little otter, Ella. When you're bigger you'll get t learn how t swim, you'll like that. Not sure when though with winter coming pond'll freeze over."

Fira leaves Venei to nap and comes over to help with Ella, stroke her lightly between the eyes to make her sleepy "Ice skating for winter, well, if the ice gets thick enough, won't be for a while yet still."

Ella looks very angry in Aik's arms, still grring. But that soon subsides and she hmms lightly, as she loosens up and relaxes. Aik turns to Fira, "Ice skating... It may not be awhile then... but their fur is going to get wet with water before any of that happens... You know what I'm talking about right?" He is talking about the wetting of an otter back.

Will has no idea what Aik is talking about not being an otter and looks to Fira.

Fira didn't exactly have a holty sort of upbringing, still she has a vague idea, "We'll see how warm it is when they're ready for their first swim."

Ella yawns quietly and buries her face in his arm, covering her head with one of her paws. Aik chuckles before going back to Fira, "Well, its still warm now... how about... in a week or so? And they wouldn't be swimming for too long... just enough let them feel the water all on their own..." he nods, "I was done that way... my father... and I did it too... ten seasons ago... And you can come and supervise as well!" Why not! They are her pups as well!

Will doesn't say anything just wait for Fira's response. This is clearly an otter thing and he can ask about it later.

Fira aims a little pat at Aik's arm "We'll worry about it when it comes to it...just the shallows though and not to take our eyes off of them. You'll not be doing it without me either."

Aikuen smiles at her and noses her nose, "Thank you darling... One at a time... and you can be there... of course... Wont remove my eyes of them... Just an otter tradition... a tradition that I would like to live on..." he mmms, and slowly passes over Ella, who has semi drifted off, "Here... have an otter..." he chuckles.

Will can't help adding,"Take two they're small." He pets Ella's head as she's transferred over, "And sleepy. Night little sisters.

Fira chuckles quietly and takes the sleepy Ella to rest on the bed with her dozy sister "I guess we get a little time to rest before they wake up and need entertaining again."

Aikuen grins and laughs, "Heh! Well a little time to ourselves then... They are cute aren't they! When they sleep..." he hmms, "They tire me out... Heh..." he kisses Fira's head, "Thank you..." that was random.

"I'm gonna go see if Any of th others want t get more feathers for the twins," Will says heading out of the infirmary.

Fira smirks back at Aik "That's cause they're young and full of energy while we're not so much" she nods once to Will "Ok, thanks and good luck!"

Aikuen waves at Will, "See yah! Thank ye Will!" he grins, "Heh...Hey! I'm still full of energy! Roar!" before wrapping both his arms around Fira, and flopping his head on her shoulder and pretending to sleep. Being quiet but making the mouth movement of snoring loudly.

Fira laughs quietly and aims a light bat at his nose "I'm no pillow you silly otter."

Aikuen grunts as his nose is whacked, "Owie!" he looks up and eyes her, "Your not? AND I'm not silly! your the silly... silly otter... silly otter Fira!" he laughs, and mmms.

Fira chuckles back "You really are very silly" she aims a kiss at his nose "But I like you anyway" another little happy smirk and she glances back to the kids again. She doesn't take her eyes off them very often.

Fira chuckles back "You really are very silly" she aims a kiss at his nose "But I like you anyway" another little happy smirk and she glances back to the kids again. She doesn't take her eyes off them very often.

Aikuen wrinkles his nose and smiles, "Yay! You like me!" he snorts, and also looks to the kids. There both sleeping away. Though they have rolled and moved a bit, so their bodies and rudders make what looks like a circle. As each one has grabbed, and holds the rudder of the other one. Aik grins and squeezes his wife, "They are wonderful... absolutely wonderful..."

Fira leans against him, putting an arm around his back again "Terribly cute too...Have to wonder what they'll be like when they grow up"

Aikuen scratches his chin, "I have no idea... but i guess that's a bit of the fun... We will teach them to be gentle... and then there is school to consider..." he hmms, as he is getting ahead of himself, "I just hope they are nice... get it, that from you..." he nods slowly.

Fira aims a little kiss at his cheek "Need some of your strength too...they can have a bit of the silliness too, keep things interesting" another smirk.

Aikuen chuckles, "Heh! So they are going to be Nice, strong, silly beasts... Sounds perfect!" he leans against the headboard so, Fira can rest on him, if she wants, and still keep an eye on the kids, "This is going to be fun! Isn't that right mum!" running joke, cant beat that!

Fira is happy enough to rest against him, keep glancing between him and the kids "They could do a lot better...it's not quite as hard as it was going to be in my head...and they make it worth it anyway"

Aikuen smiles, "Well they can be like that. Just wait till they get older!" he laughs evilly, and rubs her side, "But it is worth it... I mean... just look at them! Twin girls Fira..." he grins and mmms, "Soon they will be walking... and swimming... and asking advice on things..." he nods, "Twin girls Fira... and they are your daughters... our daughters..."

Fira smirks at him "I know Aik, I remember very well when they born, they even look like us. There's no denying they're ours..." she doesn't want to deny it anyway, she's already proud of them.

Aikuen shakes his head, and nudges her "That's not what i mean Silly! I'm saying... Well let me ask you, were you thinking about, three seasons ago, that you would be having daughters that coming fall... and now you have them! I wasn't thinking that! Its all crazy!" he chuckles, "But I'm glad they were with you..."

Fira just smiles and shakes her head too "No, well, a year ago I don't think I was thinking much gathering enough food for myself to last through the winter"

Aikuen nods and hugs her tightly, "I guess i can believe that...Of course i believe it!" he nuzzles her softly, "I know we have already said this... but I'm gonna say it again... It wonderful how the world works... putting two beasts who needed another... to find each other... fall in love... get married... have kids... In a home, where we don't have to worry to much on food and shelter... and the like..." he points to the ceiling, "Thank you world! Your the best!" he laughs.

Aikuen chuckles and nuzzles her again, before closing his eyes and resting. Fira rests against him, and continues to watch the little ones, just to make sure. Aik creaks open an eye and nudges her, "You can rest if you want too... ill hear them, and wake you if need be... They will be fine... trust me..." Fira is not so sure at all, but she nods all the same. Aik soon drifts off, as Fira still continues to watch them sleep on, and on.

Moledeep: Sleeping Hall

Will leaves the otters and heads for the stoats' room. He knocks first and calls out, "Anyone in there?"

Kentar hears the knock and shrugs to himself. He could answer it or just let it go for now. "Its open!" he calls out. Chris is laying on the floor playing, and Kentar is sitting on the edge of the bed. Garnet is sleeping. Kluna isn't here and Robin has his own spot in the sleeping hall, so isn't here either.

Will opens the door and pops his head in, "Hello," he notices Garnet is sleeping and lowers his voice, "Kentar would you an Chris want t help me find feathers outside for th twins? They really like them an Mum said we could maybe hang some above their crib for em. I had one for them but they don't share well and it got chewed up already."

Kentar looks towards Will and smiles some, waving the rat in if he wants to come inside. "Don't worry about being too quiet, Will. Doesn't wake up when she's really tired." he chuckles before tilting his head. He looks down to Chris, who diverted his attention to Will. "You want to go look for feathers for the otters?" he smiles. Chris nods with a bright smile, getting right up onto his feet. "Yeah!

Will grins at his little nephew, "We're gonna find lots of big feathers for them cause Ella doesn't like having t share just one with Venei."

Kentar chuckles. "That's kids for you." he smiles, standing up slowly and setting his book aside. "Come on Chris!" he smiles, standing up. The little stoat is already up and at the door.

"Off we go," Will grins leaving the room, expecting the stoats to follow. He stops to wait for them just outside the entrance.

Moledeep

Kentar follows Will out through moledeep with Chris's paw in his. The little stoat was so excited to help with something that he was tripping up over himself, and since he's not the best walker yet, his father had to help keep him up.

Will chuckles at the little stoat, "Slow down a little, Chris or you'll miss what we're looking for. We need t look in all th gardens and see if there are any nice big feathers for the twins to play with. Think you can do that?" He asks the mini stoat. "And if we get enough maybe you're dad will let you have some for yourself even," he adds walking off a ways to let the stoats feather hunt together if they want.

The stoats chuckle as they start looking for feathers. Chris seems to be having some fun, finding a few things he puts into his pockets, none of them feathers but all very neat in the stoats opinion. Kentar chuckles quietly and searches about for the feathers. "How many were we thinking of, Will?" he asks.

Will chew his lip a little, "Um, I don't know. I'd need at least two so they could each have one and maybe four or so more t hang over their crib and some for Chris if he wants any so he doesn't take theirs."

Chris and Kentar are outside, wandering around, looking for some feathers. Chris found two already and are playing with them. Those ones are his. For now. Until Kentar can find more.

Will smiles over at the little stoat has he keeps a look out for any more feathers. ".... Wonder if there are any bird's nests around here," he muses aloud.

Kentar chuckles at Chris then hums at Will. "Hope not. Outside and birds. I'd run." he nods once before cringing at what he just said.

"Thought if there were nests around here there'd be lots of feathers around th ground near them, well more than other places," Will says shrugging.

Kentar is so glad Will didn't get what he meant. So he just keeps looking around, keeping his eyes on the ground. "Yeah." he nods.

Will already knows Kentar is afriad of birds but figures the thick canopy overhead would keep larger birds away. "Might be some by th pond. Birds have t drink same as anybeast," the rat says after a moment heading off toward the dibbuns garden to have a look.

Chris ooohs and all of a sudden remembers the pond. "Dadda...can we go swimmin?" he asks, looking up. His father looks down and chuckles. "Maybe later. But you can go with Will if you'd like." Chris nods once and runs off after Will. And after a few moments, Kentar slinks back inside.

Will walks slowly around the pond scanning the ground for feathers. He smiles when he catches sight of Chris out of the corner of his eye. "Hey, Chris. You gonna help me now?" he asks assuming his brother'd sent the little stoat so he wouldn't have to watch him for a little while.

Christopher follows and keeps the feathers in his paws, nodding. "Yeah. But I wanna go swimmin." he frowns and folds his arms once, starting to look around for feathers, not much interested in that anymore.

Will grins, "Well I don't know if you should go swimming right now, water'd be cold anyway. Lets see how many feathers you found."

Will looks over the feathers and nods, "Very good. Are those yours or for the babies?" he asks still scanning the area from time to time for more feathers since he doubts the stoat will really part with his anytime soon.

Chris holds up two of them but keeps the third to himself. "These for babies." he nods, while he holds the other one up in his other paw. "This for Chris!" he smiles brightly.

Will is surprised but tries not to show it too much, "Thank you, Chris. You want t go give them to th twins?"

Chris smiles and nods sticking them in his pocket to give to the twins later. "Sure!" he smiles before going around to look for more feathers.

Will chuckles a little at his nephews changing moods, "You did a good job Chris. You found more feathers then anybody." The rat glances around the garden hmms, "Where'd Kentar get off to?"

Chris hums, just like his father does, and looks around. "Inside." he nods once before going around and spotting another feather, floating out on the water. He just points and uhs

Will looks to where the stoat is pointing, "You found another one." He bends down to fish the feather out of the pond, "This one for you or th twins? They each have one and you have one. So who's this for?" he asks slicking the wet feather down to get ride of some of the water on it.

Chris blinks at the squashing of the feather. He frowns greatly and folds his arms. "Twins!" he growls. He won't have a squashed feather. Never.

Will runs his paw back over the wet feathers' barbs the wrong way to fan them back out then back the other way again. It don't looks squished now so much as messed up but the babies won't care.

Chris frowns at Will and starts to wander around for more feathers. The stoat hobbles around once after tripping on a rock but then falls over after a moment. "Ow!" he rubs his knee, which he scraped. The stoat fights back tears, trying to be tough like his father and Aikuen, standing up and going on his way like nothing happened.

Will keeps his eye on the stoat and waits when he falls to see if he's hurt or not. He shrugs when Chris gets up and wanders off a little ways. "Think we have enough feathers yet, Chris?" he asks counting the ones for the twins in his head quickly to see if they need more or not.

Chris sniffles once or twice and rubs his cut before nodding. "Yep." He replies in an upset sort of tone. He just wants to get back to his father. Slow he moves along, trying to hold back tears, even though a couple escaped

Will looks over to Chris as they starts back, "Want me t look at your knee or wait til we get back inside an have your dad look at it?" he asks casually not wanting to upset the stoat by making too big a deal out of it.

Chris frowns and shrugs. "Dad." He nods once again, his voice a little shaky as he moves towards the entrance of moledeep, going inside and looking around for his father.

Will nods and sighs a little. At least he has one new feather for the twins. He'll see about getting the other two from Chris later.

Moledeep: Infirmary

Chris wanders in and looks around. "Dad?!" he sniffles loudly and wanders into the infirmary, looking. Kentar is there, sitting on a bed, watching the otters before he hears Chris start to fully cry as he comes into the room. "Chris?" he asks as his son runs towards him.

Aikuen, Fira, and twins, are still on the same bed. Aikuen is placing a new blue smock on Ella, while Fira holds Venei, in her new green smock. They were lightly chatting with the stoat, when the smaller stoat runs in. Aik blinks and looks toward the entrance. Ah Kentar has got it. Ella refuses to be put in the smock, and grrs. She wants to be nature girl today.

Will comes in not long after Chris does. He waves a little at the otters and shows off the rumpled feather he has for the twins. "Hello again. Chris found a lot of feathers outside. One of them was in th pond but it's dry now. There's three for Ella and Venei." He sits down on a corner of the bed smirks at Ella's fighting against being dressed. "Now what are you doing, Silly girl?" he asks the babe.

Kentar hugs his son when he runs over and starts sobbing in his shoulder. "Its okay...tell me what happened." Chris can't get words out for a few moments before he finally speaks. "Fell and go boom." he nods and shows the slightly bleeding cut on his knee.

Aikuen pokes the little otter on the nose, and places her belly down on the bed. She is still naked. Just she props herself up on her forepaws and sticks her rudder straight up. She cant crawl yet, but by golly she wants to move. Venei just yawns and reaches up for Fira. Aikuen smiles at Will, and tosses the smock on the bed, "Hey-ho! You guys did? Heh, need to make some sort of mobile with them... they will like that!" he laughs, and then laughs harder at the 'fell and go boom', "Heh! Does it need to be clean?

Will hold on to the tip of Ella's tail making it look like he's hold it up for her. "Hey there, Ella. You're a silly little otter." He looks back over at the Kentar, "He tripped over a rock out by th pond, but he acted fine til I asked about it. Then he headed for th tunnel looking for you."

Ella grrs and tugs on her rudder. Well its more like trying to wiggle it, as her motor skills haven't fully developed yet. Aikuen chuckles and slowly starts to pat the little otter on the head. She grrs and mmms, on and off. She like its. He looks up to Kentar, and tilts his head, "What er? ah?" he nods some and looks to Will, "Watch her for me..." not like she is going anywhere but, you never know. The oldest otter slowly goes over the cabinet and pulls out a few things, "You know Kentar... this isn't my first little kid heal before... just a little rusty..." and he walks over with a roll of bandage, and two vials.

Kentar laughs a little and nods, propping Chris up on a bed so that Aik can get at his knee. "Yes, I know." he smirks. "But you need practice incase something...or someone...ends up hurting one of the little ones." he nods once.

Will nods then turns his attention to his sister. "I got your tail, silly Ella. What ya gonna do now?" He ready to grab her if he needs to. His ears swivel back toward the stoats at Kentar's words, "Told you th fox is locked up. An th redcloaks haven't been seen around in a long time so they're probably gone by now too."

Ella grrs and now tires to turn onto her back, she doesn't like having her rudder touched. Especially since she cant see it herself. Aikuen places the junk on the bed, and gives a small once over of the wound. He nods, "Ah... okay then... What do you mean Kentar... Yah. What Will said..." he takes the brown vial, opens it, and smells it, "Here Chris... hold this... and don't drop it okay!?" he chuckles

Chris takes the vial and sniffs it, blinking a little and looking into it. Kentar sighs a little. "There's always the odd vermin here and there." he says with a nod. "Trust me, there's always something that might happen."

Will lets go of Ella's rudder and just watches her to make sure she doesn't somehow fall off the bed. His ears are still tuned to the stoat and he shakes his head a little. "So," he says, "That th way life is. Always gonna be some beast somewhere that don't like some other one. But Moledeep isn't that easy t find and we don't have any enemies out looking for us right now. Sides if we /had to/ we could always go stay at th Abbey. /If/ we had to."

Aikuen smiles at Chris, ignoring the conversation for now. Work on Chris first. He unravels a bit of bandage and pop opens the other vial, "Alright... now i want you to take a small swig of that there vial... when i say go... okay... go!" he waits until the little stoat drinks the sugar solution, before quickly cleaning the wound and wrapping his leg, "There yah go...." he nods. Quick wasn't he

"Sheesh, I'm just saying because you can't be too careful." Kentar frowns. Chris blinks and drinks a little of the solution, coughing at the taste and scrunching up his face. He didn't even notice Aik cleaning and bandaging the cut. "Thanks uncle Aik!" he smiles before getting up and going off to play by himself in his room. That was, after he gave Will the feathers. All of them. Kentar also stands. "I'm going to go check on Garnet. See you guys later!" he smiles as he goes off.

Will takes the feathers and keep one separate in case Chris wants his back. "Kentar's back to his old self it looks like," the rat comments now dangling the messed up feather in front of Ella's nose.

Aikuen laughs and pats the little stoat on the head before nodding to them both, "See yah stoats!" he chuckles and walks back over and plops back next to his wife, "Hey mum!" its getting a little old, but it still gets a smirk. Aik grins, "What do you mean? I mean what was different?" he hrms.

Will moves the feather around slowly in front of Ella and shrugs, "You know how he used t be. That if ya looked at him funny he'd throw a fit about it."

Ella eyes the feather, but unless she wants to fall, she cant make a grab for it. She just stares at it and grrs quietly. Aikuen watches this and smiles, "Eh? OH! ... yeah... i remember... he is just like that i guess... but he does got reason..." he hmms to himself. Fira places Venei next to Ella on the bed, and she does the same thing as Ella. Props herself up, and sticks her rudder straight up in the air. The parents chuckle.

Will grins and gets out a second feather, this one isn't messed up, for Venei. "Hello. Two little otters now." He pretends to drop the messed up feather on Ella's back but keeps his paw on it as he moves the other around by Venei's paws.

Aikuen smiles and leans back, put he picks up the forgotten smock. Waiting for his chance. Venei reaches up to grab the feather, put falls down. But that doesn't get her down, and she tried again. Ella grrs and tries to bite at the feather.

Will is enjoying this and is not getting bitten so far either.

Ella is now getting a little angry, that she cant get at the feather. She grrs loudly and tries to jump for it. But, it looked more like her letting her paws off the bed, and falling face first on the sheet. She looks up and starts to cry. Venei was enjoying herself until Ella starts to cry. She stops trying to reach for the feather and looks over at her sister. Aik shakes his head, and picks up the little one, "She will learn..." and pats her on the back.

Will smiles a little, "She thinks she can do more than she can right now. Don't worry Ella. Soon you'll be able t do lots of stuff." He moves the feathers to the same paw and moves them around by Venei's paws to try and distract her in case she want to join her sister in crying.

Venei is totally ignoring the feathers, even two of them. Her sister crying has set something off. She doesn't cry, or do anything. Just stare at her sister. Ella soon calms down and starts to grr again. A good sign. Aik smiles and kisses her on the forehead, "There yah go little nut..." and he places her back on the bed. Venei now tries to reach for her. And Ella stares back.

Will puts the feathers away and chuckles, "What? Did you just realize you have a sister? You gonna chew on each other now? Don't know if that'd work too well."

Ella blinks at her sister and chuckles. Venei chuckles as well. Aik tilts his head, "That's weird... maybe they know that they are sisters... Weird..." he chuckles, "Could be true..." They continue to chuckles and stare at each other.

"They were together inside Mum so they mighta know about th other a little but now they can see each other," Will says.

Aikuen snorts and nods, "They might..." he goes to pick up Ella. She erms and reaches out for a sister, before grring and snuggling up to Aik, "Well... at least they know who I am... Hopefully!" Venei tilts her head and then looks at Will with her green ole eyes.

"I'm sure they do and if not they'll figure it out soon enough." Will says as he reaches over to scoop up Venei being careful to support her head. "Hey there. You want t see Ella?" he moves so that the littlest otter can reach her sister if she wants to. "That is Ella your sister, remember her?"

Aikuen chuckles and places Ella back on the bed so they can play. Fira has uses to moment to take a small nap, "Heh... Well lets hop not... but they will get into trouble... i can feel it..." he rubs Ella's head, "I think this one is me... She has some sort of temper on her..." he sighs and chuckles.

Will lays Venei down as well right next to her sister. "Eh, with this family it was gonna happen sooner or later. At least it seems t just be one of them."

Aikuen nods, "Aye. But hopefully it wont come back to haunt them one day. They are going to be strong one day... which is good. Its dangerous out there... and even more so for a female. I want my little darlings, to be able to take care of themselves... but that's all I want them too... I don't want them to use there strength... for anything else..." he sighs, "Yah... It seems Venei may have gotten Fira's personalty. Heh... little Aik and little Fira... In twin girl otter form..."

Will laughs, "Maybe. I'm hoping Ella's smarter than you though."

Aikuen sticks his tongue out at Will, "Yah well... me too... I hope they are both smart. Very smart... and strong. Smart and strong." he chuckles

"Well they're gonna be stronger than most any other otters around here you said. Venei seems pretty smart already and I bet Ella is too and it'd show more if she'd calm down a little bit."

Aikuen blinks and tilts his head, "I think you just made fun of me..." he eyes the rat and nods, "Well just bring them up like normal. And we will see what happens. If she is, she is. I'm not going to force to change her... Though school might be a weird choice... They are going to school" Not matter what, "But we have to figure out either Redwall... or camp willow... lots of things to consider... Maybe Fira can teach them... Oh well, it not for awhile still. Till they are of that age..." Ella yawns and curls up. Venei lets go of her rudder and tilts her head. Aik picks up and Ella, and rocks her in his arms, "Silly girl..."

Will blinks, "School? ... OH, you mean like lessons. Why wouldn't Mum just teach em stuff? We're bound t visit th Abbey every now an then anyway and there are dibbuns there they can play with ... or at Camp Willow I guess but it's nothing but otters there. That's not bad and they /are/ otters but that'd be strange. They'd go from here with us t th camp where it's just otters." He shrugs, "Well, they'll be strong enough by then that none th otters there would bother em too much real quick." He nods a little than move a paw to stroke Ella, "Very silly girl. My silly little sister."

Aikuen tilts his head, "Aye school. I went to school. It was military school as it was required for conscription. But i still learned to read and write and history and stuff like that... I want my kids to be smart." he nods as Will pops off reasons, "Exactly. That's why we have to think of reasons for each one. Which is the best for our daughters... and your sisters." he nods, "So, if Fira is up to it. That would be good... But i don't mind sending them to learn... i just want them to learn..." he reaches over and plucks Venei. She hrms and curls up as well. Aik lets both rest in his lap, "They are silly..."

Will hrmphs and shrugs a little as he now pets Venei, "Mum could just teach em stuff. Don't see why we'd need t send em away."

Aikuen nods, "Well. We have to see what she says first. I don't see a problem." yah he does, but they can always work around that, "I just want them to learn... That's all..." he sighs, "Why do you want them to stay so much? Sending them off wouldn't be too bad. They will 4 seasons old, if they do start... so they will be old enough..." he blinks at Will.

Will gives the otter an odd look, "Four? What would they learn? Between two an three Ma taught me t read an write an do both rather good too. What else would they need t know from school that we wouldn't have taught em already?

Aikuen smiles, "Complete history of Mossflower. Biology. And then something that they might want to do when they get older..." he yawns loudly before continuing, "Mathematics... And anything else. I only attended a few dibbun classes at the abbey, when i was learning to read and write... and they got some neat stuff... like they were teaching about birds..." he nods, "We will teach them the basics, then send them off for things that we don't know... that is of course if Fira says no..." he yawns again and leans against the headboard.

Will hmms, "Oh. ... Kinda like a trade or something? .... Hmmm .... Do girls do that kind of stuff?"

Aikuen bobs his head, as this is dangerous territory. Good thing Fira is asleep, "Well yeah... I mean... Yes. It is normal for a female to find a mate early and have kits. And that would be their call in life. But... that's not for every beast. Some want to take a trade for their life. I don't see a problem with that..." he nods, "and if they want too. I'm going to encourage them... I just want them to be happy..." he yawns and leans against he headboard, letting the mini otters rest on his stomach and chest. He nudges Fira awake, so he can pop off to sleep, as he scratches each sleeping otters head, "I'm gonna take a nap..." he tosses the smock to Fira, "You try!" he chuckles before closing his eyes.