By All Rights.
Characters: Aikuen, Kentar, Flicktail
Location: Moledeep; Entrance
Thock! The sound is heard. A simple sound of wood hitting on other wood. It lightly echoes through the woods like a lonely woodpecker. Thock! Again the noise. Its Aikuen. Hanging by the tree with the platform... With a bunch of simple handmade javelins. He has them planted in the ground next to him as he takes aim at a tree. In a quick flash of motion. The javelins goes from stuck in the ground. To stuck in said nearby tree. An otter basic. Javelin chucking.
Kentar was on his way out to find Aik. And when he saw him, he grins, and vanishes back into the hall. He comes out again with a couple of throwing knives and stands a good ten feet behind the otter and as soon as one of the javelins is stuck in a tree he takes a knife and throws it, the knife embedding itself perfectly in the pointy end of the javelin. He rarely misses. "Haha, I still got it." he grins, stepping up to Aik. "Hey Aik."
Aikuen curses to himself as the knife is thrown. Not knowing that it was caused by a certain stoat. He turns around quickly and then tilts his head, with a sigh, "Oh... I shoulda known it be you Kentar..." he chuckles lightly and glances toward where the knife stuck, "...Pin a fly, without killing it... while its still on the honey-bun i bet..." he smiles, "Yo Kenty."
Kentar laughs a little and steps up next to Aik, nodding. "I'm sure I could." he nods. "I've got better aim then that fox." he hums a bit. "When I don't crack under pressure." he laughs with a smirk. "So, what are you doing out here by your lonesome?" he asks. "Aside from javelin practice."
Aikuen smiles a lets loose another one. Its not as graceful as the throwing knife. And it penetrates about the same length. But think about this. He is piercing wood, with a stick, "That's a good thing. Don't wanna have any more chances if he ever shows his face again... And you will be fine. Ill be right there mate!" he smirks back, before frowning again and lets loose another javelin, "Its... Nothing..."
Kentar laughs. "Oh, now I feel real safe." he smirks a bit and then hums a little, titling his head. "Aik." he says firmly. "What's wrong?" the stoat asks, tilting his head, tossing a knife at another javelin, not even looking. It hits the mark but not as good as the first one.
Aikuen Hrms as he picks up another, checking the tip with his thumb, "Its nothing Really... Well..." he looks around a bit, "Well... Okay. But promise me you wont tell anyone else..." he looks around again, "Just between you and me... Okay?"
Kentar hums and nods slowly. "I swear on my head." he nods once. "And since you know how brilliant I am, I have to keep my word." he chuckles a little, trying to lighten Aik's mood but he then sighs. "Aik, tell me what's going on."
Aikuen hrms and tosses the javelin. A little off the mark. Something is in his head, "Its kinda good news... and... well. Bad news...." he sighs and looks down, "Im... Not. A father again..."
Kentar huhs and ohs a little bit. "Oh. Oh, I see..." he says quietly, looking down. "Aikeun, I'm sorry..." he says after a couple of moments, the stoat frowning a little bit, deciding to reach out and try to pull the otter into a hug.
Aikuen nods a bit, and does in fact, lean into the hug, "Its... Its alright. We were never for sure... and well." he sighs, "...Now we know... " he smiles after patting the stoat on the back, "... Its funny. We were both not ready to have another... and when... she stared to have the same symptoms as before... Well... It brought comfort, really... Its odd i know..." he sighs, "... Maybe some other time..."
Kentar gives his friend a good squeeze and then finally lets go after he's done talking. "I still am really sorry." he sighs lightly with a nod. "I know the feeling." and he'd kill anyone who said different. Well, not really. "Trust me, I know." he sighs.
Flicktail emerges from the bushes with his sword drawn "Oi...Moledeep...Hail any o ye there Oi may need yer elp
Aikuen smiles, "Thanks Kentar... You are a true mate... " he smiles, "And i know... You have told me..." he gives him a hug in return, "And i am sorry for that! Now... that we are sorry for each other enough... How about a little game-..." he blinks and looks toward the sound, "... Hail Flicky...." He blinks and tilts his head, "What now?"
Kentar hums and nods. "Eh. That was a long time ago. I've mostly gotten over it." he then hums a bit. "A game? Oh, if its a game of aim, I think I know who would win." he grins before blinking and looking towards Flicktail. "Not again." he mutters to himself before tilting his head, looking pretty much like a mirror image of Aik, you know, if Aik was a stoat.
Flicktail movesover at a trot panting "Been trackin a Vermin...e be round ere....Oi.." he stops as the brushes rustle again and a rat Steps from the bushes, or stumbles, his fur is all falling out and he spies Aikuen "YOu" the vermin calls "otter" He has his arm under his cloak "Don't attack" thos look like teh same beast Kentnar threw a knife at
Aikuen looks from Flicktail and curses, "Geeze... This is supposed to be a hidden sanctuary... How are they..." he blinks as the rat appears and he aims to kill with his latest javelin at the rat. What stops him is when he says don't attack. Normally he would have smote the rat on the spot. But the otter is getting old and soft. So, "...And why shouldn't i just kill you were you stand?" he barks out.
Kentar was already with his knife ready to throw himself. "Apparently we're not so hidden anymore." he replies to Aik. "And why shouldn't I, either, hum? Flicktail, did you lead him here?" He asks, looking to the fox.
Flicktail Stands besude Aikuen, it's his Sanctuary after all. The rat staggers "Oi be Diein" he pulls out his paw covered from teh rats wound "I'm frightened..oi don't wanna die...the Forresters told me somein ta say and ye might help me...
Flicktail looks to Kentar "nay oi were trackin im down from e last lot, sides this is a wunnerful place, Forrresters will talks
Aikuen glares daggers at the rat, "That just means that we didn't kill you properly last time..." There is something about the rat, that reminds him of Will. There about the same age, though this one looks a bit older. But his javelin reminds at a launch position, "... You should die. Coming after me and my dibbuns... Scum... Why... OH WHY... Should we ever help you?" he asks. Aik is very angry now... Almost foaming.
Kentar blinks when he sees the wound. He sighs a little bit and shakes his head. The stoat lowers the knife but doesn't return it to his belt. "We go to great lengths to keep this place safe and hidden...would be nice if we could just stay lost." he says, not directly at any beast. "We should kill him, I agree, but..." he pauses and steps slightly between Aik and the rat so that the otter can't kill him without hurting Kentar.
Flicktail just stands with Aikuen as teh rat looks down and says quietly "B..because..i'm sorry.... please..if you kill me be quick..I can't stand e pain and fear no more" Flicktail whispers to Aikuen "isn't that what ya made moledeep for....a place a beast don't need ta fear?
Aikuen glares at both Kentar and Flicky. He slowly lowers his javelin and plunges it into the ground, "...Fine then..." he mutters to the both, "I wont... Kill him. Though by all rights i should..." he sighs and says to Kentar, "I wont hurt him... Im just gonna talk to him... Alright?" he says moving around the stoat, "Alright... Well help... But let me tell you... Do you know what a swan can do to a beast?" he asks with an evil grin.
Flicktail doesn't interfear as teh rat collapses to his knees, panting "nay..don't know....but it be pretty bad right?" the rat trembles weather from pain fever or fear is unknown
Kentar sighs. "Flicktail, you never, ever bring a beast here unless you trust them with your life, understand?" he asks. "Redwall is just as close and they're more then willing to help. But we can't afford to do it all the time." he says before looking to Aik, shaking his head. The stoat watches and then steps forward, next to the otter again. "If you betray us, a swan, really will be the least of your worries, trust me." he nods.
Flicktail says, "Oi didn't bing im, Oi were trackin im.....oi came rom e east, e rat came from e west"
Aikuen decides to paint a picture, "A sawn will rip you to shreds, strew you apart for miles around. You head will be miles from you neck... And that... Will be the first of what will happen... Now..." he holds out a paw, "Promise to be good... ALL GOOD. And we will help you. Heal you. Feed you... Until you can sustain yourself... But do anything to betray our trust... and its gut city!" he nods.
Kentar hums. "Then kill whoever your tracking before they get here." is all he really says. The stoat stares at Aik for a second and then shakes his head quickly before staring down at the rat. He really can't help but to feel a little sorry. Aik can be quite scary at times.
Flicktail sheathes his sword as teh rat trembling reachesoutto Aikuen's paw, the rat's paw is burning hot "I..promise to be a good beast...oh gods...it hurts......please......
Aikuen takes the rat, hauling him to his footpaws, "Good. And you better be good to your word then..." and before anything is done... The otters gives the rat a pat down for any weapons. He then nods, "Alright... Can you walk?..." he checks the wound, "Oh boy... Okay... Kenty. Get me a healers kit will yah? Flicky. Get me a bucket of water from the well..." he tries to put the rat on the ground, supporting his head. Obviously. The rat cant make it to the infirm.
Flicktail gosto do as he's told as Aikuen see's the rats wound is infested.....the rat whimpers "lords please I'm so sorry I ever did that, please....there's no one..am..am I gonna die?" his frighten eyes searchthe otters face
Kentar is already gone when Aik asks for a healers kit and returns quickly as well, getting back just in time to hear the 'kit will yah' part. He holds it out and nods. "Here." he says before folding his arms and watching.
Aikuen hrms at the rat. Taking a bit of the rats shirt and making a bit of a rag. He takes the Kit, "Great timing..." opening it up and pulling out a wedge of bandage and a vial, "Kentar... Make a Fire will yah?" And the stoat goes as he is told. Aik looks at the green and yellow wound, "Thats just peachy... Didn't your mom teach you good cleaning habits?" look who he is asking, "Well see what we can do... Just stay calm will yah?" as he starts to make a potion from the various other potions.
Flicktail retrieves the water as teh rat lays on his side panting ?Me mother made me sibs and me fight fer food...." he clings to Aikuens hand looking up nervously biut stays calm "please believe me...you won't posin the wound will ya?' Helooks at the stuff aikuen is making
Aikuen continues making the stuff. Which is green and bubbly, "Right. Well. Not everyone can have good mothers... And..." he holds the vial up, "Is exactly what i'm going to do...Though with acid... Not poison... I have to kill the infection... Before i seal you up..." he takes the bucket and dips the rag into it, cleaning the wound as much as he can, "Flicky... Hold his head please..."
Flicktail kneels and the Rat looks near panicked but holds absoletly still...his eyes wide he doesn't knwo what your doing but he seems resolvedto letthe otter "You..er..have very nice dibbuns......
Aikuen's mouth goes to an almost growl at the mention of his dibbuns, "Yes they are..." he nods resolutely, "Alright... Now this is going to hurt like hellgates...." he pours of bit of the green stuff on a fresh bandage, "Three two one..." and he places it on the wound. The wound audibly sizzles as the infecting surrounding the cut dies. He holds it there until the sizzle stops. Then cleans the dead skin away, and repeats the process.
Flicktail holds the rat as the Rat lunges and gasps...but he doesn'tthrash...in fact he evenkeeps his claws away from either beast...the rat then passes out....but is breathing fine
Aikuen does that process a few times, until a small clean hole of would is left. He holds his paw to the rats neck, "He is still alive yes..." he hrms, "And he has stopped bleeding out... Seems the infection was keeping it from healing at all..." he reaches into his kit and pulls out a dock leaf and herbs placing it inside the wound, "That should keep it from coming back..." he nods, "And now... the suturing process... He pulls out a needle and tread from the kit and starts to sew the wound all up. Aik is a very good healer. A little brutish. But it gets done.
Flicktail looks a bit grean himself and hasto try and hold his lunch "oh..aikuen......that make me tummy all nervous..how kin ye do at?
Aikuen checks over his suture with a thumb claw and rag. He smiles at the Fox, "After doing that in the war. And then there on after... It get used to it... But believe me... My first time... I couldn't hold it... I had to let my instructor do it... Now its like second nature..." he pulls out a dagger and tosses it to Kentar, "Here... Heat the end till its red hot, please..." he nods going back to the wound.
Flicktail's eyes widen "wot ya gonna do wi at red hot dagger?" watching as kentnar heats it up and bringsit back to Aikuen
Aikuen cleans the wound one last time taking the dagger, "Huh? Oh... Well. Im not gonna do what Kentar is thinking... Though its pretty close. I'm sealing the skin around the suture. I had to kill a lot of skin and fur... This is the only way it will correctly seal..." he nods and places the end of the dagger very lightly at one end of the wound.
Flicktail faints outright
Aikuen finishes the seal and the rat is still out. Good thing. That hurts like the devil. Though the smell of burning skin might never go away. He sticks his dagger in the bucket exhaling, "Well... He has been officially Aiked..." he nods then blinks at the Fox, "Oh... It musta been..." he chuckles, "Sorry bout that old boy..." he retrieves his dagger, before Kentar flings the bucket of dirty water at the fox.
Flicktail gasps and sputters "ahhhhhhh " he blink blinks "wot appened...did you..BURN that rat?
Aikuen blinks and nods, "Well... Aye. I needed too... Believe me. It will help him in the long run. Plus. He really didn't feel it..." he nods a bit. He tells Kentar to start putting the junk away. Fire put out. Etcetc.
Flicktail shivers "you be one strong Otter.....oh..e smell......
Aikuen chuckles lightly, "Just had to be done..." he nods a bit at the smell part. Never got used to it himself, "Aye... Lets... Lets head to the infirm with him... Less... Smell..." he nods as he gets up.
Flicktail says, "um...e as mange..shouldn't we wash is fur first>"
Aikuen tilts his head at the fox, "Oh..." he takes a whiff, "Oh... Well... Yah... And probably get him some new clothes..." Kentar frowns. Aik continues, "Then lets take him to the well then. The pond is being used right now by a swan..." he sighs, "We can clean him up there..."
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