Chat about Anvil Hoards
In which Flicktail and Elias discuss the events of the abbey and some issues Elias would rather not discuss.
Characters involved:
Elias
Flicktail
RW Abbey: Great Hall
The Great Hall of Redwall Abbey. Countless paw falls have echoed from these stones, and untold numbers of feasts and merry gatherings have been held here. A table, not nearly so grand or large as its predecessors, but quite functional for mealtimes, rests near the center of the hall. Chairs exist here aplenty, and they are all of a matching set. High above, the stain glass windows give the Great Hall a beautiful appearance. The glasswork is exceptionally done, crafted by a skilled artist. The floor is clean and swept. A fire is kept burning in the fireplace at almost all times of the day and night, and there are several more comfortable chairs and cushions set up here, of varying sizes. One looks large enough to easily accommodate a badger.
The Tapestry hangs proud and tall, and while the rest of Redwall may still bear the scars of natural disaster, this most famous of Redwall's relics remains unharmed by beast, time, or the elements. The figure of Martin the Warrior seems to be watching over his own with an unchanging, kindly gaze.
Soft light is slowly beginning to filter in through the stained glass windows high above your head.
Exits/Entrances:
[K]itchen [St]airs [C]avern [H]ole
[Li]brary [En]try [B]reezeway
Contents:
a message (board) with notes tacked to it
With:
[DYN] Flicktail
Elias is sitting in a chair, admiring the abbey in the morning light, the floor multicolored from the stained glass. He has open a thick book, his nose buried in it.
Flicktail enters in from outside, andhe takes his sword sheath to wipe the snow from it, panting he moves over by the fire to tend to the blade with great care
Looking up from his book, Elias watches the fox with burning interest. "G'morning!"
Flicktail smiles "ello ere me friend...wot book ya gotthere? he rubs the glistening blade with a soft dry cloth
Elias says, "Well, it's another journal from Mr. Sprucetail. They're really very interesting."
Flicktail smiles "Oi coudl notread when oi gots ere...Yer name be Elias if oi reembers roight?
Elias smiles back. "Right. And you're Flicktail, if I remember."
Flicktail says, "aye lad, just look at me tail he flicks it with a smile"
Elias says, "So, how is it out there?" He gestures towards the door. "Cold?"
Flicktail says, "aye, but oi ave to keep checkin on at evil Vermin Anba Hor, in e tower..oi ope e Abbote does somein wi at evil fox soon"
Elias suddenly looks alarmed. "There's an evil vermin here?"
Flicktail says, "aye capture attackin e abby....."
Elias says, "Well, you've done a very good job keeping him, because I've had no idea of it the whole time I've been here. What was his name? Anvil Hoard?"
Flicktail says, "E call imself Anba Hor..but e dressesup loikes lots o beasts....poor vermin no one will ever loikes im"
Elias says, "And he's safely locked away in the...?" He scrunches his nose a little worriedly.
Flicktail says, "Bell Tower..but oi'd not say safely wi at beast around"
Elias gulps, and his voice begins to rise in pitch ever so slightly. "So, what you're saying is... you've got an evil fox here who is locked up in the belltower, but you still don't believe it's safe?"
Flicktail says, "no one is ever always afe lad....but at be whoy oi carry me sword, if e tries anything, much as oi ate it, Oi will send im to e Dark Forrect an let Martin deal wi im"
Elias sighs with relief. "Well, it's a very good thing you're here, then."
Flicktail says, "also ave some camp Willa Otter Guards and some Long Patrol hares"
Elias finally seeming to relax, he says, "So, um, everything's alright then, I suppose?"
Flicktail says, "well...Oi guessthat be up to ye Lad...."
Elias, trying to change the subject off of this one, says, "So, um, do you think it's likely we're going to get more snow tomorrow?"
Flicktail says, "well looksloikes it, been a real cold winter...good thing we ave lots o wood"
Elias says, "Yes, it gets drafty in this place. If beasts had never discovered fire..."
Flicktail says, "then we'd all avethicker fur" he chortles
Elias laughs. "Yes, I suppose that's true."
Flicktail asks, "where be yer family lad?"
Elias looks down for a moment. "Back home, probbaly worried sick. You see, I sort of left for the abbey without telling them. I recently sent them a letter thanks to a friendly bird, but I don't even know if it'll ever reach them."
Flicktail asks, "whoy would it not?"
Elias says, "Because it's winter, and that means snowstorms, which might mean the bird won't get there. Also, they may not actually be at home." He adopts a very worried look onto his face. "I hope they haven't gone out in the cold looking for me..."
Flicktail says, "E bird will be safe...but oi say ye learnt a lesson aye"
Elias looks down at the floor. "I hope that they get my letter, and come join me in the abbey, though. This place is so much nicer than our little village. It's this middle-of-nowhere collection of huts and shacks in the northeast of mossflower somewhere."
Flicktail says, "time will tell lad...Time will tells..."
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