Could This Get Any Worse? OR Worse Nightmare Come True(Salamandastron Ambassadors Log)

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      • This ICLY Happens 11-4-15, like early morning maybe...yeah posted day early, what ever..its long sorry, but very much worth reading all of ***
    • This sort of has Zinnia's feelings once she is caught . Maybe not so much the last couple lines just yet [1] **

Zinnia had sleep a couple hours and then got up. She had cried some but forced herself to stop, which only made her throat even more sore, so sore in fact she was unable to speak above a whisper. She also didn’t have any supplies with her, so when she did sleep it was on the ground, and the rain had come. The rain didn’t last long, just a half an hour but it still made her soaked and she shivered some. She managed a small fire with some flint and stone she did have in her pocket, another flint and stone was with Dorarose and Leon, this one she vowed not to use, it was her father’s but she was using it. She frowned as the hot root pouch was her father’s as well and she lost it, used it to make crows go away, yes it saved lives but it was one of the few things she carried with her that was her father’s. She also felt bad she had killed one of the crows with Dora’s axe and even though she didn’t know, another crow had died from breathing in too much hot root and a tree it crashed into due to the hot root. She DID know of a 2nd crow she injured, in defense of herself and friends but still..she had taken a life and even though the birds were evil, even though she knows deep down it would of killed Dorarose and the others would of killed her and Leon, still she feels like she was no longer worthy of being an abbey sister, and in her mind Dorarose hated her, she had lost her friend and she had no clue how Leon felt, for all she knows no one truly cared about her anymore.

Unknown to the badger, Magus is close by and has been looking for her. He knew she was coming to the area, he was unsure when but he knew soon. He turned to the beast with him, “Trust me, she is nearby I can feel it…the 3 have become 1 and she is alone.”

Patcheye raises an eyebrow, “The 3 becomes 1, how many times have you said this? And you best not be trying to trick me, I do not trick easy Magus and how do I know your falcon will keep a good eye on the things for us.” He smirks “Hopefully he is having hare for his breakfast.”

Zinnia is closer to them than she knows, and she is alone and not paying attention to anything around her. She shivered as her robes were still wet and she had lost one sandal somewhere and she didn’t know where as it was dark when she lost it, she sniffs the air and the scent of the sea coast enters her nose and as she peeks around a sand dune she sees the sand of the beach and the line of the ocean waters, yet she is not too close to it just yet, maybe an hour or so trip out of these sand dunes. She gasps as she loses balance and starts tumbling down one of the sandy hills and stops at the middle, she also lost her other sandal.

Magus stares at the wildcat, “Do trust me, she is near.” He smirks “The wait is always worth it, it is”

Patcheye narrows his eyes, he looks around the area and thinks he catches movement and heads towards that movement, which happens to be the same direction the badger is in.

Zinnia sighs as she walks along and then gasps as she trips and tumbles, she lands halfway down a sand dune and sits up slowly and dusts what sand she can off her robes and fur but a lot sticks to both due to wetness from the rain. She has yet to notice the ferret , one she should remember well if she would only glace up, even if briefly.

Magus slips up behind her, “Are we all alone dear?” His voice creepy as always, “It’s not good to be so alone, but I can help you.”

Zinnia spins around and frowns, She goes to back up slowly, “Y..You again?” Her voice is hoarse and weak sounding, barely a whisper in fact. She has her full attention on the ferret.

Patcheye takes his chance while she is distracted and gets behind her, he draws his longsword and quickly wraps one arm around her and the other he uses to hold his blade near her throat, “Don’t move if you wish to live young badger.” He hisses into her ear and sneers as he looks to Magus “This indeed was worth the wait Magus, maybe you shall be rewarded after all.”

Magus stays in front of her, he also glances around real quick, back and forth to make sure no beast is around and then smirks, “See..so much could happen to one…so…alone”

Zinnia eyes widen and first instinct is to kick backwards, then the blade is felt and she stops any struggle before it begins, she may be depressed but she still knows not to move with a blade at her throat.

Patcheye speaks “You will listen to me stripe dog” He looks to Magus “Give me the muzzle will you”

Magus nods and walks over and pulls it out of his pouch and gives it to Patcheye.

Patcheye takes the muzzle then moves the blade away and starts to put the muzzle on the badger.

Zinnia starts to struggle when she sees the muzzle and stomps down on the wildcat’s foot paw. She growls, then goes to bite the wildcat’s wrist, and if she does manage she will bite down very hard!

Patcheye’s growls in pain as the teeth sink into his wrist and blood starts to leak down his paw, the foot paw is stepped on but his wrist is in more pain. The wildcat would normally slit a beast throat for that, but a badger can be worth a lot as a slave, he takes his free paw and pinches an area of her neck by the shoulders and collarbone, which temporarily renters one unconcious, and being a wildcat he can hold the pressure for as long as need and then release her and quickly place the muzzle on the unconcious badger, as well as tie her paws behind her back.

Zinnia tries to sink her teeth into his wrist more and kick at the wildcat, She loosens her grip on his wrist and almost stumbles backwards as the paw tightens on her neck and shoulder area, she manages to spit towards his face and tries to claw with her other paw before she passes out and slumps to the sand.

Patcheye is hit with some spit and most likely blood from his wrist, he hisses and his ears go back. The claw marks appear on his left cheek, but not too deep as he goes to place the muzzle on her and ties her paws behind her back. He then uses a bandage he has with him, what, even slavers have some first aid stuff, and tightly bandages his paw, “That badger maid will pay for this, one way or another…let’s get to the shack before something else happens Magus before take my anger out on you.”

Magus frowns as is starting to fear this wildcat some, he nods and leads the way as he keeps an eye out for any trouble. “Careful we must be when heading to the shack.”

Patcheye narrows his eyes and glares at the ferret, He gets a collar he had made in the village and goes to close it around the badger’s neck, she will still be able to breath but it will enable him to better keep track of her as a leash of sorts is attached to it and then he sends a swift kick to her side. “WAKE UP STRIPEDOG!”

Zinnia groans and the kick is felt as she coughs, luckily nothing is broke but she will have a bruise, she then starts to panic as she feels the muzzle and the collar on her, she tries to speak but she doesn’t manage to move her mouth very well to yell for help as she struggles to get free of the ropes and other restraints.

Magus backs away and starts to look uneasy,”You..have the badger I shall leave you two alone” He then decides this is not the best place to be.

Patcheye growls and draws his blade placing again on Zinnia’s neck and moves it down to her chest, He doesn’t make a move to cut her, but it’s clear he is ready to .“Obey me and you live, Disobey me you die Stripe dog. Get up slowly and stop the struggle!!” He looks at the Ferret “You also will listen to me Magus, we work together.”

Magus stops and turns around, “As you wish…sir, but know this unwanted attention may come sooner than one thinks.”

Patcheye growls, “I care not, maybe we will burn the stupid shack down before we leave.”

Magus just frowns at that plan.

Zinnia whimpers as visions of her past as a slave come back and she shivers, but she does slowly stand up and looks down at the sand as she holds back tears. Hopelessness has further set in, in her mind she has no friends, in her mind she has no hope of anyone caring to save her. She is cold, she got lost and not had much to eat or drink the past day and a half, in her mind…all is lost.

The badger is led away by the wildcat and ferret. Her two abbey friends Leon and Dorarose are hopefully close to finding her, but only time will tell how …this…….ends…….

--Half an hour later ----

Leon decided to walk ahead a little while Dorarose was asleep, he had only planed on being away a quick 10-15 minutes at most, they were running low on supplies and Zinnia had been missing for a day and a half now. They had managed to avoid most of the swamp except for a small, small area and they got thought it with no problem, they were lucky, and now camped in the dunes very close to the mountain, it was maybe 1-2 days away walking along the sands.

Zinnia is with them, her paws tied behind her back and she has a muzzle on her right now, a slave collar and is being led by the Wildcat and ferret to who knows where. But she seems to care less, the look of hopelessness and loss in her eyes, also a sort of lack of energy as she walks looking down at the sands.

Patcheye growls and has a bandaged paw, ”Move..faster!” He has indeed set the shack they stayed the night in a blaze, and seems to care less what attention it could bring. Not like anything else is around but sand and water for miles! Well there is that mountain but it’s not close to worry on a fire by the beach, one that’s been burning an hour and just about out. The shack old and near broken shack was knocked down, could of easily been some beast large campfire going out right before dawn.

Magus stays close but does look around at times.

Leon hears voices, and he sees the smoke as well. He quickly ducks behind a large bit of weeds that crop up here and there along the sandy dunes and peeks around the corner, he gasps at what he sees and frowns deeply ”Zinnia…” He tries to think and then pulls out he whistle he brought and blows on it hard once and then twice, he had been told no sound would be hard by him, but the eagle can hear it, he can only hope Thunderwing is around the area and spoke the truth.

Nearby is also a falcon, one that stays with Magus usually, he is flying nearby, maybe searching for someone and he spots the mouse and goes to dive down and grab him with his talons, not enough to kill him, maybe harm him a little, but not kill, he just doesn’t want him to get loose.

Patcheye stays focused as he speaks to the badger, “Best keep obeying me or your end up dead like that hare who tried to play hero. An LP hare who thought he could help ruin my plans, well I stopped him, and..” He smiles coldly “Stopped his life.”

Leon has decided to head back to Dorarose when he gasps and sees the falcon’s shadow and decides he can’t let it find Dorarose, he can’t run towards where camp is so he runs the other way, but he fails as the falcon gets him and he struggles dropping the whistle he was given and it falls to the sand as he is taken to the wildcat and ferret, the falcon flapping and making a loud bird like noise.

Zinnia looks up and upon seeing Leon in the birds talons she tenses up some, there isn’t too much she can do with a muzzle, slave collar and paws tied behind her back and she rather not watch her friend die.

Magus grins “My pet has something, how wonderful. A spy perhaps? One of the 3 maybe..perhaps they should stay…1, I can arrange that I can.” He nods to the bird, “Teach him to fly my pet…” The falcon seems to know what that means and starts to fly upwards with a now terrified mouse, the ferret looks at the badger” Oh not to fear my dear, my pet won’t kill him…” He smirks “The ground will” As he says this the falcon goes fairly high and then releases Leon from his talons and flies away and back toward the beach most likely.

Patcheye simply watches this with a strange calm, he snorts “I have a ship to get to and it’s still a day’s trip away, your bird needs to not play with its food”

Thunderwing has heard the whistle and is flying nearby, seemly in at the most right time there could be, he moves quickly as flies under the falcon and to makes a once in a life time, perfect timing, catch of the healer mouse, trying also to keep steady and if he misses he will not forgive himself.

Leon struggles and panic has truly set in. What he thinks as he is flown upwards is at least they won’t head to Dorarose, Dorarose is safe and that’s what matter. He is upset Zinnia is not safe but maybe the Long Patrol will see trouble and help her, and find and help Dorarose. He then feels nothing but air, he falls and closes his eyes tight hoping for no pain in death. But he feels something soft and slides down, his eyes snap open and he grabs a fist and tail full of feathers and grabs his legs around the satchel at the bird’s side and shivers uncontrolled.

Thunderwing speaks “Friend Leon hang on, Thunderwing will get you to ground yes.”

Leon still has his eyes shut tight as he holds on tightly. “GOOD IDEA! “He frowns and gets on better so he isn’t half hanging off and looks down and gulps, eyes closed again.

Thunderwing makes sure he doesn’t fall off and waits to move much till he is on better.

“Wait…no” Leon says and opens his eyes and sees..Salamandastron! ”Go there! You are gonna drop me off and go find Dorarose, and bring her there too, and get an idea where those vermin are going with Zinnia so she can be saved and those two vermin stopped.”

Thunderwing nods and carefully and heads towards the mountain.

Zinnia starts to struggle now and gives a muffled sort of growl towards the wildcat.

Magus had not looked up, well the sun is bright so, and the falcon returns as the ferret smiles “Did you teach him to fly?” The falcon nods as the ferret grins “Good…..” He looks at the wildcat “We need to make haste, too much attention may have been gained from this morning..” He decides to head towards where this ship is supposed to be.

Patcheye goes to shove Zinnia forwards “MOVE! I don’t have all day..come Magus, I could care less if the falcon tags along or not.” He has his plans and he won’t let anything get in his way, even a sidekick or two.

Zinnia looks horrified as she believes Leon dead and looks at the ferret, if it was possible to lose more hope in all this; well she has as she looks back down at the sand. One would think tears would come but she seems too lost to hope to have any tears. Is it possible they have already…broken her?