Hey, look! The Snowbadger doesn't mind 'vermin', either! And other matters...turns into a pillow fight!!
Ferravale: Chieftain's home: Main Room
Oakenpaw the hare. Blisa the cat and Ferdinand the ferret. Scioto the cat.
Oakenpaw knock knock knocks [on the door] with his walking staff.
Ferdinand opens the door a crack, then smiles and opens the door the rest of the way as he sees who it is. "Welcome, Thir Oakenpaw. Pleathe, come in." Blisa looks up from her book and smiles, stretching in her chair. "Hi, Oakie. How are you?"
Oakenpaw smiles, walking in with sole large package in his paws under a plain white sheet "Hello there Ferdinand, and Blissa...I brought Blissa a present from th' Snowbadger"
Blisa frowns slightly, then smiles as she remembers the reference. "Oh, yeah, the Snowbadger. That's really cool...but aren't I a litle old to be getting gifts from him?" Ferdinand, having closed the door, gets tea for their guest.
Oakenpaw says, "well I dunno... how old are you now? I fergets"
Blisa sits up proudly. "I'm almost 5 seasons old. I'll be 5 seasons old in a few weeks." Ferdinand places the teacup in front of the hare, then sits back down to his tea and to polishing his sabre.
Oakenpaw smiles and Sips his tea "Bery good thank you Ferdinand.." he smiles "Well I know I am old and I still like to play"
Ferdinand nods and smiles, continuing to polish his sabre. Blisa smiles, too. "Yeah, playing is fun...did the Snowbadger leave you any gifts?"
Oakenpaw nods "Aye that he did...I got a new metal cap for my staff...it's an eagles head"
Blisa smiles warmly. "That's great! Eagles are cool...hey, can I see my gift? Can I open it now?"
Oakenpaw nod nods and points to the large bundle he had in hos paws, with a white sheet a red bow around the bottom to tug on and open
Blisa darts forward and snatches the gift, returning to her chair and eagerly tugging open the wrapping. Ferdinand smiles and lifts his sabre up to eye level, then breathes on it and polishes it a little more.
the gift is nearly as big as Blissa, though her claws make short work of the wrapping...slowly unwrapped...she see's a hand carved wooden rocking beast... a collector's piece...but this beast looks familiar...crouching down on all 4;s it's paws on the 2 "Runners" why...the Rocking beast is her friend Ferdinand! 2 handles come out of his ear for a beast to rock on.
Ferdinand nearly chokes with laughter on his tea as he notes the similarity between the rocking beast and himself. Blisa smiles brightly, mostly from laughter, but inside her head she's wondering how the Snowbadger could give her a toy that's a bit too young for her. But none of those feelings show on the outside. "It's adorable...it looks just like Ferdy!"
Oakenpaw nod nods "presents like that are very expensive...you CAN play on it...but it's a nice decoration that you can collect...perhaps for a day when YOU have dibbuns"
Scioto walks in and places his cloak on a rack as he raises an eyebrow at what is going on.
Blisa perks up at that idea, then sets it down on the floor and rests her footpaws on it. "I think I'll use it as a decoration in my room. Hi, Daddy!" Ferdinand looks up, then sets his sabre and polishing cloth on the low table and goes to get his boss a cup of tea.
Scioto smiles "Hi, is everything alright in here?"
Oakenpaw looks up and smiles sipping some Tea "Fine by Me Chieftian "
Blisa nods happily. "Everything's goin' well here, Daddy. Everything alright with you?" She stands up and gives him a hug, easily wrapping her arms around his waist without raising her arms above her shoulders. Ferdinand comes back from the kitchen and holds a cup of warm mint tea out to the Cheiftain.
Scioto smiles and gets the cup of tea "Well today is better than yesterday was anyways"
Oakenpaw asks, "WHat happened yesterday Chap?"
Blisa looks up anxiously. "what happened yesterday, Daddy? Is everything alright?" Ferdinand sits down and slowly polishes the last bit of his sabre, listening intently, wanting to know if there's a threat to Blisa...or to her father.
Scioto drinks the tea, he has come to like tea lately, "A black and white cat, seems to dislike woodlanders alot, she wants Oakenpaw dead and may of killed a sparrow on the road, even injured another possible, head guard went to check on some things"
Oakenpaw "Yes wot was her name? I am terrible w'i names"
Blisa perks and 'ohs', and Ferdinand frowns slightly, then sighs. The kitten looks over at the hare, saying, "Will the injured bird be alright? How could anybeast hate another group that badly?"
Scioto says, "Aster was her name, " He hmmms "I do not know, the bird may be at the abbey most likely, I rarely go to the abbey as I have my duties here"
Oakenpaw says, "I am not sure Lass..I havenot seen the Bird yet"
Blisa nods, then sighs and hugs her father closer. Ferdinand decides that his sword is all polished up now, and so sheaths it and puts his polishing cloth away. "Do you think thith cat potheth a threat to Mith Blitha?"
Scioto shrugs "I do not know, she mentioned hating woodlanders when I saw her on the road and hating anyone who is friends with them, in her opinion all woodlanders should die" He frowns.
Oakenpaw says, "Well maybe she spoke out of emotion....Poor thing"
Blisa frowns slightly and hugs the Chieftain a little more tightly. Ferdinand nods, then sips his tea as he thinks. "I'll keep a watch out for her. I doubt the'll come into Ferravale, though." He says this mostly to reassure himself and Blisa.
Oakenpaw says, "I really like that new white fox that's about"
Scioto glares at Oakenpaw and nods "The guards are keeping an eye out for her, she is not welcome in Ferravale, I will not have a beast like that around the village"
Blisa wrinkles her nose slightly. "Oh, you mean Toran or whatever his name is? I don' liek him very much...I prefer Flicktail." Ferdinand nods, fidgets, then stands and walks over to the fireplace, standing with his back to the flames, his brow furrowed a little.
Oakenpaw says, "I meant my freind Cheiftain not Alena" Oakenpaw says, "Yes Thank you Blissa, Toran"
Scioto says, "Your friend Alena..who is that?""
Oakenpaw Looks a bit confused now
Scioto asks, "You said you didnt mean Alena, who is that? And your friend is who? I am confused""
Oakenpaw says, "Y mean I am not talking about the beast that is not welcome in th' village, I was talking about Toran"
Scioto says, "The one not welcome is Aster, a cat...I didn't mention an Alena, no clue who that even is"
Blisa frowns, getting more and more confused as the adults talk. Ferdinand gets a blank look on his face, and he almost looks like he's in a trance.
Oakenpaw asks, "So Blissa, I know it's not a toy but do you like yer present?"
Blisa nods. "Yes, it's really cute. Hey, Ferdy, do you like it? Ferdy?" She goes over to her bodyguard and tugs on his paw, and he jumps, coming out of his trance with a start. "What? Huh?" Ferdinand blinks and looks around, slightly confused. "Um....what?"
Oakenpaw says, "I think it looks a fair amount LIKE Ferdy"
Blisa nods absently and tugs Ferdinand over to a seat. "Are you alright, Ferdy? You had a funny look on your face. Are you okay?" The ferret nods as he sits. "Yeah, I...I jutht....blacked out, I geuth...Funny, I remember that there wath a methage, or thomthing, but....all I can remember ith jutht...a darkneth coming..." The guard looks very troubled.
Oakenpaw says, "We don't need more dark, we need rocking beasts"
Ferdinand frowns slightly and absently stirs his tea. Blisa nods in absent agreement with the hare. "We need more happiness and less darkness. I wonder if Aster threatening woodlanders has anything to do with this..." she muses.
Oakenpaw asks, "I dunno, Why do beasts haveto be so mean?"
Blisa shrugs. "I think that some are just crazy. Some others were hurt by some creature or another when they were younger. That's why I'm scared of foxes and lizards..." She shudders, but she does have a point...and a surprising amount of wisdom.
Oakenpaw says, "I understand that, Lizards have weird smooth hides" Oakenpaw sits down and holds his arms out "Blissa..you got a Hug for Oakie?
Blisa nods, deciding to not correct her friend. "They do feel funny. But then again, I know a funny feeling hare..." She grins, then tackles the hare healer and starts rubbing his ear.
Oakenpaw Smiles and snugs her "If it a good funny?" Oakenpaw murrs at the ear rub, the big ear is warm and soft
Blisa giggles and begins to softly tickly the big, soft, warm ear, aiming to ticke the stuffing out of her slightly odd hare friend. Ferdinand watches, smiling slightly, then he gets up to get the pot o tea off the stove.
Oakenpaw feels like velvet.
Blisa suddenly sneezes and goes to fall to the floor. Ferdinand, who was coming through the kitchen doorway, gasps, sets the teapot down, and rushes forward to make she's okay.
Oakenpaw shakes his head, she is in HIS paws after all and of course he catches her
Blisa is sneezing to beat the band, And her bodygurad is worried. "She doethn't thneeze like thith very often...only when the'th come in contact with cinnamon."
Oakenpaw says, "Well come off me fur be Cinnamon colored.......I hope she is not allergic to hare" He Frowns
Blisa has finished sneezing and sniffs. "I don't know what that was...I hope I'm not allergic to hares, either." Ferdinand nods, then smiles. "Oh, I doubt the ith. It'th very rare, don't worry."
Oakenpaw smiles and returns teh favor he wantsto gently Rub Blissa's ear
Blisa gets all twitchy and falls out of the hare's lap. She bares her teeth playfully and picks up a pillow and starts to whack the hare and Ferdinand with a pillow. The ferret yelps, then grins and returns the favour.
Oakenpaw giggles and looks for a pillow to join in with!
Blisa shrieks as she sees the red pillow close to the hare's paw, then laughs happily as Ferdinand biffs her head with his pillow. She retaliates, making the mistake of turning her back on the hare healer.
Oakenpaw gently swings the red pillow..wufting her
Blisa laughs happily, and swings wildly, hitting at both Ferdinand and the hare. The ferret whacks at the kitten, missing her and going to accidentaly hitting the healer.
Oakenpaw does a little flip and then counter whacks Ferdie.
Ferdinand eeps and whaps the pillow away, then laughs and picks up another pillow and starts whacking both beasts at the same time. Blisa shrieks and starts pummeling the hare first, then the ferret.
Oakenpaw gibes quick pillow buffs with both paws wind milling silly like
Blisa laughs and falls over, laughing so hard she has to lay down on the floor. Ferdinand also begins to laugh and he sits down on a chair.
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