Kentar's Return Part Two

Characters: Fira, Aikuen, Amethyst, Kentar, Will

Location: Moledeep

Moledeep: Rose Garden

Fira looks back to Aikuen at the tap, tilting her head a little before she nods lightly once. She watches Will walk off then, never finds herself confusing so she can't help there and she glances the garden over before looking back to Aik again "Private here now or shall we move?"

Amethyst is still laying hidden in the rose bushes, hoping to catch a nap now that the distracting talking is over or seems to be over. If a beast were to look they would see patches of blue through the bushes, blind or not the rat-maid should know better than to match the sky when trying to hid on the ground.

Aikuen looks around, and says, "Let's go into the woods, just around the grounds... Never know about who might be about..." He is mainly talking about Amy, who he didn't see leave... but cant see her now. He take a hold of her paw and says, "Come on..." He walks off toward one side of the woods. When they reach a good part of the woods where the grounds can just be seen off in the distance, he stops and looks into her eyes, "I'm sorry about what just happened... It's just been so crazy... With Kentar's return, and with Amy... being Amy... I'm sure you're confused by it all... Just want you to know, that I'm here, and hopefully I can answer any question you might have..." He sighs, but tries to smiles for her.

Fira follows after the other otter and keeps looking about all the way there. Beasts are coming back from the dead who knows who might turn up today. She looks back to Aik soon as they stop though, giving him a tiny smile "It's a lot. Not that I'm not used to being unable to keep up with beasts, never used to be around this many, it'll happen...Well, I guess you better just catch me up with Kentar. He's back now? Went further down the river than I thought?"

Aikuen smiles grows at this and nods his head, "Yeah, he must have washed all the way to the ocean, and then some... He said something about being rescued by a ship, then being a slave... Never got around to ask him the full story... But also apparently he adopted a little Weasel, by the name of Kluna... who seems deftly afraid of us two... But Kentar is alive, and that's all that matters..." he smiles and gives her a small hug, "And thank you for bearing with us... with all this craziness... I love you, and thank you..."

Fira nods slowly once more until she's hugged anyway, then she hugs him back soon as she sees what he says, resting her head against his shoulder. Sure she can't see his words then but she's talking, hopefully she won't have to for a second "To be honest it's getting to be a lot. I'm glad Kentar's back and he's alive, of course I am...I just wish it had been more than five minutes before he fell out with Will. I'm sure the weasel will fit in fine if he's a good beast. It's an odd family, everyone seems to...We'll have to find out what's happened to Garnet now before Kentar does something foolish and then there's Amy, there's always Amy..." she sighs faintly and buries her head against his neck "I'm just not used to all these problems. I just want to get married, read a few books, explore the woods a little maybe, built that pond"

Aikuen places his paw on her neck and the other around her waist to hold her as close as he can. He then moves his weight from one footpaw to the other, so he begins to rock her...It looks like a very slow dance, and continues to talk even though she cant read him, "I know its a lot... And hopefully it will all go away soon enough..." he continues to do this dance for a few minutes. After that he moves her head and gives her a long kiss, and says, "Just two more days... and we will be married... something to keep your mind off things..." he gives her another kiss, before starting to rock again.

Fira can feel his throat moving when he talks but she doesn't care to move at first, just wants to be close to him at that moment and try to forget other stuff. She does finally move when prompted for the kiss though. He does help a bit and she's starting to relax again, her next smile is even a little more genuine "Yeah, finally married" she kisses him back once more, breaking it again after a minute "Guess now we could even have Kentar do something for the ceremony now he's back" look on the bright side of things.

Aikuen smiles also, but tilts his head, "How did you?... Never mind... It doesn't matter..." he chuckles, and nods slowly, "Aye... he can now... I still need to ask him though... and its such short notice... Hopefully he will say yes..." he can feel her relax, and this makes him very happy, and gives he a squeeze, "I love you so much... But... I have a question... well two questions..." He takes a deep breath and asks, "First... Are you gonna take my name? The name of Tazan?"

If Fira's facing him enough to kiss them then she can lip read too. She tilts her head at the almost question though "How did I what?" she offers a small shrug to the next bit "Depends if he's planning on staying, I'd hope he's not leaving too soon, specially with the weasel now here if the beast is afraid of us..." a small sigh and she shakes her head before smiling slightly, put all that stuff aside again "I never even knew your last name before. Fira Tazan, I could get used to that" her smile does get a little bigger for him before she smirks faintly "Last of the Govi's"

Aikuen nuzzles her a little bit before chuckling, "I never exactly told you i wanted Kentar to do the ceremony... but i bet you could tell..." he starts to rock her again, but faster, "Well, I'm sure he will stay long enough for the wedding at least... Maybe Kluna will like us... he seems alright..." She gives her a quick kiss before saying, "Your the last of the Govi's?" guessing that's her last name, "I'm the last of the Tazan's... we have more in common than we thought..." He grips her, and pick her up to give her twirl, "Thank you... Future Mrs. Tazan... And for the other question..."

Fira laughs very quietly "Ah, I didn't know, I just thought the same thing. We'll see what he says" she rocks along with him obviously, becoming more like a poorly done dance really "Well unless I've got some distant relative I don't know about then I'm it. You however won't be the last of the Tazan's for very long. What's your question?"

Aikuen smiles at the 'dance' they seem to be doing now, but hey! he doesn't care what it might look like, It makes him feel better. He chuckles, "Nope, wont be the last for long... soon there will be two..." he goes with the fact that this might be dance, and gives her a small dip, "Then later... might be more..." he laughs a little bit, but quiets down when she asks about the other question, "Er... well... i never really thought about it until today... I just assumed that you would... that you would just stay here with me... at Moledeep... That's the question... After we get married... you will move from Holt Silverwater to here... right?"

Fira laughs once more at the dip, now it's even more of a dance "Aik, haven't you noticed I'm already living here?" smiles, says it softly but like it's perfectly obvious "I've moved, to be with you...And yeah I miss the Holt sometimes and I'm sure I'll want to visit there again but everyone's here and I'm here...I just have one condition" she moves back in close, her nose almost to his "I want that pond. I miss my water! I know it might be hard to get the water in but if you dig it and I'll work out how to fill it."

Aikuen goes wide eyed and snorts, rubbing his nose against hers, then leans back so she can read him, "Oh aye! I can get it dug... Water might be a whole different problem, but I'll leave that up too you!" He then leans back in give a kiss right on her nose, "I will fulfill that condition... That, I can do..." he continues to dance with her and says, "I'm glad your moving here... even though you said you were already here...I don't know why I didn't think about that before... I just wanted to make sure, I guess!"

Fira grins a little, she's getting a pond! "I have a few ideas and we do live in a place of moles, best builders in Mossflower, I'm still poking through their books" she goes to give him a light kiss back "It's still nice to be asked. Anymore questions or is it time for lunch?"

Aikuen's stomach growls loudly and he places a paw on it, "I'm through with questions! And apparently its lunch time! Perfect timing i do believe..." He laughs and pats Fira's stomach, "You hungry? I think i have some... HARDTACK LEFT!" He laughs loudly, before giving a quick kiss. He then picks her up in his arms, and walks back toward Moledeep, "Come on now pooky! Before the others eat us out of house and home!"

Fira smirks back, her stomach growls very quietly at the pat "I'll see if I can make something a little more edible than /that/" 'pooky' gets a laugh and she heads off back inside with him.

Moledeep: Mole Hall

Kentar is sitting in the hall with his armor, polishing it with a rag and some odd potion type thing, making it all so shiny. He's not planning on wearing it anymore, until he acts out his secret plan, but other then that, the armor is now for battle only. Kluner isn't here, which means there's nothing to distract him from his armor washing.

Will comes into the hall from outside not exactly sure what to say to the stoat other than 'sorry'. "Kentar? Can I talk to you?" he asks seeing the stoat is busy right now.

Kentar looks over to Will then frowns slightly, looking back to his work. "What's there to talk about?" he asks, polishing the armor a little harder and quicker, trying to take his mind off Will

Will sighs, "I'm sorry I made you mad. I didn't know any of that stuff about th pin. I ... I'm sorry." He's not sure it will help much but he's said it and maybe Aikuen can talk to the stoat later or something.

Kentar's eye flicks toward Will before he sighs and sets down his armor. "How would you feel if you tried to give me something that meant a lot to you, and I said no after making it clear you wanted me to have it? And then just drop it to the ground?" he asks frowning.

Will rubs his temples and sighs, "I probably wouldn't like it not that I have anything like that to give anyone. Aikuen and Fira just talked t me and my head hurts. I said sorry and I meant it. I know that doesn't help but I still said it. You could have told me about th pin being special before you gave it to me."

Kentar sighs and sets the armor down, turning to Will. "I am sorry. I was going to tell you after we got home from the walk that day that I got sent into the river. And then it wasn't on my list of things to do when I first got home." he sighs again. "Thank you, for saying your sorry." he takes the pin out again. "I still want you to have it."

Will sighs, "... I'll take it but ... why do you want me t have it. I know you like me and we're brothers but still why?"

Kentar says, "Tradition says that the owner gives it to someone that they feel has a bright future and care for others. You, as much as you don't seem, do care about others. So..." he holds it out. "It means the owner is a good beast."

Will chews on his lip a little, "And if I wanted to I could give it to any beast I want so long as they're a good beast an not you or anybody could say I can't?" He just wants to clear up some things first, though he doubts he'll to give it away anytime soon if ever, but he knows he has rotten luck sometimes.

Will says, "I said I don't need it /now/. I took it before cause you wanted me t have it and you acted like my brother even though you hadn't said you would be yet. I like it and I'll keep it .... When they put that rock up ... it scared me. I assumed you were dead but seeing that rock there .... I let them keep it cause they needed it. But I had th pin so I didn't need it ... and now you're back and not dead so I don't need it anymore like I did when we thought you were dead ... I'll still keep it anyway since you want me to." He holds out his paw for the pin unsure if the stoat still wants him to have it or not.

Kentar gives the pin to Will with a small smile. "You didn't need it then either. Not when I gave it to you anyways." he chuckles a little before finally smiling. "Thank you for taking it back. It does mean a lot."

Will nods managing a small smile for the stoat. "Kluna sleeping?" he asks.

Kentar nods then smiles. "Yeah. Uh...you mind if he stays with us?" he asks.

Will grins, "Why not. Sides if I didn't you'd leave with him and we /just/ got you back. And Racky'll probably like him ... maybe he won't sleep so much now he has another little dibbun to play with."

Kentar nods. "Yeah. True, true." he laughs. "We'd go to the abbey if we weren't aloud to stay here." he chuckles. "Thanks Will for not kicking him out." he chuckles before grinning. "Besides, kicking my son out wouldn't be good for you." The stoat winks.

Will nods, "Nah probably wouldn't be. .... Kinda forgot t ask but your tail ever get better?" He's not sure why he's asking after such a long time and shirly it's fine now but it happened to cross his mind.

Kentar laughs and then wags it for a while. "Yeah. It did." he smiles "Thanks." he nods, seeming in a much better mood now.

Will grins, "I guess ya found your armor, huh. You stayin' in here or want t go see if th otters have found some other beast t talk t death?"

Will shrugs, "O.K. ... I think it's nearly lunch time ... th others'll be coming in soon, don't know if they'll stay in or not." He heads into the kitchen to see what there is to eat before the otters come back.

Kentar looks to Will and is rather surprised that he didn't ask what he was planning although he's very glad.

Will comes back into the hall with some hardtack. "Kip came by th other day. Said there was a battle at th Abbey an Flicky mighta killed that vermin fox. They're not sure if he did or not yet ... Oh and we have some new rules here that aren't on th sign yet.

Kentar looks over and stands quickly. "Tell me everything you know." he says quickly, motioning to the chair next to his. "About the fox...now..."

Will sighs, "About those new rules. Th first two don't really apply to you so we'll skip them for now but the others do apply to you very much. They are: No abandoning Kluna here to go after th vermin fox. No going after th vermin fox at all. We'll be getting a pond and any beasts that brake th rules will be thrown into said pond and I might not wait til it's full of water in some cases. I can add more rules if I have to."

Kentar frowns. "Not what I said. Sit down and tell me about the fox. What happened? Is he really dead?" he asks, frowning.

Will sighs again, "We don't know. Kip ... Kip is a big jerk, but he was at th battle and said it was very confusing and that th fox used disguises so it might not have been him that Flicky killed with Martin's sword but it might have been. We won't know til some beast comes from th Abbey an tells us or one of us goes t th Abbey and asks over there. Th new rules still apply."

Kentar frowns. "If there's a chance she's alive, I have to go. I'm sorry, but I will break those rules." he says simply before sitting down. How did Will know he was going!?!

Will glares at the stoat, "And what'll happen to Kluna when you do? Also if we catch you before th fox does, if he did get away, you'll be thrown in th pond or if we don't have one I'll ... think of something else to do to you. Need to have punishments for breakin' th rules. We didn't before but we should have and Aikuen isn't any good at punishing as any beast can see. Racky fixed th trespassing rule which Aikuen'd 'fixed' his way already. So /now/ trespassers will be attacked and Pa doesn't seem to mind that so far since they aren't killed anymore. Gettin' thrown in th pond will probably be the punishment for most things unless it's really bad or it's one of the other new rules, those have worse punishments if broken too many times."

Kentar hrms. "I'd leave him here with you and Aik and Fira. Will, I would come back. I give you my word, I will not even get a scratch...

Will continues to glare at the stoat, "No. ... maybe after Aikuen and Fira's wedding we can all go to th Abbey and find out for sure if th fox is dead or not. ... I /do/ catch you going after that fox you'll get more than a scratch." The rat can back up his threat, he has a sword, a sling and sharp fangs.

Kentar frowns and shakes his head. "Will, I don't care. I have to go. I have to. Its why I came back. I didn't come back for you or Aikuen or Fira. I came back to kill him." he looks desperately sad. "He took the one I love from me and I can't just let it go. The first time I had no one to blame but this time...this time I do. I have to kill him."

"What if he's already dead, 'Sinway'. Then what will you do?" Will asks.

Kentar blinks and then looks at Will. "Then nothing happens. If he's already dead, I'll come back as soon as I know." he says.

"If you or better yet we went to th Abbey we could find out if he's dead or not without you leaving to go chase him down first." the rat tries to reason with the stoat.

Kentar frowns. "Will. I'm not waiting to go to the abbey. I only came back to kill him. If I don't even go look, I really did fail her. I don't want to live with that again. I can't. You are not going to change my mind, I'm sorry."

The rat dibbun stands chewing on his lower lip with his eye closed and sighs, "... any chance you'll stay t see their wedding in two days or should I tell them they'll need that rock after all?"

Kentar sighs. "I am probably going to stay for the wedding. But after that, I am gone. But this time, I have something that will help me take down the fox if he is alive. He thinks I'm dead and wont expect me to come after him."

Will blinks back the tears that are threatening to fall from his eye though he can't do much about the little rivelet streaming down from behind his eye patch. "... yeah .... I-I'll be outside," he murmurs turning away from Kentar and walking off toward the tunnel entrance.

Kentar watches the rat for a moment before sighing and then going towards Will. "Wait right there." he says, going over.

Will stops and wipes his face with a paw, "Now what? I understand why you're going ... still don't want you to and Pa an Step-mum won't either nor Racky nor Kluna I imagine, but you're a stupid stoat and never did listen much ..." He falls silent, waiting for whatever the stoat wanted him to wait for

Kentar kneels down and wraps his arms around the ratling tight. "Will. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I know you think I'm a stupid stoat, and I know I just got back, but I lost Garnet. I can't...I can't deal with it anymore. I feel empty inside, I really do, like I have no meaning anymore. I'm sorry. I am. Understand that no matter what I do, you're still my brother."

Will hugs the stoat and presses his face against Kentar's shoulder, "It's not fair. Pa'd probably go if it were Fira ... and if ..." He thinks over what he'd do if the fox were to take Amethyst away, "... I'd kill him!" He growls savagely, eye taking on a red tint for a moment before he pushes the though out of his mind, as he hugs the stoat tighter.

Kentar hugs tightly and nods, placing his paw on the back of Will's head gently. "I know, I know. But you'll find life isn't fair. I'm sorry. Will. If I promise I will come back without looking for the fox, will that make things better? He...he could be holding her hostage or something...I could go look for her instead of him...Is that okay?"

Will nods, it's not 'okay' but it's a little better than just going after the fox. "If they ask I'll tell em you went looking for her ... unless you're going to before you leave." Will asks, "What should we tell Kluna ... or are you gonna try an tell him?"

Kentar hugs again then lets go. "I will go after the wedding and I will tell them before I go. And Kluna...Yes, I will tell him. But will. I promise, if I find the fox, I will not fight, I promise...okay? You have my word."

Will nods, "Good ... but if you /happen/ to kill him as you both are getting away that's fine too."

Aikuen walks into Molehall, with him carrying Fira in his arms. She is holding on to him by the neck and laughs lightly as she is carried. Without so much as a 'how do you do' to the others he immediately carries her into the Kitchen. They are in there for a few minutes, And Aik returns alone, carrying with him a hunk of hardtack. He sits down at his favorite spot at the table and looks to the others, still not knowing anything that happened to them expect for the last part Will said. He looks to Will and says, "I can guess who you are talking about... but I think I know who already..." So much for pushing problems behind him.

Kentar laughs and nods. "If I happen to kill him. I doubt I will try. If she's alive and if I get her, then..." he smiles before he looks over to Aikuen, standing. He takes a deep breath. "You going to try to stop me?" he asks

Will lets go of the stoat, "Hi, Pa. Kentar's not mad at me anymore. And he had something to tell you but you might know what it is already."

Aikuen nods at Will, but then looks to Kentar, thinking on how to answer the stoat. He nibbles the biscuit with one paw and taps the table with the other. After a bit he sighs and says, "By all rights I should... But I'm not... Just be careful, is all I'm gonna say... we don't want to lose you again... because if it was Fira... I'd do the same thing..." Obviously he heard more then he let on.

Will says, "That's what I told him."

Kentar nods a little and looks at them both. "I won't be lost. I won't be lost again. I went through too much the first time to want to go again." He chuckles a little, "I promise you both I will return."

Aikuen takes a deep breath, and nods slowly, "You better mate... Just... You better..." He leans back in his chair and yawns, "Keep your promise...

Kentar nods. The stoat slowly goes over and gives Aikuen a tight hug. "I'm so happy to see you again Aikuen. I swear to you, I will return.

Will goes outside for a while to eat the hardtack he'd got from the kitchen.

Aikuen gets up to give the stoat a better hug, and pats him on the shoulder instead of his back, "Its great to see you again... And you better... I don't think i could go through another funeral..." He sighs, and smiles, "I don't think i could go through losing my best mate again..." he chuckles.

Kentar nods slowly and chuckles. "So...What did you say at my funeral? I'd have loved to have been there." the stoat laughs, sitting down. "I had it worse off then you. I was a slave for a while, remember?" he smirks.

Aikuen laughs and holds out his paws in surrender, "I'm not even gonna fight that mate... you win automatically..." He also sits back down and breaks a hunk of his biscuit and eats it, "Your Funeral? Oh... nothing... just some stuff... like... like i was talking to you... like you were still here... and... and yah..." he taps the table again nervously.

Kentar laughs and nods before tilting his head. "Your a weird one." he smiles before noting the nervous tapping. "Something wrong Aikuen?" he asks.

Aikuen looks to the stoat and stick out his tongue, "I'm not weird... that's how i handle loss of someone that's means a lot to me..." he stops tapping, and places his paw under the table, realizing what he is doing, "Nothing... its just... I thought you were really gone... and i... I still cant believe your here..." He pokes the stoat gently again, "Yep... your real... but my mind still doesn't believe it..."

Kentar nods and smiles. "Honestly, I'm not sure if this is real or if I'm still chained to an ore, rowing and this is just made in my mind." he looks around. "I'm so...happy to be back."

Aikuen pokes Kentar and then pokes himself, "Seems pretty real to me mate..." he laughs replaces his paw back on the table, "And we're glad, that you are back... Its not the same without yah..." he chuckles some and asks, "So mate... when... when do you plan on leaving, to go out looking for the Fox... or whatever..." He didn't hear the whole thing, just got the gist

Kentar nods and smiles. "Yeah. It is real. I'm just...so happy." he smiles, before sighing. "Probably in two or three days." he says. "I'll be there for the wedding though!" he smiles.

Aikuen nods, and chuckles, "Three days? Good! You better be there mate... We need you there... cause I'm 'volunteering' you to do the ceremony... Hope you dont mind..." He sighs and shakes his head, "Or you don't have too, but you're the only beast that I trust to do it... But we can do it by ourselves if need be..."

Kentar blinks a few times. "You what!?" he asks. "you want me to marry you and Fira...Isn't it better with someone like the abbot at the abbey or something?" he asks, clearly surprised. "I mean, I'll do it...but...wow...I'm honored!" he smiles.

Amethyst comes in from outside clothes and hair all messed up from hiding and then sleeping in the rose bushes earlier. Her stick moves from side to side as she make her way into the room. She doesn't say anything to the stoat or the otter but she does nod at their voices in greeting, if you can call nodding at some beast a greeting

Kentar looks up to Amy and smiles. "Evening." he greets her before looking back to Aikuen.

Aikuen shrugs, "Me and Fira both decided it would be better to be performed by someone we both trust very much... and I don't think the new abbot can be counted as that..." Plus there are other reasons... ,"Thanks mate... you will do great... all you really have to do... the usual stuff, 'do you take her... do you take him' type of thing..." He looks behind him, when Kentar greets the new beast. He smiles a little and says, "Hello Amy" before turning back to the stoat.

Kentar nods and smiles a bit. "Well. Alright." he says before tilting his head. "When did you discuss this?" he asks. "I've only been back a day." he laughs.

Aikuen answers, "Well... about a week ago I guess... we asked ourselves who do we both know and trust to perform a ceremony on the greatest day of our lives... and we thought of you... But... But, we thought you were gone at the time... and decided to do it ourselves. Which we were planing to do... but now that you are here... it works out!" he laughs.

Amethyst says, "Hello, Aikuen, Kentar." She looks just woken up and looks it. It takes a minute but she finds a chair and sits down then starts fiddling with her lute. She doesn't seem interested in the other two's conversation as she tunes her lute for the umpteenth time

Kentar laughs and nods. "Well Aikuen, I'm all yours." he smiles before looking towards the rat. "Hello Amy." he smiles. "How are you today?

"I'm fine. Just fine," Amy lies. She plucks at her lute some more plinking out a few strains of 'Green Sleaves' as she listens to the instrument's sound before tuning it more.

Aikuen nods and pats the stoats back, "Thanks mate!" He then he hears Amy playing her dern lute again. He rolls his eyes and shakes his head, going to nibble at his bread quick.

Kentar looks over to Aikuen with a wince as his back is patted. "Watch...the back..." he says with a slight frown before looking to Amy. "That's good. But I know you're lying." he says. "I'm good when telling someone is lying." Well. Actually, he's bluffing, trying to see if she is lying or not.

Amethyst's ear moves towards Kentar but she's busy tuning her lute and doesn't respond.

Aikuen looks between the stoat and Amy... not getting the lie he might have heard. He takes off a big hunk of the biscuit, and places it in front of the stoat, "Sorry mate... here try this... it's good!" he chuckles and then looks back to Amy. If the stoat had heard her telling a lie, Aik thinks he knows why, "Amy, what's wrong... Where is Will? I expected him to be with you..."

Amethyst says, "Will is in the dibbun's garden. Not sure what he's doing. He said he had an idea and ran off over there and I came in here." There all true and neither of them need to know all the things she happened to over hear earlier.

Kentar thinks his bluff is wrong. "Ah. That's whats wrong. You want to know." he chuckles. "Ah. Maybe I could go find out." he smirks. "Nah." he just takes the bread and eats.

Aikuen nods a little bit, still not believing it... but he won't push the matter. He also goes back to eating the bread, and hums lightly. Can't spoil this otters mood right now. Even if your name is Amy...

Will comes in from outside and heads to the sleeping hall and the rooms beyond it.

Amethyst ignores the other two and starts up her favorite song as if she were still allowed to play it. "Im the babe of a bloodripper, Born in the teeth of a gale, Im the one who wields a sword, An makes the foebeast wail. Im as sharp as the reef rock, I carry death in me paw, Go were I like, slay who I will, Thats the corsairs law! Bloods me favorite color, Im swiftern lightnin aye, Stand out me way, stand out I say, Step aside now, or die! Cos Im the spawn O nightstorm, An death sails in me wake, I sheath me blade in innards, An what I want, I take! Come one, come all, Im waitin, Ill flay your carcass bare, So everyplace I go theyll say, "Ahoy, you bold corsaaaaiiiirrrrrr!"

Kentar blinks at the song and tilts his head. "OOokay. Interesting song. I've heard similar songs in me days as a pirate...none so...uh...smartly written." he laughs a bit, rolling his good eye and making a motion to say Amy is insane. Then again, Aikuen here is the only one who can see.

Aikuen was watching the stoat and quietly chuckles, when he sees him roll his eye, and makes the motion. Good, he is not the only one that feels that way! He nods vigorously, before turning to Amy, "I still like my otter songs better... They got a nice beat... Unlike, that, song..." not a big fan of bloodthirsty songs.

Kentar shrugs a little. "It's not all that bad." he chuckles. "Then again, I'm used to them. Growing up as a pirate and all that." he nods

Amethyst smirks, the stoat's not too bad though she's not too sure about the otter anymore. As the song ends she smiles wider, "Any requests?"

Aikuen shakes his head, "So have I mate... don't mean I like listening to them all the live long day..." then back to Amy, "I've told you before... the only songs I know are in a different tongue... so if you knew them I'd be surprised..." he yawns again, and clasps his paws in front of him.

Amethyst sighs and /just/ keeps from rolling her eyes at the otter, "The words may be but I doubt the /tune/ is. I could /lean/ how to play them, you know."

Will returns to the hall with a sheet of paper with some sort of sketch on it and lots of words and arrows and things. Maybe he should have included a key on it somewhere. "You're /not/ suppose to play that song or bother beasts, Amy," Will says before turning his attention to Aikuen, "Pa look at this!" he sticks the paper under the otter's

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Amethyst exclaims, "I'm /not/ bothering them!"

Will doesn't look at the maid he's busy pointing out things on the paper to Aikuen. "See I was thinking about th pond we're gonna have and I got an idea of maybe how we could make it. I drew it in th dibbun's garden cause there's more room there but you can put it where ever you want it I guess."

THUD. SNORE! Kentar fell onto the floor. And started to snore. He's obviously asleep. He held in his paw a vial of blueish liquid. If they look closely, they'll see it's his old sleeping potion he used long ago to get to sleep. But apparently, it works faster then he thought.

Amethyst nods, "I could if I knew the tune well enough ..." and the otter's distracted, probably for the best.

Will looks up at the sound of stoat hitting tunnel floor, "Oh. Kentar?" He hears the snoring and relaxes til he sees the vial, "Hmm. Pa, what's that he's got." Clearly the stoat is sleeping but Will knows very little about potions.

Aikuen continues to squint at it. The letters are very small and messy, cant read them even if he tried. But he cant still get the big parts, there is enough drawn here to a least do that. He looks up from the paper just in time to see Kentar fall to the floor, he tilts his head, "Eh... Kenty? You okay?" he gets up and walks over to the stoat and kneels down. He sees the vial and sniffs it, moving his face away quickly when he can tell what it was, "Wheh! A sleeping potion... A dern good one, if i do say so..." He shakes his head and picks up the stoat, placing him back upright in the chair, "There yah go mate... sweet dreams..." as says, as he goes back to his chair, and back to the paper

THUD. SNORE! Back on the floor the stoat goes. Doesn't seem to matter. Best just leave him there.

Amethyst also hears the stoat fall and snore? And the others have handled it so it's fine, nothing to concern herself about after all. Then he falls again. Not her problem.

Aikuen nods as the plan is explained, he has irrigated water before so some of the terms that he uses he knows. But some of Will's terms, totally escape the otter. Doesn't even sound like English, but he got the idea well enough, "Right... Though diggin' a ditch from the river to here... that would take a good bit of work... But all in good time! And the dibbuns garden is fine... and if this works correctly, I don't have to water the plants anymore... if it works..." He takes the paper and turns it upside down, pointing a claw at it, "What is this?" He is pointing to the stakes in the drawn pond, not getting why they are there.

Will says, "Not a ditch exactly a tunnel from th pond to th river or close to it anyway and maybe a ditch from th river to the river end of th tunnel. See there'd be a hole in th pond that leads to a tunnel which is where th water'd come in from th River Moss. Those are stakes like javelins, they'd keep any beasts that was small enough t go through th water tunnel out an keep Racky an Kluna and any little dibbuns from getting into th water tunnel though we may need t block it off with something on th pond side or ... /maybe/ instead of wood stakes Kentar could make some metal ones for us in th smithy can't be /that/ hard t make a stick out of metal if he knows how t make stuff with metal already." This all makes perfect sense to the rat.

Amethyst has wandered off to the cellar, maybe to avoid punishment for playing a song she wasn't allowed to or maybe for some other reason, who knows.

Aikuen scratches his head, "A tunnel? No... that won't work... water washes away the lining of the tunnel... causing it to cave in... making a ditch anyway... Unless we find a rock cave, in that exact spot" He takes the paper and rolls it into a scroll and hands it to Will to keep safe, "As for the stakes... I don't know... It makes sense... but we'll figure it out in time... but now... it is late... i am tired... And Fira is still in the Kitchen..." He gets up and stretches, "I will be working on the pond soon enough... and if all goes without a hitch... it should be done... by mid summer! Night Will..." he yawns and goes into the kitchen to check up on Fira, before heading off to bed himself.