Kites and Cakes

Characters: Aikuen, Windhunter, Kentar, Will, Kluner

Location: Moledeep

Moledeep: Infirmary

Another day, and another afternoon of Aikuen in the Infirmary. He is awake this time, playing with some sort of game with pegs and a block. He is not sure what it is, or how to play. But it was the only thing he could find close to paw. He guesses he is winning against himself, as he move one peg to another slot in the block. He might be, or he just doesn't care. Fira is sitting in her chair by his cot, book in paw, but apparently she drifted off a bit ago. And Aik did not have the heart to wake her. She needs to rest. Aik grins, moving the last peg "Aha! i won... I... guess..." he he resets the game.

Windhunter steps quietly into the infirmary. He is full of energy, having gotten his first good rest in several days. He checks to see if the beasts in it are awake. Seeing that Fira is asleep, he simply smiles at Aikuen and walks much closer before saying anything. "Hey Aik, how you feeling?"

Aikuen looks up from his game, pushing it aside for now. He gives the squirrel a little wave and a smile, "Hiya Windy!" not caring how loud he is for obvious reasons, "I'm doing just fine, thanks! A little sore, but all in all a lot better." he does look better, some of his more darker white fur is begging to get back its nice khaki tones again. The area around his eye is no longer black, though it is a bit red and pale white in places. Even the fur on his arm is regrowing over the suture. He grins and then sighs, "I'm a bit bored though..." he pints to his sleeping wife, "Usually i have Fi to keep me company. but she has had trouble sleeping since we got captured. I no longer wake her anymore, as she needs rest more then i do..." he stretches and yawns, with a laugh.

Windhunter smiles. "Can't keep a good otter down for long. I'm heading out again pretty soon, gonna go see what the redcloaks are up to. I'll be back some time in the next few days, depending on when I find them." He thinks for a moment, then continues. "I'm planning on telling Flicktail about all this, if I can find him. I figure having thirty soldiers running around Mossflower is something he should know about, even if they're probably not a danger to the Abbey."

Aikuen chuckles, "Well, at least you cant keep me down for long..." he then nods slowly, "You are? Okay then, and thanks. I know your putting yourself in harms way to do this... Ill be here" he points to the cot he is on, "By the time you get back..." He then tilts his head and nods, "Please do. Flicktail should know about it. To protect the abbey. Tell him that anybeast that knows me are in danger... " he sighs, "That may make beasts mad at me, i guess... But the abbey should be safe enough. I don't think Jericken wants anything to do with the abbey...But i don't know... i don't get him anymore..." he then smiles at Windy, "I'm glad that you are helping us... takes a lot of strain off us... thanks again..."

Kentar wanders into the infirmary, grumbling. He looks extremely tired for some reason and he ignores the others in the room, going right for a medicine cabinet, opening it, and going through different vials and bottles.

Aikuen waves to Windhunter as he leaves, "See yah Windy... be careful..." he waits till the squirrel is gone before turning to his sleeping wife, "So... what shall we do now?" no response at all. Aik chuckles, "Right! Back to that weird game!" and then he just notices the stoat in the room, "Er... Hiya Kentar... What yah looking for?"

Kentar grumbles and ignores the otter at first. "Stupid...west...why..." he growls then huhs as he realizes someone spoke to him. "What?" he turns, looking very tired.

Aikuen tilts his head and repeats, "Hiya Kentar! You sound awful... Think you need to hunker down for the rest of the day..." he laughs and then asks again, "So... Whatca looking for?" the west thing he knows about, though he probably just as confused as Kentar. But he doesn't outwardly show it. Its not his way.

Kentar frowns. "Something to help me sleep. I've been out all night fixing up the traps. The ones I set off and the one Windy set off. Also set a few more. Removed the spikes like Robin told you to tell me." he pauses. "What's west?" he asks. "They know your not west. Why are they going west? Its...stupid!" he frowns, starting to go through the vials again.

Aikuen ohs and nods, "That particular vial is on the top shelf way in the back. Its has the etching of a yellow flower on. Be careful though, that is the essence of that flower, and it makes you sleep for days!" he chuckles and nods at spikes, "Ah good! Dotn want to mistakenly kill a friendly!" He then blinks at the west part, giving it a bit of a shrug, "I have no idea what's west. I kinda thought they are going back to their ship. Or maybe they are resupplying... I dont know."

Kentar ahs and picks out a vial, that's NOT the one Aik described. "I have my own, remember?" he chuckles. "But I don't see how they could be going to their ship. That would mean they're leaving...as far as I know, they don't have you yet." he says. "Its...baffling." the stoat sits next to Aik. "If I were still a hunter, and I were hunting, I'd not give up until I was either dead, or captured the one I was after." He hrms. "Whatever. As long as they don't come back." he nods. "So." quick, topic change! "How are you today?"

Aikuen blinks at the vial change, but doesn't say anything. He just shrugs, "Yes. But they are not hunters. They are soldiers fighting in a new land with a small battalion. If it was just a few, i could understand. But they have a whole host of other problems... Just be glad that they are leaving..." he then smiles at the topic change, get his mind off things, "I'm doing great, Thanks. Sore. Really sore on my back. But i expected that..." he wiggles his claws on his splinted arm, and grits, "That doesn't hurt as much anymore... i can start wearing a sling soon, so i don't have to lock my arm anymore... other then that, I'm doing just perfect!" he then chuckles and points at his wife, "Bored though..."

Kentar nods a little then smiles. "Glad to hear it." he nods. "My question is now, Aik. When are you going to let me take you out into the hall for a surprise?" he grins.

Aikuen stares at Kentar for a minute, before saying, "ER... anytime you want too... i was ready and willing to get up and move since i first got here... My wifey has had me cooped up here, forcing me too rest... but i only think that is because she can only rest... when i do..." he sighs and goes to sit on the side.

Kentar chuckles and grins. "Tonight then! You'll have a nice surprise." he grins. "And you might love it. Love it love it love it." He nods. He hopes anyways.

Aikuen blinks at Kentar, and he laughs at the stoat, "Okay so i will love it... I guess you are not going to tell me what it is till then... That's fine..." he blinks at him for a second before shrugging, "Well it be just me? Or well any other otter benefit from this, lovely surprise?"

Kentar chuckles and grins. "Maybe. Anyways, no I wont tell you till then. And yeah, Fira will too I think. Will might as well. Well. Everyone will but I'm not sure about you." he says. "You should anyways!

Aikuen is now very confused, "I should? Well unless it hurts me even more, I'm quite sure it'll be fine..." he glances to Fira, before looking back to Kentar, "Well i guess it can be fun, i wonder if Fira will let me go to the hall. First time i left the infirm since i got here..."

Kentar laughs. "She'll let you. I already talked to her about it." he smiles nice and wide. "Trust me, I think you'll love it. But I really am not sure."

I had to go for a bit after that. Said that Kentar took the Vial and popped off to sleep.

Aikuen is playing his dumb little peg game again, and losing to himself apparently. Though he is enjoying the company of the others... they are less than lively, for his cup of tea. Kentar is asleep on the cot next to him, an empty vial on the end table. Fira, of course, is sitting in her armchair next to Aikuen. She is also dozing, with a book in her paw, head resting on the cot. Aikuen chuckles at them and makes light conversation, "Hey guys, what do you think we should have for dinner?" no response from either, "Soup? And you want my favorite Hardtack to go with it? Of course!" he laughs to himself. The otter is bored.

The otter isn't the only one who's bored. While Will still makes use of the kiln quite often, it has lost it's newness. He'd play with the others but Kluna is off drawing, Racky is sleeping, and Amy is trying to worm her way back into Garnet's good graces so she can be allowed to watch Chris again. Much like his father Will is bored and lacking in beasts to pass the time with. Having nothing better to do he wanders over to the storage chamber to try and find something to amuse himself with.

Aikuen apparently wins his made up game, and he starts to set the pegs back up again. He sighs, "You know guys, as much as you guys are exciting... i need to move... I need to get up..." he looks to Fira, "And i know you told me to stay here and rest... BUT I'm not tired right now.... I need to do something...." he takes her paw carefully, "So... do you mind if go out for a bit?" No response, "I cant... Fine..." he sighs and places the peg block on the table, "I'm fine really... Ill be back later, i swear i wont tire myself. I promise..." No response, "Fine..." he groans, and looks to the ceiling.

Moledeep: Storage Chamber

Will steps around Kluna who's still drawing away. The weasel's probably oblivious to the fact that someone else is in the room now. The rat scans the shelves for an idea, chewing on his lip as he does so.

Kluner is sitting on the floor, his drawing supplies strewn all over the place. He is drawing at the moment, is an older looking Chris, standing next to a very short older, looking Kluner. He smiles at his work, and then he sees the movement from the top of his eyes. He looks up and waves a little at the Rat, "Hello Will..." he then tilts his head, and swishes his tail, "Whatcha lookins for?"

The rat's tattered ears tilt backward at the weasel's question, "An idea," he says still scanning the shelves. "Want t help?" he asks grabbing a length of green fabric and pulling it down off its shelf.

Kluner tilts his head and swishes his tail. Never seen, let alone heard, what a kite is. But seeing something that's not a bird, that can fly. That out to be something to see! He bounces on the balls of his feet, "Really? Flies? How?" Seeming really excited about some cloth and sticks, are going to be able to fly in the air.

Will says, "Well you put th cloth and .... No first you tie th sticks together somehow and then you put th cloth on it and make it th right shape and tied a long string on it and when it's really windy outside you run with it and th wind pulls on it and you let go and th wind lifts it up into th sky but ya got it keep hold of th long string or it'll blow away. And if you are done with it you roll up th long string and pull it down out of th sky and take it home."

Kluner tilts his head, "Whoh, thats a lot of words..." he thinks for a minutes, and tackles the first thing that comes to mind, "Do you knows how to ties the sticks togehters?" then the next problem, "And hows you puts the cloth ons?" but all the other stuff sounds amazing to the little weasel

Will uhs, "I think they go in a 'X' shape or a tee shape ..... um .... I don't know how th cloth goes on I think you cut it to fit and maybe sew it on or something .... Maybe Pa or Kentar know how. We'll go t th infirm and see if Pa knows how, he knows a lot of stuff."

Kluner thinks about what the rat said, picturing what it would look like in his mind. Hard to do, since he doesn't know what a kite should look like. He shrugs a little and then nods, "Okays, Lets go see if they's know hows... Maybe Fouter knows..." his speaking is improving, still sounds a bit off.

It takes Will a second to catch what the younger dibbun's said, "... yah, Kentar might know too. Well, let's go." He rolls up the cloth and carries it out under his arm as he heads off toward the infirmary.

Kluner nods quickly and bounces off to follow Will, with his tail wrapped around his middle.

Moledeep: Infirmary

Snore...snore..."No. Don't take them...they don't like cheese." Kentar mutters in his sleep. "No....No!" he sits up, sword drawn. "What!? Ooh. Okay." He scratches his ear and sets the sword away, looking around.

Aikuen looks over at the movement, chuckling at Kentar, "I don't like cheese... Who else doesn't like cheese?" he asks. He then lets go of Fira's paw and goes to sit on the side near the stoat, "Carefully not to poke anybeasts eyes out with that thing!" he waves when Kentar looks at him, "Hiya! Have a nice nappers?" he grins.

Kentar chuckles a bit. "I had a nightmare that giant pieces of cheese dressed in red cloaks were trying to take you and Fira away. Never go to bed...hungry!" he laughs then shrugs. "Yeah. I did. I guess."

Aikuen becomes mock scared, "Oh no! Red guard cheese! NOOOO!!!! We are just gonna have to eat my way our way out of that situation..." he chuckles, "Well go get something to eat!... Well good, you had a nice nap, left me all alone again." he looks to them both and shakes his head with a scoff, "Silly beasts... sleeping the day away!" he laughs.

Kentar laughs and nods a bit. "We'll have to." he chuckles. "Hey, I've been up all night, thinking of...your protection." he pokes Aik in the side gently. "Just thinking of you." he smiles, sitting up and yawning. "So. What happened while I was napping?"

Aikuen ows and move away from the poke, "Hey... Rude... Thank you still, but there was not reason to shove your claw in my ribs!" he jokes, "Anyway, Nope. All has been quiet since you drifted off. Fira did wake up for like... a minute, before drifting off again, layed her head on my cot. That was exciting!" he laughs again.

Kentar laughs and grins a little. "So Aik. Bored eh? We'll have to fix that. I should perhaps...change the bandages...on your back..." he grins nice and wide, laughing quietly.

Will walks into the infirmary with a roll of green cloth tucked under one arm. He waves at Aik and Kentar, "Hey, Kluna and I are gonna make a kite but we need some help with part of it."

Aikuen shrugs, "Yah im a little... antsy... Would get up for a bit, though the wife demands that i stay put in my cot to rest... I'm not tired at the moment!" he looks over to her, "Well its true!" he then looks back at Kentar, shrugging a bit, "You can... I personally don't want you too until like... tomorrow... When it needs to be changed. Its okay now..." Hoorah! For more visitors! "Hiya Will, Kluna! A kite?" he sits on his cot, cross legged and looks at the materials, "Hmmm... What part?"

Kluner is just behind Will but more next to him, so the others can see him. He waves to all in the room, "Heys Fauter! Aiks! Firas! We gonna makes a kites!" he grins.

Kentar snaps his fingers. "Drat! And I love your cries of pain." he laughs then hrms, tilting his head when the rat enters. "Hey Will. A kite? What part you need help with?" He asks, looking to Aikuen. "Hey, don't read my mind." he frowns a little then grins at Kluna. "Hehe, really!? And...are you going to fly it? Or is Will going to do it all himself, huuh?" he chuckles.

Will looks to Kluna for a moment wishing he could still pull off the 'cute little dibbun look'. He sighs a little and looks back at the stoat and otter, "Uh the making it part?" he admits feeling a little silly having to ask for such a seemingly simple thing.

Aikuen sticks his tongue out at Kentar, "What!? Its just a general question!" he chuckles and then looks back to them both, "So the... Whole thing?" he then grins and points to Kentar, "I know how to make one... But Lets see if Kentar can..." he chuckles. This may start something.

Kluner shrus with a smile, his tail swishing behind him, "I don't knows... Lets him flies first. Then me. I don't know what a kites is... but what Wills describes, its sounds like somethings, i wants to see!" he grins.

Kentar hms a bit then grins. "I know how to make a kite." he nods. "How about this. We go into Molehall. Kluna and I make a kite...and you and Will make a kite, and who ever's kite is best, wins..." he always has to find a way to make it a contest.

"That could work, then we'd have two kites. What do you think Kluna?" Will asks the weasel.

Kluner thinks for a minutes and nods, "Yes. Then we both can have a kites at the sames time! And ifs one doesn't works and the others does!" he grins and claps once, "I think its a goods ideas!"

Aikuen looks to Kentar and eyes him for a second, "Wins what?... Ah, who do i care! I get to move!" he hops up from the bed and stretches, long time since he has done that. He smiles, "Ahhh, that felt good..." here comes a joke, "Now lets be quiet, don't want to wake Fira. Or else she might get mad at me for leaving... i have to be back soon then... just in case... and don't tell her!" he laughs loudly going over to the medicine cabinet and pulling out a white linen sling, "Long time... no see..." he frowns a bit as he wraps it around his neck going to lay his splinted paw in it. He then looks to the others. He just wants to get out.

Kentar nods and laughs, standing up. "Right." He nods. "Lets get out to the hall and I'll go get more some things so Kluna can get a kite." he smiles. "Come on son!" The stoat tries to pick him up. Then peers to the otter. "Lets get going you old slow waterdog!" he laughs.

Will smiles a little at the sling, "That looks familiar. I got some cloth and I could get some sticks from outside I guess and string is easy t find. We need anything else, Pa?"

Kluner oofs as the he is picked up by his father, "Lets go Fauter!" he sticks his tongues at the others, "We is gonna beats you!" he laughs.

Aikuen nods, "Old reliable i guess... and im not old! Just a little rusty around the edges!" He goes over to his son, and leans in to whisper, "Aye... how about some... needle and thread to tie the sticks to the cloth... and some scrap pieces for a tail!" he laughs, "Other then that, i think we are ready to make a kite!"

Kentar hrms to himself, listening in carefully to hear what they're saying. He misses every word and sighs. He has no idea how to make a kite, but his brother made one for him. Just got to remember how to do it. "Right. Kluna and I will be in the hall!" he grins.

Will nods, "Ok. We'll need sticks though." He heads out to the hall with the green cloth still under his arm, he keeps his pace slow so the otter can walk with him.

Aikuen nods and walks after them, being the last to leave he looks back and whispers, "Ill be back Fira... Please don't be mad..." he then hobbles off after them.

Moledeep: Mole Hall

Kentar comes into the hall with Kluna on his shoulders, setting the weasel down on the table. "I'll be right back." he vanishes to go grab some kite making stuff.

Kluner goes to sit down in the middle of the table as soon as he is placed down, to get a good view of things. He waves at his father as he leaves, "Okaies! Ill be here... Watchins!" he grins.

Will comes into the hall and waits for Aikuen before asking, "Are we all going outside t get sticks or are there some inside? Kentar would have t go with us if we go outside so we don't set off one of his traps."

Aikuen hobbles into the hall, seeming out of breath. He catches up and goes to sit down before answering, "I thought we were all going outside to get sticks... but it seems the old Defence stoat is missing... I guess we have to wait tell he gets back... Until then..." he wipes the table, "Put our collection of supplies here, then we can get sticks ... to put it all together..." he thinks for a minute, before nodding.

Kentar is gone for a few minutes but returns with stuff to make his and Kluner's kite with. He thinks for a few moments then chuckles. "Guess we'll need sticks now." he says. He should be called minister of pointing out the obvious.

Will returns with a ball of string and a small dented tin filled with sewing needles. He sets the string and box down on the table before nodding to Kentar, "Yes we need sticks and you need t lead th way."

Aikuen nods at Will, "Aye good, good... Umm... Will you follow Kentar to get the sticks... I'm, still tired... didn't think that walk would take it out of me, but it did..." he holds his good paw away from the table to show the length, "Get one this big..." he then shortens the length, "Then another this small... get a few just in case..." he takes a deep breath before smiling at him, "That should do it... ill start work on the design and stuff..." if he can with one paw.

Kentar looks to Kluner and hms a bit. "Don't worry. I'll get the sticks. You can help poor Aik the one paw over there with his." He chuckles. "Sure, its helping the other team, but we've got four good paws. They've only got three." he nods. "But only use one paw...Just to make it even." he grins. "Come on Will, I want to get back and show you two how to really make a kite."

Kluner tilts his head at Kentar and then nods, "Okies..." he laughs and puts one paw behind his back before bouncing over to Aik and plopping down in front of him, and just STARES!

Will looks back at Aikuen, "I'll get a lot of sticks, you just wait their an keep an eye on Kluna maybe he can draw th designs or you can tell him more about what kites are." He follows after Kentar, I'm coming. You may think you have an advantage over us but Pa's had his arm in slings lot and been able t do all kinds of things and he'll be better after a while."

Kentar grins and steps towards the door. "Come on Will. Kluna and I will make the best kite. Promise." he smirks before stepping outside

Will scoffs, "That's what /you/ think!" keeping close behind the stoat.

Moledeep: Gardens

Kentar laughs at Will's comment and heads to the gardens. "That's what I...KNOW!" he laughs, looking around for some good sticks. Truth is, he doesn't even know what a kite is. His brother made one for him, yeah, but he can't for the life of him remember it.

Will is also looking for sticks of the sizes Aikuen had wanted and gently testing them for bend-ability, those that can't bend he keeps separate from those that can. "What kind of kite are you an Kluna gonna make?" he asks, "Th box looking ones are neat but I think they'd be a lot harder than th regular shaped ones."

Kentar huhs a little at the question. "Hum..." he thinks. "Its a secret, yeah." he nods, grinning. "You'll just have to wait to know what kite will beat yours." he chuckles, picking out a few sticks. None of these are the kind he wants. So he'll cheat and carve them proper. He purposely picks out bigger, thicker sticks and then when he gets a bundle under his arm, he nods. "What about you and Aik?"

"Probably just a regular kite unless Pa knows how t make a different kind. I've never made a kite before but I've seen em around here an there. Once I walked past some place where they were having a party or something and they had lots of kites flying around in all different colors, shapes an sizes. One, I think it was from over seas or something and cost a lot of money, it was shaped like a fish! I don't know how they got it t look like that." Will laughs.

Kentar blinks and sighs a little. "AH, sounds cool. So Will. You've never made on either?" he asks, pausing in his tracks for a few moments, the stoat not entirely sure if he should say he can't make kites either.

Will shakes his head, "Nope. Denny let me play with one once though and I've seen a lot since then but never made one." The rat has enough sticks and starts to head back in, waiting for the stoat to lead so he doesn't trip one of the traps.

Moledeep: Mole Hall

Aikuen waves at they leave, "Okay, ill be here when you get back... obviously..." chuckleing at what Will said. He then looks at Kluner, and STARES right back at him, "Hiya! I'm keeping an eye on you..." he laughs and points out some of the green cloth, "For ours were going to make a nice, square kite... or... rectangle... never was good at shapes..." he outlines the shape on the cloth, "It'll look like that...." he chuckles and using a knife start to cut out the shape.

Kluner tilts his head and swishes his tail, "How do kites work... they saids they flies... Do they have wings?" he asks. Aik stops cutting and looks up, "Ummm, i don't really know... well, yes i guess they would have wings. But not the ones your thinking of... the kites wings are stationary..." he looks to him, "They dont move..."

Kluner stares at the otter, with a confused look.

Aikuen nods, "Aye, they don't move. You let the wind catch them and they just fly up in the air... Froosh!" he makes a motion with his paws.

Kluner tilts his head, "Froosh?" and then chuckles.

Aik smirks at him and nods, "Yes... i cant really explain it... your just going to have to see if for yourself!" he chuckles, cutting of the last bit. There is now a pretty good size green diamond shaped cloth. Aik smiles, "There, that looks like a good base for a kite..." he then feels very weak and has to seat down again.

Kluner becomes alarmed and stands up, "You okays Aiks?"

Aik waves a paw in the air, "I'm fine... just need to take it easy... Ill wait for them to get back..."

Kluner nods and goes over to place his tail on Aiks leg, "Takes it easies..."

Aik smiles faintly before placing his head on the back of the chair to rest a bit.

Moledeep: Infirmary

The otter is back in the infirmary, and laying on his cot again. He managed to get back last night before Fira woke up. Wheh! Its now about afternoon the next day. After talking a lot last night, Fira has curled up to Aik, on his good side, to get a better look at him in the darkness, lit by a candle. Aik was just talking, trying to stay away from the topic that he left without her permission. When suddenly he just dropped off mid sentence. He feel asleep, tired himself out. Fira stayed awake after that just to make sure he was alright. She eventually goes to lay her head on his chest dozing herself. That was this morning. Aik is now awake and Fira has moved off to the side of the cot curled up against him. Aik is playing his dumb game again. Though he thinks he is getting the hang of it, "So, what do you think i should do today?" zero response, "Sounds about right..."

"I think you should stop talking do sleeping deaf beasts." Robin comes into the room, carrying a tray of food. "Makes you look funny." he smiles, setting the tray down. "Uncle asked me to bring you this. He made it up for you this morning from last night's soup." he uncovers a bowl of soup. Two, actually, but since Fira is asleep...

Aikuen waves at the young stoat as he enters the infirm "Hiya Robin. And she can hear me... isn't that right Fira?" again, nothing, "See!" he laughs, "We got this metal connection thing going on! She can hear me, and is ignoring me! Heheh, Anyway...Ah!" he takes one of the bowls and places it in his lap, "Yum, soup! Hey... where is the bread thing..." he chuckles, "Thanks Robin! Ill save the other for later, when she wakes up... Send Kentar my thanks!"

Robin laughs. "Kentar made that for the stew." the young stoat grins. "He said if you wanted one, that he'd make one. For next time." The stoat laughs. "So." He sits himself down next to the cot in a chair. "Feeling better?"

Aikuen nods and slurps a bit of the stew, "Mmm... Okay, you tell him that. I like that bowl thing, next time for the stew!" he looks to the stoat as he sits and he replaces the bowl back in his lap, "I'm feeling just great... tired mostly. And my back is starting to hurt. Need to change the bandaged soon... and other then my random drop offs..." he shrugs, "I'm doing pretty well considering." Fira snorts and sleeps on. Aik chuckles.

Robin chuckles a bit too at Fira then nods. "Ah. I'm. Sorry about what happened to you. Uncle sort of filled me in on what he knows of your past." he says. "I always thought I had it bad." he tilts his head a little. "Anyways. Glad your here." He smiles brightly. He looks similar to Kentar in many ways...Its, actually, extremely odd, how a nephew could look so similar to his uncle.

Aikuen nods slowly "Aye... Thank you... Its okay... I was mostly worried about Fira... What were they going to do with her..." he cringes and looks away for a minute before looking back at Robin, "It was a long time ago... i am much older now... just distant, far off memories that i wish to forget..." he sighs and then smiles, getting off that now "Its great to be back... Were glad to be back, home. Thank you. But why? I hardly now you. Except from what Kentar has told me... But thanks all the same!"

Robin shrugs a bit. "Uncle really likes you and Fira. You should hear him sometimes, when we're out in the woods. He'll start talking...and he won't shut up." he laughs. "I know almost as much about you and Fira as he does. Its. Scary." He nods.

Aikuen laughs along with him, "Does he now? Ha Ha That's funny. Well im glad, that mean he just really likes us...Good, i like him too." he then tilts his head, "And i like you too, you little nut!" he chuckles, "But he will never know as much as we know... isn't that right Darling?" Fira mmms, and rolls over on her stomach, "See, she agrees..." Aik starts to rub her back very lightly, with his his good paw, "Dont be scared Robin! ITS OKAY!" he laughs and blinks bit.

Robin blinks a little, tilting his head, everything else seems to just vanish from his mind. "You like me?" He asks. "Uncle said you didn't trust me." The stoat seems rather surprised, smiling. "Great...I mean...yeah..." he nods, trying to contain how happy he is, since he's been trying, not hard, but trying to get them to like him.

Aikuen is just about to burst his bubble, "I do like you... I still don't trust you... enough anyway... But that doesn't mean i don't like you... You seem like a great kid, but i need to be around a beast for quite a bit before i can trust them. And because of your past... it will take a bit ... Sorry, but just they way i go about things." he sighs, "But i'm sure soon enough, ill trust you the same as Ken-..." as was about to say something else, but then drops off.

The stoat pauses then ohs, nodding. "Alright. Understandable against." He nods a little then grins. "I guess I'll just have to stay around you all the time." He smirks.

Aikuen just kinda sleeps for a minute or so before waking again, like nothing happened. He blinks a few times and looks at Robin, "Oh hey Robin..." he scratches his head and yawns before smiling, "Mmm... You mind turning around for a second?" he leans in to Fira, places a his good paw on her cheek, and kisses her softly, before going back to back rubbing. She mmms lightly before burying her head in his side, "Heh...Okay. So. What were we talking about... my mind kinda went blank for a few minutes..." he chuckles.

Robin turns his head so they can kiss before chuckles a bit. "We were talking about how much you like and trust me?" he laughs, wondering if it would actually work.

Aikuen blinks at him for a few seconds, trying to remember. He then nods quickly, "Ah! Right..." he still completely forgot about what they were talking about, "Yah well i like, you never gave me a reason to not like you so... but the trust thing..." he eyes the stoat and chuckles, "I still dont trust you as far as i can throw yah... which might not be a lot at the moment.... All in due time young one. All in due time. Then ill trust you just like Kentar. With my life. But you still got a bit to go... but your on your way..." good cover. And he leans back and sighs.

Robin nods a bit. "Yeah. Well. I don't expect anyone to trust me easily after what I did when I came here." he nods a little, shrugging. "Kentar thought you might want to kill me or something."

Aikuen tilts his head at him, "Why? From what i heard it was Bale, that tried to bring Kentar back to that life. It was Bale that tried to hurt and kill Garnet. I didn't hear anything bad about you." That is from what he has heard, "In fact, i don't know why he even... took you to the garden... Kentar must have left out that part... Or i forgot, which is plausible... but i would never kill you, ruff you up a bit. But nothing like that... or..." he then eyes the stoat again, "Should i... Depends..."

Robin nods a little then slowly shakes his head. "He didn't tell you what I did at first." He says then blinks. "You don't know?" He ers a little, biting his lip, wondering if he should say it or not.

Aikuen leans back and shakes his head, "Nope, not a clue... He didn't say anything about it... must have left that out... And now..." he sighs, "You have to tell me... What you did... Or, i might have to change my mind on a few things..." he closes his eyes, but is still awake.

Robin sighs. "Dad sent me into the kitchens when Kentar was there, when we came back. I fought him. I had no choice, I was scared of what my dad said would happen if I failed to either kill, or distract Kentar long enough to kill Garnet..." he says. "But he knocked me out for a bit. I woke up, went to the hall, found dad dead...attacked Kentar again. And he..." he pauses. "Took me to the gardens, whipped me all night then...I guess the rest you know..."

Aikuen blinks a few times at the stoat. Not saying a word. Just let the otter think for a minute, on this new information. After a bit he takes a deep breath and says, "I'm not going to kill you. Nor, am i gonna hurt you...Though if Kentar did ask... i make sure everything you do in life is agony. Kentar's punishment will seem like child's play..." he takes another breath, "But he didn't say anything. He must have thought you learned your lesson... But just to remind you... Even in my weakened state... I can kill Kentar quickly as anything... what does that tell about you..." he then looks away and says, "Be good. That all you have to do... It was obviously your father pushing you to do those things... So... Thank you for telling me... I still like you..."

Robin frowns a little and then at the threat...he looks scared as anything and I mean, scared. Like flashbacks starting to...you know...flash back. "Alright...I uh...think I hear...um. Kentar calling..." He pauses. "Just a minute!" the stoat stands and takes the empty tray and then vanishes into the hall.

Aikuen gives a quick wave as the stoat leaves in a hurry, "Tell Kentar about that bowl thing!" he was not trying to be threatening, at least... not that much. He blinks a few times as the realization of what he said starts to come back to him. he didn't mean, to make it that... Evil... but, it does keep beasts in line. Aik looks to Fira, "Well, at least it was better then actually hitting him..." Fira is frowning in her sleep, "Sorry honey... Need to be awake next time... give me pointers with dealing with these situations..." he sighs, "He is a good kid..." and continues to massage her back.

Kentar blinks a little as Robin comes rushing past him in the door way. "What did you say to him?" Kentar asks, stepping into the room now, replacing Robin as the stoat talking to Aik.

Aikuen looks up at Kentar, and sighs, expecting this "Well to start off. He told me why you whipped him... And all i said, if he ever tried to do that again, Is that what you did to him, would look like child's play... to what i would do... I didn't mean to scare him off. I only realized that it sounded a bit, well, mean." he sighs, "But i also said i would never kill him or hurt him. And that he is a good kid... Thats it, i think..."

Kentar frowns a little then sits down. "He scares easily. Please, try next time, not to be so. Mean." he nods a little. "Ever since he showed up and I..." he pauses. "...He hasn't been the same since."

Aikuen nods, "Aye i think next time, ill just keep my mouth shut. Unless you tell me what to do... I'm not good at these things... Isn't that right..." Fira is still frowning, "Sorry honey..." he sighs and looks back at him, "Well... you killed his father... That be enough to change anybeast... no matter who they are... or what they did... same effect... though he seems to be, okay with it... still a bit sad about it... but getting over it..."

Kentar nods a bit and looks to the door before sitting with the otters. "Yeah. He's a tough kid." he smiles a little. "When my father died...it...didn't really change me. I was still lost after the loss of my first wife..." he drifts off for a sec, as he usually does when he talks about it. "...so when my parents died. I sort of. Didn't care." he shrugs.

Aikuen nods slowly, "We're all tough beasts here apparently... except for me i guess... I probably would not have gone on without the fact i had something to keep my mind off things. Something to keep me going... When my wife died, i was devastated, but my daughter kept me going. Though it killed me on the inside. Then when my father died, she still kept me going. Though i was never the same. Then when she died... It was the burning hatred... that kept me going... Kentar. I'm weak like that. I'm glad your here to be the tough beast... i dont think i could do it..."

Kentar scratches his head. "You'd be surprised. If Bale was here...he'd tell you just how weak I really am. If anything happened to Garnet, or Chris...I'd..." he sighs. "I really, really, don't know what I'd do. I'd maybe leave. If it was Garnet...take my son. And leave." he nods slowly. "I..." he pauses, then shakes his head. "Never mind." he sighs. "Anyways. Aik, I have...a question." he seems distracted now.

Aikuen nods slowly, but doesn't force the situation. As he knows. He feels the same way. Might not do the same thing as he would. But all the same. He would not be Aik anymore. He then looks to him and smiles faintly, "Yah sure mate. Anything you want to know."

Kentar sighs, looking to the door to make sure Robin isn't here. "I was told by Bale, before he died...to tell Robin something when he comes of age." he says. "I'm. Not sure how to tell him."

Aikuen tilts his head at the stoat, "Yes? and What is that?" not really sure what it is. The only thing he was told when he came of age was 'get out of my house.' Aik wonder what the stoats going to say.

Kentar scratches his ear. "Robin. Well. Bale isn't...Wasn't...Robin's real father." he says. "Bale adopted Robin when he was only a season old." the stoat thinks. "Bale asked me to tell him that. But I'm not sure how."

Aikuen blinks a few times, and looks a bit surprised, "Really...Hmm... I... don't know what you would say... That's a real... head scratcher... I guess that you would just tell him flat out... but i would just never tell him... something he really never needs to know... it would kill him on the inside... he doesn't need that... But its still up to you, as you would know better then me...

Will leans against the door frame listening to the stoat and otter talking, it's hard to tell how long he's been standing there. "How ya doing, Pa?" he asks as if he'd just came in.

Kentar hrms a little and nods. "I...I know." he says. "But. I'm not sure what to say. I need to tell him. Bale wanted it." He nods. 'I...just don't know how." He looks to Will and smiles. "Hey Will."

Aikuen nods and sighs, "If you must tell him... Tell him during a good time is all i can say..." and then the rat enters and a smile spreads across his face, "Hi-ho Will! I'm doing just great! Tired. Back hurts a bit..." leaving out the part where he drops of suddenly, "And Fira is okay... she stayed up last night, and is tuckered out. But its all okay! How about a hug?" Yes the otter is random.

Will smiles and walks over to the hug the otter. He had over heard some of their talk about Robin but keeps it too himself. "Glad t hear it you're doing ok. After your back heals maybe you won't be as tired and maybe Mum'll let you do more stuff."

Kentar thinks for a few moments. "I'll be back in a sec, I have to check on something." he stands and goes off.

Aikuen hugs the rat and pats him on the back, "Ah... Thank ye! Aye im doing great..." He waves at Kentar as he leaves, "See yah Kentar!" he tilts his head at the mum thing, thought it was a mistake the first time, "Mum? What happened to step-Mum? I mean i'm not complaining or anything, just want to know why the change!" he looks at his wife and smiles, "She still wants me to stay in here... i don't know why..." he chuckles, "I love her for that... for many things..." he ohs and looks back to the rat, "Sorry Will, But maybe she will let me get out more... i want to go-" and he drops off.

Will shrugs, "That's what she is ... er who she is, t me anyway. Sides if I get another little brother or a little sister some day it'd be easier if I call her th same thing as them though it probably wouldn't confuse them too much since most of th beasts here call her by her name and you do too, sometimes." The rat moves to sit on Aik's cot and chews on his lip a little, "... I know how it works and that you can't pick what you get, but it would be nice t have a little sister since I have two brothers already."

Kentar comes back after a while, licking his paws clean of...something. "Hey...I miss anything?" he tilts his head. "Oh. He's out again." he chuckles. "Maybe now would be a good time to change the bandages..." He thinks for a moment.

Aikuen comes out of sleeping and looks up, "That was weird..." he tilts his head at Kentar, "Hey when did you get back... What?" he blinks a few times, "Ive gone out? What do you mean?" he asks really surprised. He looks to Will and answers what he heard last, "Well thanks. I'm sure our kits would appreciate that. Especially Fira, don't want our kits to call her step-mum. Though that would be funny! And maybe someday" he rubs the rat on the head, "Well, i call her Fi. Darling. and Honey... so it wouldn't be too confusing..." and then back to Kentar, "Now what is this 'he is out again?'" obviously he doesn't know.

Kentar hrms. "You randomly drift off to sleep. Sometimes right in the middle of a sentence. You remember how I was after getting home from the fox? Always drifting off every so often? That's what your like." He nods.

Will nods a little as his head is rubbed and nods again as Kentar explains Aik's drifting off. Seems the otter missed his petion for a sister, he may bring it up again when the otter is better.

Aikuen blinks a few times, "I'm doing the same thing?..." he looks around as he doesn't believe it at first, but then as he thinks about, "That... does make sense... i keep having... where i am randomly loosing memory... Okay..." he sighs, "Okay... lets change the bandage... i know why..." he sighs and kisses his wife before going to flip himself over on his stomach. The bandages on his back, has turned a bit red with white in color, like it has been bleeding as it heals, "Just take off the bandage... clean the wounds. Then do the same thing you did the last time, just less moss..." he sighs. Just another day. He turns to Will, "You don't have to stay. but i would like it if you did. You don't have to watch..."

Aikuen blinks a few times, "I'm doing the same thing?..." he looks around as he doesn't believe it at first, but then as he thinks about, "That... does make sense... i keep having... where i am randomly loosing memory... Okay..." he sighs, "Okay... lets change the bandage... i know why..." he sighs and kisses his wife before going to flip himself over on his stomach. The bandages on his back, has turned a bit red with white in color, like it has been bleeding as it heals, "Just take off the bandage... clean the wounds. Then do the same thing you did the last time, just less moss..." he sighs. Just another day. He turns to Will, "You don't have to stay. but i would like it if you did. You don't have to watch..."

Will nods a little, "Ok. I'll stay." The procedure is gross in the rat's opinion, but he may need to know how to do it one day with the way things are and his father could use the company so Will stays.

Kentar nods a bit. "Right." he eyes the bandages a bit and sighs. The stoat goes to the thing of water and wet moss he kept replacing every day for when it was needed, bringing it over, and setting it next to him before slowly unwrapping the bandages.

Aikuen grins at Will as he stays, "Thank ye Will! That means a lot..." he reaches out a places a paw on his shoulder. And then he grits as the bandage is removed. His back is completely covered with liquid. The holes are filled with discolored moss, dried blood and... other stuff. Aikuen tries to lighten the situation, "Ack thats cold... Wheh!" he chuckles

Kentar hms for a moment then looks around, going into one of the cabinets and pulling out a pair of disposable gloves. They're not disposable. But they are now. He puts them on and slowly starts to remove the moss, dropping it into a bin.

Will puts his own paw over the one on his shoulder and dares to take a look at Aik's back. He looks away soon after and hopes it's healing correctly and not getting worse.

Aikuen grips Wills paw, up to the point where the moss is being pulled from his back. He grits and bites the cot instead, cursing a little bit. The holes immediately start to bleed as the moss is pulled from the new skin growing within the hole. Its working, and it is healing. Though still really gross. Aik says, "OW... that really hurts..." and he is out.

Kentar nods a little to himself. "Healing nicely." he nods a little more, starting to fill the holes with a little less moss then before, chuckling slightly. "Mmhmmm. Aik, I..." he pauses when the otter drifts out. "Sigh. I guess not even he can resist all pain." he frowns.

Aikuen wakes suddenly after about half the moss has been put back in, "OW... I drifted out again...didn't I..." he will be really glad when that stops. He continues to grit some more until all the moss has been put in, "Only have to do this a few more times... So glad when that stops..." he chuckles, "Ill be happy when im all healed again..." so many less things to worry about.

"Is that a bad thing? Some pain is good. If ya don't believe it try walking days and days through th woods in winter bare-pawed and tell me if not feeling th cold and pain is good or not, Kentar." The rat grins a little already knowing the answer. He looks back at Aik agian, "It will be very good when you're better again. Are we still going on a boat trip this fall or should we wait on it til we know what those beasts in red are up to?"

Kentar starts to wrap Aik's new bandages around him, nodding slowly at Will. "Hehe. Must be fun, I'm sure." he nods once. Then he pats Aik on the shoulder. "Your done." he says, pulling off the gloves and dropping them into the bin as well. He then sits and yawns.

Aikuen sits up slowly, being careful to not upset his new bandage. He smiles at Kentar, "Thank you mate... you've helped me so much." he nods at him, "Thanks..." he then goes to lay back on his cot, feeling tired. Taking a deep breath before he looks to Will, "I still plan to go on the trip. No matter what the redcoats are up too... Well, not completely true. if they are really nearby, then we wont. But i still plan too. Right after the harvest..." he smiles and nods.

Kentar smiles a bit at their talk. "If you two go, you'll have to bring me back something nice." he laughs. "And yourselves don't count." the stoat grins. Then he thinks. "Aik, you up for going into the hall?" he asks. "Or...not?"

Will nods moving to a chair near the otter rubbing his paw, the one the otter had been holding, though it's his own fault for putting it where Aik could grab it while knowing how strong he is. He's not sure if a sore paw is better or worse than a sore shoulder would have been not that it matter much now. "I still want t go but I'm in no hurry. It can be as soon or late as we need it t be," the rat says to the otter. He turns to Kentar when he speaks, "We'll find something for you if you want, but there's lots of rocks around here already don't see why you'd want more. We'll see."

Aikuen shrugs, "Well whenever... I would like it to be before it gets too cold..." he chuckles, "I want to go as soon as possible, but that's only half of the otter answers..." he glances to Fira and sighs. He then chuckles and looks back to Kentar, "Your not going? Why not?" he tilts his head, "I'm up for the hall, though i need a reason to get up away from the wife, or she will have my head!" he laughs.

Kentar shrugs a little. He remembered after the chat with Amy he really wasn't invited. He doesn't think so anyways. He's really, really, not sure anymore. "You two seem like you want to go yourselves." he chuckles then nods. "I have a reason for you. Trust me." he nods, standing. "If you want, I mean." he nods.

Will glances at the stoat then back at Aikuen to see if the otter will invite the stoat along or leave things as they are. "Amy's not going either. She said she doesn't like boats," he says to clarify that the stoat is not invited unless the otters say otherwise. "Going to th hall shouldn't hurt you any and you can rest in there if you need to. You're in here too much, can't be good for you t always be in th same room all th time even if you do have beasts t talk with an Mum in there." At this he peeks over at Fira to see if she's still sleeping or not, "We'll bring him back and won't let him do anything stupid ... and maybe Kentar won't either." He ignores the fact that she can't hear him even if she weren't sleeping.

Aikuen invited everyone. At least he thought he did. Even made a joke about what Amy would do onboard. The otter looks to Will and tilts his head, have to talk with him later "With Amy not going. And if your not. That will just leave me, Will and Fira who are." he then nods at the next part. He leans over to Fira and kisses her, "Love you... i will be back later... Ill be in the hall... if you need me..." Fira mmms, and reaches out for him in her sleep. Aik chuckles and grasps her paw for a second before letting go to stand up, "Yep, ill go... if you have a reason" he leans for a bit before settling on his footpaws with a smile. Fira frowns and digs her paw into the cot.

Kentar blinks a little. "I'll go with you guys if you want. Though I doubt Garnet will be happy to be left alone with Amy, and my sons." He chuckles then goes to help Aik up. "Come on, she'll be fine when I tell her." he smiles. "Lets go..." he goes to help Aik to the hall.

"Looks that way," Will says as Aik lists off who all is going on the boat trip. He hopes the otter isn't mad that the others aren't going but he figures if it was Kentar going off with his wife and sons without the rest of them the otter wouldn't care. And he had just gone off with just Fira so he has no reason to be upset about the arrangement. The rat walks off into the hall assuming the other two will come in at their own pace.

Aikuen is not mad at all, just confused. Somebeast could have told him. He places a paw on Kentar's shoulder as he is helped. The he says, getting the hint from Will, "Best stay here with your wife then... And Amy." he doesn't mind the arrangement. A family thing. He chuckles lightly and is helped into the hall, though he doesn't really need it. It does help him from being SO SLOW! Plus Aik is leaning heavily on Kentar, so more laughs for him!

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Kentar leads Aik into the hall, then to a chair, shrugging. "Alright.' he nods. He's a little dissapointed he wasn't asked if he even wanted to go. Garnet would have understood, he thinks. Maybe. Shrug. "Anyways. Garnet and I were planning a trip for soon. Maybe before your ship trip." he says. "We were wondering if you, Will, and Amy, wanted to go with us." he smiles. "There's even a great shipyard you guys could buy a ship from if you want."

Will shrugs and looks to Aikuen, "You want t go with them?"

Aikuen sits down with an ah, and looks to Kentar, "Hmm? Well i don't know? True i would like to buy the ship before, the actually trip. So it can be outfitted correctly." He glance between Will and Kentar, "What do you think Will? Before the ship trip? I like little trips. I mean..." he looks back at Kentar, "Where are we going?"

Kentar smiles a little. "We're going to the place where I grew up. I was there when we were out that way before, remember?" he says. "The village is really nice. Got a nice ship port...big ships" he smiles. "Come on....please?! Don't make me make big, sad, stoat eyes!?" he grins

Will chews on his lip, "Last time we went that way bad things happened. There's docks along th w- .... What's th chances those redshirts'll get within 'too close' range of Salamandastron?"

Aikuen looks surprised, "Really? So i will get to see where another loved one grew up?" he glances to Will, "I've been to the west coast a bunch of times, its where i landed... Plus i don't think they will dare to cross the mountain. Too much of a chance to be caught by the lord. So i think we are safe there... plus i thought Kentar's village was on the east coast... so we would be going in a totally different direction... wouldn't we?" he asks

Kentar nods. "We would." he then looks to Will. "Its not safe on the western shores. The redcloaked beasts are at...the western shores. Going there would surely mean death." he says. "Windy told us that's where they were going. Best chance of going anywhere is east." he says. "Can't go west." he nods. "Anyways, I'll be back in a sec!" he goes into the kitchens

Will sighs, "We went East before and bad things happened. .... Looks like we don't have much choice though .... There's a city over that way kinda and some other stuff but it's not on th sea .... Depends where th village is. ..."

Kentar calls out from the kitchens. "Don't worry, nothing bad will happen! I promise!" he calls. "And the village is only a day or so away from where I stabbed Fira..."

Aikuen glares at Kentar, "Oh yeah... I remember that... You lucky stoat you..." he chuckles, "I don't mind going east, just gatta remember not to be stupid. I shouldn't be with Fira poking me with a 'smart stick'" he laughs, "Well its sounds like fun. Ill ask Fi tonight. And see what she says about. I'm quite sure its alright." he tilts his head toward the kitchen wondering what the stoat is doing.

Will sighs not really wanting to go back that way /again/ but doesn't look like he has much choice. "We have t go th same way as last time?" he asks.

The stoat calls out again. "No. We can go a different way." Kentar says. Finally, he comes out through the door, carrying two cakes. One bigish one, and another smaller one. He sets both on the table and sets the slightly smaller one in front of Aik. "Here you go Aikuen!" he smiles. "Surprise!" he laughs, holding out a fork to the otter. And a knife to Will if he wants to cut the other cake. "Go on Aik, try it!

Aikuen blinks at the cake is set in front of him. He looks to the stoat and points at it, "Thank you... but please don't tempt me... you know i cant have that... your tempting me..." He frowns. He loves cake, and he takes the fork. But doesn't start eating. He is managing to resist for now.

Will smiles as the cakes are set down and whispers to the stoat, "This th cake you were talking about right?" before cutting the larger cake into slices.

Kentar nods. "The small one for Aik is." he whispers back. He then laughs. "I forgot plates!" he vanishes, returning REAL quick with two. Aik's is already on a plate. He sets the plates next to Will and smiles. "Go on Aik. Take a bite. I talked it over with Fira and...well, just go, give it a try! Its something I made in a real special way...go...TRY IT!" he can't wait to see if it works.

Aikuen tilts his head again, "Fira had something to do with it? Well, I don't know..." he looks at the cake and blinks. Ah screw it. Its worth it. He takes a bite. He muches for a little bit and then swallows. He sets the fork down and looks to the stoat, "Where did you get my potion?" he chuckles and waits. Nothing is happening yet, so the otter takes the fork and continues to eat from his cake, "This is really interesting... never had a cake like this before... its something alright!" he chuckles.

Will puts a slice of cake on each of the plates Kentar brought. "Did it work? ... Can you eat it ok Pa?" he asks excitedly.

Kentar claps his paws together and starts laughing. "Haha! Hahaha! It worked! It worked! I'm a genius! Haha!" the stoat laughs and sits back in his chair, so very happy.

Aikuen is pretty much inhaling the cake. He loves cake. He chuckles at them both, "So this was the surprise? You silly beasts you!" he grins, "Thank you very much Kentar. This is great... I love cake! Yum!" he chuckles and looks to Will, "So far, i don't feel anything... i think it did work..." a whole world of possible foods that he can eat opens up. He grins.

Will grins, "It did." He shrugs a little a the stoat, still grinning, "I guess you can be a genius. Probably won't last long though."

Kentar's laughs stop abruptly when Will speaks, making him frown. "Well, after a remark like that, little rat, I'll just have to take your cake away." he goes to take Will's cake from him but then stops, laughing again. "Oh, I'm brilliant! I'm so happy!" He smiles.

Aikuen laughs, "Heh, Yes Kentar you are so brilliant... I didn't even think of putting that potion into foods... its... genius!" he licks some of the cake of his claw and smiles.

Will considers stabbing the stoat's paw with his fork but stabs the cake instead with a loud, "Hey!" and squeak of protest when the stoat starts to take his plate away.

Kentar laughs and grins. "See, Aik! I can make you anything you want to eat now! I'm great!" he laughs. "I really am great!" he laughs more then digs into his cake.

Aikuen polishes of the last bit of his small cake and licks his claw, "OH that was good..." he groans happily and pushes the little plate away from him, after licking the plate clean. He hmms, "Can you make a pie! Fira said she well make a pie for me... help her make the pie!" he grins. Pie is his second favorite. He places a paw on his stomach and takes a deep breath. But he is still all smiles!

Will laughs, "You heard him Kentar, you have t teach Mum how t make Aikuen approved foods from now on ... just don't tell him," he points at the otter, "or we'll need t resupply a lot more often."

Kentar laughs and grins, the stoat nodding. "Alright, alright. I'll teach her." he chuckles. "So. Will. Are you going to ask Amy if she wants to come with us on the stoat family trip?" He chuckles.

Kentar laughs and grins, the stoat nodding. "Alright, alright. I'll teach her." he chuckles. "So. Will. Are you going to ask Amy if she wants to come with us on the stoat family trip?" He chuckles.

Aikuen sticks his tongue at Will, "Shush. If he still has to make it with the potion. We will run out of it, before we run out of food!" he grumbles, and clutches his stomach. It just hurts, but not like it does normally. He think that it will just pass, he is sure it will. He stands up slowly and smiles at Kentar, "Thank you so much for the cake... I can finally eat it!" he yays, "I'm now gonna head back to my cot... all this excitement... and CAKE... has got me riled up, and i need a nap..." mostly just wants to lay down again. He is still very tired, "See yah Will... Kentar... Don't help me, i can make it!" he chuckles and slowly starts to hobble off toward the Sleeping hall.

Will blinks having assumed up til this point that everyone was now going. "If it's a 'stoat' family trip, why am I going?" He could also ask why Aik is going but he's Aik and there's a dock over there someplace. "I'll ask here but don't know if she'd want to go or not. We could stay here and you an Pa and whoever else is going can go." The rat can think of a few reasons not to go and at the mention of Amy he can think of a few more. "You did say it was a /stoat/ family trip and I've been that way more than enough times already." Will has finished his cake and goes to take his empty plate and Aikuen's plate to the kitchen.

Kentar frowns. "You're my family. So is Aik. Look, Will. If you don't want to go, you don't have to. Why do you assume its a bad thing that we're going?" he asks. "Just cause you've been out...that way...before doesn't mean you can't go again." he stands up with a yawn. "Look, you don't have to come if you dont want to. Garnet and I would like it." he says before heading for the sleeping hall, leaving the rest of the cake out for whomever wants some. "Night."

Will had stopped by the kitchen door when Kentar had spoke up. He sighs a little, "I have gone again, twice. I came here from there. When we went there before I thought it would be a nice trip and I could show you where I came from ... kinda like what you're doing now but I was a disaster and I have no reason t go back. There's nothing back there anymore. They won't rebuild if it falls down again and it does a lot I was told. .... Rose is dead. My brother is dead. My mother, cousins and uncle are dead. What reason is there for me to go back there again?!" The rat doesn't wait for an answer this time and he doesn't return the 'good night' either, he drops the plates off in the sink and doubles back to go out and work with the kiln to keep from getting into trouble by yelling at the stoat anymore tonight.