Lessons In Edicate Er Etiquette.
Charcters: Flicktail, Amethyst
Location: Redwall Abbey
Infirmary
Flicktail rests in his cot, both arms in slings unable to move his arms for now
Amethyst passes the fox in her rounds and lightly pats a uninjured edge of him. "How are you this evening?" she asks.
Flicktail looks up "Ame? oh amy oi be glad yer ere..please look in on me Kits" in a crib nextto Fae..rest Flicktail and Fae's first borns, a Vixen and a todd kit fox.
"She had them already?" the rat asks a little surprised. "What are they like?" She feels around for the crib and lightly gently strokes the kits a few times. "Are they red or white?" she asks still petting them.
Flicktail smiles up as he looks up..both are soft light shades of red, almost a straberry blond, the male has black gloves and boots while teh female's are white.
Amethyst chuckles, Well of course all fine ladies wear white gloves don't they? And she is the daughter of a champion and a lady. I doubt they'll stay white for long soon unless you carry a bath along with you wherever you go."
Flicktail smiles "they be beautiful" he winces as his left arm is broken but in a splint..his right shoulder pierced by a sword "t...they really are beautiful and if oi be good they never ave ta go ungry...
Amethyst makes a face at him briefly and reluctantly finishes petting the kits, "Eh we'll see that they get enough t eat even if you aren't. Right now to be good you need to stay still. Otherwise you wont be able t hold em later. And you'll need to cause before long their eyes'll open and they'll starting thinking up trouble to bring to this old world you an Fae brough em into."
Mdhamana is walking through the grass. Maybe she's just wandering, maybe she's looking for herds. She might even be looking for someone. Probably all of that. She hears some noise not too far from her, and decides to find its source.
Flicktail says, "could..couuld ya get me some Water Ame?"
The rat nods and goes to fetch a nearby pitcher. " .... I'm not sure how this will work. I can't pour it into a glass very well for you without making a mess and you can't pour it yourself at all. ...." She sets the pitcher down on the table beside him and away from the kits. "What did you name the little ones?" she asks sifting through her kit now.
Flicktail says, "well the Girl be Luna, but Oi wanna aask benar if oi kin name e male after im...."
"Luna? That's a pretty name. And she sounds like a very pretty little girl. How are you're other dibbuns taking to the new ones?" she asks having not found what she'd wanted in her kit she's now rumaging through some things on the table. She picks up a cloth and feels it all over then sniffs it a bit. She bunches the rag up and dunks the waded up part into the pitcher. She wrings it half out and cups a paw under it to catch the drips.
Flicktail says, "oi dunno The healers won't let them in yet....says oi be weak...but they say hi ta me thru e door and oi talks wi em"
Amethyst says, "Ah yes that's right. What have they said about the babies though?" she asks coming up along side the bed with the wet rag. She holds the rag to the side of his mouth. "I think I'd get in trouble if I tried to drown you so you can suck on this rag if you're thirsty til a different healer comes around."
Flicktail chuckles "Ame...you coudl just hold e cup and Oi can tell ya closer or father till me muzzle gets ere....." he chuckles "but oit be agood idea."
Amethyst pokes the fox's nose and says, "That would require finding a cup with water in it that hasn't been fizicked yet."
Flicktail asks, "um Fiziked?"
Amethyst smiles and nods, "Oh yes. It's awful stuff. Very bad tasting stuff that all healers know about. We give it to naughty dibbuns who play out in the snow and rain in their summer clothes. It's very good for them. Nasty stuff though it is. It's been a favorite remedy of healers for ages and hated by all sensible beasts. Expecially foxes."
Flicktail looks convinced "well..then oi don't wonts AT...." his voice sounds very sincere....
Amethyst smirks a little, "Oh don't worry. You wont get any unless you need it."
Flicktail sips at the wet rag and it quenches his thirst but he doesn't leyt Ame get away before he kisses her paw gently.
Amethyst sighs, "You do need to get better Fox. I know a nephew of yours that would not be happy to see you like this when he gets back. Let me know if you need more water."
Flicktail says, "Thenk ye Ame, oi be sure with you about oi will be roight as rain"
Amethyst says, "We can always hope. I'm sure you'll be fine by the time they get back. I've no idea how far they were going ..... so no way of knowing when they'll be back."
Flicktail says, "yer special ta me Ame."
"Mm hmm," the rat responds planing to finish her rounds and collect the rag if the fox is done with it. "You're a nice fox Flicktail but sometimes a little too nice in some ways," she says.
Flicktail asks, "woudl you change me? He asks in response."
Amethyst says, "I'd try to but it's not my place to. I'll leave that job to Fae."
Flicktail says, "oh Oi see" he sounds ominous :)"
Amethyst's ears tilt forward at the tone of her voice. "Do you? Well I don't mind your behavior too much and I know /my/ husband wouldn't either, but others ... " she shrugs.
Flicktail cocks his head "wot about others?"
Amethyst shrugs, "Oh you know how husbands are. You are one after all."
"how are me?" the clueless fox asks.
Amethyst sighs, "/you/ are very much like a dibbun. But you aren't really one. For a while I'm told you were unmarried and a very hansom fox. And you were very friendly to everyone but a little too friendly to ladies. Now you're the same but married and those that didn't like a handsome unmarried fox flirting with their sweathearts and wives had thought you'd stop acting that way now that you have a wife of your own. But you haven't. I myself don't mind your behavior as I was told before hand that you are very friendly with everyone and don't mean anything by it. Other do mind and want you to stop."
Flicktail says, "um..Ame..oui been a bit busy fightin vermin..not bein nice ta ladies."
Amethyst sighs again, "You kissed my paw just now. Benar doesn't do that when I'm around him. Aik does do that nor does Kentar and they're closer to me than you are. Do you understand now?"
Flicktail says, "Oi thoughtthat be wot gentlemen do..oi red it in books."
Amethyst thinks a moment, "Well it is but only when they meet a lady the first time and if they are very very fond of her in the wanting to marry her sort of way. They don't do it all the time."
Flicktail says, "oh..oi..didn't know that."
Amethyst smiles, "Now you do. And you're lucky there aren't as many fancy gentlemen around here or they'd have started asking you to go an duel over what they've thought you'd been doing. You do know what a duel is?"
Flicktail asks, "thats when ya have 2 o somethin roight?"
Amethyst tries not to laugh and covers her mouth with a paw for a bit. "Different kind of duel. Some call it a gentlemen's duel but being gentlemen isn't required for one. When two beasts like the same lady in the very much kind of way I mentioned they go and duel. That is they go an fight each other and the one that's not dead wins unless the lady liked the other one better of course. Billy was in a duel once over me. Of course he won. And I got this nice belt off th loser. Pretty isn't it?"
Flicktail blink blinks "not even vermin hords do at......we share...um..mostly
Amethyst nods, "Yes but some things aren't for sharing. Which is why duels happen. And sometimes fighting in general."
Flicktail says, "well oi don't loikes ta fight ad me fill o it."
Amethyst nods again, "Good then you'll be a good fox and behave better around all the ladies at the abbey. Because naughty foxes have to take phizick."
Flicktail says, "ewww..well..please teach me Ame."
Amethyst starts to tidy up around the fox, "Well just stop kissing their paws so much and maybe asks Fae to help you since I think she'd be better at it then I would. And all the things you can't do with the other ladies you /can/ do with Fae. You can kiss her paws all you like and no one will mind at all I'm sure."
Flicktail says, "well oi do kiss er paws...."
Amethyst shakes her head bemused, "Yes and I'm sure you do. She's your wife. I'd be worried if you didn't do things like that to her."
Flicktail smiles and yawns.
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