Meeting Vladmir for the First Time(Thorns of Steel Tp)

IN A CELL...SOMEWHERE

Leon looks around the cell getting an idea of it, he also he trying to loosen his paws more from his ropes.

Oz wakes up and watches Leon, “Any luck on…getting loose?” His thoat still very sore and his voice weaker.

Leon shakes his head no, “Not yet Oz, working on it.”

Oz nods slowly and sighs.

How many times has it been now that this has happened? Light streams into the cell as Vladmir steps in and surveys the prisoners silently

Leon has been working on getting the ropes to his paws looser and has managed to get them somewhat loose to where he can move his paws fairly well.

Oz has gotten use to the light coming in sometime as he looks to the door; he stays quiet as he watches Vladmir.

"And who said you could do /that?/" Vladmir growls, referring to Leon's efforts against the ropes, bringing down one metal-soled boot with cruel precision on the healer's footpaw.

Leon had not noticed Vladmir before now and clearly knows he is there now, he grits his teeth at the pain in his right footpaw, he closes his eyes and then gets out, "Off...please.."

Oz frowns, there is not too much he can do as he is still cuffed to the wall to help, and the fact of him still slowly growing weaker each day, he does take a quick look at the kitten beside him, least she is asleep.

"Hm..." As he pretends to think this over, Vladmir suddenly presses his footpaw harder, grinding Leon's paw into the floor of the cell. "I suppose I shall. This time." With one final stomp, he retracts his paw.

Leon holds back any yelps of pain, just barely, and gets a good look at Vladmir now and scoots back a little, "S..So what you gonna do with me?" Yeah he is afraid of the fox but he still keeps focused on him either way.

Oz starts to speak and thinks better of it, he watches from where he is.

"Well, frankly I wasn't expecting /you/ to be here. I take it that fool of a raven fouled up somehow," Vladmir mutters, both to the mouse and to himself.

Leon hmmphs, "Your bird is dum, he missed.", He grins now, "Then again I pushed the abbot out of the way , and was not my plan to be here either."

Oz speaks now, but towards Leon now.."Be..careful not.." At this he stops as he coughs a little from his throat being sore.

"Although..." Vladmir pauses, then a slow, malicious grin distorts the fresh scar across his face. "You will answer my questions or die."

Leon answers, "Why?...Answer your questions, someone gonna find this place soon and then your be sorry." He looks over at Oz, "Careful why?"

"I said, /answer/. /My./ /Questions./ /Or./ /DIE./" Vladmir draws his curved sword.

Leon frowns at the sword, "I have faith...someone will find this place soon." He is a little edgy of the sword, "You’re just threatening me."

"Yes. Frankly, I am. And I am willing to carry out those threats..." Vladmir flicks the blade in a businesslike manner. "Now, for every question you refuse to answer, I'll slice out another one of your internal organs..."

Leon shakes his head, "I..don't think I would want that."

"Then answer this. Who are you?" Vladmir glares at Leon.

Leon answers, "Leon, novice of Redwall a healer.", He would scoot back but is a bit afraid to move right now.

"Interesting," Vladmir murmurs, his sword moving aside a bit as he thinks. "Ah...Desotoe told me of you, before I ended his pathetic life..." This statement ends in a malicious laugh.

Leon listens, "Desotoe died?"

"He was too much of a nuisance and not enough of an asset to allow to live. Thus he was eliminated." Vladmir shrugs as if tying down loose ends in a lethal manner is everyday business, although for him it probably /is./ "At any rate, I know of the mousemaid DoraRose...and thus, a way you may be useful to me."

Leon shakes his head, at the mention of Dorarose he glares up at Vladmir, "You leave her alone! Even go near her..your pay!", He works more at trying to get the ropes free on his paws, loosening them even more now.

"And you'll stop me how, exactly?" Vladmir smirks.

Leon is still trying to get loose, he backs up and barely manages to stand, "I..don't know yet, but when I figure out something your know." Ok he has no clue.

"I think I'll be waiting a while," Vladmir replies. "And I've already /been/ near her...I killed her sister, you know."

Leon glares at him, "So what are you going to do with me, I don’t know much"

"I don't need information...I simply need your life." Vladmir smirks. "Any attempt by her to attack me will be brought to a swift halt if I can bring about your death at will."

Leon blinks, he shakes his head " At will? You have to get back here pretty fast for that and I don't think you would kill me, sounds like you -need- me, also you should untie me."

"And why should I do that?" Vladmir snorts.

Leon frowns, well worth a try.."I am a healer, and.." He looks over at Oz and back to Vladmir, "I need to tend to my friend, if he doesn't have a healer tend to him, even if just a little bit, he is...gonna die."

"If he is injured, my allies have healers among their number." Vladmir shakes his head in mock disappointment. "You'll need a better excuse than /that/."

Leon has held back his anger till now and then goes to kick Vladmir hard in the leg, at the same time barely staying balanced as he does so.

The kick lands, and Vladmir winces, but otherwise shows no reaction. Scowling, he hoists Leon up by his shoulder and shoves him into the wall before he departs, saying, "You will pay dearly for that."

Leon smirks but as he is lifted up he struggles and then tenses up as he hits the wall with a groan.

HOUR LATER...YES STILL IN THE CELL

Leon is in some sort of pain and his paws tied behind his back, he manages to sit up and tenses in pain and frowns, he glances at the door where the fox had left not too long ago.

Cautiously the door is opened. Ragg enters and quickly closes it. He looks around; eyes almost fearful as he stays near the door. He sees Leon and frowns "I don't remember you here. New I presume?"

Leon looks up as he sees Ragg, "You work for that Vladmir don't you?" He frowns as he tries to look at his arm.

Ragg smiles ruefully the joy not reaching his eyes "Much to my annoyance. Yes. I do. Do you need any medical attention?"

Leon says, "He slammed me into the wall, think he broke my arm"

The restless weasel curses "I wish I knew how to fix it. Slightly stupid of me to ask if you need help since I can't really help you. My names Ragg by the way."

Leon manages a small smile, "Leon..Novice of Redwall and....a healer" His paws are still tied behind his back and his right shoulder maybe dislocated, also it’s probably broken lower down on his arm.

Oz wakes up slowly from where he had fallen asleep and looks over at Ragg and then Leon.

Ragg nods "Good to meet you, Leon. A healer you say? Do you enjoy the job?" He glances over at Oz, but says nothing to the badger at the moment.

Leon answers, "Sometimes, the raven was after someone else, who I..pushed out of the way."

Oz nods to Ragg, he clears his throat, "Leon?...are you alright?"

Ragg frowns and speaks to Leon "Why did you push them out of the way? You could have just let them get taken than you would not be here."

Leon glares at Ragg, "No..would of been...worse, the raven would of gotten Father Lorimis, abbot of Redwall, you know how much power that would of...given Vladmir." He frowns at Oz, "No..arm broken, fairly sure and shoulder dislocated..may be able to..", He stands slowly and closes his eyes, he gulps as he does this, yes he does this, he purposedly slams his shoulder into the wall and screams in pain and shivers, well...its not dislocated anymore, he slides along the wall and sits down whimpering.

Oz gasps as Leon does this and frowns, "Leon?" He asks softly.

Ragg puts his paws up Apologetically "Ah, so it was the abbot he was trying to get? I did not know that." He jumps a little as Leon slams himself into the wall and he frowns "Was that a good idea?" He has no idea since he knows nothing of healing.

Leon breaths in and out and shivers still,..."Pain....well, shoulder relocated back..ouch..normal, doesn't help lower arm but helped..shoulder." He talks between gasps of pain, he nods "Yes he..the raven went straight towards Lorimis, I shoved Lorimis out of the way and felt the talons grab me and was airborne and brought here."

Oz frowns as he watches Leon, "What..about your arm?" He knows some on healing but not as much as he could, not how to reset a bone and he couldn’t even if he did, he is cuffed to the wall unlike Leon.

Leon shrugs, "Not sure on arm..it’s near my wrist that's broken think."

Ragg frowns again "Most heroic of you." He says to the mouse in an almost sarcastic voice than he glances around and nods quickly to the two beast and leaves without a word and seemingly without reason.

Leon nods slowly and watches Ragg leave and sighs, he decides to let sleep over take him, that and the pain he rather try and sleep off.