News From The Outside
Characters: Aikuen, Windhunter, Kentar
Location: Moledeep
Moledeep: Mole Hall
Aikuen is sitting by the fire, his daughters in front of them. And its QUIET! They are engrossed in their dolls to care about anything else at the moment. The older otter is reading 'Modern healing' again. Before he has to take it back to the abbey. But he is sure they wont mind keeping it for a few more months. The three otters are the only ones in the room, as the others have chores and other things to attend to. But not Aik!
Windhunter enters Moledeep, his cloak wrapped around him, protecting him from the cold night breeze. As he steps in he calls out "Hello? It's me Windy." He comes to the door to the entrance to the main hall and knocks on the door frame. "Hey Aik, you're not asleep already are ye."
Aikuen blinks and looks up from his book, when he hears the beast "What the...?"
Ella stops playing to look off toward the entrance, "Daddies?"
Aik shushes her and puts the book down,getting up and heading toward the door, "Windy? Windhunter? My old squirrely pal?" he goes over and opens the door, and there is a woosh of cold air, "Aye. I am not asleep tree-jumper... get on in here!... its cold!" he chuckles letting the squirrel in.
Windhunter gratefully comes in and quickly heads toward the fire. "I'll say its cold. If I had thought it could get this cold so early in the season I would've brought a heavier cloak." He then turns and smiles at the two little ones playing with their toys. "Oh and hello to you too, Venei and Ella. Bet you're enjoying this fire on a night like tonight."
Both Ella and Venei look at the squirrel when he says their names. They both tilt there heads and look at each other. Very confused.
Aik chuckles and pats him on the back, "Come on! It's nice and warm outside! Thought I might go swimmin!" he laughs as you couldn't make him go outside for nothing.
The little otters continue to be confused. Who is this beast.
Venei is the first to speak, "You... looks familular..." Can't quite put her claw on it.
Ella is silent and stares.
Windhunter laughs. "Ah well, I guess it has been a while since I saw you two. You can call me Windy. I'm your daddy's friend." He turns his attention to warming his tail at the fire. "Say Aik, you wouldn't have happened to know if a couple of boat rats came down the river yesterday."
Venei ohs a little bits, "Hewoo... I am... Venei's... and this is my sisterers... Ellers... Friend of daddies?"
Ella still stares at him.
Aik grins at them both, before look back at the squirrel, "Hrm? Umm... I haven't been outside for quite a bit now... Don't like the cold see... Why?" he is all concerned now. Boat rats in the area, are never good.
Windhunter shrugs. "Eh, they're probably not around here anymore. I had been stalking them for a while, but I got to the river and they had already shoved off. I figured they were probably heading down river, but for all I know at this point they could be anywhere. There was about eight or nine of em, in four boats. Anyway, probably nothin you'd have to worry about, just wanted to let ya know and see if you knew anything. Say, where's Fira at?"
Aikuen scratches his chin slowly as the squirrel speaks, watching his daughters, "Okay. So they are not heading here. Just passing by. And they may be anywhere by now..." he nods a few times, "Aye, we don't know anything about them. First i've heard really. To be expected, since we are so close...Hopefully they will just stay away from here then... Good!" he slaps his paws against his knees, "Alright then..." he then looks back to Windhunter, "Fira? She is off... Somewhere... maybe chattin with Garnet... Maybe nappin. Not sure. But im sure she will be around. I have the twins hostage!" he chuckles, "Why do you ask?"
Windhunter yawns. "Oh no reason. Just curious." He takes his cloak off and drapes it over a chair. "So, how have things been since the last time I was here. Anything interesting happen?"
Aikuen snorts and nods, "Well okay then. I can go get her if you want..." The yawn is contagious and is spreading. Staring with Aik, "...mmm... Hrm... well. Since the last time i was here i guess the biggest thing was..." he sighs, "Ella caught pneumonia... Had to get an abbey healer and everything... I think that's it..." he looks off at Ella who has gotten back to playing with her 'Otter Warrior' doll. He grins then looks back to Windy, "How about you? Still being the very sneaky squirrel?"
Windhunter smiles and says "Aye, been sneaking around a bit. I haven't felt at ease just staying in one place since the redcloaks and Anba Hor. Neither of those events ended with as much closure as I'd like. Things have been pretty uneventful out there though, those boat rats are the first vermin threat I've dealt with in a while." He yawns again, blinking his eyes rapidly.
Venei then yawns.
Aik nods slowly, "Is Val... I mean... Anba still lcoked in the tower? And the less said about redcloaks the better..." he shakes his head and sighs rubbing his eyes, "But with the winter season in full swing. Most are just trying to survive the brutal weather... then to try anything. I bet those rats went to the ocean. Where it is was warmer... migrating. I suppose..." he shrugs, "Tired mate?"
Windhunter says, "Aye, pretty tired. Don't know what's been done with Anba. Haven't been to the Abbey in a while, so I was gonna head there tomorrow. I might just end up staying there for the winter."
Aikuen nods a few times, "Well if you ever want to stay. Your more that welcome to stay here. If you wish, i mean. But the abbey is a good place to stay. Probably better for it anyways. But you are always welcome here." he points off toward the sleeping hall, "And of course you can stay here tonight. I think there is some soup in the kitchen if you like..."
Venei yawns again before she puts down her 'Otter wife' doll. And she curls up on the floor, holding onto her rudder.
Ella stops playing, and goes to watch her.
Windhunter nods. "Well, thank you, I will definitely stay here tonight. As for where I stay for the winter, I'll decide after I see what things are like at the Abbey. If they've still got Anba locked up there I'll be pretty mad. Place isn't a prison, if they use it like one they could get some goodbeasts killed." He smiles as he watches the two otterbabes.
Aikuen smiles and pats him on the shoulder, "Sure matey! And you see. And if he is still there..." he clenches his paw. Popping his knuckles. He blinks and shakes his paw, not meaning to do that "... Its not good. They should just kill him... he has tried to harm... and he has killed too many beasts... The world would be better without him..." he rubs his eyes again, "Sorry... He killed a little one... Someone i was in charge of... last winter... Tried to kill me... and my entire family... Sorry if i seem... i want vengeance..." he sighs.
Ella looks over at the squirrel.
"Its okay, Aik. I want vengeance too on that vermin. I don't need to explain why. You were there after all." Kentar comes in from the sleeping hall, obviously having heard the last bit or two of their conversation. He turns to Windy and smiles as he moves over towards the fire. "Hey. When did you get here?"
Windhunter smiles and stands up, offering Kentar his paw. "Hello Kentar, good to see you again. Anyway I doubt anything serious has happened to Anba on the Abbeybeasts watch. I was there when they caught him, offered to go with another warrior beast out into the woods and..." he looks at the little ones, "take care of him. Of course the Abbey beasts wouldn't here of it. I think they are too charitable for their own good sometimes."
Aikuen waves at Kentar, "Hello mate. Your up late pretty late..." he nods a few times, "I know... Kentar..." The 'A' gets a glance. But he knows that's not the only reason. He looks back at Windy, "You were almost... really..." he sighs, "Damn... Sorry... Stupid abbeybeasts... should just... taken care of him..." he shakes his head. He reaches up and plucks Ella off the ground. She sits in his lap looking at all the other beasts. And the father starts to scratch her on the head, "Should of..."
Kentar rubs over his eyepatch and the brand, which has faded to be a lot less noticeable then before, shrugging. "Yeah. If you ask me they should..." he looks to the twins before saying something no one else can understand in his native language before nodding. "You probably already know." he smirks a bit before taking Windhunter's paw. "Yeah. Good to see you again too."
Windhunter nods. "Well, I am going to go get some of that soup, and the go to bed. I'll see you too in the morning, maybe."
Aikuen says, "I know Kentar... I know... best not to think about it..." He then looks back over to the squirrel, "Ah okay then. I will see you in the morning then. Ill get Fira up to see yah... if your still here..." he nods a few times and waves, "Night mate... Thanks for the update on things... We really appreciate it... Really..." he chuckles.
Kentar nods at Windy and smiles. "Yeah. We'll see you then. Maybe." he chuckles before tilting his head at Aikuen. "So. What news?" he asks. "Anything to share with ye good ole best friend?" he laughs, sitting down somewhere comfy and warm.
Windhunter takes his cloak from the chair and heads off towards the kitchen.
Aikuen nods, "Aye there is a bit of something... Nothing to much. But it is something to keep our wits about..." He first points to the sleeping Venei, "Can you hand her to me first? Thanks..." he awaits for his daughter, "Windy said there was some boat rats just downstream of here..." he hrms.
Kentar hrms a bit and tilts his head, not liking the sound of that. He picks up Venei and rubs her head a little before handing her to Aik. "Here." he chuckles before tilting his head. "Just some rats? That it?" he asks.
Venei hrms at Kentar, "... Hewoo...Kentars..." before closing her eyes and drifting off again.
Aik takes her and starts to pat her.
Ella reaches out and holds her rudder.
Aik continues, "Aye. Just some rats. Not looking for trouble. There just moving down stream... probably warmer climate..."
Kentar ahs and nods. "Ah. Right. Yeah, probably." he chuckles. "Eh, they probably wont find us here anyways. Although, I will get Robin to keep an extra eye out." he nods.
Aikuen smiles, "Aye i was just thinking that. It would be... just in case. If i meet him ill tell him. Or thank him. If you get to him first!" he chuckles quietly, "Moledeep is pretty hidden. And i wish to keep it that way."
Kentar nods and chuckles. "Yeah." he hrms. "Anyways. How are the twins doing?" he asks looking at them. "Well. Aside from good." he laughs with a smile.
Aikuen snorts and laughs, "They're just doing Great! Okay. Here is a more in-debth approach them!" he starts to pat Ella, "She is beginning to have more complete sentences. And her..." he starts to pat Venei, "Is beginning to walk correctly..." he grins, "Just growing up so fast! Heh... How about yours?"
Kentar chuckles. "Great!" he nods. "Good to know they're not shrinking." he grins before shrugging a little. "Kluna spends most of his time in his room so I don't get to see him much, and well. Chris, I think, is avoiding me." he hrms. "Not sure why. But he is'." the stoat hehs. "And Robin. Well. He's Robin. A silly, lazy stoat."
Aikuen tilts his head at the stoat, "Well Kluna is..." he shrugs, "But i wonder why Chris is avoiding you? Maybe... its that he has reached that age? I don't know. I could find out why. If i ever see him. If you want to find out..." he then chuckles, "Robin, Lazy just like you!" he puts his paw up, "Sorry! Couldn't help it!" he laughs.
Kentar shrugs. "Maybe he has. But still, I don't like it. I love him you know, I want to spend every moment with him and smother him with love and. Oh. Wait. That's Garnet." he laughs a little then grins. "I'm not..." he fakes a yawn. "...lazy."
Aikuen smiles and winks, "That's how i want to spend, with all my girls! Just smother them with love!" he grins, "But maybe you will find out soon enough. Maybe its just a phase?" he shrugs, "You are! But you are our lazy stoat! Okay i'm done!" he snorts and chuckles.
Kentar smirks a bit and nods. "Ah well. We're parents. We're supposed to smother our kids with love!" he laughs a little, eyeing the otters with a nod. "Yeah, fine. I'm lazy. Happy?" he grins.
Aikuen grins a big ole grin, "Very Happy! But not just because of you! Just... a big barrel of laughs! I am!" he winks, "TeeHee... Alright. Your not lazy. Out of all of us... Im the lazy one!" he puts his paws behind his head, "Not been doin my chores! Im so bad!"
Kentar all of a sudden bursts out in mock anger. "Aikuen Tazan! You've been a naughty otter! Your grounded for not doing your chores!" he pauses before snorting and laughing loudly, sitting back and nodding. "Eh, its okay I suppose."
Ella puts her ears back and looks to Kentar frowning and grring.
Aik chuckles and puts a paw on her head, "Shush... He is just being silly! Its okay! Go back to sleep..." he rubs the back of Venei who had awoken, "Little loud Kentar. And no i haven't done my chores. Most of my chores our outside and well... Its cold..." he chuckles.
Kentar huhs and puts a paw over his muzzle. "Oops. Sorry..." he hrms a little bit. "My bad. Sorry." he whispers with a nod, feeling rather bad that he woke the twins up.
Aikuen whispers back, "Ah its okay. I need to put them to bed soon anyway..."
Ella puts her ears back and goes back to watching her sister.
He smiles warmly at them, "My little lovely rudderkins..." he chuckles, "Sorry Kentar. I cant help it. They are just so... Beautiful..." Argh, he is being mushy again.
Kentar chuckles a little bit and grins with a nod. "Ah, don't be sorry." he nods. "Garnet's like that around Chris sometimes you know." he chuckles. "So I'm used to it." The stoat yawns a little and settles back into his chair.
Aikuen snorts, "Im not as bad as Garnet... Am i?" he scrunches his brows, "I cant help it, i guess. Oh well. I don't care!" he smiles, "I cant help but be like that!" Its much better than being hard to them, "Never felt like that. All mushy and stuff?"
Kentar laughs a little bit and grins. "Actually, your much worse." he smirks before nodding. "Me? No! Never!" he frowns before chuckling quietly, nodding. "Yeah. I have."
Aikuen sticks his tongue out at him, "Ug! Your so mean! Im not THAT mushy... Okay.. i am... first step is admitting it..." he picks up Ella and nuzzles her, "I just love them so much! And they are just my little darlings... so soft and furry and small... My lovelies... Me and Fi's darlings... and i couldn't be happier!"
Ella hrms and pushes Aik away. Only mum can do that and get away with it.
Kentar mmhmms and smirks. "Yeah. So lovely and cute and furry and all that." he laughs quietly before standing up. "Anyways. I'm going to head to bed." he nods slowly. "See you tomorrow Aik." he nods as he heads to his room.
Aikuen waves at the stoat, "Heh... Night you old stoat..." Ella watches Kentar leave. Just being quiet tonight. Aik grins at her, putting her back in is lap, "Well. What do you think? Time for bed?"
Ella looks up at him and blinks.
"Not saying anything are yah?" Aik asks.
Ella still just blinks away.
"Heh... Ill take that as a maybe..." and he continues to rub her.
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