News of Reseda (Redemption of Marek TP)
FV:Tavern
Blisa the cat, Ferdinand the ferret, Clarissa the rat, Valerie the vixen, and Butterclaw the Sparra. Marek the stoat. QuickArrow the ferret.
The tavern is filling up rather quickly as lunchtime approaches. Blisa, Ferdinand, Clarissa and Valerie enter with a stream of other patrons, then breaks away and heads over to the bar. The young cat clambers up onto a stool and calmly waits to see if a certain stoat is here.
Marek is here but sitting off alone in a corner, he glances at the door ever so often and shakes his head. The mole Zaram is serving drinks behind the counter of the bar area so for now leaving Marek to be by himself.
QuickArrow enters the tavern, cloaked and he has his longbow with him as he always does. He walks slowly and around a couple foxes walking on outside. He scans the large room and his eyes land on Marek as he smirks slightly and walks slowly that way.
Blisa, however, is not going to let the stoat be. She spots him in the corner, hops off the stool, and makes a beeline for him, her bodyguards following. Once she gets over to him, the young cat puts her fists to her hips and says in a tone of voice that sounds like she's trying to be civil, "I heard that you kept the tavern closed until noon the other day. What's up with that?" Ferdinand has his recurve bow and a quiver of arrows with him in addition to his sabre, and Clarissa has her bullwhip along with her 13 knives. They, along with Valerie, watch the room, looking for threats, as is their job. They have yet to be suspicious of the ferret archer.
Marek looks up "It is MY tavern, I wished to be alone after a very bad day." He seems in a bad mood, and looking over the young cats shoulder worsens his bad mood as he reaches under the table and pulls out his crossbow standing and points it at the archer ferret, Quickarrow and stands beside Blisa, "I suggest you leave.." There is calm, but also threat in that voice as he looks right at Quickarrow.
QuickArrow smirks as he comes closer "My ...my, not a way to greet a messenger. My Master would dislike this."
Ferdinand may not exactly trust the stoat, but he understands that he would not act like this without reason. With mind-boggling speed, the ferret knocks an arrow to his bowstring and aims it at the other ferret's heart. Tavern patrons scream and start trying to leave the tavern, through door and windows. Clarissa draws a knife and her bullwhip, unraveling it and flicking it experimentally. Valerie hides behind the fighters, being a healer. Blisa raises an eyebrow and says quietly as she draws her dirk and knife, "Who is your master? And why should I give a hoot about his opinion?"
Marek narrows his eyes, "I know who he works for and I care not for any message as I have heard it before. It was he who shot Scioto with the arrow in his office."
QuickArrow chuckles "Master would love this." He lays down a semi fancy dirk and grins, he smiles "Oh yes the chieftain of Ferravale may he rest in piece." He then adds "Recognize the blade? It belongs to someone who still draws breathe...for now anyways she does. Not sure for how much longer she will. And oh yes he has the other healer too...gee seems two powerful places has no main healers, tsk tsk..."
Marek looks at the dirk, worry comes to his face "Reseda.." And now it seems he wants to fire off that crossbolt even more so,"Where is she?" He growls.
Blisa decides to not let the ferret archer know that her father is still alive. She bares her teeth and gets into an at-ready position. "You low-down, lily-livered, yellow-bellied spineless toad! You shot my father! Well, just so y'know, /I/ am Blisa Wyrmtamer, Chieftain of Ferravale in Scioto's stead...." she pauses as she hears the stoat's words and growls with him. "Why did you kidnap our Master Healer? And who's this other healer you have? Tell us or I'll do to you what I did to ColdClaw!" Threats are good, right?
QuickArrow smirks "I could care less about Coldclaw and so does Irinevok...oh no worries she has the abbey's main healer for company, least till my master slays him for what he did. And don't worry we will leave his body at the gates for all to find." He raises his longbow and aims at the cat and then aims at Marek as if deciding "Who to kill, whom to slay...eenie minei moe..."
Marek goes to push Blisa behind him if he is able to, if not thats ok as he reaims the crossbow at Quickarrow, not yet fireing it off but with one paw flick he will be able to.
Ferdinand doesn't wait any longer. He moves his aim a little and fires at the other ferret's thigh. Knocking another arrow to his bow with lightning speed and aiming again at his heart the bodyguard growls, "That'th a warning. Get out before I thlay you." Blisa grumps a little and goes to shove the stoat, not enough to move him or anything, but definitely enough to let him know that she's not hiding behind him. "You should care about what I did to ColdClaw. Y'see, I had my pet snake torture him, then I let Basilisk eat him. Ain't that nice of me, to feed my pet like that?"
QuickArrow smirks and attempts to fire the arrow but fires it just as Ferdinand's arrow hits him and causes the arrow to bury its self in the chair Marek was sitting in, he holds his leg and glares daggers at the other ferret, "Your pay for that...maybe I should slay you as I rarely miss."
Marek doesn't say anything to Blisa as he keeps an eye on Quickarrow, he knows the arrow basically barely missed him also but he is not going to look and see just how close it was.
Valerie gives a little scream as the arrow imbeds itsself in the chair she was hiding behind. Scrambling out, she draws her small knife with a trembling paw. Ferdinand just narrows his strange golden eyes and shifts his aim again, firing his arrow at the other ferret's shoulder. Knocking another arrow to his bowstring, he growls, "Neither do I. Thith ith your latht warning. Get out, or prepare to be thlain." Blisa's eyes are wide because of how close the arrow came to hitting them, but she says in a calm but angry growl, "And tell your boss /Irene/ that I swear a solemn oath to stop him, see him die, and dance upon his grave. Unless I feed him to Basil. But I will make him pay for what he did to my father!"
QuickArrow chuckles "Really kitten?" He moves and lets the arrow graze his shoulder as blood trickles down it, the arrow buries itself into the wall as he goes to walk to the doorway, "I will let you live kitten, for now as for you Marek...my master would rather he kill you than any beast else...do enjoy your day." He goes to walk to the doorway and beasts get out of the way if any are still here. He quickly opens the door and slips outside as its best he heads back quickly to avoid more injuries.
Marek growls and lets the crossbolt fire, sadly it hits the door just as the ferret archer leaves and Marek pounds a fist into the table and takes a few deep breaths to calm himself.
Blisa poufs up with rage at being called a kitten. There are no more beasts in the tavern or in it's general vicinity--they all ran away in blind panic, which is very understandable. Ferdinand relaxes his bowstring, but keeps his arrow ready, just in case. Valerie wipes sweat off her forehead with a shaking paw as she sheathes her knife. Stepping forward she murmurs, "Were any of you hurt?" Clarissa rewraps her bullwhip and sheathes her knife, too, as she says, "That was a close call, mates. I'm thinkin' this Irinevok beast is a few sails short of a galley."
Marek frowns "He has..." He growls "He is insane and needs killed before he does anything else. He doesn't keep healers alive very long we have to do something and soon"
Blisa spreads her paws wide, having calmed down some at the urgency in the stoat's words. "Why on Earth would he not keep healers alive for very long? What's he got against healers? And what can we do? I have no birds I can send to Redwall with the news." Ferdinand slowly puts away his arrow and loops his bow across his shoulders, thinking. "What about a bat? Don't we have a rethident bat?" Clarissa gently taps him with her coiled whip. "I haven't seen that bat for months." Valerie just shrugs and sits down, relieved that no one she cares about got hurt.
Marek says, "I do not think there is a bat here that I have seen and I been here almost a season now."
Blisa opens her mouth to say something when a male sparrow lands on a window sill. He is wearing a helmet and a small bag, but that is all. He chirrups a few notes and goes to hop into the room...but instead falls flat on his belly. Valerie gasps and rushes over to him as the other bodyguards stare at him in shock. I mean, it's not every day you see a bird fall over. The sparrow stands back on his feet and nods his thanks to the vixen, then hops over to the stoat and chirrups, asking, "Stoatworm, you Marekworm? Friendworm of LilyMoore mousefriendworm?"
Marek blinks as he looks at the sparrow, sparrows are one thing that avoided him before and he them, heck most flew away during his take over and some fought him, "What do you want? What about Lilymoore she is ok right?"
Blisa and her bodyguards just stand there in shock as the sparrow fluffs himself up importantly. "I Butterclaw Sparra warrior, friend to LilyMoore mouseworm. Lilymouse finemouse, but sadmouse because Marekworm left Abbeyplace. Lilyfriend send talkingpaper to Marekworm. Heretake." The Sparra takes a letter out of his bag and hands it to the stoat. "Lilymouse friendmouse. Shesay Marekworm goodfriend, nobad nomore."
Marek reads the letter and sighs, "I was...asked to leave, one does not say no to the abbot, his word is...is final" He lays down the letter and sighs sadly.
Blisa gives the stoat a compassionate look, then covers it up with her brilliant plan, hoping he hadn't seen it. "Hey! Um...Butterclaws! Will you take a message back to the Abbey for me? It's urgent!" The Sparra nods, readjusting his helmet. "Butterclaw Sparrawarrior carry talkingpaper for Lilymouse friendworms." The cat nods and runs over to the counter, asking for some paper and a pen and some ink. When she gets it, he starts writing out all that has happened.
Marek frowns, he then speaks "We need to find out where he is and now before anyone gets hurt or worse, and you may want your body guards around you as you are very well a target as well."
Ferdinand smiles slightly. "Mith Blitha ith never without a bodyguard, day or night. We take our job very theriouthly, don't worry." Blisa has finished writing her letter, and as she seals it she looks at the stoat. "Would you like to send LilyMoore a letter back? I don't think the Abbot told you you couldn't send letters to beasts inside the Abbey, and I'm sure she would love for you to respond to her letter." Butterclaw nods his head. "Lilymouse sadmouse if Marekworm not send talkingpaper back to Abbeyplace." Valerie gets a few sheets of paper, a pen and some ink and holds them out to the stoat, smiling encouragingly.
Marek looks unsure and then writes a letter back explaining the talk with Abbot Benar and how he is sorry, he will only be able to come with the abbots and only abbots voice permission. He adds maybe she could visit but not alone to bring an adult with her that can fight well and only with permission to not sneak out or he will be unhappy. He folds the letter and hands it over.
Butterclaw takes both letters and chirrups happily. "Lilymouse happymouse when she sees talkingpaper from Marekworm. Butterclaw takenow talkingpapers to Abbeyplace. Goodhunting!" He hopes over to the window and flies away. Blisa nods, then asks, "Well, now the Abbey knows. What should we do? I really don't know how to hunt down my enemies....I never really had to do that with you. I just tortured your tax collectors..." "Which wath and alwayth will be wrong." "Shut up, Ferdy." The young cat growls, crossing her arms rebelliously.
Marek looks between them and frowns, "Ok...stop please, maybe the seer can help. We could also use birds maybe, and find any beasts that saw anything, any clue works. And Irinevok sees healers as beasts who keep others alive and he doesn't like that"
Blisa nods. "Alright. I'll try to talk to Nightbreath about it. I'll ask around, too. You ask whoever you can, and maybe we can save Reseda and Leon. Okay?"
Marek nods "I would not forgive myself if anything happen to either one of them." He seems to care a lot about Reseda as he sounds worried and concern, He heads upstairs "I need to talk to Zaram" He then heads on upstairs and out of sight.
Blisa and her guards then leave and go to the Chieftain's house to pick up the other guards and the snake, and they immediately go around town asking as many beasts as possible for information (and who in their right mind would not answer a gigantic snake's questions? or the questions of the one who controls the snake? O.o)
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