On The Way Home(This ICLY HAPPENS AFTER Lorimis Funeral)
-- Icly this happens a day or two after Lorimis Funeral happens, I just went ahead and posted it now--
---Starts on the dirt road somewhere close to Ferravale and just a little north of the Black Gull and ends up in the infirm of Ferravale, enjoy---
The trip back to Ferravale so far had been ok, but the badger was getting annoying as the cat stop and turned around “Do you know when to stop talking or is that only when you’re asleep?” This is asked calmly.
Zee stops and frowns “Wot Chiefy? It’s boring ta just walk along the road and not talk you know, I mean it’s a good day and the sun is out and we both wanted to get back to Ferravale. Yes the funeral was a little sad but it was also a way to say goodbye to a leader and friend and you even gota small talk in to that Benar fellow on the peace treaty and I suggest you talk to him more on that, you know when you have time again…maybe soon”
Scioto sighs as he keeps walking, “It wasn’t the time to, I came to show support for Lorimis and now I am heading home, we can talk of peace treaties later on. Besides there still is one between the abbey and Ferravale and I have no plans for their ever not to be”
Bramblefur watches from the bushes as the beasts pass, he grips his blade as he mostly watches Zee, the stripe dog is the reason his face has a very bad scar now and he aims to thank the badger personally for it, how…simple by killing it!
Beside the wildcat is a small cloaked figure “I rather you kill the chieftain, he is the leader is he not?”
Coldclaw chuckles “The boss is gonna take orders from a mouse, that’s a joke.”
The cloaked mouse narrows his eyes, a look that would cause most vermin or anyone for that matter to wet themselves. This mouse is far from looking like a normal mouse and his clothing screams stay away from me. He says in a cold as ice voice,” I know where he is going, I will take care of it..besides I need to get going, I have a surprise meeting with an old –friend-“ Just the way he said friend makes one very sure him and said beast are far from friends. He walks off into the woods and heads on towards the bridge and the village nearby.
Zee of course has no clue any danger is nearby as he nods to the chieftain, “That good chiefy, a peace treaty keep between the two places. Ferravale and Redwall as allies and always allies. I am sure whomever Abbot is will be ok with a better chat if need be.” He grins a little “Well we are almost to home, ya think more on maybe making that stoat fellow tavern owner, he is a good bar tender and cook. Makes good drinks as well, so does that mole…though moles are so hard ta understand”
Scioto looks at the badger “Marek you mean? Maybe he should be tavern owner, he did build it after all and so far he has gained my trust as he had many chances to slay me, kill me and anything else. He also been in the village this week with no one keeping an eye on him but Raggs, he could of easily caused trouble and didn’t.”
Coldclaw backs up from the mouse and watches him leave as he shivers, “That mouse gives me the creeps boss, you should stay away from him”
Bramblefur lets a hiss escape his lips, “I care nothing for that mouse that is some want to be vermin, starting now I no longer take orders from him and I will tell him that to his face. I am leader of an assassin Guild and Thief guild. No one can tell Bramblefur what to do and certainly no woodlander. I have my own plans, maybe somewhere south, and we have a skilled little thief with us now that I am sure will listen to us soon.” He then takes aim with his longbow as he selects an arrow to fire and waits.
Zee nods to Scioto “As ya say chiefy, as ya say…I say it shows trust and you show him you trust him by letting him have an important job such as that.”
Scioto keeps walking, “Right now I just want to get home and relax in my office, if that’s even possible, seeing as I will most likely have beasts wanting to talk to me from anything tiny to even a couple semi important things.”
Coldclaw watches them, “You know the cat will be a witness if you kill that old stripe dog “
Bramblefur has a normal arrow notched to the bow, he aims and fires towards Zee, “Who cares.” He says calmly, “Besides..maybe we can kill both of them.” The arrow is aimed towards his chest, course he could miss if the badger moves at the perfect time.
Zee frowns as he stands there and then goes to follow Scioto again and its probably a good thing he does as he suddenly gasps in pain when the arrow buries it’s self into his upper arm, had he not moved it most likely would of hit his chest in a very vital spot. He grips his staff tighter and the other paw goes to try and get the arrow out of his arm, but thinks better of it when it starts to bleed more.
Scioto is quickly on alert and has his sword draw and ready for a fight, his ears are flat on his head and his tail wags as he looks back and forth trying to judge just where the arrow came from.
Coldclaw draws his twin blades and leaps onto the road, he quickly goes to slice at Scioto aiming for his side, and one other blade his chest.
Bramblefur cusses when the arrow misses his first target and decides its best to go with his blade as he goes to charge the badger, blade drawn and angled, “Hello again stripe dog! This is the day you die!”
Scioto manages to block the blade aimed at his chest, the other blade leaves a slight reddish line on his side, nothing deep but it’s still bleeding and will need a bandage, he backs up and watches the weasel closely,” I thought you left Mossflower Coldclaw, not a wise plan to come back for a visit.”
Zee sidesteps the wildcat and with a click he has his rapier out of his hollowed staff and slices at the wildcat as he passes by him. He aims for his back or maybe a shoulder. He is a little rusty when it comes to fighting, but he is still fairly well balanced on his paws.
Coldclaw snaps his fingers and 3 rats and another weasel come out of the trees to join the fight, “Yes and I have some friends who wanted to come see Mossflower.” He smirks, “This shall be fun and I can prove myself as someone who is something when I have your head Scioto!” He nods to the rats and weasel to attack the chieftain and looks over at the wildcat and badger as they fight.
Bramblefur smirks “Oh no we shall not use that again” He hisses in pain as a line forms on his back and he glares at two of the rats and they go to help him attack the badger instead of Scioto, he goes to swing a blade at Zee’s head as the rats attack on either side.
Scioto slices off the head of the rat that stayed by him “Here..you want heads so bad, take the rat’s, he goes to trip the weasel and watches Coldclaw for any sudden movements.
Coldclaw eyes go wide as the rat’s head rolls to his footpaws and the other weasel is tripped but they do rolls right back into the fight. He then raises his weapon to slice at Scioto again.
Zee meanwhile blocks, just barely the blade aimed at his throat, the two rats throw him off balance slightly as he goes to kick one sideways.
Bramblefur makes a fist and goes to punch Zee right in the face if he gets a lucky shot he will be pleased, the rat that is kicked is knocked out. The other rat goes to make a slice at Zee’s arm to injure, distract or maybe both.
Scioto is ready this time and blocks Coldclaw as he narrows his eyes at the weasel and goes to shove him forwards.
Zee goes to stab the rat in the wrist as it screams in pain, he turns just in time to see the wildcat’s fist and falls backwards onto the road, his rapier slides across the road and looks ready to fall into the ditch as he lays him unconcious and some blood coming from his mouth from the punch.
Bramblefur chuckles and raises his blade to ready it to come down on the badgers neck, The rat stays close by and watches.
A paw grabs the rapier just before it falls into the ditch, it seems some other beast was watching the fight. The mystery beast lifts the rapier and then charges the wildcat and rat. A large cloaked beast with large paws.
Coldclaw falls onto his bottom and then stands getting into a fighting position once again, but then he sees his boss in trouble and rushes over to help “Boss Look out!”
Bramblefur turns just in time and avoids a fatal blow to his back, his blade clanks against the rapier as he takes a deep breath, “How..DARE YOU INTERUPT ME!”
“Stay away from my father” Comes a mono tone voice. The mono toned beast looks at the wildcat, he looks at the weasel Coldclaw and takes the time to make a slash at his mid-section.
Scioto pants from the fight and arches an eyebrow at whoever the cloaked beast is. He looks at the weasel who seems to try and get in a hit while the cat is temporarily distracted but the chieftain hears the weasel and spins around quickly slicing at the weasels throat. The weasel tries to say something but the slice ripped his throat and he falls dead at the chieftains throat. Scioto backs up and catches his breath and gets ready to help this cloaked figure if they are a friend, he hopes they are anyways and there is still Bramblefur and Coldclaw to deal with.
Coldclaw screams in pain as the rapier cuts into his shoulder blade nice and deep and blood pours, he is not a fool and quickly retreats into the woods at a full run or best of one as he can get while holding pressure to a serious wound.
Bramblefur growls, one cause Coldclaw is a coward and two, he is not about to lose to this beast, he saw his face and will clearly remember it and his hate grows for a certain species, he uses the hilt of his blade to slam into the cloaked beast head, enough to knock him out but not kill him.
The cloaked beast seems happy at the injured Coldclaw, “Yeah run..that is---“ His mono tone voice stops and he slumps to the ground, unconcious and he drops the rapier beside him.
Scioto quickly heads over and has his blade out “Surrender yourself Bramblefur!”
Bramblefur smirks “Never…you should check on them Scioto..am I really worth the trouble of being chased and caught when lives could be in danger.”
Scioto growls as his eyes are flat and his fur bristled “If you return to Ferravale, you are a dead beast Bramblefur, you are here by banished from Ferravale and if you return the guards will know to slay you on sight. You tried to kill me and Marek and nearly killed the abbey recorder, you attacked me and another beast. An abbey beast at that” Yeah he sees Zee as an abbey beast basically. “This is your only warning…”
Bramblefur smirks and bows “If that’s your wish Scioto..you shouldn’t be friends of stripe dogs and I could care less if you almost died that day or if Marek almost died. It’s the abbey recorder’s own fought she was there, but see she had to die too..sadly neither of you died, but so goes life. We WILL meet again Scioto, think on that” He turns and walks down the road.
Zee meanwhile groans as he starts to come to.. ”My jaw…that wildcat fist feels like a brick wall…” He feels his mouth and spits out some blood and a tooth, well that explains the blood, his eyes land on the cloaked figure as he stands and walks over slowly and with a little difficulty seeing as the beast has his staff-blade thing or did, he picks up the rapier and cleans it off on the tall grass and slips it and snaps it back into the hollowed staff and goes to check who this beast is and his eyes widen” Hyde??!!!”
Hyde lies here unconcious and a bump to the back of the head, he will live but have a bad headache when he wakes up.
Scioto goes over and checks Hyde and he blinks, “A..A badger!”
Zee frowns, he checks a pulse and looks relieved he is alive. He then seems to remember the arrow in his arm and frowns, it’s not bleeding too badly as he speaks to Scioto “We need to get to Ferravale and have Hyde seen by a healer. Then have someone go after that wildcat and weasel.” The old badger rarely lifts anyone and this is one of those times as he lifts and carries Hyde towards the village path, His staff still grip in his paw somewhat “Come Scioto before anything else happens.” Also he just called him Scioto, he must be very worried about the younger badger he is carrying.
Scioto looks back and forth and follows Zee on back to Ferravale, making sure no more ambushes happen, “Your need a healer as well, can’t keep an arrow in your shoulder.”
FV:Infirm:Main Room
This is the infirm. The far walls are lined with simple cots with clean sheets and pillows. The sheets and pillows are mainly white and blue.The room is keep clean and well sweeped. Cabnets are agaist one wall full of healing supplies and herbs,each marked in its own jar. A examineing table is seen and a wash basin.
Exits: [M]aster [H]ealer's[R]oom, [R]ecovery [R]oom, [H]ealer [D]orm [H]all, [B]ack
Zee nods as they do get to Ferravale and he lays Hyde in the cot and sits on cot.
Reseda walks in and frowns “What happen now?” She walks over to check on Hyde and to see if any other beast is hurt.
Scioto does have a small sword cut on his side but it’s not too bad, no stitches needed.
Zee has an arrow in his upper arm and looks at Hyde whom is unconscious with a bump to the head.
Reseda shakes her head and cleans Scioto’s side, applies some herbs for swelling, infection and to even slow bleeding a little and then bandages it. She checks Hyde” Ok this badger will be fine, he’ll have one heck of a headache but will live…now” She grips Zee’s arrow and just suddenly pulls it out and applies pressure.
Zee growls, he actually growls and snorts “That HURT LASSS!” His shoulder bleeds freely now and he will need a couple stitches. He is lucky it was not poisonous or he be dead now and now being grumpy.
Reseda glares, “Behave, would hurt more if it stayed there sir.” She numbs the area with a little peppermint oil after checking it and started to sew, 3 stiches later she applies needed herbs and bandages it, “Should heal good, wouldn’t suggest fighting or moving it much”
Hyde groans as he wakes up slowly and looks around to see where he is.
Zee glares at the Master Healer and walks over to Hyde and leans on the staff ”Hyde..are ya ok lad?”
Scioto stays seated as he looks over at the younger badger Zee is speaking to.
Hyde speaks, still in his odd tone of voice, seems to be stuck speaking like this, “Father…yeah I am ok, I was in the area. Wanted to tell some of this odd creepy mouse from the North, he is strange..oh and crazy…..but maybe can say more later my head hurts.” He falls asleep
Scioto arches an eyebrow” Crazy mouse?”
Zee shrugs and stays by Hyde’s side.
Scioto tries to remember and frowns, “Sounds..Familiar, I need to find something and talk to Marek, I do remember he mentioned a mouse that was trying to be vermin but..could it be the same one?”
Zee again shrugs “How should I know chiefy.” He is right now not leaving Hyde’s side.
Scioto stands and sighs as he looks at his tunic, great..just great, he takes it off and can have it sewed and cleaned later. He then looks at the group “I will be in my office.” He walks to the office and frowns, great beasts to talk to as he talks to a guard and goes inside. He goes to put on a new tunic and some reason gets a feeling to put on his leather armor under his tunic, and slips on his chainmail over that before sitting down. He glances at a large leather bound book, he looks at the owners name..Oak, he for now places it in a pocket of his cloak that’s hanging up now and will forget it’s there, least temporarily forget, “Ok let the first beast in” He says quietly to a guard as he sits down in his chairs, he sighs the many duties of a chieftain.
Hopefully the rest of the day will be good, he can only hope.
