Oz Gets Some Much Needed Updates..(Marek's Revenge TP)
RW Abbey: Badger Mother's Room
The room you enter is rather neat and almost spartanly furnished, quite a visual contrast if you entered from the cluttered Dibbun's room adjacent. The warm red of the sandstone walls is the primary motif, broken in only a few places. There's a small leaded glass window for light, a bed (rather massive, which might give one a hint at it's occupant) with a coverlet of brightly dyed and woven cloth and a small table with a chair; this is holding a small pile of books and papers, a candle in it's holder and a couple odd Dibbun toys that ended up there somehow. The only real ornament in the room is a middle sized, carefully framed parchment: a charcoal and ink drawing of some group or family of badgers.
Exits: [Hall]way, [D]ibbuns' [A]rea
Oz is here in his room and right now worried, he already knows Starlight is not in here, he knows one beast is and they are sleeping on his bed, This is the first he has been up and about since he got out of the infirm to get here with help and he uses an older staff of his and finally sits down.
Lorimis is sleeping; it is in the middle of the night after all.
Lee knocks at the door then opens it without bothering to wait for a reply. "Oz? Are ye in 'ere? 'Ello?" He whispers softly.
Oz hears Lee, "Where else would I be but here" He trusts Lee as he sighs still sitting up but he goes to lay down, first gently lifting Lorimis and moving him to the other side of the bed and then he lays down himself.
Lee steps in. "Oy, sorry I were... away last night an' today. Went an' got meself arrested up in Ferravale. Not me proudest moment..." He sighs, looking for a place to sit. "Wot on earth 'appened with that lizard today?"
Oz frowns, "I don’t know the whole story. just that I am half asleep and Lorimis and Starlight come in here and Lorimis mentioned Zarola and that Zork had said to come here. Neither was hurt, I think Lorimis was a little nervous but he fell asleep in here, Starlight was in here and then she got out, I don’t know where she is Lee..I am sorry"
Lee sighs. "Starlight is fine, Oz, sleepin' in Infirm... Zork is..." He trails off, not sure how to break the news.
Oz looks glad Starlight is safe "Oh..thank the seasons." The 2nd bit of news makes him set up so quickly it disturbs Lorimis slightly but the abbot goes back to Sleep, Oz frowns, "Zork is what Lee?" He fears the worse..."Lee?"
Lee takes a deep breath. "Zork is not good, Oz. He's been unconscious for sev'ral hours, accordin' to the healers. He stumbled into Infirm earlier, apparently after a fight wi' Zarola, an' then collapsed."
Oz does his best to hold back threatening tears and nods, speaking after a short pause, "Ok...keep me updated and -kill- Zarola.." He coughs a little to avoid crying." Not tonight..tomorrow I want help to the infirm, even if just a short while ." He slowly lies back down and faces away from Lee, " Lorimis is staying in here tonight..."
Lee clears his throat. "Err, Zarola is already...dead. She tried ta kill Zork a little while ago in Infirm... I stopped 'er with me dagger... an' she eventually got the point, so ta speak..."
Oz rolls back over and siting up he reaches out to hug the otter, if he can, but words are still spoken " Thank you Lee, thank you for stopping her, I..I don't know what I do if he was dead, Zork is my only family I have."
Lee is hugged, and he hugs the badger tightly in return. "I would do almost anythin' ta protect a dear friend, Oz... An' I unnerstand how ye feel... If Starlight 'ad been hurt by that lizard... I couldn't go on livin'..."
Oz nods "I...trust the healers here, even with the vermin around. I think it could have been worse today if Zork had not been there both Starlight and Lorimis would be dead. He fought her bare pawed didn’t he?"
Lee shakes his head. "Don't think so... A healer said somethin' 'bout Zork havin' a sword when 'e staggered inta Infirm..."
Oz nods " Blade of The Northwind Storms, had to be, it means he knows where the weapons are, he has to and it makes sense, he was complaining about how Marek had made him work all day on fixing weapons and armor and how he would sneak some of the abbeys weapons out to fix and mend armor...but" He frowns "If he is deeply unconscious.."
Lee sighs, nodding. "Aye. 'E can't tell us... An' I 'ave no idea where ta even begin ta look... The Abbey is large, I can't just look ev'rywhere, not without drawin' suspicion to meself..."
Oz frowns "He didn’t tell me where, I am sorry...maybe you can say you were told to check on the weapons or put Zarola's weapon back in the weapons supply place...would say Zork's blade but..heee..your need 3 others to lift that thing, I can lift it some but it is heavy, I couldn’t carry it too far without sitting it back down at least once. Zork is a lot stronger than me."
Lee nods. "I may try that. Already I 'ave the lovely job o' tellin' Marek 'is second in command be dead now. I'm not lookin' forward to it, at all."
Oz nods, "Good luck with that, maybe tell him she tried to make your daughter and the abbot into some kind of meal." He sighs as he lays back to sleep.
Lorimis somehow sleeps threw all the talking, then he has been a little stressed himself lately and probably clearly needs rest.
Oz is soon asleep looks like further talk will wait till tomorrow.
