Preparing for the Worst
Characters: Kentar, Amethyst, William
Location: Moledeep
Moledeep: Infirmary
Kentar was in the infirmary today. He's the only one here and for some reason, he's got a few large packs. And he's packing healing supplies. Everything really that he can get his paws on. "Hm. What else." The stoat looks around for a moment and ahs as he pulls a few vials and packs them too
Amethyst walks into the infirmary. After Aikuen had offered to teach her to be healer yesterday the maid had decided to refamiliarize herself with the room.
Kentar had bent over to pick a couple of things off the bottom shelf. He didn't hear or see Amy come into the room, so when he stands proper, he lets out a bit of a yelp and nearly drops everything, managing to catch it mid fall. "Amy! You scared me. I didn't hear you come in."
Amethyst says, "I see that. What are you doing?"
Kentar packs the things away before he breaks them. "Packing emergency supplies." he nods. "Er...did will tell you the bad news yet?" he asks, tilting his head slightly.
"Yes," Amy says moving around the room slowly counting the beds with a paw as she passes them. "About the fox. He told me. Aik offered t train me in healing. Thought I take a look at this place before he starts teaching."
Kentar nods. "Right. Well. I'm packing things we'll need incase we have to make a quick get away." he sighs. "I don't want to fight him again. Last time I did, I ended up on a pirate ship, and everyone here thought I was dead."
Amethyst nods, "Good idea. I remember. Otters aren't very bright but Kluna is better off because you were on that ship."
Kentar nods absently and sits down on one of the beds. "Will thought I was dead too. They all thought Garnet was dead too too." he nods. "Do you happen to know if there's a back door to this place or something?" he asks. "Or some secret way out?"
Amethyst frowns, "You're not thinking of running off are you?"
Kentar hms and then laughs. "No. But if the fox finds this place, he'll more then likely try to get in the front door. Do you think he's going to just let us run right by him to get away?" he chuckles.
Amethyst says, "I can't think of any way out except for the main entrance. Will knows this place better than I do he or Aik would know if there was another way out."
Kentar nods. "Yeah. Just thought I'd ask." he smiles a little. "So. How are you today, Amy? You don't seem too worried."
Amethyst shrugs, "Will was out in the hall last I saw him. If you want you can go ask him if there's any other way out of Moledeep. I'm doing fine. I'm a rat. Worrying has rarely done any rat any good. Hoards are full of rats for two reasons. We're numerous and according to many expendable. Worrying does not change that."
Kentar nods slowly then blinks. "You're not expendable. Neither is Will." he nods. "Trust me." he smiles. "But us stoats...haha, most of us are like otters. Stupid." he nods. "I'm not too bad though. Garnet isn't. Robin isn't. Chris isn't yet." he laughs a little.
Amethyst shrugs, "I didn't mean anybeast here thought that. Many leaders like similar things about whoever's on the lowest rung beneath them if not of everybeast beneath them. If there was a hidden way out where do you think it would be? This place was built but moles. Where do you think they'd put a secret exit. Would they put a secret exit even?"
Kentar nods. "I know what you meant." he chuckles. "I'm just saying is all." the stoat smiles a little then hrms. "You know, I'm not sure. Maybe we could make one or something." he thinks, scratching his ear.
Amethyst sighs, "Talk to Will or Aik and see if there isn't one already before you start putting holes in the walls. You don't want to cause a cave in."
Kentar nods and chuckles. "I'm not the one that's good at digging and stuff." he nods. "That would be Will who'd put the holes in the walls." he laughs again before looking to the hall. "Maybe I'll go talk to Will about it. I'll be back in a bit, Amy." he says, standing and heading for the hall.
Amethyst says, "Maybe so. But I don't think he's the one that made those holes in wall of the study."
Moledeep: Mole Hall
Kentar comes into the hall and looks around for Will, the stoat's paws stuffed into his pockets as he searches. "Will, oh Will-Oh!"
William is sitting in one of the chairs in the hall reading a book. From the cover it seems to about Martin the Warrior. The rat looks up when Kentar comes in calling his name. He sticks a bit of paper in the book and sits it on the table as he gets up. "What do you need Kentar?" he asks the stoat.
Kentar smiles and then heads for the rat with a chuckle. "Just a bit of help really. I'm packing some supplies incase we have to make a quick get away from the fox...and well, I was wondering if this place has some sort of back door or secret exit? Or if we could make one maybe?"
William says, "There's a way out through the kitchen that leads out into th woods behind th dibbuns garden far as I can tell, but th doors on either end are too heavy for even Pa t move. Only other way out is through th main door." The rat chews his lip a while, "If we had a badger or some beast strong as one we could maybe open th doors. Or I suppose an ax might get em open too but then we'd have an open tunnel leading into th kitchens." He nods toward the kitchen, "We can go look at th doors if you want maybe you can think of a way t open em without breaking em down."
Kentar hrms a bit and nods. "Yeah. We should do that." he hrms. "I want to put a stronger lock on that door..." he points to the front one. "And then have another way out so we can run if we must." he thinks. "And the supplies will be near the second exit...if we can get one."
Moledeep: Kitchens
William leads the stoat into the kitchen and waves a paw toward the back wall which is largely made up of heavy wooden door. "There's one and there's another outside in th woods. I assume they're connected but they've never been opened since I've been here."
Kentar hrms, "Christopher, Kluna and you could hide in the dibbun hole but is there any place around her were the rest of us could hide?"
William says, "Amy and th twins could maybe get in there too but it'd be really crowed that way. .... Th cellar's big enough that we could make a false wall but it's also cold and dark down there and either way there's only one way out of there or the dibbun hole. There are a few hiding spot outside but none are very big. Th weapons shelter we're going t build outside will be big enough for an otter or two probably more."
Kentar hms and nods. "Yeah." The stoat then thinks for another few moments, turning towards the rat with a grin. "How would you feel to digging a set of escape tunnels to somewhere near the river? Start outside so there's no big risk of cave in, and go from there?" he asks.
William grins, "Might take a few days. ... hmm with th snow I might need a shovel for once. I'm not actually a mole but that'd be easier then digging a weapons shelter in th snow."
Kentar nods. "But you'd be able to do it? Big enough so we all can crawl through and come out...far...far away from here?" he laughs. "Will, your the best!" he smiles.
"Well it'll take a while," Will says then he starts going over the idea to himself quitely. "Mainly need th shovel to clear th snow faster and break up th ground some. Ground'd be frozen under all that snow. ..... Th old tunnel from th shore t where that old fortress was took a day t dig and these 'll need t be big enough t fit an otter .... hmmm maybe not an upright otter but still will need t be wide .... need t be deep too." He chews his lip a while then turns back to the stoat and asks, "... How many do you think we'll need?""
Kentar hrms a bit. "Maybe just one long tunnel from here to there." he nods. "And I can get Robin to help you with the shovelling. He's a strong young lad! Should be able to help just fine!" he chuckles.
William shrugs, "Well if he wants t shovel some snow for me that's fine but I'd only use a shovel for it cause it'd be a little faster and keep my paws from getting froze stiff right before I have t use em. You want t look at th other door or just work on this tunnel idea? Wouldn't hurt t have more than one extra way out."
Kentar hrms. "Just work on the tunnel idea for the moment. I'll find away to get this door open." he looks to the door and hms. "Will get Robin to help me with this too." he chuckles a bit.
William nods, "Alright. I'll be outside looking around t see where a good place t put th tunnel'd be. Send Robin out whenever you like. It'll be a while before I'll be ready t start digging."
Kentar nods. "Right." The stoat hrms. "I'm going to go finish packing the get away supplies." he chuckles, heading for the infirmary. "I'll see you later Will!" he calls out.
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