Redfanged Again

Characters: Kentar, Orph/Will, Aikuen, Fira

Location: Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore

Orph is wading about around the bolder of clay in the shallows again, he's been keeping away from the stoat so as not to upset him again. The rat walks around the mass of clay and sometimes tries to climb it with little success and generally splashing about like the dibbun he is.

Kentar was napping most of the day. Until now anyways, the stoat slowly waking up, and yawning, stretching some before inspecting his paw, muttering to himself. He gives a look around, spotting Will. He just watches for a few moments before slowly standing up.

Orph continues to splash about in the water using an empty tin box to collect clay in to take back home. The otter are just in sight farther out swimming around.

Kentar slowly grabs his saber and such, placing them on his belt before going over to Will slowly, paws at his sides.

Orph's ears swivel toward the stoat's direction but the ratling isn't too concerned.

Kentar finally comes up next to the rat, looking down a bit. "Want some help?"

"Sure. If you want to," Will points up to a portion of the bolder above his head where the band of yellow clay is, "Think you can reach the yellow part for me?"

Kentar nods some and looks over and nods. "Yeah, I think so" he says as he nods.

Orph steps to the side to give Kentar more room and holds out the open tin for the clay. He watches and waits, the stoat doesn't seem mad right now.

Kentar does his best to get the yellow clay, placing it in the tin when he gets it, nodding to himself.

Will says, "Thanks. Um .... If you still want me too I could try and show you how to making something with it. I haven't tried to teach anyone how to before so I might not be a very good teacher."

Kentar slowly shakes his head. "Your welcome" he says before shaking his head again. "Not at the moment" he say simply before looking out at the sea. "I'm sorry for yesterday"

Orph nods and carries the tin back to the beach, he would like to tell Kentar it's ok now but doubts it would do any good so he says nothing.

Kentar watches the rat. "What? No okay, don't worry about it?" he frowns slightly following slowly.

Will asks, "Is it ok? I'm not mad at you and we ... well I forgive you. I'd like it if you weren't mad at us anymore but I can't make you stop being mad."

Kentar nods slowly. "It is okay" he says quietly. "I am not as mad as I was. Angry a little still, but..."

Will asks, "... you want to talk about it or you want me to shut up about it for now?"

Kentar watches the ratling for a moment, shrugging. "It doesn't matter...Just...stop hitting me whenever you feel like it, then I'll be happy" he nods slowly.

Orph would like to know where Kentar got that idea, but not now. "I'll try," he says sitting down on the sand and setting the tin down beside him.

Kentar nods and smiles slightly. "Thank you" he says quietly before going to sit down near Will.

Orph takes out a some of the clay and starts to work on it partly out of boredom and partly on account of what he'd just said, he would try. He wondered how often the terracotta and pottery stuff at the Abbey needing replacing and repairing how hard would it really be. "We'll probably head back toward the Abbey before much longer, I'm not gonna make you come if you don't want to." The rat focuses on the yellow clay in his paws falling silent as he works.

Kentar looks at Will and raises his eyebrow. "You're not going to...make me" he obviously didn't like that but the stoat doesn't do much about it. "Well...I don't know about if I'm going back yet"

Orph is silent as he shapes the clay til the stoat addresses him. "Why should I? I asked you to come and you agreed to. I didn't make you come with me and I won't make you go back with me. If you want to come back with us that's your business. I'm sure Fira will want to go back home and if I have to I /will/ make Aikuen go back though he said he wanted to and stuff already, but that's different I'm allowed to make him do stuff and most of the time he doesn't mind too much."

Kentar listens and chuckles a bit, nodding slowly before sighing and looking up. "I'm just not sure at the moment if I want to go back. There's very little for me at the abbey" he says, shrugging some. "But thank you for not trying to make me."

Will nods, "Welcome. I'm only talkin for myself you know. The otters might take a little longer especially the stupid one."

Kentar blinks. "What do you mean, stupid one?" he asks, trying to figure out what he means.

Will probably shouldn't call him that so much granted and clearly the stoat is having problems with his head again. "I don't know which you'd say is stupid, but in the whole time I've known him Aikuen's fit that description far too often."

Kentar ohs and nods some, looking out towards the direction, chuckling. "Ah...yeah, I've seen that in him a few times" he nods slowly.

Will molds the clay into a mole like form. He usually zones out when working or more recently he's managed to talk and work, both keep him a little in the dark on what he's making much of the time, to a degree. "Yeah. He doesn't listen very well and does stupid stuff sometimes. Even so I haven't ever changed my mind about having him for my Pa not seriously anyway." The ratling looks down at the little yellow figurine in his paw, he's noticeably confused by it. "Oh."

Kentar watches Will work, the stoat tilting his head when the ratling ohs. "Something wrong Will?" he asks.

Will turns the figure over in his paw a few times, "It's nothing. Sometimes things comes out that I don't expect ..." He turns the yellow mole-maid figure over a few more times in his paw. This is the second time now, first the candle that ended up looking like those two hares he was mad at and now this. He keeping absentmindedly turning the figure around in his paw.

Kentar Ohs and nods slowly, the stoat watching before looking out to the sea, trying to see Aikuen and Fira. "I wish I could swim" he mutters to himself, looking back and watching still.

Will's ears hear the stoat say something, but the rat's mind is elsewhere as he looks over the figure he's made.

Kentar Continues watching before slowly standing. "I'm gonna get a bite to eat. Want some candied chestnuts?" he asks, turning and walking for his pack.

Will looks confused for a few seconds and blinks, "Hmmm? Oh, sure. I guess."

Kentar nods slowly and comes back after a few moments, handing a bag of the candied nuts to Will, having brought two, one for him and one for himself, sitting back down.

Will takes the offered bag in his free paw, still rolling the little yellow mole-maid figure around in his other paw. "It's not very good but then I wasn't expecting in to turn out like /this/ when I started." He's talking as much to himself as to the stoat. He sets the bag of chestnuts down to wipe his paw on a not as clay caked part of his trousers before reaching into the bag and pulling out a chestnut which he then pops into his mouth to much on.

Kentar tilts his head. "So...you just make something random?" he asks, starting to munch on a few of the chestnuts from his bag.

Will says, "No. Not exactly random .... just ....... it's nothing."

Kentar tilts his head. "Oh...Okay" The stoat hrms, watching and spotting the dirty pin, not really saying anything about how it should be kept clean and such but its not his any longer, so he says nothing, just watching the sea. "What would you think if I stayed on the shores?"

Will says, "Well I'd miss you and there doesn't seem to be much here in either direction food-wise and th sand is not any good for digging in, but if you want to stay here you can. Why ya ask?"

Kentar nods and looks out at the sea again. "I'm just asking. I am not sure if I am going back, which is why I asked" he nods slowly.

Will shrugs, "Ok." He go to working on the figurine in his paw wetting it by dipping it in the tin of clay and water before smoothing out a few spots on it caused by his playing with it so much. Satisfied that it hadn't been harmed too much the ratling sets the figure aside, like with the previous one, to bake in the sun.

Kentar nods some, the stoat thinking before looking to the sky. "Aikuen offered to go live with you and him if I went back" he says. "I'm not sure if I should though...if I go back I mean."

The rat's ears perk up at this, "Well if you do go back there's /plenty/ of room should you want to stop by or anything."

Kentar closes his eye, then opens it again, staring into the sky. "How would you feel if I took your Pa's offer?" he asks, thinking still.

Will chews his lower lip thinking it over, "Well I'd like it, but you should know that Moledeep, that's what it's called I'm told, is not in the best of shape right now. It's livable of course but it was abandoned ages ago soooo if you do live there with me you'll be expected t help fix the place up and if ya can maybe take a turn in the kitchen once in a while. It'd be great. There's some ingredient is the larder on the third shelf for making soup and the rest of the larder is empty. There is food in the gardens and orchards but they're all overgrown though Pa'd cut it back some a while ago .... before we left. It's not the best place but there is water, beds, soup and since Aikuen's going to go stay at Camp Willow with all those otters over there and teach weapon training it'd be nice to have a beast at home other than Racky to talk to. Oh and about Racky he's little and has no family and can't talk, but he can write and he's been sleeping in my room for a long time now.

He's not dead just sleeping and I don't know why I say he's a squirrel all the time, but he's not a squirrel. If you live there you have to follow the rules which means you have to be try to be nice to Racky ..... even if he is a fox. He lives there too, sort of. So if you do agree to live at Moledeep it'll be me and you and Racky living there and maybe Aikuen when he's not at Camp Willow. Yes I'd like it if you lived at Moledeep with me but you need to know what you'd be getting yourself into if you choose to live there."

Kentar nods and listens, watching the ratling as he talks, nodding every now and then. "Well. I can help fix it up. Not going to stay there and not help out" he chuckles a bit. "I'm not sure I'd be very good in the kitchens, since I can't cook all that well" or so he thinks. "But I'd do my best" then he chuckles. "Ah, I'm nice to every beast...most times" he smiles softly. "I'll follow the rules as best as I can, if I go, but...I'm still not sure" he can't help but to smile a bit when he's told Will would like him to go there too, so he just nods slowly, looking out to sea again.

Will says,"You don't have to go but it'd be nice. Aikuen's usually off somewhere and Racky's sleeping .... it's be nice t have ya there even if it was just t visit ..."

Kentar nods slowly and thinks still. "I will let you know before bed tonight" he nods slowly.

Will says, "Ok." and checks to see if the mole-maid figurine is baked enough yet or not.

Kentar looks down at the sand and fiddles with something in his pocket before hrming.

Wills's ears as usual swivel toward the sound but the rat has decided he'll be quiet unless he's sure he's being spoken to. Though it's not his fault he can hear so well with his big ears.

Kentar takes out a small object and stares at it for a few minutes, staying quiet as he seems to think things over.

The mole-maid figure isn't quite baked enough so the rat sits and waits.

Kentar sets it back down in his pocket before looking over. "Your quiet this evening" he says.

Will shrugs, figuring if the stoat wants to talk he will and if not he doesn't have anything to say right now himself so he'll just be quiet til he does.

Kentar hrms and slowly stands. "You owe me a sparing match...Or so you reminded me of yesterday."

Will smiles a little, cocking head at Kentar, "And?"

Kentar grins. "Well...I know me paw isn't the best, or really usable at the moment but...Want to?"

Will hops to his feet, "Sure, if you want. Unarmed an all like we started to?" He wants to make sure the rules haven't changed.

Kentar laughs and nods, taking off his weapon's belt and setting down. "Yeah, yeah. Unarmed"

Will grins, "Just checking." And takes his belt weapons and all off and lays it with his pack and the clay. "I'm ready, lead the way."

Kentar grins and shakes his head, motioning to the ratling. "You lead the way, I insist."

Will laughs, "I led the way all the way here, you lead this time. Sides yurr older an have done this before."

Kentar chuckles and nods. "Follow me," he turns away and starts walking to a bit of better beech.

Will follows after the stoat running to keep up with the larger beast.

Kentar stops after a few moments, and turns around. "This spot should be good" he nods.

Will looks the area over as he catches his breath, "Ok, fine with me."

Kentar nods. "What? Out of breath? I guess maybe I'll win if that walk took everything out of you"

Will says, "You walk too fast."

Kentar laughs. "Its not that fast" he smirks.

Will says, "Hmf." He stretches, "Are you ready?"

Kentar smirks and stretches for a few moments. "Yeah...if you can beat a one pawed stoat, I will be very impressed."

Will grins, "You don't think you can beat me?"

Kentar smirks. "Just the other way around. I think I can beat you. I don't think you can beat me" he laughs.

Will says, "You never know you might be surprised."

Kentar chuckles. "Don't worry, I'll win" he nods, putting up his fists. "As youngest, you move first" he grins.

Will isn't sure how to fight Kentar unarmed at first, then he ducks down and charges the stoat aiming to hit him below the knees and maybe topple him over or at least get things started.

Kentar watches the rat charge, giving a few moments before sidestepping the first blow and aiming a kick at the back of Will's ankle to see what happens.

The rat hits the sand when he misses and jump back up to try again when the stoat's foot connects causing him to fall again.

Kentar chuckles and lets the Rat get up by not actually doing anything. "Come on..."

Will gets to his feet more ready this time, though still not quite sure how to fight a larger beast. He circles the stoat trying to get an idea of what to do next, ears back but still moving to keep him aware.

Kentar's eye follows Will, his head not moving, nor his body. After a few moments he turns, facing the rat, running forward to try to kick him in any random spot.

The rat ducks out of the way and comes up behind the stoat lunging at his back.

Will is not there when Kentar turns around. The rat had landed on the stoat's back and dug in his claws to stay there.

Kentar blinks and realizes he's a lot more heavy. "Wait now..." he turns his good eye towards Will behind him the stinging feeling setting of the claws. "Oh...Tricky little rat you are" he laughs before frowning at what he's about to do next gets a running backwards start before falling down onto his back, and on top of Will.

Will smirks a little at the remark before biting down on Kentar's arm and jumping off the stoat. Well he tries to jump anyway, instead he get pinned half way under the stoat when Kentar throws the both of them down onto the shore. He wiggles the rest of the way out and kicks at the stoat.

Kentar ows as he's bitten down on, but laughing as he pins the rat. When he's kicked at, the kick lands on his shoulder. He rolls before jumping up to his footpaws, taking a few deep breaths.

Kentar lets himself get punched in the stomach, but before the paw can pull away, he aims to go grab it before it can pull too far away.

Will's right paw is caught by the stoat, so he swings with his other paw and kicks at the stoat.

Kentar tries to block them with his bad arm, going to twist the arm so that he turns the rat around, hopefully, keeping his paw still in a painful position.

Not only is he unable to get another hit at the stoat but his arm is being twisted now. Will doesn't care to have his arm twisted and he follows the direction his arm's being twisted, that is to his right, and jabs at Kentar with his untwisted arm, he also bites at the stoat as soon as he see the opportunity.

Kentar gets jabbed, oophing a bit, letting go. The bite was avoided, jumping back before going to throw a knee into the rat's stomach, hoping to hit him properly.

Will is hit in the stomach groaning from the force of the hit. He hits the sand and lays there a few moments before getting back to his feet again, he's gonna feel that for a while.

Kentar pauses and watches for a few moments. "Are you okay?" he asks.

Aikuen has been watching from the shallows. The very top of his head, is the only visibly thing, above the water. It was wonderful to swim with Fira... But when he saw Will and Kentar fighting, he was about to go in and put a stop to it. But when he got close enough... he saw no weapons, Like it was a sparing match. He nods, remembering that a quite a long time ago, they had a spar in mind. He gets in as close as he can, without being seen. Fira also swims along side him, but after awhile of the fighting she just shakes her head and tells Aik, that she'll be out in the ocean. Aikuen gives a small kiss on her cheek, before going back to watch the fight.

Will mentally checks himself over, "I-I think so."

"I'm fine," he repeats, ".... unless /you/ want to stop."

Will is quick to dodge out of the way this time, he's been hit there enough for this season thank you. "We'd only have to do this over again if we stopped without one of us winning first," he smiles at the stoat circling him again.

Kentar falls into the sand but then jumps back up quickly. "Yeah, and I'd hate to beat you up twice" he laughs.

"Well you've yet to beat me once so I won't worry about twice just yet," Will is circling and trying to get behind the stoat again.

Kentar grins and lets Will get behind him, his ears swiveling towards will as best as they can, trying to listen in for when he's attacked.

Will of course leaps to grab onto the stoat's back intending to climb the stoat and maybe avoid getting pinned this time.

Kentar hasn't done this in ages, so its probably going to back fire. But when the ratling is in mid-air, he spins around and attempts to kick him.

Which might have worked better on a larger rat or one jumping a greater distance perhaps, as it is the kick just misses Will's legs and he drops back to the ground and grabs the stoat's tail pulling himself along it til he's at the end attached to the stoat. He holds on tight to Kentar's tail should the larger beast grab him and pull him off. The rat's plan is simple he just needs a little incentive to act on it.

Kentar blinks and starts to spin around. "Hey! Get off!" he says, going to reach behind and try to take the ratling off of him.

Will is amused at first til Kentar starts to reach for him. The rat digs his needle sharp claws into the stoat's tail so as not to be dislodged. As the stoat starts to pull harder on him the rat dips his head and bites down on the stoat's tail right near the base. He can taste the larger beasts blood as the pulling and now hitting continues he bites again harder. His front teeth hit something hard. He pushes back his gnawing instinct for the time being, he hadn't meant to bite Kentar /that/ hard. He releases the stoat's tail and scrambles a ways away from the stoat and spites out Kentar's blood onto the sand. "S-s-sorry! I didn't mean to bite you that hard, it was an accident," he says hurriedly hoping he hadn't angered the stoat when they'd been having such a good time.

Aikuen can't see what really went down. All he saw was Will getting off Kentars tail, spitting out something. And Kentar yelping and looking to his own tail. He puts it together, and slowly comes out of the shallows.

Will still saying, "Sorry," repeatedly goes looking for the medical kit, he knows what he did and that sewing up will be needed.

Kentar keeps dancing around, tears flowing from his eyes, thinking that hurt more then his paw...which he doesn't even remember being stabbed. "Ow! Ow! ow! Ow! Why did yah go and do that?!"

Will returns with the medical kit, "You were pulling on me and I wanted you to stop. I didn't mean to bite you /that/ hard and I said I was sorry! Here's the medical kit can you fix it or do I need t get Pa or Fira t do it? I could try and do it myself but I've never done it before and I doubt you'd want me too anyway. Please don't be mad at me again!"

Kentar still moves around, paws over his tail, covered in blood now, thanks to the very deep bite. "Owww! No! Not...not mad!" He yelps, though, he's swearing loudly, suggesting he is quite mad.

Will nods close to tears himself, "I know you probably don't want to sit down but could you stand still at least or try to? You're getting blood everywhere and making things look worse than they are."

Aikuen has sufficiently walked up to see what is going on. He tilts his head and says to Kentar, "He's right you know... need help matey?"

Will counts Aikuen's presence as a mixed blessing. Good that some beast that can patch Kentar is here. Bad that it's his father and he's is sure to be in trouble for this. "It was an accident and I said I was sorry." Once the stoat is patched up the rat will be thrown into the ocean for lack of a pond or worse .... probably worse.

Aikuen nods and takes the Medical kit from Will. He kneels down behind Kentar, and examines the wound. He is shocked slightly, "Will... You bit him to the bone..." He pulls out the flask, the needle and thread, two planks, and the roll of bandage. He looks to Will and says, "Get over here... Look at what you did..." He points to the wound, where if you looks closely you can see the red-white of the bone. The otter just shakes his head, and begins to patch Kentar up.

Kentar yelps and cant believe he got a ruined tail and paw in under a full day. Despite the anger, he looks down to will, sniffling a bit more. "Don't...worry about...it"

"It was an accident and I knew what had happened as soon as I felt my fangs hit something solid. I didn't do it on purpose. They didn't make as big a deal about it when I bit Brother Jullian's paw the same way. You were there then and didn't get mad. ...." Will is reluctant to but he does come over to look when told to, "We were just playing and it was an accident and /I'm sorry/."

Aikuen places the the planks on either sides of the tail, after cleaning and stitching it. He wraps the bandage around the area creating a splint. He says to Kentar, somewhat grumbling, "I've done all i can, just try not to move your tail too much. I can take off the splint in a few days." He sighs and sits down, looking to Will, "Well..." He just doesn't know what to do anymore.

Kentar frowns and dries his tears before very slowly sitting down, keeping his tail away. "Don't think...we'll be sparing again anytime soon" he mumbles.

Will's ears, which were still laid back, droop down more at the stoat's words. "Well ... I'm in trouble again it looks like."

Aikuen breathes deeply before saying, "I haven't quite decided that yet... And here is the reason" He pops his neck before continuing, "I've been watching you Spar from the shallows for a while now... And i didn't intervene, because i know... I nice game of beat the hell out of each other, can be a great way, for comrades to let off steam... It was the point where you tried to kill him, and yes i do mean that. Theses..." He points to his fist, "Were built for knocking each other out... these on the other paw..." He points to his fangs, "were built for killing... and don't deny it... Its like saying swords aren't built for killing..." He takes another deep breath.

Will would like to point out that teeth grow and aren't built and most all beast have them and most he's met didn't kill anything with them unless eating like a woodlander is killing something. He doesn't say it though. He just shakes his head, he'll never understand otters.

Kentar sighs and looks to Aikuen, anger subsided. "Don't be too hard on him. Obviously didn't mean to do it" he says. "Besides, its not like my tail is totally ruined...right?"

Aikuen says, "Im sorry, but i have too... Because the last time... if i remember correctly... He bit someone's neck off..." He sighs, "Your tail will be good as new in no time... as long as its not aggravated or something..." He sighs again, and looks back to Will, "Im not going to do anything..."

When Will had been looking for the medical kit he'd pocketed the figurine he'd made earlier, however he puts his paw in his pocket it doesn't seem to be there. He looks back at Aikuen as he's talking again, "Y-your not?" he ask a bit distracted trying to think where the figure he'd made could be in it's not in his pocket where he'd just put it a short time ago.

Kentar watches the two then blinks. "Good...Since it was my tail he bit and not yours" he smirks at the otter. "Although I doubt with a thick rudder like that, he'd be able to get though it" he laughs some, trying to lighten the mood.

Will looks over the sand around them for the missing item, he liked it and while he probably could make another he wanted that one. He was aware the other two were talking about him but that didn't seem as important as finding his missing figurine right now.

Aikuen shakes his head, "No...I'm not...Mainly because Kentar said it was alright... also because anything I would do... probably would not work..." He shrugs and looks to Kentar thumping his rudder on the ground which is something he is not known for, "Aye that's true!" He laughs a little bit, and watches Will looking through the sand, "Er..."

Kentar laughs and smiles before looking to Will. "I need a Rudder...think you can bite though his and take it for me?" he asks, before noting Will is looking for something. "Lost something?"

"That uh thing I made before .... you see it around?" he asks knowing one of them may ask about it. Can't today just be over already.

Kentar blinks and ers, nodding, pointing over to where they were sitting earlier. "Over there" he says.

Will ohs and hurries over scooping the little yellow molemaid figure up in his paw, "Thanks, though I'd lost it."

Aikuen scratches his head for a minute, giving a quick look around. not seeing anything that just jumps out of him at moment, he shrugs and stands up. He says, "Well, you found it... and I need to get back to the lovely Fira of the sea! See yah later!" He winks to Kentar, before heading off into the ocean, to find said beast.

Will pets the clay mole figurine as he watches the otter return to he ocean. "I guess so," it's not clear what part of what Kentar said he's referring to, could be both from the sullen look on his face. "You're probably not gonna want to stay at Moledeep now huh. I can find a nice big tunnel and great home all myself but can't stay out of trouble at th Abbey or anywhere else looks like ..."

Will comes over and sits with the stoat, still fidgeting with the little clay mole in his paw.

Kentar smiles some. "I'm not mad at you" that was a lie but he lies so well. "I really don't mind going to go stay at Moledeep. Okay, I really don't mind" he smiles. "You're a dibbun Will. Dibbuns get into trouble. Its life. Doesn't mean I don't like you anymore."

Will thinks this over some, "Your sure yurr not mad at me? I know I'd be mad if I was the one bit like that. I'd .... never mind .... You're going back with us and going to stay at my tunnel er Moledeep?" Well it was his tunnel he was the main resident, ok the main conscious resident.

Kentar thinks for a few moments. "I was mad...but after yesterday, I don't want to get mad again" he says before thinking again. "I...will go back, yes" he nods.

Will smiles a little, "Good. I don't think you'd fit in mine and Racky's room but there's two other rooms and lots of beds in the bunk room and infirmary parts and we can always make you your own room if you want. It'll be good to get home back underground where it's safe and things make sense and there isn't all this sand that a beast can't even dig in properly ..."

Kentar laughs and smiles, nodding slowly. "I just take one of the empty rooms" he chuckles.

Will stretches. Another night on the sand instead of at home, oh well in the morning, depending on who was still talking to him, he'd strongly suggest they head back home A.S.A.P. "Suit yourself. I'm going to sleep .... hope Fira isn't too upset when she finds out what happened. She might be my new Ma some day and it won't be very good if she didn't like me." The rat curls up to sleep on the sand.