Rescue Of Flint And Celina!

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--This starts in the swamps and ends up on the shoreline area before heading finally to the badger Mt.--

--Somewhere in the Swamplands –

Flint was moving as fast as one could in a dangerous area, he had also decided to take a chance, “Careful lass, a lot of quicksand around this area so step only where I step.”

Celina stays very close to the other hare, “Can we get out of here you think?”

Flint shrugs “I rightly don’t know lass, but gonna try, last couple times ended badly, for me rather than those horrible toads.”

A croak sound is heard and then another as the two hares are a little further away than the toads would like it seems. One appears with a trident in his furless paw and shakes it into the air.

Celina looks back and screams, she runs ahead of Flint a few hundred feet and suddenly is stuck fast, she looks down and her eyes widen as she starts to panic, “Help me! Get me out!” She is in quicksand and sinking at a good rate, which causes more panic.

Flint comes as quick as he can “Stop panicking it will make it blooming worse!” He looks back and stops long enough to fire off an arrow he has, he only has 4 made from some swamp trees and them, as well as the longbow is not going to do too well in a fight seeing as its poorly made. But he worked with what he had after all. He stops to get long vines and cuts them with a dirk he has.

The toads get closer now and the croaking louder, the one with the trident speaks “Kill the furones*croak*!”

Celina stops the panic but has a dull whimper now; she does stop sinking and tries to break in and out as she is almost up to her waist.

Flint tosses her the vine as the other end is tied to one of the few trees here, “Now do as I say, EXACALLY as I say.. or this will end bad. Wiggle each foot paw slowly back and forth, tie that rope around ya middle also, you should feel the stuff loosen on your legs some, just try and stay relaxed ok? Look at me and do as I said. Also lean back slowly or sideways maybe, but slowly ok lass. Then should be able to get out better..slow now lass and calm. One leg at time..ok, calm. I will pull you then...slowly again, stay calm.”

The one toad is close now and looks ready to throw a trident at one of the hares, a 2nd one just watches “Furones will die*croak*”

Celina tries her best and does as he says and her foot paws do loosen a little, as some water enters more with sand and mud. She calmly ties the rope around her and leans a little sideways as she wiggles her legs, they get a little more free, maybe half way free to where she does get one loose somewhat and works on the other. She keeps her eyes locked with his eyes and shakes a little as she is scared. She gets the other leg more free as well and grips the rope. “Get..me…out” She says slowly.

Flint waits and then nods as he slowly pulls her, as too fast could harm her or make this worse. He hopes the toads don’t suddenly charge but if they do, well then he can deal with that later this is more important. He pulls slowly and then grabs her paw if he can and pulls her to him, ”Ok lass..the log, its safe run along it..now lass!”

The toads do more and one throws the trident and the other charges with his own.

Celina nods and does as she is told, she screams as the trident barely misses her and gets onto the log and runs, she keeps her balance well and makes it to the end as she turns around “Flint! Run!”

Flint spins around and slams the longbow into the toad’s face, the longbow breaks apart and he uses the dirk to stab into the toad’s chest and then bolts across the log as the first toad falls over dead with a dirk in its chest, the other croaks loudly and jumps into what he thinks is just simple water and quickly finds it’s not and of course panics and sinks down and into the quicksand, bubbles form and then stop. Meanwhile Flint makes it across and goes to push Celina ahead on the much dryer and safer land. “Go..Go…Go!”

Now more toads come and a couple stop looking scared as one of their own sank into the quicksand to their death and another is dead, a couple are smart and go across the log and after the hares, the other toads stay where they are not daring to go further and leaving the hare’s fate to the two brave toads that did follow them across the log and onto dryer and safer land.

--On the Western Shores –

Celina runs a little faster but her foot paw does hurt some, she turns around and her eyes widen a 2nd time today “They followed us!”

Flint rushes forwards and closer to Celina and looks ahead is that…”Keep running tis the beach, go lass run!” He lets out a yelp of pain as one of the tridents cut into his side, he spins around and kicks at the toad sending it backwards and frowns as he sees the other one.

Also nearby is Flare, and has been traveling the past couple weeks, hey traveling by river helps a lot and cut off some time, that and he didn’t sleep too much, so a couple weeks travel has down it when one is in a hurry, and can travel by water while sleeping that’s to an banded raft. He looks up at the sound of voices and blinks, “Wot in the bally heck are those things!”

Celina rushes forwards and then trips over driftwood and tumbles down a sand dune, rolling over and over and over again and finally comes to a stop with a groan, dizzy and tries she ends up vomiting and coughs, hey the world was spinning!

The two toads fight off the hare Flint, the one that got hit in the face tries to stab and misses, the other did slice at the hare and croaks loudly as he is kicked. He then sees the new hare Flare and shakes his trident at him.

Flint backs up and holds his side, he looks at Flare and looks to see where Celina is as he speaks “Some blooming help be nice, these things are toads just..just kill them!”

Flare doesn't have to be told trice as he gets out his longbow and takes aim, he fires off an arrow towards one of the toads and goes to get between the hare maid and the toads, he takes note the other hare is a bit further away.

There are two toads, one is hit in the neck with the arrow and falls over, but one toad remains and looks to be debating on trying to kill this new hare or Flint, he goes for the closer hare and the one that’s injured..Flint. He swings the twident at him and croaks loudly, "Furone will*croak *Die!"

Celina slowly stands where she fell and looks at Flare, she then catches site of what is about to happen "Flint!"

Flint is tried and barely manages to back away from the swing of the twident, he falls backwards and tumbles down the sand dune with a groan, his side bleeding from the first attack. He slowly starts to stand best he can while the toad gets ready to throw the trident right at him.

Flare frowns and gets his longbow loaded again and once more takes aim at the 2nd toad and fires, he can just hope he hits the toad before the trident is throw. He speaks to Celina "Just stay where ya at lass...safer that way is there any more of those things?"

Celina shakes her head "No, the..the others didn’t follow us. And the other couple that was with them died."

The toad goes throw the trident but just as the arrow hits his chest and he falls backwards, dead before he hits the ground. The tridents aim will be off now that’s to the arrow hitting him at that time. No other toads are seen as they stayed in the swamplands.

Flint is half sat up when the twident hits the sand a few feet from him and frowns, well that was a little too close to suit him. He looks at Celina and Flare and looks near ready to pass out.

Flare quickly goes to Flint and looks him over, he glances at Celina "Are ya hurt lass and do you know anything on healing cause I blooming don’t!"

Celina shakes her head "Not badly, just my leg and ankle hurt some." She has cuts and bruises on her arms also and a cut on her forehead. "And I don’t know much healing" She does know to hold pressure on the wound, which she does on Flint's side.

Flint manages to stay awake, "I..I thank you sir." The bleeding slows as pressure is applied to the side wound, a slice from the twident that could very well be even deeper, he got lucky. Yes it’s still bad but not as bad as it could of been.

Flare frowns, "Well this is not good then, he needs a healer and you could probably do with one as well lass."

Celina sighs, she then frowns as Flint seems to pass out and looks to Flare worried now.

Flare frowns as well and gets out an extra tunic he has and rips it to make a temporary bandage and carefully makes a tight bandage for Flint and then looks around "Closest help lass?"

Celina answers as she stands and points "The Mt. sur..over there."

about half an hour later

Flare keeps an eye on the sleeping hare maid and the other hare, he sighs as he looks towards the Mt and back to them "Well can't bally well go off and leave you guys here, wot"

Flint groans as he wakes up, the temperary bandage is a little red now as he opens his eyes slowly and mutters something as he coughs. No other injuries, well visible ones that are recent are seen anyways.

Flare quickly looks at the other hare, "Hey your waking up. Take it easy ya hurt now and de lass is asleep for now"

Dundy lopes across the sand near the water, a satchel tucked under his arm--the runner is delivering a message. Between measured breaths, he hums the tune to a barrack-room ballad, one that is notoriously rowdy.

Flare hears the humming and finds the source, it's Dundy, he looks back to Flint" You just stay laid down." He stands and heads over to the other hare "Hey! Could use some help other here, got an injured hare, and there is a hare maid too but she doesn’t seem injured, well as bad as he is anyways."

Flint nods slowly, his side hurts badly and he has a cut on his paw as well. Other wounds look older, more like scars maybe he has had. But he stays laid down on the sand and the temperary bandage on his side keeps him from losing a lot of blood, blood does seep a little.

Dundy skids to a halt and calls, "Good heavens! Right away, sah!" He trots over, taking in the scene. "Cor, you're in a state, old chap, to say the least." Fishing an oat-cake and a small flask of cordial from his satchel, he offers them up. "What can I do to help?"

Flare answers "Well Flint here will need a healer and I know hardly anything on healing myself, is there any other hares around or are they all...over thar" He points to the Mt.

Flint tries to turn a little to look over at Celina and coughs, he is listening but he also feels horrible right now.

Flicking an ear back over his shoulder towards the mountain, Dundy nods. "Aye, sah, far as I know. What happened? I'll run back a message and fetch some help A-S-A-Possible."

Flare nods "Attacked by a couple toads, dead toads now and I am not sure how long they had been possibly captive I was just a walkin' along the beach and heard the lass here" He points to Celina "Call for help and so I offered help with me longbow."

Flint frowns, he can answer that one "T..Too long, too blooming long." He tenses up in some pain "The lass..Celina..just a few days, longer for me lads." He coughs a little again.

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Windrose is walking down the shoreline, on duty and patrolling the shores and is about to head back to the badger Mt. in fact, she slows as she gets closer to the other hares. "Wot be happening?" She then goes to walk closer.

Dundy fidgets with the strap of his satchel and flexes his legs. "Right, then. Captives of toads, rescued by you, sah, and in need of help. Healers and a stretcher. More of those toads about, do you know?" He counts off on his fingers as he goes over the points.

Flare says, "I didn’t see any more of the things, ugly things are toads that’s for sure"

Flint shakes his head "All..in the swamps..only two managed to..to follow us." His voice is a little weaker now.

Dundy crouches down, offering the flask of cordial directly to Flint. "Easy, easy, chap. Have a drink now, it's dandelion an' honey. Bit heavy on the honey, really, but it's what I've got." He glances up at Flare. "Pardon, sah, never introduced myself. Private Dunston Dyllimore Dunthorpe, II, Runner, Long Patrol, just call me Dundy."

Flare nods "I am Flare from the northlands, I was looking to maybe join the Long Patrol, but first we should help him."

Flint takes the drink after managing to sit up a little and coughs as he takes a couple sips, he doesn’t give a name right now as he is still bit weak from all he went through and just seems happy with being on the shore, better than with the toads after all.

Dundy looks over his shoulder and spots Windrose approaching. He calls out, "Ahoy! Could use a spot of help, eh, wot?"

Windrose is beside them soon as she catches part of what is said " Hallo, yes getting an injured hare back is the best thing ta do." She studies Flint as she tries to figure out who he is, she knows Celina but not Flare or Flint.

Dundy asks, "Half the flippin' mountain'll be out here at this rate, wot? Excellent luck! I daresay there'll be no need to go runnin' off and keep the poor hare waitin'. The three of us can shift these two injured beasts back to the mountain, eh?"

Flare nods "Be glad to help, and I be sure there is a healer there"

Windrose says, "Yes there is healers there, we can take them to the infirmary area and I can give a report to one of the higher officers"

Flint sits up, just a little bit as he listens to them talking, he glances at Celina before his attention is back to the others. “Home...not seen home in a long while"

Celina stirs to the sound of voices and sits up, she smiles a little at the sight of all the hares. She slowly stands up and lets out a small yelp as her foot hurts, but not too much.

Dundy sizes up their cargo. "So, chaps and chappess, who's carryin' who, eh? We'll need two to give, ah, Flint, didja say, a smooth ride." He peers at Celina. "Long Patrol's here, m'gel! Fancy wakin' up to that, eh, wot?

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Windrose smiles "Celina, are you ok your mom and dad have been worried sick, they will be glad to see your safe now."

Celina smiles, "I..I Can walk, sort of...I will be fine, Flint is a lot more hurt."

Flare nods "I can help with Flint lass, not to worry ya self." He in fact goes to help Flint "May take me and another ta get him home, then to a healer"

Flint will allow the help, "Yeah...help is good, been away much to..too long, hard to say wot blooming missed"

Dundy flaps his ears indignantly. "I won't hear of it! I'll give you a leg, poor girl, 'ere, you lean on my shoulder Celly--may I call you Celly?--an' you two," pointing to Windrose and Flare, "take Flint. How about it, eh?"

Windrose nods, "However we can get them back, Celina been missing over a week...wait Flint, I heard of a Flint but he...someone said he may of died, but if your him.."

Celina smiles at Dundy, she will accept his help back home.

Flint nods slowly as he is helped by Windrose and Flare.." Over..3 seasons, 3 seasons too long."

Flare stays close and frowns "3 seasons! Wot in the..." He is clearly surprised and shakes his head "Explain later chap, first some first aid and maybe a very good meal after that"

Dundy chuckles to himself as he takes the weight from Celina's bad leg. "Blazes! I'm a flippin' hero, oh-ho! Won't be a private much longer, no, sah. Scrubbed me last pot yesterday, I'll bet."

Windrose speaks as she leads the way "Mainly recruits wash pots and pans, not too many privates and not sure whom is in charge of any advancing in ranks"

Salamandastron: Infirmary

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This is the infirmary for the long patrol. This room is one of the most

well lit rooms in the whole of Salamandastron, with several candles placed

strategically along the shelves and cupboards. Many wooden beds line the

walls of this room, each outfitted with impeccably clean white linen

sheets. This unfortunately limits the walking space in this room. Where

there are not beds there are shelves and cabinets that hold a variety of

different medical equipment, mostly needles and bandages. A single stone

sink is firmly lodged into one of the counters. The sink is not fancy, in

fact it is quite awkward. It is a necessity, nonetheless. An open closet

is in the corner of the room, storing a surplus of compact cots, in the

unusual case of mass injuries. The room usually has several nurse hares in

it, roaming around tending to various injuries.

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                 Visible Exits:

[Out] to Level One [Herb] Room

Flare looks around as they enter the large Mountain and blinks, his first time ever in here. He helps get Flint to a cot and calls over a healer and then moves out of the way as he isn't hurt as he caught the tail end of the fight.

Flint lies down, with some help and tenses up a little. He has been fairly quiet on the slowly walk back, but manages to stay awake, least while they tend to him.

Celina limps over to a cot and sits down, she lo0oks around the infirm, still a recruit she has yet to decide what her true skill should be, right now she curls up to go to sleep, she been through a lot this week. She has cuts and bruises on her arms and a cut on her forehead, nothing serious but a healer does start to tend to her as the hare maid falls asleep, another healer will check on Flint.

Dundy hangs about once Celina's helped to a cot, more interested in watching the proceedings and learning more about what happened before than he is in getting back outside and running his message over to Halyard. It's only a matter of time before an officer sets him back to his task, and he hopes he can last until it's too dark to make the run.

Windrose looks around and makes sure Flint is tended to as she looks surprised, "Private Flint, think that’s the rank, he disappeared but wasn’t found." Well till now it would seem.

Dundy nods in recognition. "Ah, thought I'd heard of it! Good thing I happened along, eh? Might not've made it without me."

Flint nods "Ya..correct...helped a couple hedgehogs, me and another Pete...but Pete was killed by weasels, they took me to the swamps and got lost, weasels died but I was caught by the..toads." He coughs as a healer checks his side wound and frowns, the wound is carefully cleaned and the healer nods "This needs stiches...."

Flare sits down as he listens , "3 seasons be a blooming long time chap, glad ya got home now"

Windrose nods as she listens "I should let Lord Ciocan know of this."

Dundy exclaims, "Be sure to let 'im know my part in it! Pivotal role, don'tcha know. The right beast in the right place, at the right time, wot?"

Flint tilts his head as the healer numbs the area and starts sewing the wound shut with skill and speed, carefully to do it right, he speaks through pain "Ciocan?..I..missed a lot then..." He frowns.

Flare shrugs "I don't blooming well know anyone here so don’t look at me"

Windrose offers a smile "He is the new badger lord here, came a few weeks ago I am sure your get a chance to meet him soon. As for anything else, I ..don’t know wot ya may of missed or not missed"

Dundy glances around the room for any spare food that won't be missed, commenting, "I'll bet three seasons puts a hunger on a chap about half as strong as the one I've got, wot? Anybody else on the peckish side?"

Flare grins "Food is always good, and it's probably in the dining hall, maybe we should go check and let de healers help the injured."

Flint lies still as they finally get done stitching him up and applying herbs for infection and swelling and bandage him up. They also check for other wounds and frown at some old scars, they clean and tend to any fresh ones.

Windrose looks at the other hares and nods "Yes meals are in the dining hall, no food is usually in here unless it’s for the hares that need to be in here, and they are moved to the recovery room from here usually anyways." She looks at Flint and back to the other hares in the room.  “Let’s go to dinner and let the healers so their work.”

Flare nods and follows her out of the infirm.

Flint is tended to and carefully moved to the recovery room after they make sure he is tended to, but a healer will stay in the room at all times just to make sure he is fine as his injury is fairly bad. The hare closes his eyes to get some much needed sleep and finally feels safe enough to get that needed sleep.