Things are happening because of reasons so in your face! :P ;) (Irinevok is mentioned, so for, like, 1 pose its Redemption of Marek TP)
RW Abbey: Pond
The abbey pond is practically the place to go for relaxation. The orchards that settle onto one side of the water hole provide decent shade for the more heated months to come. Various types of wild flowers grow about the edge of the ground that lightly overhangs into the pond. The pond seemingly invites one into its cool depths, which holds its fish life and multiple species of shrimp and other water dwellers.
Spring has come. Due to the rains, the abbey pond is just gently lapping at the edges of the ground. Soon to overflow lightly if the spring rains don't let up soon. Plant life seems to explode here in a variety of colors, sizes and aromas.
Exits: [F]ire [P]it, [R]edwall [E]ntry, [P]ath by the [G]reat [H]all, [Dive] in the pond, [O]rchards
Contents:
South Wallgate
Leon the mouse. DoraRose the mouse. A Sparra spoof, Terfil the newt and Zarok the monitor lizard. Zinnia the badger.
Leon is swimming in the pond, it seems a good day for it and he is rather enjoying it right now and has been under the water for maybe 3 minutes when he resurfaces and looks around.
DoraRose has been wandering around the Abbey grounds rather aimlessly since finishing her workout in the training yard. She has missed all the meals so far today. She slowly walks towards the pond, head down, not even noticing anyone or anything. She looks like she's been crying.
Leon notices Dorarose and swims over to the shore and gets out of the pond as he goes over to Dorarose "What's the matter love?" He asks softly, some concern in his voice.
DoraRose starts slightly and looks into her husband's face, worry etched upon her brow. "It's Emyuil. Yesterday after you went to the Infirm, we got into a huge fight. Some guards had to intervene and restrain us both. I was feeling so fed up with his lack of discipline that I tied him up and drug him to the pond and tried to wash his mouth out with soap. He got loose and left the Abbey, and I feel like it's all my fault!" She's on the brink of tears again as she recounts the event, desperation filling her voice.
Leon goes to put his arms around her, "Maybe he just needs to calm down, I am sure its not your fault...I mean what started the fight in the first place and was any beast hurt?"
DoraRose lets the Master Healer put his arm around her...she actually goes to lean her head on his shoulder. "I was trying to get him to understand that he didn't have the right to punch the Head Guard of Ferravale, and we...ended up getting angry. He was cut up and bruised. And he might have had splinters in his mouth...please don't ask."
Leon blinks at the splinters and decides not to ask, he just nods, "Well...brothers and sisters do fight, I mean...when I was younger me and my sister fought and argued at times and always made up later on"
DoraRose sighs as a tear trickles down her cheek. "But.....I'm so afraid that....we'll never make up to each-other. Lily asked her Sparra friend to be on the lookout, but I have a feeling my brother won't be found..."
Leon nods "Well a sparrow has a high view of things"
As if like magic at DoraRose and Leon's words, a flutter of wings is heard. A sparrow lands at DoraRose's footpaws with a loud chirrup. "Youmousie be's DoraRose Strongheart?"
DoraRose jumsp slightly and automatically goes to get between her husband and the bird...then, realizing that it's just a Sparra, she relaxes and says, "Yes, I am. Are you a friend of Butterclaw, friend to LilyMoore? How may I help you?"
Leon looks at the sparrow and waits to see what it whats to say.
"Yes'm. Butterclaw be's my cousin! I's has message for you from ratmouse." The sparrow extends one foot, showing that there's a strip of parchment, written on somewhat crudely with charcoal, bound to his leg.
DoraRose has to restrain herself to keep from grabbing the Sparra in her excitement. "Ratmouse? You must mean my brother!" She reaches out with shaking paws and goes to take the letter from the bird's leg.
Leon stays quiet so Dorarose can read the letter quietly.
The letter is handed over and reads as follows. "'Rose: I don't even know what to say. I'm sorry I hurt you, and I need some time away from Redwall. DO NOT worry about me, I know how to deal with trouble. And I forgive you. Expect my return...sometime. I'm not sure. --Emyuil."
DoraRose reads the letter and her lips go pale. Her eyes wide and with a faraway look in them, she hands the letter to her husband and says in an almost monotone, "How in the seasons does he expect me to NOT worry about him? He's my baby brother--it's my job to worry about him..."
Leon looks over the letter and then looks to Dorarose, "Maybe let Flicky look for him, I am sure he will be ok. Not sure many vermin would want to mess with him from what I heard"
A monitor lizard charges up to DoraRose and nearly bowls her over with a flying hug. Terfil is sitting, of all places, on the lizard's head!
DoraRose waves her paws about in an agitated manner. "But--he's---he's--!" She absently goes to hug the lizard back, then goes to scoop the newt off his head into her arms. Still looking at her husband, she adds, "That's just the problem! He's reckless! He has no discipline! What's he gonna do if sombeast like Irinevok gets ahold of him?! He's doomed!!"
Leon frowns as he didn't think of that "I...I don't know and that beast doesn't work alone either, he has friends"
Zarok gnashes his teeth. "I kill Irinebeast! Me an' Terfs gerrim!" he says enthusiastically.
DoraRose goes to wrap a paw around the lizard's snout, saying firmly, "No way are you going after that beast! I'm not going to have more of my loved ones be put in danger!" She looks at her husband again, her brows furrowed with concern. "We have to find him! Before it's too late!" Yes, she really wants to go chasing after her brother through the depths of Mossflower woods. And perhaps cause some permanent damage to Irinevok along the way...
Leon frowns and shakes his head "You are not going out either, I would be upset if you got caught and worry alot"
Zarok nods reluctantly. "Okiez." He's a bit muffled because of how his muzzle is shut.
Zinnia walks slowly to the pond and blinks "What is every beast talking about?"
DoraRose goes to set the newt on the ground if she had been holding him and waves her paws around in agitation. "My stupid brother has run off into the stupid forest and sent me a stupid note saying to not worry and my husband just told me I can't go chase my idiot brother and I don't know what else to do!!" She covers her eyes with her paws in exasperation.
Leon frowns "Because I KNOW how insane Irinevok is, remember...He wanted to play an insane game of tag with me and he almost won"
Zarok shrugs. "Take a buncha beasssssts...an army. Den he can't do nuffin."
Zinnia says, "I have heard some of him and had hoped to learn more but...that may not be possible now"
DoraRose sighs and mumbles, "Yes, I know. I....I'm glad he didn't..." She lifts her face from her paws and goes to lay one on her husband's shoulder. Looking at the badger, she asks, "What do mean? Why might it not be possible?"
Leon looks at the badger "Why? What happen now?"
"Narrrr?" Zarok buzzes, curious.
Zinnia frowns "I...got a message from their recorder...Marek is in a very deep faint and ...well could die, I am unsure if anyone cares about that...but the time I seen him and spoke to him he seemed...well maybe not nice, but not mean either...sad maybe in a way, I saw him cry once in the tavern, and left him alone...and I had to go home sooo..."
DoraRose pinches the bridge of her nose and closes her eyes. "I feel my headache from yesterday returning...." She looks up at the badger. "Do you know how this happened? And you're right, I don't care if he dies, but I'm sure others will..."
Leon frowns, "Dora...." He sighs and shakes his head, the healer in him maybe or the fact he doesn't want to see a beast with the hope of change die, well he can say something later maybe.
Zarok shrugs. "So what we gonna do nowzz?" he asks matter-of-factly.
Zinnia answers "Something bout saving the chieftains daughter and getting an arrow in a very bad place...sorry I don't know much else"
DoraRose glances at her husband, then shrugs. "What can I say? I don't trust him. Although..." she looks back at the badger. "If he saved Blisa's life, then perhaps....nah." She waves a paw dismissively. "Lily has a Sparra friend who takes messages for her to Ferravale. Perhaps he'll be willing and able to let us know if Marek awakens."
Leon says, "Maybe the sparrow knows what happen even...and why does Lilymoore sent messages to Ferravale, to who?"
Terfil's fallen asleep. Zarok picks him up tenderly and sets him on his shoulder.
Zinnia says, "I think Marek has changed, I read alot of what he did in the logs from before and even talked to some beasts, and I spoke to him briefly, but not as much as I would of liked"
DoraRose frowns. She never thought to ask LilyMoore who she's sending messages to. Oh, well. "I still refuse to believe it unless I see it with my own eyes. He caused too much pain before. I'm sorry, but that's my stand on the matter." She goes to rest a paw on the monitor's head, a stubborn look on her face.
Zinnia thinks "Maybe you should go talk to him...well if he doesn't die that is"
Zarok churrs happily, tilting his head and scrunching his face up, enjoying the petting. His tail whips back and forth. Terfil is still snoozing.
Zinnia sighs , she isn't sure what else to say.." Maybe talk to Scioto, or...well the recorder over there?"
DoraRose sighs. "I'm wanting to talk to Marek, but perhaps Leon's right. I hope he doesn't die, actually....I have some few choice words for him..." she scowls dangerously as she goes to absently continue rubbing the lizard's head.
Zinnia is unsure weather she wants to know the words, then she has most likely heard not so great words before in her younger seasons. "Ummmm....well..."
"Like--Like wot?" Zarok stammers as his head is rubbed again. He arches his back contently. "Izz you gonna call him a s'rak'sil?"
DoraRose is taken aback. "No! I'm planning on holding my axeblade to his throat and telling him to give me one reason why I should let him live! Why on Earth would I call him...whatever in the world you said?"
Zinnia looks confused on what the monitor just said, she sighs "I..." She frowns at what Dorarose just said "But...that would be killing in cold blood and...and that's wrong!" She frowns at her outbrust and backs up looking ready to leave "And...its not right, that...that's murder...and..." And she decides to just leave, and she seems upset but not upset in a angry way, upset in a feelings hurt way as a couple tears go down her face and she rushes off quickly.
"S'rak'sil," Zarok says, nodding solemnly. Terfil wakes up. "Zarok, y'shouldn't say tha'!", he squeaks.
DoraRose holds out a paw and takes a few steps after the badger. "No, wait, I'm not really going to kill him...drat." She stares at the lizard. "If it's a cuss word, then please stop saying it. Warriors and Abbeybeasts don't swear. It's improper."
Zarok giggles. "Okies. But nobodies know what it mean but us!" Terfil nods in agreement but doesn't seem happy about it.
DoraRose scowls. "I'm sure Martin the Warrior knows what it means. What would you do if he suddenly appeared here and heard you speaking such awful language? Or if Benar knew that you were cursing in whatever language you're speaking in? Or...." she trails off, sadness washing over her face. She sighs and continues, "Well, what would you do if they could hear you, hmm?"
Emyuil shrugs. "Okies." He looks a little embarrassed now. "Guess what it means?" he says playfully, his eyes twinkling a little. Terfil laughs.
DoraRose gives him a look. "Guess what I'll do to you if you cuss again?" She puts her fists on her hips and bends down so she's almost on eye level with him. She's giving him the treatment of an experienced Mommy/adopted Aunt.
"Dunno," Zarok says a tad nervously. Terfil tries to blink.
"Wash your mouth out with soap." DoraRose is as serious as can be. She tried to do it with her brother yesterday, and she can do it again to the lizard and his friend today!
Zarok is about to laugh then realizes that his aunt is serious. "Okiez. But it jussst means booger." He hugs DoraRose and runs off.
DoraRose facepalms and sighs. Why must she be in charge of such rebellious people? Why? Whywhywhy why? She groans and heads off to the Infirmary. She needs something for a headache....
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