To Save a Kitten
Characters: Jaymin, Kate, Aikuen, William, Pedat, Z'Fingo, Dareius, Cadbury. NPC: Henry
Location: Great Hall
Jaymin is sitting in a chair chewing on some food making a small mess around her spot at the table, her young kitten lays on the table seeming to be asleep as her mother stuffs her face. The kitten seems silent for the most part laying on her side as she sleeps, only a small bowl sits next to the kitten left untouched.
Aikuen comes in from the entryway. He immediately goes to the kitchen, and gets himself a drink. Then going back to the table, he sits at his favorite spot, which is few chairs away from the Cat. He waves, smiles and says, "Lo'!"
Jaymin grunts some as she finishes up her bread and soup, she glances up and nods, before reaching over to poke her kitten in the side kind of hard, "Hey you WAKE up and eat!" she hisses out at the kitten. "What be this place?" she glares some at the otter her tone and attitude quite blunt.
Aikuen is just all smiles, though he makes a mental note. He points throughout the room, "You mean the great hall, or Redwall Abbey? that was quite a broad question you asked, oh by the way Im Aikuen... Pleasure to meet you..."
Orph walks in from the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup and a glass of water which he sets down at the table near Aikuen. He glances at the cats, giving a slight wave to them before sitting down and eating.
Kate mews softly, as she curls up from the poke the kitten pants out softly not seaming to want to fight at all. Jaymin "stop sleeping you feline, you have slept all morning." she turns back to the otter, "right, this be the abbey of good beasts?" she snorts disgusting really. "where i come from we would hang stray vistors." she plunges back into her soup after poking her kitten again.
Aikuen Laughs, "Where Im from so would we! But this is the 'Abbey of good beasts' Good ole' Redwall. Where... lets see if i can remember the charter...um... oh well, Where everybeast is welcome... And your name is?" He winks at William, when he sits down.
Jaymin hisses softly, "I be Jaymin" she pokes at the small kitten, "That be Kate, though she worthless to me, she can't even stay awake." she looks to the rat that entered, "Vermin be ya?" she mews looking to the rat.
Aikuen sneers at the cat, "Oi, that's me son you talking too, And i mind!" He watches the little Kitten for a bit, "That's a little harsh... don't you think. Im mean she still is your er... Daughter?"
Kate mews softly again kicking out her legs softly, the bandaged leg practically all wrapped up. She lifts her head and moves it just a little only managing to get it to the bowl that tips up and soaks her with the milk. She mews out rather weakly.
Jaymin laughs, "she worthless, she doesn't do anywork i got to do it all myself." she hisses back, glaring at the kitten she slams the spoon down, "You ungreatful little pile." she hisses loudly and grabs the kitten by the neck and hoists her up, "How dare you waste that perfectly good milk." she hisses. "see she wastes what she is given, perfectly good milk and she wasted it."
Aikuen just shakes his head, and says softly "She looks like she is under a season old, she probably doesn't know any better... Besides there is plenty of milk, there is no 'Hording' of food around here. Just put her down, and we can get some more..."
Kate pants out and meows the kitten seams to not be doing to well, she mews as her mother tosses her onto the table with a hiss. Jaymin hisses, "Worthless offspring so weak." she storms off to the kitchen with the bowl that had milk in it. "Ever since she got that scratch on her leg she has been being a big baby." she hisses dissapering into the kitchen. Kate mews softly kicking out again the bandage on her leg looking to be pinkish in color as she just flops on the table mewing softly.
Orph has been taking his time sipping his soup very slowly, ears laid back but still listening and watching the others. "She looks like she could do with a trip t th infirmary." he says quietly with a slight nod at the kitten.
Aikuen gets up slowly, and goes over to the kitten, "Aye, i think your right... let me see something..." He gets to the kitten, and tickles the footpaw with the bandage on it. He smiles warmly "Hello Kate, how are you?" He keeps an eye out for her mother.
Kate pants out and whimpers as her foot is tickled, her footpaw curling just a little as she looks up with a soft meow. Seams that is all the kitten can do at this point, the bandage seams kind of loose around her leg as she claws at the table some and mews out loudly panting softly.
Aikuen instantly pulls his claw away, he nods to William, "Yep, she is in pain... or she just doesn't like me! either way... that bandage doesn't look too good, We'll take to the Infirmary... Err... better wait for her mother... Getting in the way of a mother and their young is a bad thing... " He sits down, and waits.
Orph nods. "Think her Ma will let her go t th infirm?"
Aikuen shrugs, "The way she acts, she probably wont even care..." He then shakes his head, and mumbles "Poor kit..."
Kate meows softly as Jaymin returns with another bowl milk this time half filled. "This is last bowl brat drink it this time." she pushes the bowl to the kitten. She pokes the leg only to get a whimper from the kitten, "Big baby." she hisses out torting the kitten some as she pokes again. "She is so weak and useless, she was a mistake after all." she hisses and laughs loudly. It is clear the mother has no feelings for the kitten, "I wish she would just die." she hisses. "I wouldn't have to deal nor care for her anymore." she smiles looking lost in thought.
Aikuen eyes the mother and grunts "Is that why you are here? to get rid of her..."
Orph has fished his soup and sits waiting for the cat to answer.
Jaymin laughs "No, I am not going to get rid of her, however I herd there was some vermin south of here that I could sell her to as a slave." she laughs, "Might as well get paid for this pain in my side." she grins. "She is going to make me rich." she nods poking the kittens leg again, "Course she needs to be toughen up so I can get more for her." she smiles "I just stoped here because I was hungry."
Orph is only a little surprised by this answer and picks up his bowl to take it back to the kitchen.
Aikuen is taken aback, "Wha? Your selling your kit off to be a slave! Why... how... why... But she is your daughter! Doesn't that mean anything too you?" This is just wrong, and it needs correcting, "You do realize that after they pay you, they well most likely capture you, take the money back, and also make you a slave." He crosses his arm, and leans back.
Kate mews loudly panting heavily. Jaymin hisses loudly, "They won't dare." she moves to smack the kitten, "EAT" she hisses out, "She shouldn't have been conceived, she was a mistake."
Orph closes his eyes hearing the otter's response. "What he was /tryin'/ t say was why go /all th way/ down there when ya could likely find some beast round ere t buy her instead. Beasts round ere are awful fond a little uns even th worthless ones an they'd rather pay t take one then let em be sold for slaves somewhere else."
Aikuen slams his paws onto the table and stands up, He has had enough, "Have a problem with illegitimate kits eh? I think i turned out quite alright? Huh? What do you think! Here... since you are just so eager to get rid of her... ill buy her right now, You sorry excuse for a mother..." He grits his teeth.
Orph leaves for the kitchen silently hoping Aikuen /won't/ do anything stupid while he's gone.
Kate mews loudly. Jaymin stops before she strikes the kitten, "Ohhh and just how much are you willing to give me for this pile of junk." she hisses out proding the kitten. "I say she is going to be quite expensive." she grins and picks up the kitten showing her off. "So tell me otter how much do you have to give me for this worthless kitten?" she shakes the kitten some as she mews and whimpers the kitten held by the scruff of the neck.
Aikuen eye twitches as the Kitten is struck, "Put her down, she is not an object that you can beat and show off. How much do you want for her freedom, since that is what im buying her for..." He grins slightly, he knows never to make the first offer.
Orph has returned his bowl to the kitchen and cleaned it as well. He sits near the door separating it from the Great Hall listening to the cat and otter on the other side.
Kate grins and laughs, "Will i doubt you have any gold or silver, nor gems for that matter." she grins. "She is worth at least 800 gold." she chuckles "she grins for delivery to you i will charge 100 Gold so she is worth 900 gold." she smiles smug as she discuss the sale of her own kitten that currently lays on the table not looking in all that great condition. Kate mews softly as she rolls over just a little her leg kicking out again as it now dangles off the table.
Pedat walks in, a frown coming over the powerful squirrel's usually pleasant face as he catches the last part of this. "What is going on?" He rumbles omniously.
Orph mutters something under his breath before reentering the Great Hall from the kitchens.
Z'Fingo comes in from the entry, through the already cracked door, and doesn't hazard to make a sound to close it. The mouse slips quietly in a wide arc around the conversing group, aiming to get to the kitchen without being spotted or approached. The only thing visible on the mouse are the very tip of his muzzle and tail, the rest hidden by a thick robe and hood.
Aikuen looks to the squirrel, "Lo', Oh its just Ms. Jaymin here wants to sell her Kit for slavery. And im trying to put a stop to it..." He looks back at the /mother/ cat, "Ill give you 200 gold..."
"I don't think that is a good idea." Pedat growls, taking a step forward and sizing up the cat with blazing blue eyes burning like fire. "I, or anyone else in this abby, has the power to detain /Ms. Jaymin/ on charges of slavery." His voice has a dangerous tone to it and his posture is that hinting he isn't going to back down easily. He turns to address the cat now. "My dear," he started with mock sarcasm, "You have come to the wrong place to do business."
Dareius limps down the stairs and pauses at the bottom, ears angled forward to the tense gathering. Nooot really something he wants to get involved in. He stays where he is.
Z'Fingo continues around the hall, the hood rising a bit as he perks his ears to the interesting turn of conversation. He hazards a glance over at the group, and sees... is that a rat? He can't keep back a violent fit of coughing as he turns and leans a paw against the wall. The coughing comes out so forcefully that he sees stars and feels ready to pass out! The coughing stops, and he wipes his mouth with his sleeve. Still, all he can think is: 'slave trade, at Redwall now?'
Jaymin hisses loudly, "It wasn't my idea, it was the otters." she hisses picking up the cat and holding her by the scruff of the neck, "He wanted to buy my worthless kitten." she hisses out shaking the kitten some before turning and dropping her to the table again. Kate meows loudly the kitten whimpering as she curls up so young she is unable to defend herself and clearly in no condition to do so. "You mister Squirrel, You can not touch my daughter, she is mine not yours." she smiles and hisses loudly. "If i choose to sell her that is my choice." she glares back at Pedat. "I say otter i will sell her for 500 Gold." she defies the warning completely.
Orph walks around the group to stand by the stairs. The kitten needs a healer weather her mother keeps her or not. He wave at
Dareious, "Would ya see that Aikuen stays out of trouble while I go an get a healer for the little cat?"
Dareius lifts his brows a little. "I'll see what I can do," is his response to Orph, and he limps forward a few more steps, head tilted as he sizes up the situation.
Orph heads up the stairs knowing too well which healer is likely going to be following him back down.
"Aikeun, don't do it." The burly gatekeeper says firmly. "You will just incourage her." He glares scornfully at the female cats, taking a step toward her boldly. "If you want money, why don't you try selling yourself?" He challenged. "I am sure there is cats to the north who would be /very/ interested in a pretty young female like you." He rumbles. "Let the child here and you may leave without a problem. Or else." To the point, Pedat doesn't back down.
Seeing the cat's treatment of her kitten in this way arouses some emotion out of Z'Fingo, and he starts to head over. He rushes over too quickly, though, as his heart starts to race; the mouse feels dizzy before long and looks for a place to sit. He huffs out in exasperation, "You.... ...sshhhould...shouldn't do that ta hhh.... hhuh." He sits down with a whoosh of robe, limbs going limp. His breathing is loud enough to hear across the room.
Aikuen pats Pedat on the shoulder, and mutters out, "Do what you gatta do... just remember, i will not let the little kit leave with her!" He grunts and goes to sit next to Z'Fingo, who had made his presence quite known.
Jaymin glares at the Gatekeep, "How dare you threaten me." she hisses loudly stepping right up to the Gatekeep leaving the kitten on the table alone. "Stay out of my way Squirrely. I am sure you would make a fine meal." she grins "Do not interfere in business that does not concern you." She clearly has a careless attitude and doesn't care what she does or who she hurts in the process. "That kitten is a pain in my side, I will be paid for her." she hisses out standing right in front of the Gatekeep. The feline doesn't understand the amount of beasts has grown in the hall and she is outnumbered.
Z'Fingo looks over at Aikuen, as he sits next to the mouse. The room is starting to spin, and the mouse lazily turns his head to the otter (or otters?) and tries to speak, "Wh...hoo ah... /you/." His head thumps back into the chair and the mouse continues being out of breath, coughing between breaths. He looks back over at Kate and Jaymin. "I'll... b...buy huh..." Is he serious?
Pedat really wouldn't care if she /wasn't/....If he could kill a male wildcat twice her size he could knock her out for a while if it came to it. "You should have thought of that before you birthed her." Pedat says coldly, sizing her up. "You will be paid nothing. The only thing you will recieve is a sore head if you do not leave." He glares, straightening himself even further. "/Now./" He is basically ignoring everyone but her.
Dareius limps the rest of the way across the room toward the adult cat, unhurried. So much for not getting involved. He more or less disregards Pedat and reaches to lift Kate up from the table. "Hey kiddo."
Orph comes back down the stairs with Henry the crazy healer. The rat dibbun says nothing only points at the kitten and stands back so the healer can get to work.
Kate meows loudly limp as she is picked up curling slightly in a ball her babying her bandaged leg as she is grabbed. Jaymin turns and hisses loudly her claws on her paws coming out as she hisses, "DROP HER!" she starts to charge at the hare the look and posture clear she is going to attack or at least try to. She raises her paw to strike a scratch her aim going for the kitten and the hare, clearly not caring where or who she hurts.
Aikuen takes a hold of Z'Fingos paw, and shakes it, he grunts out, "Hello, my name is Aikuen, We have meet before. You knocked yourself out, and i took you to the Infirmary. Come on mate, been drinking much?" He tilts Z'Fingos head back into a normal position. He then sees the charging cat, and is up on his paws in an instant.
Henry was just about to go look at the kitten, when he sees the cat attacking. He just walks backward, stifling a chuckle.
"ENOUGH!!!" Pedat thunders, his usually quiet, deep voice thundering deafening in the room. "GET OUT OF THIS ABBEY! /NOW/!" He sighs and takes a deep breath, calming himself befoer continuing. "Or else what happens will not be my fault. Not only do you try to sell your own daughter in Redwall, but you assault us as well. Leave." He repeats.
Dareius jerks a little, stepping back and half-turning, his arms coming around Kate to shield the kitten in his hold. He gets clawed across one of his shoulder blades and growls, ducking out of immediate range, going around the table to keep the furniture between him and Jaymin. His ears are pinned back. Annoyed.
Z'Fingo stands, even though he's still dizzy, and yells now, "I'll buy huh! Stop ahguing!" He pulls out a large leather pouch full of coins. He leans over to put them on the table, but the bag slips out of his paws and falls the rest of the way down, upending on the way and spilling out a few hundred gold coins. On each is minted three squirrels. He falls, unbalanced by the accident, to his paws and knees.
Orph drops sitting onto the bottom few stairs numb to the madness around him.
JAymin hisses loudly and leaps back after dealing her strike she glares at the Gatekeep. "She is mine to do with as I please, I demand you give her back." she shows her claws. She seams rather intent on getting the kitten back and leaving with her. "She is mine." she turns to give chase to the hare once more, she is just plan out being stupid as she hisses loudly "Give her back." she flicks an ear hearing the gold hit the ground, it distracts her enough as she turns to look. Kate mews loudly panting heavily as she is protected and held the kitten feels warm it is clear the kitten can't go on with her mother.
Pedat gives a small snarl as he launches himself forward like a battering ram, aiming to drive his heavily muscled shoulder into the cat's ribs and knock the wind from her. He didn't want to hurt her. "Not on my watch." Could be heard in the form of a hiss.
Aikuen sees the look and goes over to the fallen Z'Fingo, "Come on mate! Up on your paws..." He mutters quietly, "Come on! She's gonna take your money..." He saw the /Battering ram/ and says aloud, "Ouch" He begins patting Z'Fingo on the back.
Dareius moves further out of the way of Jaymin, cradling Kate in his hold and rocking her a little. He's scowling from the scratches on his back.
Z'Fingo flinches as the squirrel flies over him, thinking perhaps he's the squirrel's primary target. He looks up as Pedat instead intercepts the cat, and starts collecting the scattered coins one by one on his paws and knees. He can't hold onto them all, so he just scoops them into one big pile, pausing every so often to cough. He feels Aikuen pat his back and spins onto his back on all fours, the hood coming back for just a /split/ second. He pulls it back over, "Leave m... m... me alone, ottah..."
Jaymin hisses loudly as she is knocked over clean by the power of the blow, she goes down, and rolls quickly and scurries back hissing loudly and showing her claws as she swipes at the air. She glares at the beast that just knocked her back, she backs up towards the door she knows she is outnumbered and defeated as she backs up to the door slowly, she quickly opens the door and scurries out but not before screaming back, "I will return for my kitten." she hisses out as she runs away right out the front gates nearly knocking a guard over as she scurries out.
Cadbury strolls in from the breezeway, paws stuffed in his pockets as he surveys the room. One ear rises at the snippets of conversation while he moves in the general direction of Dareius. "'lo there."
Kate mews softly as she pants her eyes open as she looks up, her paws flexing in the air as she pants out the kitten finally free from her tormentor, she whimpers loudly as she lifts her legs it is clear it is bothering her where the bandage is at.
Dareius glances over at Cadbury, still with Kate in his hold. "Hey. I think I jus' kidnapped a kitten..." He grins, then glances around for someone to... take her off his hands.
Pedat sighs as he rolls to his feet and easily stands. Totally unruffled by the incident as he turns to watch the female cat flee. He shakes his head. "Pity." He murmers, going over to the kitten and smiling warmly down at her, the fire fading from his eyes as he holds out his paws for her.
Dareius hefts Kate up away from him, handing her off to Pedat. He reaches back to try to feel at the scratches on his shoulder blade. Uhg.
"Didn't picture you as the nuturin' type." Cad glances at the kitten, blowing his ear out of his view. "Fancy a drink?"
Henry the happy (and slightly crazed) healer groans with disappointment as no beast died. The old cynical mouse walks up behind Dareius, and says "Hey big fella, You know your cut up right, Hee-Hee!"
Z'Fingo is in a crablike posture on the floor, on his paws and feet, looking up and calming down a bit. He finishes picking up the gold pieces off of the floor, hundreds of them. Nobody's interested, hmm.
"Yeah? 's 'cause 'm not," Dar snickers. He glances at Henry, brows up. "You know, I /thought/ I saw her claw someone.. I jus' didn' realize it was /me/," he says sarcastically.
Aikuen just sits down on the floor. Good thing it didn't escalate too much. He sighs and pulls a gold coin underneath him and hands it to Z'Fingo. "Here matey, you forgot this un' "
Cadbury lifts an eyebrow, eyeing the healer. "Let's go get a drink aye?" Is said once more to Dar, poking the buck's arm. Nudge nudge.
"Aye," Dareius agrees, swatting away the nudge with a smirk, and limps toward the kitchen.
The healer laughs, "HAHA, So you wont me too stitch up eh?" He reaches into one of his pouches and pulls out and broken dagger blade, with a hole and a string at one end. When he looks up, he sees that he is gone. He Pouts, "Darn, i never get to use this..." He retreats up the stairs, laughing silently to himself.
Pedat smiles down at the babe as he cradles her in his arms. You would not be able to tell him now from the dangerous fighter of a few moments ago. "Hey darlin'...Its alright now." He murmers softly, heading over to the fire.
Cadbury nods, following behind him.
Z'Fingo hesitates, before reaching out for the coin with a paw. Apparently he's self-conscious about doing so, since the paw that reaches out of the sleeve is badly scarred and missing fur and skin. "Th...thanks." He takes it quickly, collecting the coins up in the bag and tying it up. He looks at Pedat finally, "Why risk huh coming back - I could have bought the kitten outright. I'm no slavuh..."
Kate pants as she is held the kitten feels warm as she is cradled, her legs kicking out as she meows loudly again whimpering softly as she looks up with her soft eyes, the kitten surely looks like she has seen better days. She curls up softly babying her bandaged leg, she meows out weakly.
Pedat smiles softly down at the kitten and sets down in front of the fire, adjusting himself so she would be the most comfortable and still be getting heat from his own body, hesitantly he looks from her to Z'Fingo, a touch of cold coming back into his voice. "If she comes back I will take care of her once again, but no one is paying anything for a beasts. Especially one's own daughter. If you would have bought her you would be no better than a slave buyer." He looks back to the kitten, unaware that he had been gently rocking her.
Aikuen gets up from the floor and sits down at the table. Wonder where William is? He looks at the squirrel, "Im glad we got her safely. But sometimes you just gotta play their game... Prevents bloodshed... Though im glad you got her!" He has to make that point.
Z'Fingo takes a step forward, coughing before answering the squirrel, "N...no... M..money given to keep a small kitten s..safe is a ransom, not a purchase." He coughs again, this time a digustingly congested cough. Droplets of blood land on the table. "O..oh..." He goes to wipe it up with a sleeve.
Kate quiets down finally but still pants out the kittens eyes slowly close as she pants out. She kind of falls limp in the Squirrel's arms. Her bandage finally comes loose enough and falls reveling the gash on her leg that seems to be infected as she rests in the paws. She still feels rather hot to the touch as she rests half curled in some paws. She whimpers out very softly as she opens her eyes again and looks around.
Pedat rises and gently hands the kitten to the nearest beast. "I'll go try to find a healer." With that he jogs for the door.
Orph is still sitting at the bottom of the stairs. He'd been trying to be invisible during all the commotion. Now that the mother cat's left and things have calmed down he walks back over to the table and takes a sit near his pa. "Now what?"
Z'Fingo takes the kitten awkwardly, holding her up and looking at her through the shadow of his hood. "Uh... helloh..." He looks over at the rat uncomfortably, and then back at Aikuen, "Does she need a healuh?"
Orph nods. "Think Pedat would mind if we jus took her up t th infirmary stead of waitin for him t get a healer?"
Aikuen breathes deeply and shakes his head, "Dun know mate... Almost guaranteed she'll come back. Just gotta stay on our claws for awhile i guess..." He runs his paws through his head fur, before continuing, "Least she is out of slavery for now... that's good..." He looks to Z'Fingo, "here bring her here, If Henry is still on duty... I would rather do it, then him.
Kate meows again and pants out as she is moved to another beast once again. She looks over as the bandage unravels a clear view of the gash in her leg provides a for good inspection for any healer, her size shows some lack of good meals.
Z'Fingo hands the kitten over to the otter, looking at the rat the entire time, unsettled by /something/. After an awkwardly long length of time, he finally turns to where he's handing over the kitten, "Wotevah you think is best, sah..." He quickly withdrawls his paws after handing her over, hiding his paws in his sleeves. He coughs again, glancing quickly back at Orph.
Orph didn't help matters by staring right back at Z'Fingo when he'd caught the mouse? watching him. He assumed it was a mouse but with that hood it was hard to tell. Breaking away from the hooded beast he looked over the kitten again, "Ya think ya can fix her up?" he asks Aikuen. Of course the otter would know some healing after being in battles and stuff, though the thought had never really crossed the dibbun mind before.
Aikuen Takes the kitten and cradles him in his arms. He looks to Z'Fingo, "Don't call me sir... Aik is fine..." He notices the look Z'Fingo gave to William, best ignore it right now. Turning his attention back to the kitten, he uses his other paw to inspect the damaged leg, he nods, "Looks like a straightforward gash... except its getting infected. That's not good... William go to the kitchen get Some October ale, and that flask of Hotroot. Uhh... you..." He doesn't know Z'Fingos name, "Get me a strip of cloth... any size will do." He rocks the kitten in his arms, "Its okay..." He looks to William, he frowns, but gives no straightforward answer.
Orph nods and heads to the kitchen once again.
Orph returns from the kitchen setting down a bottle of October Ale and the flask of Hotroot on the table before sitting down himself.
Z'Fingo goes to stand up and get a bit of cloth, and is seated by a particularly violent sputter. He holds back the cough, so much so that he starts to shake. He simply nods, as he gets up again to go get the linen. 'William', he thinks, is not such a fitting name for a rat - looks more like a 'Fangear' or 'Gasheye'.
Kate mews loudly and kicks out softly as she rests in the paws, she still pants out, it is clear the wound is infected. She mews out looking up at Aikuen with her small soft eyes.
Orph waves a paw in front of the kitten's face to destract her should whatever his father is going to do to her cause her more pain. "Hi there Kate."
Aikuen nods to William, and takes the bottle. Uncorking it he takes the flask of hotroot and pours it into it. The reaction is instant, It immediately begins to fizz all over the place. When it stops, the otter picks up the bottle and covers the top with a claw. He shakes it until the last of the fizz disappear. Placing it on the table, he awaits the cloth. He looks to the kitten, and speaks slowly, "Can you understand me? Nod if you do"
Z'Fingo comes back with some extra linen in one paw... in the other are a few 'used' pieces covered in small flecks of blood. "Er... here you... you ah,.. Aik." He almost hands him the bloodied ones, but then gives him the right ones. The mouse looks down at Kate, the sides of his hood stretching out as he smiles. The smile only lasts so long as Z'Fingo starts coughing loudly - a noise that a younger dibbun might get upset about.
Kate meows again looking up at Orph her eyes locked onto the rat. She pants out then looks to Aikuen and just blinks if she does she isn't answering being silent. The infection is sure to have caused a fever at least it would explain why she feels hot. She more than likely couldn't understand much at his point though she seams to be holding together.
Aikuen places Kate carefully on the table. He nods as he takes the Cloth. He turns around to not let the kitten see. He pulls out a new Skinning knife from his pocket, "Dont say anything about this..." He eyes the other pair. He takes the knife and cuts the linen into several small strips. Pocketing the knife he turns around, and places the strips of linen into a pile. Then taking the bottle of the solution he pours it on top of the pile. Nothing exciting happens, until the otter takes one of the strips by the end. It begins to fizz where he touched it. He looks to William then to Z'Fingo, "Alright, i want you to hold her forepaws... she might get away for this."
Z'Fingo doesn't want to upset the little kitten, but he holds onto the forepaw on his side. He wonders what sort of reaction the kitten will have to what 'Aik' is about to do. He doesn't need any more damage to his own paw, especially not bite marks. He looks at Orph, again beginning to stare.
Orph takes hold of the kitten's other paw firmly but gently. He strokes the fur on her paw in an effort to keep her calm hoping this will all go well.
Kate mews as she is gently held the kitten looking up with big softy eyes, she doesn't fight at all. She meows looking between both as she lays still panting out softly now.
Aikuen nods to both before looking at the Kitten. he says softly and quietly, "Alright im going to apply the solution, its going to hurt real bad... but, it will stop the infection and you will feel better in the morning... I promise..." Not waiting for an answers he wraps the cloth around the infected area. The Cloth begins to fizz immediately, and doesn't stop. When he is finished with that one, he gets another cloth, and repeats the process. until the strips are all gone.
Z'Fingo winces at the sound and waits for Kate's reaction to the solution. He lets his sleeves fall around his paws, hiding them - and who knows, maybe the soft fabric will have a soothing effect as the edge of the sleeve makes contact with her fur.
Orph grimaces at the fizzing bandages, but continues to pet the kitten's paw as if nothing were going on.
Kate lets out a loud cry, fussing loudly as she kicks out and squirms some, panting heavily as her leg is cleansed from the infection. She settles about half way through the strips. Her eyes seem to close as she apparently passes out. The wound becomes rather irritated quickly starting to bleed once again. She just lays limp out cold, perhaps for the best, panting heavily. From the looks of things she has had a rough time.
Z'Fingo just looks down at the kitten while this is happening, letting go as soon as she appears to be unconscious. He steps back, as if afraid he'll be caught doing something wrong. Sighing, he nods at Aikuen and goes back over to a chair, the coins on him clattering as they bounce against him.
Orph loosens his grip on Kate's paw to poke her lightly. She's out. " ... so do you need t put more of that stuff on her leg or is that all ....." he stumbles over his words not quite sure how this sort of thing usually works.
Aikuen Takes the used rags and puts them to one side. Taking the last of the dry linen, he takes his knife and cuts out a bandage. He then wraps it around the bleeding leg. Tying a surgical knot at one end, he sighs and wipes a paw over his brow, "Its done... though she gave out from pain about halfway through. It would be better then what Henry had in mind... Probably burn her leg or something." He takes the kitten in his paws and rocks her gently.
Orph nods a little and sits back down. "What happens when she wakes up ... when she's better an all that? She gonna stay at th Abbey?"
Kate dozes quietly in the warm paws she seems so peaceful as she naps quietly.
Z'Fingo sits down, tired - ready to retire at any moment. He looks back briefly at the table, then tucks the coins into his belt deeper. Better, he supposes, that he hadn't needed to pay for her. He still sort of needs the money.
Aikuen shrugs, "I have no idea... Its up too her i guess, though i don't think she can talk yet... All i know is when she wakes up, she will most likely avoid me for awhile... usually happens. And i know she will not be sold to slavery. We got the whole abbey behind this... Thanks for helping me William, by the way, you too err... You..."
Kate stays sound asleep.
Orph leans over in his chair to pat the kitten's head, "She'll like it here once she gets used to it. Should we put her in the infirmary to sleep? I think there some other real little dibbuns in there already so she'll have somebeast to play with when she's better."
Aikuen nods, "Aye, Your right... Oh! i have to tell one of the Healers on Duty about what happened and what i did to help... I Hope its not Henry! That's the last thing we need." He carefully gets up and walks toward the stairs, "Ill be right back..." he reaches it, and is quickly lost to view.
Z'Fingo looks back, "Hmm? Oh, uh... Athulus Z'Fingoh... eh... I forget tha rest... 'Z'Fingoh' is fine." He coughs, but the coughing seems to be getting less and less severe, "Is she all taken cah of?"
Orph says, "Yeah, Pa took her up t th infirmary an he probably gonna talk with the healers some."
Z'Fingo turns around, not realizing that the otter was gone... he pauses, "Er, excuse me but... 'pa'? Wot do you mean? The ottah??" Surely not what he's thinking...
Orph nods, "Yeah, Aikuen's my pa. Not my real father course, but he's my family now."
Z'Fingo is just shocked to hear this. "You? He...? Well, uh...." He scratches the back of his hood, completely bewildered. Then he remembers something, "Oh!" He's so excited that he remembered it, he's lost track of what they were talking about, "Sohrry, I just remembahed something about... about a friend. That's nice, though, you wuh adopted then?"
Orph shrugs, "Guess so. I picked him t be my ninth family an we stick together an I /try/ an keep him outta trouble." The rat omits the many times he himself has gotten into trouble that he'd needed help to get him out of.
Z'Fingo nods, "Nice ta have family." Although he's not so sure he'd care to have rats in his... "Fohgive me if I'm somewot ignohrant... I nevah knew a family of many different species, even two. You'uh fathah must be very open to that soht of thing."
Aikuen comes down the stairs minus the kitten. He goes over to the Z'Fingo and stick out his paw, "Nice to meet yah, Z'Fingo... Heard you said your name on the stairs.... What sort of thing?" He only heard the last part.
Orph smiles, "Guess ya haven't met Flicktail yet, huh? He's a fox an a good beast an he's took in nearly every orphan dibbun around here."
Z'Fingo declines the pawshake, looking briefly at the arm of the chair, "Er... just the sohrt of thing that would enable an ottah to adopt a rat - it's not necessarily... common." He coughs a few times, "Sohrry if I seem rude, my paw... is like just about the rest of me."
Aikuen nods some, and mutters "I know what you look like mate... don't be ashamed about it..." He walks over to the table, and takes a seat right next to his son. He smiles at the Z'Fingo, "Well, around here it aint common... but im not from around here!" He laughs as he cleans up the mess he made on the table.
Z'Fingo nods, "Neither am I from hea'uh..." He pulls his hood farther over him as the otter admits to having seen him. "It usually stays put, I'm sohrry you had to see... it's much wohse elsewhere, the reason foh my hood is a somewot diffahrent mattah."
Orph just sits and listens to the adults having nothing else to do.
Aikuen takes the cloth strips in his hand, along with the bottle and flask. He says, "Well i cant say ive seen worse... but it doesn't bother me any...Oh oops forgot about that!" He looks at the table. The varnish has come off everywhere that solution touched. He smiles and chuckles weakly, "Ill tell the novices later about that..." He heads off to the kitchen, to dispose of the soiled cloths.
Orph lets out a yawn and heads up to the bunk room.
