Zork Gives Advice,Through A Story
RW Abbey: Cavern Hole
This room is slightly smaller than Great Hall, but still of a size large enough to accomodate a great number of gathered beasts. A large fireplace is set into one of the walls, and there are a series of small tables and chairs near one end for beasts who are eating late, or simply prefer the smaller tables for their meals. Cushions and blankets have been set in one corner. A short flight of steps leads up to Great Hall, and along the walls of the stairs, going both ways, the word 'Redwall' has been carved into the stone.
Exits/Entrances:
[G]reat [H]all
[Ki]tchen
Caleb sits in one of the chairs, looking bored and has his paw bandaged still, now in fresher bandages. He sits backwards and looks upside down at the room, yeah he is that bored.
Zork wheels in and goes over to Caleb and grins "So why ya upside down in a chair fer?"
Caleb blinks and quickly sits up right "Umm...nothing, just bored since I hurt me paw, can't really do much. Can’t help in the kitchens like I usually do and its itching and it’s annoying."
Zork nods “Means it’s healing, it be hard not ta itch something that’s healing, but if ya do it will get worse.."
Caleb nods "I know that Elder Zork, Father told me..that’s why it’s annoying when the paw itches cause I can’t do anything about it."
Zork smiles "It will be fine, trust young Caleb..so anything else going on?"
Caleb doesn't speak and then "My sister hates me...but that’s ok cause she is mean and I don't like her no more." He then pouts, "She is very very mean and not..I don’t want to see her ever again"
Zork blinks and frowns "Now that’s not a good thing ta say..siblings shouldn’t dislike one another and surely not hate one another." He leans back "You know wot..listen ta me and then decide if it’s good to not want to see her ever again as you say."
Caleb groans, "I don’t need a lecture..."
Zork says, "Tis not a lecture, it’s a story..a true one that happen in de snowy northlands. Thar were two brothers, and they were very very close, the older one would do anything ta protect his little brother from any harm. But sometimes harm is not always like a wound, sometimes tis something else. See he lost 2 beasts that were very special to him, even though he still had one to care for, well it changed him"
Caleb sits up better to listen, "Was the one left his brother and who did he lose?"
Zork goes on, " He lost a mate and child and blamed himself for their lost...the other beast was another dibbun, he had recently had placed in his care...anyways the older brother did all he could ta help the younger one, but one day thee younger one left home, he never wrote...he never said goodbye he just left and took his son with him. The older brother looked everywhere for him but never found him."
Zork says, "He never found him and he slowly started to get upset and angry, and seasons passed. Not a word or anything, over 5 long seasons...maybe 6...anyways, no word. They had an uncle, who the older brother had gotten closer to over the seasons, maybe it helped him to not think on his little brother maybe."
Caleb frowns "That’s sad, but that has nothing to do with me and Lillymoore and why didn’t he ever contact his own brother, that’s mean...like a meanie head"
Zork nods "That wot de older brother thought as well...he sadly started to let more hate build up...and then one day his uncle died, this maid him even sadder and maybe more...depressed. Another beast did manage to get word to the younger brother, so the younger brother had come back after all that time...and the older brother saw him, and ..went to him." He watches Caleb and stops for now.
Caleb sighs "Let me guess he hugged him and all lived happily ever after..the end" He starts to get up.
Zork shakes his head "Caleb...story not done, sit down..they didn’t hug."
Caleb looks confused and sits down and frowns "Why? I mean..if they had not seen each other in so long why wouldn’t they hug, I mean...I would.."Ok deep down he doesn’t hate his sister, he is just upset at her.
Zork takes a deep breath, "He walked over and slapped him across the face as hard as he could, he screamed at him saying how oh now he showed his face and why didn’t he just walk right back out of town. The older brother was full of hate instead of wanting to welcome him back..heck he even got knocked upside the head himself by a village beast."
Caleb frowns, "He hated him for leaving...why did he leave anyways, to be mean...or..."
Zork says, "At de time the older brother didn’t care, he didn’t ask and stormed off leaving his shocked little brother behind, he refused to go near him. It took someone else to talk sense into the younger brother...simple words...did you see the look on his face? Do you know how he feels right now, what he must be going through..wot he has gone through already before all this and how they should be ashamed of themselves...."
Caleb listens and thinks, "Wait..did the younger brother leave cause of his mate and child losing their lives? He..wanted to get away maybe, maybe he thought staying would be painful and too many memories..right?"
Zork nods "Yes and the older brother got to thinking on that and then he felt...more depression, he was sorry...so sorry for hitting his younger brother. And the fact the uncle was uncle to both of them, and yes he saw his brothers shocked look but it took ...2 days to truly let in sink in, when his cloud of anger and hate went away...he could see clearly. The one thing he said he never do..he failed at, he hurt his own brother, he caused him the kind of pain that’s worse than..well wot ever you can think of, it may of been even worse than losing a mate and child."
Caleb frowns, "What happen next?"
Zork says, "The older brother run to the younger brother and threw his arms around him and told him how very sorry he was and begged for his forgiveness, That he forgave him and repeating over and over again how he was sorry and please please forgive him.""
Caleb asks, "And did he? I mean he probably would of deserved it if the younger brother had told him to get lost"
Zork nods "Yeah he probably could of...but no, he forgave the older brother and hugged him back, thar was a lot of crying but they were brothers again and they even promised ta stay in touch from now on and talked many hours over that next day...yes they parted ways again, but they did their best ta stay in contact with one another, it’s how de older one knew his younger brother was in trouble one day and went to save him and did."
Caleb smiles and then frowns, " But..what bout me and Lillymoore, you think we can...still be brother and sister, I forgive her will she forgive me?" He looks very concern, "And how do ya know...maybe those brothers back ta hated each other again..."
Zork smiles "I know they didn’t, cause it is me and Ozzy I was talking about. It may of even helped us be even closer than we were before. Wot de story was for is ta show...ya can't let something go on too long, not saying it be seasons of this or that it would turn ta that...but anger can led ta a lot of things, sometimes even something worse that destroys and it can be hard ta heal and mend, but it can be mended. Siblings need to be thar for one another, for always and forever."
Caleb frowns and goes to climb into his lap and hug him if allowed.
Zork allows him and smiles at Caleb as he is hugged, "So. you and Lillymoore need to talk, tell each other you care and love each other still and forgive each other. “He gently also hugs the mouse.
Caleb sinks into the hug and frowns "But..what if..if she doesn’t forgive me, then what" He looks near tears.
Zork keeps the mouse in a hug "She will, I be sure. You love one another, your brother and sister and that’s a special bond...brother and sister...sister and sister...brother and brother..."
Caleb nods, he is still worried and seems to be acting younger than he is as he hides his face in the badgers robes and starts crying, he cries for a good while and then quiets down as he seems to have cried himself to sleep.
Zork lets him cry, and is unsure how to rally help he gave the advice.."Caleb?" He asks softly looking down at him to see if he is ok.
Caleb is asleep, the fur under his eyes is wet in tears.
Zork looks down at the mouse "Well...you probably need some rest Caleb, you sleep buddy....things will be better tomorrow I bet."
