A very serious talk turns into a pillow fight! How'd that happen? Oh, wait, I think I see how that happened...
RW Abbey: Gatehouse Loft
This room is as wide as the one below it, if not quite as tall. The roof meets at a visible point above your head. There is a single window that looks out over the entry area of Redwall, but it is quite small and has thin pale blue curtains partially drawn over it. The room itself appears to have been very recently remodeled by a skilled craftsbeast and it also has been well furnished with a wooden bed frame that is complete with a head and footboard, two small chests of drawers, a simple chest sitting at the bottom of the bed and on the floor is spread a thick woven rug. The bed is just the size for two beasts to sleep in it comfortably and it is covered in a mid-weight blue blanket and made complete with two pillows. In one corner of the room, is a beautifully constructed baby cradle. The entire area has a very peaceful, secure feeling about it with few shadows but rather soft, warm light spread by several candles placed strategically about and a lit oil lamp hanging from the rafters.
Exits: Climb [Down] the Ladder
Leon the mouse. Emyuil, another mouse. DoraRose, yet another mouse.
Leon makes his way up the loft stairs and takes off his cloak slowly, he has gotten use to using one paw for this and hangs it up. There is a slight red stain on it but not much of one as he goes to sit down in a chair in the room and closes his eyes, tried maybe.
Emyuil is sitting on the edge of the bed, thinking, and he looks up. "Oh. 'ello Leon." He winces when he sees the missing paw.
DoraRose had left to go do something, but she is coming back again. Climbing the stairs, she trips over the last step, catches her balance, and opens the door in one swift motion. Smiling brightly, she relaxes when she sees her husband sitting in the chair. "Oh, Leon, I'm glad you're back safely. Hi, Emmy." She goes to hang up her cloak, sees the red stain on the Master Healer's cloak, and looks at him in alarm. "Are you alright?"
Leon looks up and nods "I am fine, I had to help someone on the road or maybe its from last night" He frowns now, least he had help even though said help decided afterwards to not go near the infirm again.
Emyuil runs an eye over Leon. "Say...just had an idea. I could forge you a replacement paw if you want," he offers. "Could help you keep doing your job."
DoraRose gently rests a paw on her husband's shoulder. "Okay. As long as it's not your blood. Is the beast you went to help alright?" She glares at her brother, points a finger at him, and says sternly, "No. Just, no."
Leon frowns, "I don't need a...replacement..." He sighs at this, "Besides, you be grumbled at going near the forge, weather it was right away or later on." He speaks to Dorarose, "Yeah, they should be fine. I was more worried about last night than earlier."
Emyuil looks a little hurt for once at his sister's reaction. "Well, it wouldn't have to be a hook...it could be a wooden paw..."
DoraRose rolls her eyes and goes to affectionately ruffle her brother's ears, then turns back to her husband and kneels on the floor by his chair, going to lean on his knee and hold his paw. "Do you want to talk about it?" She thinks she knows what it's about, but she would like to be sure....
Leon says, "Flicktail was hurt fairly bad" He says after a while." I had some unexpected help in the infirm, but I don't think I will have the same help again, don't think they are healer material. And the day before...how do you explain you can't always save someone when it seems your expected to save everyone?"
Emyuil doesn't say anything, he enjoys the ear ruffle however, tilting his head as he listens to the conversation, feeling like an intruder.
DoraRose tilts her head to one side, looking at the Master Healer with compassion. "You say that nobeast is perfect, and keep in mind that creatures who attack you for not being able to be perfect and do everything are hurting and most likely want somebeast to fix them and make them stop feeling bad about themselves, not realizing that nobeast can do that. And then you just live your life and do your best, and the beasts that really care will notice and appreciate that." She squeezes his paw reassuringly.
Leon listens closely and manages a smile, "I...know I can not save everyone's life who is badly hurt, even if I am a healer. Its part of being one...some lives you save, others you can't and some seem to know you can't save them" He frowns remembering his short talk with the beaver.
Emyuil listens as well, nodding to his sister's wisdom. And this is why he loves her. Among other reasons.
DoraRose nods. "And if they know you can't save them, then I know they wouldn't be upset about it. I know I wouldn't be." She smiles gently.
Leon nods slowly again, "It was...Kadar, he died. He couldn't of been helped, I don't even know how long he had the blade in him or how long it was...judging by where he was and...what he did, sounds like a good few hours. Just I feel someone else is upset and just not telling me and then there is the dibbun, who now has no parents. Unless someone does adopt her which...I don't know, haven't asked them yet or checked on that yet"
Emyuil remains silent, wanting to help them but not having the faintest clue what to say.
DoraRose hmmms and pulls over a footstool to sit on. "I didn't know Kadar very well, but I heard that he had tried to help Caleb, so that makes him a friend of mine. Is this Dibbun his? Did he say who to give the child to? And who's upset with you?"
Leon answers the first question, "Yes the dibbun was Kadar's...no more than probably 1/2 season if that even, she seemed ok and right now think Oz has her. Kadar mentioned...Zork could raise her maybe, Kadar didn't get much more out...he died in the infirm in the middle of talking and refused to let me try to help him at least some but like I said and he was right" He frowns and sighs "I most likely couldn't, the blade had got in one of his lungs I think, it broke off the handle and somehow got pushed further into his chest. He mentioned trying to remove it only to make it worse. I don't even know how he walked back to the abbey, he was evening coughing up some blood." He shakes his head "I briefly told Zork Kadar was...was dead, but didn't explain just what happen I was worried about Caleb at the time, felt it was partly my fault he had went to..." He closes his eyes "To run away...and got caught"
Emyuil shifts uncomfortably, then settles down as the Half-Rat in him takes over, the side of him more comfortable with death and suffering. He closes his eyes.
DoraRose squeezes the Master Healer's paw again. "It's not your fault that he ran away, Leon. That was his choice. I can talk to him with you if you think it would be necessary. I think you should tell Zork everything...I think they were very good friends, and he deserves to know what all happened."
Leon nods, "I...never been good at giving bad news"
Emyuil remains seated, still in "Half-Rat mode," becoming more and more detached from his emotions.
DoraRose nods. "I know. Would it help you if I was there when you told him?" She glances over at her brother, frowns, and goes to shove him over. She doesn't trust that look on his face. She then shoots her husband an apologetic smile and listens to any answer he gives.
Leon says, "That...might help, yeah"
Emyuil almost freaks out at the unexpected shoving. He tenses up and nearly lashes out, a growl on his lips, but fading before he does anything. He looks up at his sister remorsefully.
DoraRose smiles and pats her husband paw. "Okay, then. I am most happy to help." She glances at her brother, and stifles a snigger.
Leon smiles "Thanks dear."
Emyuil growls annoyedly in his throat. "'s'not funny," he mutters, his eyes flashing, but he's back to normal now...mostly.
DoraRose goes to hug her husband, then takes a deep breath, pauses, then quickly says, "Yeah it was" then sighs, giggling.
Leon blinks and looks between them. He smiles at the hug.
Emyuil facepaws. "Really?" he mumbles, shaking his head.
DoraRose starts to laugh as she leans on her husband. "I'm pretty sure you're okay, Emmy. You just had a funny look on your face, so I shoved you to make it go away." She grins crookedly at him.
Leon starts to ask something when a novice comes in and nods "Your needed in the infirm..." Leon sighs and stands up "Fine...wait why isn't someone else on duty?" The novice frowns, "Umm..." Leon sighs "Ok I am coming to help"
Emyuil shakes his head bemusedly this time, chuckling despite himself. "Fair enough."
DoraRose watches her husband leave, muttering, "I wonder where Nana is...?" then goes to smack her brother upside the head with a pillow.
Emyuil yelps playfully and grabs up a pillow of his own. "Oh no you didn't," he says with a grin, his younger self evident now. He launches himself at his sister with a mock war-cry!
DoraRose goes to boff him on the head again, the aims to put him in a headlock and sit on his chest!
Emyuil oofs as he's taken down. He goes limp.
DoraRose goes to fold him up and wrap him in a blanket, giggling uncontrollably.
Emyuil is laughing now, too, and offers no resistance as he's bundled up like a sack of potatoes. "Help, I've been captured!" he mock-laments.
DoraRose finishes tying the knots inthe blanket, then digs out some odd-looking paint. "Hey, now I experiment with my new dying face-paint. Well, it should dye..." She grins wickedly.
Emyuil's eyes go wide. Uh oh. "Nope nope nope nope nope nope," he says all at once, wriggling.
DoraRose starts laughing really hard, then snorts because she has to breath, then laughs even harder because she snorted, then snorts again, then sits down and laughs even harder, then snorts yet again, then falls to the floor and keeps laughing, then snorts again...
Emyuil is cracking up as he watches this, tears of mirth gleaming in his eyes. Unbeknownst to his sister, his paws are free...
DoraRose snorts yet again, then lays back and covers her eyes. She seems to be silently reciting something. After that, she takes a deep breath, grabs a pillow, and goes to smack her brother, still a little weak from laughter.
Emyuil waits for exactly the right moment when she's off balance, then springs out of the blanket! "AEIEIEIE!" He tackles her--not too roughly, 'cos they're just playing--and headlocks her.
DoraRose meeps as she gets tackled, then reaches up to try and grab her brother's ear, trying to bite his arm at the same time.
Emyuil yelps and adjusts himself so that he pins his sister's arms behind her back. "Gotcha--" He yelps louder as his ear is twisted. "No fair!" He gives his sister a brotherly kiss on the cheek and lets go. "I gotta go get some food, forgot to have lunch..." He heads off after giving his sister a quick hug.
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