Derean 'vs.' Zork, Part One

Sorry for the typoes.....I was sort of in a hurry :P :( plz don't be mean to the players about it. thx

Redwall Abbey, Great Hall.

Zork, badger. Nissaya and Derean, otters. DoraRose, mouse. Lee, otter.

Zork walks in from the outside anddusts off his claok which has some soot on it from the forge, as he was there doing a little work today,he looks around and sees the large chair is empty and decides to go sit in it himself.

The door to the great hall opens, admitting a familiar brown furred otter, Derean, and an albino otter with curious pink eyes. Derean seems to look bck at Nissaya and ask something, and the white otter merely smiles and says something back quietly, and the two both enter into the great hall some more

Zork looks up, he doesnt know the white fured otter but he does know Derean, but for now stays in the chair as its cozy here and well he likes it, least till he is told to get up but in his mind only one beast can tell him to move from it and he isnt here.

Nissaya leads a rather timid looking Derean through the hall, but the brown otter stops in his tracks as he spots Zork, and his entire body goes rigid. Nissa seems to whisper something to Derean, but he shakes his head, wrenching his eyes away from the badger.

Zork tilts his head and decides to speak "Derean, wot be de matter lad?"

Lee comes in from outside looking busy.

Derean attempts to push against Nissaya, trying to get away, but the white otter holds him in place, showing more strength than one would expect for a beast like him. "Derean here would like to speak with you," Nissaya replies.

Zork blinks and sits up better, "Wot is it he would like ta speak of, I am not busy right now so we can talks if he like ta"

DoraRose comes down the stairs, having just come from having the mostly-healed scab on her left temple checked on. Raising an eyebrow at the...um, let's call them 'wrestling' otters, she silently walks over to them and stands a little ways away, looking ot see what's happening before jumping in to the 'fray'.

Derean shakes his head rapidly at the badger's response, looking almost terrified, though the entrance of DoraRose certainly catches his eye. Now he is really beginning to think that this was a very big mistake. Nissaya simply chuckles, holding Derean with seemingly little effort, leaving the otter no room to struggle. "As you can see, he's a bit...shy. Evidently, he was scared about ever coming back, but I convinced him to come talk to you." Nissaya slowly begins to step forward with his cargo, carryin the unwilling otter with him closer to Zork.

Zork looks confused, "Tell me wot, I know de otter as he and I were..well helped each other recently." He is curious as to what is to be said.

About that time the main door opens and another otter steps inside, completely oblivious that Derean had returned.

DoraRose steps forward and looks between the malebeasts, a concerned look on her face. "What's up? Did Derean do something wrong?"

Nissaya shrugs, unwilling to speak for the otter. "Maybe you should ask him." Meanwhile, Derean simply does his best not to run away screaming, though this is mostly helped by the iron vice Nissa has him in. Nissa gives a small sigh. "Oh bother..." With that, his grips Derean's wrist, twisting it back behind his back and making the otter yelp in pain. "Alright, now walk forward and talk to Zork, Derean. You're the one that was telling me how bad you felt, so now's your chance to make it right." Derean, his face tight with pain, simply takes small steps forward. "R-Right..." He says, clearly terrified.

Zork frowns, "Wot happen? Tell me wot? Make wot right?" Seems he has no clue what is going on or went on. "And why would it involve me or..wait someone I know maybe?"

Lee finally looks up, seeing the commotion, and he already knows what is being discussed. However, he had told Derean he was not getting in the middle, so he approaches, but does not yet speak.

DoraRose steps forward and holds out a paw hesitantly. "Uh...okay, I don't know what's goign on, but please don't hurt my friend. Derean, what's the matter? Can you tell me?"

Derean looks quite distressed, but simply looking over and seeing DoraRose calms him slightly, but his expression is sad...guilty almost. "I-....I made a mistake DoraRose..." He looks over to Zork. "An' I have t' make it right.." His voice sounds small, broken even. "It's about Braxton.."

Zork looks to think, he hasnt seen Braxton for a few days come to think of it, then he just thought he was avoiding him and he himself has been busy, "Braxton?..Wot about Braxton wots happen does he need help? Is he in trouble..wait wait, he's ere' at de abbey. he...isn't he I mean he couldn't of left, not alone."

Lee sits down to listen.

DoraRose raises an eyebrow again and moves over to beside the badger. "Go on, you can tell us. What about Braxton?" The look in her eyes is kind, and she has a soft, reasurring smile on her face.

Derean looks on the verge of tears, and Nissa finally releases his wrist, letting the otter fall to his knees slowly, his head bowed in shame. "I helped him leave a few weeks ago. He met a thief in Ferravale, an' they left." His voice is trembling, and though his eyes aren't visible, a few stray tears are seen streaking down his cheeks.

Zork is sielnt and then "WOT!" Ok that echoed around the hall so he takes a deep breath, "Helped him leave? He meet a thief and they left, left where? Where did they go and why ya help him leave fer, why would ya do that?" He now look worried,upset some and just unsure of what to do."How long ago did he leave? Why wasnt I told till now?"

Derean keeps his gaze down. "I didn't want t' tell you, an' he left around a week or two ago..." With a deep shuddering breath, he continues with, "Just kill me Zork...." In a quiet voice. Even Nissaya's eyes widen at this, and he crouches by Derean, whispering something, but the otter merely shakes his head, and Nissaya stands again, looking away sadly. It seems this has been bothering Derean longer than it should've, and now it has begun to affect his thinking.

DoraRose is immediately kneeling beside her otter friend and goes to lay a paw on his shoulder. "No, Derean, please don't say that. I have the feeling Braxton would've left with or without your help. C'mon, I highly doubt Zork wants ot kill you for /this/." she flashes the badger a look that basically dares him to prove her wrong. Which would probably be a bad idea for all involved.

Zork is upset yes, angey yes but what is said is a surprise to him, "Do wot?" He asks, and studies the otter, "Why would I do that fer Derean?"

Lee stands at last. "Zork... I 'ave known about wot 'appened ta Braxton for awhile now... An' I purposefull chose not ta tell ye."

Derean sniffs several times, speaking softly with a large amount of willpower. "Lee, don't get involved. You were right when you said I should tell Zork, an' besides, death is all I deserve by now." His voice may be small, but it is resolute, as though he sees no other option.

DoraRose rolls her eyes and resists the urge to facepalm. "Derean, how can it be all you deserve? You have friends that care about you! That's reason enough to live." She's silently debating about slapping him again...

Zork looks between Derean and Lee, he glares at both of them and takes a couple deep calm breaths, he stands and shakes his head, "Ya didn't tell me sumthing important, why...maybe he isn't even alive, not that you..." He then walks over towards the fireplace and just keeps his back to them both as he stares into the fireplace now silent.

Derean looks up, his cheeks now streaked with tears. "It's all I deserve DoraRose. I should've died in Nightfur's cell and done everybeast a favor!" By now, his voice is almost angry, as though he was upset that he wasn't dead by now.

DoraRose growls low in her throat and goes to slap the otter, shouting, "You would have not done me a favour! I thought you had died once, and if it's in my power, I won't let you die again!" Furious, she stands, grabs a novice and growls for him to get a guard. The squirrel gets the heebi-jeebies scared out of him, and he rushes off to do as she said, his tail all poufed up. Soon a gaurd enters and crosses over to the mouse, lookign slightly freaked out. "What's going on?"

Derean looks over at the guard, confused. "Wot are you doin' DoraRose?" He asks, though a small glimmer of suspicion alights. "Dora...." Nissaya's eyebrow shoots up, the white otter already having figured out what is happening.

Zork shakes his head, he takes a few deep breaths, he doesnt stay in the room to see what happens or what is said as he feels tears theatening and quickly heads upstairs.

End of part one.