He Has A Brother?

Oz is in the great hall just finishing a story with a small group of dibbuns.

Zarok walks in, tasting the air for familiar scents. As his tongue flickers in and out of his jaws, the lizard sits down, leaning against the wall just below the Tapestry of Martin, idly watching the comings and goings in Great Hall.

Oz still reads and is close to finishing up.

Zarok waves to Oz with his tail. "Ozzzz!"

Beatrix walks into the Great Hall from the library. She carries a book, flipping through the pages and not watching where she goes.

Oz waves to Zarok, the small group of dibbuns with him head off to snack time as Oz leans back to relax for a short time.

Leon walks down the stairs from the infirm with a yawn and finds a seat near the stairs.

Beatrix almost runs into the group of scurrying dibbuns. She oomphs and almost drops her book. "They must be hungry!"

Pulling his tail out of the way just in time to avoid it getting stepped on by Beatrix, Zarok watches all these beasts enter. "It crowded /fazzzt/ in here," He mutters.

Leon blinks as he looks around and shrugs, "Oh well, its Redwall" He smiles.

Oz stands and goes to the kitchen, he comes back a short time later with a cup of tea and sits down, he smiles as he takes a small sip of tea, he looks around, "Not..too many beasts in here right now, most are outside or elsewhere in the abbey."

Beatrix says, "Well... a lot of beasts live here." She hugs the book under an arm and looks at Zarok. "Of all colors and creeds it seems." A giggle. She asks Oz, "How are you today Papa Badger?"

Zork walks into the room, grinning at the sight of Oz. "WAHOOOOO.....Wazzzzzzaaappppp little bro?. See you've changed quite a lot. Not such a hermity beast any more, you loosened up a bit. Nice to see that". He noogies the badger who is slightly shorter than him in a headlock. "So what you up to these days, huh?".

Zarok nibbles on the tip of his tail, then lets it drop out of his fangs. He looks up at Beatrix, his pitch-black eyes watching her every movement. "What izz thisss 'creed?'" He looks like he's about to say more, but then Zork walks in. The lizard jumps a bit at the noise, inclining his head.

Leon blinks and looks at the strange badger, "Ummm....." It's about all he gets out and just stares.

Beatrix blinks at the excited badger reunion. "Creed is like... way of life. Ya know... your philosophy." She smiles at Zarok. "You find them in books!"

"Oh," Zarok says, nodding as if he can understand it. Then he pipes up with a question, "How me do that if me no can readzzz?"

Oz closes his eyes and starts to take another sip of tea when at the sound of a voice his eyes are wide open, "There is no.....", The sentence is not finishes as he gets his headfur messed up, he groans and drops his tea cup which luckily doesn’t break, but the tea spills..."Oh...joy...it IS you"

From atop the stairs a sudden cry rings out followed shortly by another, though the crying sounds more like a really fussy dibbun demanding attention. The sound gets closer and closer till Jakoline is seen coming down the steps gently rocking the two leverts in her arms, her carry basket held by her tail, as she finally gets the two little dibbuns quiet again, "My word what be all this yelling?" She finally erupts out softly once at the bottom of the steps, she looks rather worn out, like she hasn't had much sleep lately.

Zork grins. "That's right. You remember me I'm sure" He looks at everyone. "HEY GUYSSSSSSS!!!, this is Oz, my little bro. And I'm Zork!" He sits down kicking his feet up on a table by the fireplace. "Nice to meet ya'"

"Too much /noise,/" Zarok mutters, this time covering his ears (or at least the holes in his head that approximate them,) with his paws.

Beatrix frowns. "Spose you need to learn to read first. Maybe one of the novices can show you how." She pats the book under her arm. "Lots of adventure in books." She looks at the badgers again and smiles awkwardly. "Hi..." Then she sees Jackoline and eeps. "Quite a pawful she's got!"

Leon looks at Zork and frowns, "You probably shouldn't put your feet on the table."

Oz watches Zork closely and sighs deeply, he looks down at the spilled tea and mutters to himself, he picks up the mug and cleans up the mess and gets fresh tea, he looks at Zork, "And what brings you to Redwall, thought you were in Send."

Jackoline tucks her ears back as the two start screaming again at the loud noise, she carefully rocks and hops in one place getting them both quiet in no time as she looks over with a smile to Beatrix, before her gaze turns to Zork her face not so friendly, she bites her tongue best one can for having little sleep, and sits carefully, relaxing in a comfy chair, gently rocking back and forth.

Zork shakes his head. "After Silverfang's clan broke up I went south. I traveled around a bit, seeing if I could find you" He thinks for a moment. "Recently your boy Maxtor helped me fend off a gang of vermin, then he told me you were Mossflower, you taught the boy well little bro, Silverfangs would be proud, and so would Dad". He hugged Oz again and looked around. "Got any grub around here? I could go for some ale"

The noise is literally agony for Zarok, and his eyes are glittering wildly, his brain scrambled as he huddles there against the pillar.

Beatrix's ears perk when Zork says ale. "Want me to find some? I can go ask the cellar beast..." She turns to watch Zarok scurry.

Oz frowns slightly, he does allow the hug and smiles some after this and returns the hug, he then looks over at Zarok and walks over to him as he sits the tea down, "Zarok?..you ok ?"

"Doezzz I look okies?" Zarok mumbles. Stars are exploding in his head now, and every sound resonates inside his skull, echoing with increasing intensity until the lizard is thrown into a veritable storm of audio chaos.

Leon sighs and stays in his chair.

Zork covers his ears. "I didn't expect to meet you some place so...loud" He tells Oz, turning to Beatrix he says. "Yes, Ale is Good. Good Is Ale. Get me some, thank you"

Oz glares at Zork, "Be polite while you are here, please."

Beatrix smiles to the new badger and scurries off towards the kitchen. "Back in a jiffy!!"

Zarok's eyes are beginning to lose that dazed glitter, but he still keeps his ears covered.

Leon looks at Zarok and walks over to him "Hey..think the noise is a..little less now"

Caraick continues down the steps, and enters out into the great hall area. His gaze flicks around at those gathered in the expanse, intending to take stock of things around him.

Finally the last echoes are gone.

Zarok lowers his paws and shakes his head rapidly, then sighs in relief.

Zork blinks. "Exactly what just happened?"

Caraick glances briefly towards the few fingers gathered close to him, then quickly steps past; it's evident that he has something to do, first.

"You blow out Zarok's earzzz, that'zzz what," Zarok snaps, a bit harsher than he intended.

Oz sighs, he shakes his head and groans a little, he pats Zarok on the head and walks back over to his chair and sits down, he sips the tea he has left.

Beatrix returns from the kitchens with a tray with several mugs of ale... She walks slowly, careful not to spill everything, but some of the foamy heads spill down the sides of the mugs. "Whoopsie! Quick- grab em before I spill em all!!" she giggles.

Zork shrugs. "Sorry if I can't be happy for findin' my bro" He sips at his ale as he gets it. "Still drinking tea a lot I see, is that all you drink?. At least you aren't depressed all the time anymore"

Leon shakes his head at the offer of an ale.

Oz sips his tea, "I drink water too and,...I had my reasons for being depressed back then, was depressed for a while, ended up coming here and now live here." He slowly finishes his tea.

Wary of the noise overwhelming him again, Zarok rises to his feet and pads outside, glancing back into Great Hall as the doors close behind him.

Beatrix exclaims, "Don't tell me I'm gonna have to drink em all myself!"

Leon shrugs and gets one after all, he smiles a little and takes a small drink. “ummm...thanks, I guess"

Trevi walks into the great hall and looks around to see who is here and then sits in a chair away from the others, she has her hooded cloak off right now.

Oz frowns, "I don't sing anymore and haven’t in a long long time."

Zork laughs. "Nobody’s too old to sing come on, take it from the top" He looks in the shadows and calls after the other badger. "Hey little girl, get over here. The shadows ain't a place fer' nobody".

Leon takes another gulp of his ale as the beasts talk.

Trevi glares at Zork as he speak to her, "Little girl? LITTLE GIRL!?, how dare ya call me that I am 7 seasons old and don’t even know who you are!"

Zork laughs. "I'm 30 seasons, your little to me. I remember when I was seven seasons, I used to pick on Oz a lot" , His eyes cloud over in remembrance. "Good times, right little bro?"

Oz sighs, "I remember.." . He looks to Trevi, "Do not yell at others in the great hall please."

Trevi glares at both of them and mutters to herself. “Whatever..."

Zork looks at his brother and back at Trevi. "You got a grumpy one there" He sips his ale. "So, what are you up to these days"

Trevi eyes flash slightly as she is getting anger, no not red but she looks pretty mad, "Grumpy, ya not seen grumpy yet!"

Leon frowns and decides its best he leaves the room, "Umm...I think I am needed in the infirm" He gets up and heads upstairs quickly.

Zork shrugs. "Ya need to show a bit more respect for your elders. Even if Ozzie here can be a bit stuffy sometimes" He nudges Oz and grins. "It's that right, Ozzie?"

Oz sighs, he stays calm and looks at Trevi, "Trevi...please calm yourself or your have to leave the great hall." He looks to his brother Zork, "Stuffy?"

Trevi looks Zork over and shakes her head "Ya look like an insane beast"

Beatrix lifts an eyebrow, watching Trevi and Zork at each other's throats. She sets the tray with the remaining ales on a table and picks one for herself to sip.

Zork grins widely at Trevi. "That’s right" He says, in a sing-song voice.

Oz face palms and sighs, he is like that for a while and then looks up, "So...how you been Zork?" He asks slowly.

Zork laughs. "You haven't told me what YOU do yet, little bro"

Trevi grabs an ale and snorts...she drinks it down and slams the empty mug down and stomps out of the room.

Oz answers, "I am the dibbun caretaker here, take care of the dibuns and they call me Papa Oz, wasn't planning on that job it just sort of...happen"

Zork nods and grins. "Where are those little mites, I can tell them Uncle Zork is here" He laughs. "Get it, Ozzie?"

Oz sighs again.

Zork stretches. "Well I have to go, a long journey makes me tired. See you in the morning little bros" He nods to the others. "Ozzie's friends" He walks off, ready to go to sleep.

Oz watches him go off to sleep and shakes his head.