I just miss Mom and Dad already (A Redwall log)
RW Abbey: Pond
The abbey pond is practically the place to go for relaxation. The orchards that settle onto one side of the water hole provide decent shade for the more heated months to come. Various types of wild flowers grow about the edge of the ground that lightly overhangs into the pond. The pond seemingly invites one into its cool depths, which holds its fish life and multiple species of shrimp and other water dwellers.
[Autumn is in full swing!]
Exits: [F]ire [P]it, [R]edwall [E]ntry, [P]ath by the [G]reat [H]all, [Dive] in the pond, [O]rchards
Contents:
South Wallgate
Caleb the mouse. LilyMoore the mouse. Emyuil Half-Rat the mouse.
Caleb is sitting by the pond, its a little cool now to swim so he is just watching fall leaves fall and land on the water's surface and on the ground beside the pond as well. Leaves of red, orange, and yellow.
LilyMoore comes walking through the orchards, her paws in the pockets of her apron and head bowed. Shuffling through the thick leaves on the ground she comes up to her brother and sits beside him. Pulling her thighs up to her chest, she wraps her arms around her legs, rests her chin on her knees, and stares silently at the pond's surface.
Emyuil walks out to the pond area from inside the Abbey, having seen his niece and nephew out here. "Everything okay?" he asks Lily in passing.
Caleb shrugs and looks over at Lily and back to his uncle,"Maybe she is cold, I don't know...I didn't do nothing"
LilyMoore glances up, then goes back to staring out at the pond. "I just miss Mom and Dad already. Caleb didn't do anythin'." She sighs, then picks up a leaf and looks at it sadly.
"They'll be back soon," Emyuil offers lamely. "ish." He sits down between Lily and Caleb. He really doesn't know what to say.
Caleb answers "I heard they are back in the spring and Sister Zinnia is with them. I wonder if she is talking again cause she been like...real real quiet a lot since..." He frowns as he knows why or least he thinks he knows why Zinnia was so depressed.
LilyMoore shrugs and lets the leaf drop from her paw onto the pond. "Yeah. Spring. A lot can happen in 2 seasons." She buries her face in her knees, thinking that she's starting to begin to understand what Zinnia might be going through.
Emyuil shifts to try to put his arm around Lily, to comfort her. "It'll be okay," he whispers.
Caleb nods "yeah they will be back, they know to be careful and Mom is a warrior beast...maybe they will bring back something, maybe they will even help Sister Zinnia feel better." And then he had to leave because RL is a jerk :P
LilyMoore lets her uncle hug her, and she peeks at her brother. "I hope so......I feel so bad for Zinnia. I hope she feels better soon." Sighing again, she lifts her head out from her lap and adds, "I wonder what the ocean looks like...."
"Like this, only bigger, I bet," Emyuil says, sweeping a paw out to indicate the pond. "And saltier."
LilyMoore smiles slightly. "You're silly, Nuncle Emmy." She says as she turns to try and give him a hug. "I wonder what kind of creatures live in the sea...?"
Emyuil accepts the hug, his powerful arms wrapping with surprising gentleness around his niece. "Um, fish? I've heard that there's giant spider-looking thingies tho'."
LilyMoore laughs at the thought. "Spider thingies? Oh, do you mean octopi? Nana has a book about rare fish things that beasts eat. The picture looked kinda like a spider." The things her great-grandmother has in her possession.
"Hm...Never heard of octopi. They live on beaches and looks like bugs." Emyuil shrugs sheepishly.
"Oh, those would be crabs. Martin the Warrior and his friend Gonff, Prince of Mousethieves, fought some once," Lily states proudly, happy that she knows some Redwall history.
"You're learning a lot," Emyuil notes with a hint of pride, reaching down to ruffle Lily's headfur. "Crabs...weird name, but I guess 'tis fitting."
LilyMoore lets him ruffle her ears as she grins cheekily, her former sour mood dissipating. "They're called carbs 'cause they're crabby. Get it? Get it?" she goes to poke him rapidly in the ribs, trying to tickle him.
The Half-Rat snorts loudly when he gets tickled. "Aggh, stoppit!" he splutters, trying and failing to retain some dignity. "I get it, I get it!"
LilyMoore laughs, a pretty, light sound. Kind of like the bells, except a higher pitch. She goes to hug his arm as she keeps laughing.
Emyuil allows the hug. Then he gets an evil grin, and considers tickling Lily in return...Then he changes his mind, deciding to simply enjoy the moment, as the afternoon sun warms his fur. He tilts his head up against Lily's and smiles slightly.
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