Leon And Zinnia talk..well sort of Talk
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Icly A room Off the Infirm, where Zork would have been placed and it’s late at night now
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Zinnia has come out of the locked room, it's late and most are probably asleep. She finished writing in her logs and set them aside and now she has come here, this is the room off of the infirm, and this is where they placed her father. She frowns as she looks down at him and tears start to form again but she stays where she is quietly and for now unmoving.
Leon has been in the infirm, and when he sees Zinnia go into the room he gets up quickly and goes to follow her, "Sister Zinnia." He says softly and waits on a reply.
Zinnia frowns and looks over at Leon but remains silence. She starts to back away and then steadies herself with a chair. The fur under her eyes wet and her eyes a little bloodshot from all her crying and she is tried but she can't fall asleep.
Leon frowns and goes forwards to offer his paw, "Come on...please, looks like you may need a checkup, to make sure you’re ok." He tries to not look over at Zork but he does and he sighs, looking back to Zinnia, “You can stay a little while in here if you like, just not alone."
Zinnia nods, she just looks at her father and frowns more, quietly just being here for a half hour before she finally speaks, her throat sore.. "I...My throat hurts.." She says softly.
Leon frowns, he motions to the doorway "Let’s go get you some water, have you ate anything today by the way? I know you been in the book binding room...almost all day since...."
Zinnia looks ready to sob but nothing comes, "I..I ate..breakfast with Papa..." A couple tears go down her face, "But..nothing else, lunch was...when.." She doesn't finish whats in her mind, it's too painful to remember, it's too painful to stay in here and pretend in her mind he is just sleeping and she quickly goes past the healer and downstairs.
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
Zinnia sits down at a table and just frowns, stareing at the table top.
Leon comes down stairs, he slips into the kitchen finding Caleb and speaks quietly to him and then walks over to Zinnia with some water, and a bowl of soup, and a scone of some sort" Here, try to eat this at least, you wouldn't want to get ill, your..Zork wouldn’t want to know you let yourself get ill." He says quietly.
Zinnia shrugs, she does drink the water and coughs, she speaks quietly “More water please." Her voice a little flat toned. She takes a couple bits of the soup. She frowns as she is hungry, I mean she missed lunch and dinner. She then eats more of the soup and coughs a little bit.
Leon gets some more water and looks for an herb to help with sore throats and adds it to the water, "Here drink, it will help with the sore throat, I could also give you something to help you sleep tonight, something where your sleep and not have any dreams...you may miss breakfast though."
Zinnia takes the water and drinks half of it slowly, she then finishes her soup and eats the scone. She quietly goes to get more soup and a couple more scones and sits down to quietly eat more of the food and drink the water. She finally speaks again her throat not as sore, but her voice sounds depressing, “Why?" She just says one simple word, not looking at the healer right away.
Leon tilts his head “Why what? The herbal mixture to help you sleep..just thought it might help was all" He then sits down beside her glad that she is eating and at least talking now, he himself has not really spoken today either.
Zinnia shakes her head "No..Why..why did he...did he die?" She feels the tears, "He was ok this morning, he was joking about hot root and made oatmeal go on my ear..he was fine, he didn’t complain or seem in pain or anything..why" She sobs "WHY!!"
Leon sighs "I..I don't know, it was his time. I don't believe he was in pain, it just looked like he was peacefully sleeping. Caleb came and got me, told me he seemed tried and said something bout Martin so I ran to the orchards and ..and that’s when seen you trying to wake him up and I checked him over, double checked and triple checked for a pulse, signs of breathing..anything."
Zinnia shakes her head,"I..I saw him pa..pass out of something right before you got there..I just..just left for a short while to help Brother Rick get some plums into the abbey and then walked back, maybe 10 minutes at the most..."
Leon nods slowly," I..understand. And I don't know...there was his age, his weak heart. He..he may of dyed before he passed out or quickly afterwards, if he saw Martin right before he..he dyed then, maybe Martin helped it be more..peaceful" He is not sure how to better word it, one of the few things he likes on being a healer, he hates death and its worse when it’s a friend and it’s hard when talking to that beast’s family member.
Zinnia frowns "But..I...I still need him."
Leon lays a paw on Zinnia's paw, unless she moves it, "Zinnia...your strong and I know your get through this and your friends will help you if you let them. You have to not let sadness overcome you, your still needed here too." He thinks quickly and frowns, he then asks "What about Oz? How is he feeling right now, probably just as torn up as you..maybe worse, he will need you and your need him more than ever. You need to be there for one another. I don't know who told Oz but I know he knows by now."
Zinnia allows the paw and just sighs, "My world is lost now, the summer warmth is gone...."She frowns, “Uncle Oz is...probably very sad too..I don’t know I was..in the library all day..most of day"
Leon nods "I know..most of the abbey knows you locked yourself in the book binding room all day and I rather not have you do it again, please let your friends help you"
Zinnia coughs back a sob and frowns, "I..I can't take this, it's too much. Maybe if I stayed I..I could of noticed something sooner and he would still be alright"
Leon says, "It may not of done any good. Things like this...can happen suddenly. Lorimis for example, he was reading like an hour before he..passed on."
Zinnia sniffs “He also had a real bad cough and seemed shaky when he walked..Papa was fine..fine 10 minutes before I said be right back..sitting under the tree to meditate and was laughing before that and smiling and..."
Leon says, "His last few days were..filled with family and friends, he had happy memories."
Zinnia just sits there, tears go down her face. She fiddles with a key she has and sighs.
Leon asks, "What the key?"
Zinnia blinks and looks at it, "One that was...somewhere, Papa had a key to this drawer in his room, it had his..his will but I think he gave most of what he wanted to give others to them..them already. But he had mentioned a couple other keys, and there is one more " Or so she believes" It umm...goes to his chest, with his sword and armor"
Leon nods "Oh...I think he knew or least had a feeling his time to go to the dark forest was near he just probably didn’t know how near....I think Lorimis knew his own time was near too, I..I don’t know some beasts seem to know these things"
Zinnia frowns,"Maybe...I..I miss him. I miss his laugh, his voice, his smile...even his complaining when he had to do something or..drink that tea mixture with not enough mint but he always drank it anyways..."
Leon says, "He will be missed by a lot of beasts, and I know he usually drinks his tea at night before bed"
Zinnia frowns, tears still fall down her face. She has not smiles since breakfast and it's hard to say when she will ever smile again.
Leon sighs, he is still unsure how to better help her, "Maybe you should check on Oz, He probably been worried about you, and usually other family is best to be around after a death in the family happens"
Zinnia shrugs, "I..I wouldn’t be much help."
Leon says, "You be surprised how much you could help"
Zinnia looks at him, still frowning but least she isn’t hungry now and her throat isn’t sore now.
Leon speaks "Just being there helps for one. you don’t even need to talk, just a hug or a paw on the shoulder. He would know your there by your foot paws."
Zinnia just frowns, she is worried about her Uncle and lets a single tear go down her face.
Leon says, "Please Zinnia...just check on Oz ok, I think you both need each other right now and I rather neither of you be alone tonight..ok?"
Zinnia finally nods and stands, she goes to gently hug the Master healer and heads on upstairs to check on her Uncle Oz, she will probably just stay with him tonight.
Leon allows the hug and then watches as she heads upstairs and sighs as he lays his head in his paws and lets his own silent tears fall now.
Zinnia meanwhile meawhile slips into Oz'a room, she checks his paulse and watches to see if he is breathing, ok she is worrid I mean...what if he wasnt ok
Oz mutters something, he is breathing and his pulse is good. But the fur under his eyes is wet, he may of cried himself to sleep...
Zinnia frowns and lays beside him like the dibbuns do a lot and soon has fallen asleep.
