Mission Successful...Now What?
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.
Spring has come. Due to the rains, the abbey pond is just gently lapping at the edges of the ground. Soon to overflow lightly if the spring rains don't let up soon. Plant life seems to explode here in a variety of colors, sizes and aromas.
Exits: [F]ire [P]it, [R]edwall [E]ntry, [P]ath by the [G]reat [H]all, [Dive] in the pond, [O]rchards
Tazmarie looks around, gee this place is a little busy today as she mumbles on how she had to give up her weapon, well it was the only way to get in after all so she had to do it or else she still be outside the abbey gates.
Thorn is sitting by the pond; no beast is by the pond but her and a sleeping otter. Most are elsewhere in the abbey, maybe in a meeting or helping clean up after breakfast and no one seems to want to pay her any attention today so she choose to be by the pond and throw rocks into it. She sighs and falls backwards onto her back to look up at the slightly cloudy sky.
ColdClaw asks "What ya think goin' on Taz? Gots ta be sumthing big.." He then spots Thorn and taps other weasel on the shoulder and points to the rat maid, "Look it’s her, what we goin' to do now?"
Tazmarie looks over at the rat and back to Coldclaw "We walk over there idiot." She walks over and looks down at Thorn, "Hello there young rat." She stays calm and her voice simple toned.
Thorn had her eyes closed and they open now as she blinks a couple times and then speaks, "Umm..need something or just visiting the pond?" Her voice sounds bored and a little depressed, she then slowly sits up.
ColdClaw steps over and answers "Umm, no..I mean yes we did need something." He notes the sound of the voice "So whats going on with all de beasts around ere' uh or is this place normally busy?"
Tazmarie narrows her eyes at Coldclaw and shakes her head, but she is curious on the reply, "Yes see wanted to speak to you but my friend has a point what is going on here today?"
Thorn frowns "Abbot Lorimis died like a week ago and today is his funeral so some are in a meeting, others are getting ready for the funeral and others are just around gathering for it...even the dibbuns are inside today with Papa Oz, I slipped out. Then again I am just about 6 seasons here so could be a novice but I don’t know if I want to be one. I don’t even know who will be abbot now. This not been the best week for any beast..like said some are too busy or tell me to go elsewhere, it’s annoying."
ColdClaw gets a look of surprise, "The abbot died?!" He cups a paw over his month and quickly looks around, there is a couple here that could recognize his voice if he isn’t careful, he edges forwards in an attempt to grab Thorn.
Tazmarie frowns "Well that’s sad." She goes to stomp on Coldclaw's footpaw to stop him she whispers to him and then looks back at the rat, "Very sad and you know not paying attention to you just adds to the sadness of the day huh..you know what we know a friend that’s been wanting to talk to you, we could go there and come back in time for this..funeral if ya like" Yeah right, come back in time, most likely not.
Thorn nods "Yeah in his sleep, a lot was upset even my dad. My dad couldn’t sleep well that first night and he been real busy looking at paper work and talking to beasts and all that."
ColdClaw holds back a yelp and listens to the whisper and nods as he looks at his now sore footpaw that was stomped on, he tilts his head "Ya dad is here?"
Thorn says, "Not my birth father, my birth father was killed by long patrol hares during the abbey takeover in spring..no my adopted father is who I mean." Thorn asks, "And see who?"
Tazmarie nods at Thorn, she then answers, "Bramblefur of course..do you remember him? He hasn’t heard from you since winter ended ya know and oh yes last spring and summer I remember that time"
ColdClaw sighs as he stands here, he just wants out of here as he looks to the gates as it be so easy to slip out right now since some beasts are coming in, it’s a surprise weapons are being checked so well but they are.
Thorn looks like she tries to remember and then "OH..him, yeah I sort of got back into abbey stuff, I mean they missed me..a lot more than I thought they would and you can tell him sorry didn’t wander back, it’s just...this is my home and it always was my home."
Tazmarie nods in understanding "Yes but, we didn’t say come to LIVE there..nooooo, simply to talk, maybe a quick one to let him know in person you live here now and you can tell him about the passing of the abbot, I am sure he be interested in this news."
ColdClaw starts to say something and then thinks better of it as he looks back at the ground and those gates, "Taz...Bramblefur wanted us back soon." He says quietly.
Tazmarie looks at Coldclaw "I know.." she whispers in a soft growl to him “Shut up..."
Thorn looks between them "Is everything ok?" She stands up slowly and dusts off her skirt.
ColdClaw mutters something under his breath and then answers Thorn "Oh, all is great lassy...so like to give the news to Bramblefur and then we will bring you right back here and you be with us..we are friends of Bramblefur and you trust him right? "
Tazmarie nods "All is good and yes Bramblefur is not far from the abbey at all, we would have LOTS of time and maybe he could even come and pay his respects as well, see he would come if he knew you were to ask him and I am sure he be happy you have a place to stay now and such plans for one your age. Why the time of a beasts first choices are so important and at the same time confusing time in one’s life..that time between dibbunhood and adult."
Thorn frowns as she listens to them. "I can’t really leave alone but..well maybe if you’re with me it would be ok but we have to be back in a couple hours..ok."
ColdClaw nods, he doesn’t really show whether he completely listened or not, he just wants out of this abbey before someone higher up sees him.
Tazmarie smiles and goes to take Thorn's paw "Promise, why would I..lie" Hmms cause she is not the type to tell the truth? But then again she isn’t going to say that out loud.
Thorn seems unsure at first and then takes her paw, this may of been a bad idea but she decides she can always get back to the abbey if trouble starts.
ColdClaw sighs in relief..well that was easy so far now to get to the gates. They get to the gates and he gets his weapon and nods to the guard who looks curious "Ummm..the wee lass wanted to invite a friend here, we will be right back" The guard looks at Thorn.
Thorn offers a smile "Its ok, I will be fine..be back soon ok. I promise The beast I want to invite is not an enemy" well she doesn’t know he is now and neither would any beast else..The guard sighs "Fine but the funeral is in a couple hours, or was it 3 hours....just don’t take too long" The rat maid nods.
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Away from the gates, to the road and on into the deep deep woods somewhere--
Tazmarie watches all beasts carefully, luckily any main beasts are elsewhere, for now as she stays calm and relaxes till they get a little ways from the gate and she picks up the pace oddly, "Coldclaw..use those darn herbs..now" She hisses quietly.
ColdClaw looks back and hmms at Taz and then "Ohs...yeah right." He uses his quick movements to open a pouch and with one paw and grab Thorn with the other, then cup the paw with herbs over her mouth. At the same time try and pull her off into some tall grasses as they are barely out of sight of the abbey gates. Luckily no guard is looking their way right now. Its knockout herbs by the way.
Thorn frowns as she gets one of those uneasy feelings, "We don’t have to walk this fast..." She rises an eyebrow at the whisper and yanks away from Tazmarie and starts to bolt, but she doesn’t get her foot paws to even start when she is grabbed from behind by Coldclaw, she hmmmphs and goes to bite his paw, which only causes her to shallow more of the knock out herbs and her eyes flutter shut as she passes out into a deep , probably deeper than needed, sleep.
Tazmarie goes to help Coldclaw get into the tall grasses and further into the woods, the little brat won’t be too much of trouble once those herbs kick in.
ColdClaw growls as he is bite "OOOOOOOWWWWW!" He waits till she passes out and draws his dagger ready to stab her" The brat bite me!"
Tazmarie stops him right away ""No!..idiot moron!...Bramblefur wants her alive not dead ya fool" She goes to slap him and shakes her head as she hmmhs and picks up Thorn starting to walk further into the woods, “And less screaming your draw attention to us."
Thorn is out cold as they walk through the thicker woods to..where ever
ColdClaw looks at his bleeding paw and narrows his eyes following her and letting her take the rat maid, He starts to stab the other weasel when he is slapped on the face and snorts as he walks behind her, "Yeah yeah..we better get paid good for this Taz and I mean it I mean he could of just got h her himself...no he makes us do his work"
Tazmarie shakes her head as she carries Thorn, "You must of not got the brains of the family, some would know him and they don’t know us that well...come we need to get to the campsite."
ColdClaw folds his arms over his chest "Ya best find some rope, she has spunk and I hate spunk..the little brat."
Tazmarie nods in agreement "Sounds like a good idea, maybe you do have at least a little bit of brains Coldclaw...least some anyways."
