Old stories and new beginings

Byronn byronn slowly walks in with his head down look ing at the floor

Flicktail says, "wot be wrong byronny" byronn says, "i....just had a memory....thats all"

Flicktail asks, "well we gots ta makes more meories en, can't ave our face down alla time kins we?"

Byronn climbs up onto a chair

Flicktail asks, "wot ye doesn't climbs int me laps no mores?"

Byronn says, "but what if....what if we didn't want to have a certain memory"

Byronn smiles and climbs onto flicktails lap byronn says "can i tell you my story....of well my history?"

Flicktail says, "if ye loks"

byronn says, "well i used to live in a small village though , i can't remember the name. but there i lived a happy life...with a mom and a dad. after about a season after i was born a large cat came and killed my family. i then lived with some friends but they eventually had to go....but they couldn't take me with them...i was sad when they left me one night. i walked through the woods trying to find them but it started to rain i was cold and hungry. i walked for hours and then i came upon a large red stone wall. i crawled to a door but then i passed out"

Flicktail says, "aye Oi remember when ye showed up ere"

byronn says, "and then i remember waking up and calling for my mother but it was a kind nurse that answered me. since then ive lived here with no memory of my past life no memory except the one i just told you"

byronn says, "i dont even remember my father's or my mother's name"

Flicktail says, "aye and Oi will be yer family if ye loiks"

Byronn looks up at the fox with red puffy eyes " really?"

Flicktail nods "aye, fer ever an ever ifye wont's does ye wanna ear about me mum and da?

Byronn nods

Flicktail says, "it not be a noice story, might be scarey...make ye sad..."

Byronn says, "im willing to hear it"

Orph comes from the entry.

Flicktail says, "well..when oi were born, me mum and da would not let me eattill oi killed one oeh me sisters or brothers....said weak ones shouldn't lives"

Orph stands in the doorway listening, "Hi, Flicky. What ya doin'?"

Flicktail says, "an ay never gives us enough food, we ad to fight, or starve... ay used ta tke bets on us.......Ello Orph, oi be telling Byronn bout m family"

Orph walks in and sits down, "Doesn't sound like a you had a very good one."

Byronn looks at flicktail " go on"

Flicktail shakes his head no "we were always unry, and ad no clothes, oi got beats up a lots, en..one day we tacked Salamandastron, and a Badger come did after me me brothers put a spear thru m foot paw, and left me all sick so e Badger woudl get me..t wer when ou fell inta camp Willa

Orph cocks his head at the fox, "What did they do t' ya? Did they throw rocks at you?" He hasn't heard this story before though he has been to Camp Willow.

Flicktail says, "nay ay took mein and told me if Oi elped em wi e vermin and were a good beast Oi could stays....ou never ad a full tummy afore at..."

Orph nods as he chews his lip thinking.

Flicktail says, "Oi were verra sick..oi almost died" he looks at Byronny wondering why the Dibbun is so quiet"

byronn says "do you dream about.....the stuff your mum and dad did to you?"

Flicktail says, "someties, but Martin e always comes and saves me"

Byronn looks at the tapestry with a humble look on his face

Flicktail says, "So...would ye loikes ta be moy dibun? fer ever an ever?"

Byronn smiles and nods "that would be great!"

Byronn hugs flicktail

Flicktail says, "well ya gots to do as Oi says, loike a real Da...but oi ave a bed for ya and oi kin tucks ya in ever night"

Flicktail snuds the dibbun

Orph says Oh Flicky, this again? Well looks like I got me a 'cousin'. Orph considers Flicky, Benar and Corbyn 'almost family' so it's kinda true.".

Flicktail says "Flicky takes in ALL orphaned Dibbuns".

Orph smiles as he shakes his head at the fox, "Soon there won't be no orphan no where thanks t' you Flicky.

everyone laughed after that.