Redwall Feast 10-22-15 Part 2

RW Abbey: Great Hall

The Great Hall of Redwall Abbey. Countless paw falls have echoed from these stones, and untold numbers of feasts and merry gatherings have been held here. A table, not nearly so grand or large as its predecessors, but quite functional for mealtimes, rests near the center of the hall. Chairs exist here aplenty, and they are all of a matching set. High above, the stain glass windows give the Great Hall a beautiful appearance. The glasswork is exceptionally done, crafted by a skilled artist. The floor is clean and swept. A fire is kept burning in the fireplace at almost all times of the day and night, and there are several more comfortable chairs and cushions set up here, of varying sizes. One looks large enough to easily accommodate a badger.

The Tapestry hangs proud and tall, and while the rest of Redwall may still bear the scars of natural disaster, this most famous of Redwall's relics remains unharmed by beast, time, or the elements. The figure of Martin the Warrior seems to be watching over his own with an unchanging, kindly gaze.

Soft light is slowly beginning to filter in through the stained glass windows high above your head.

Exits: Abbey's [Li]brary, [K]itchen, [C]avern [H]ole, [B]reezeway, [En]try, [Stairs]

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Thomas eats quietly, unaware of the source of the commotion.

Sina was crying because she was shocked by one loud noise but the shock of another- the rapping at the door- actually stuns her out of her tears and she looks wide eyed toward the entry.

Nightbreath murmurs to himself. "It comes on wings, I see." He heads over to the door after a moment of consideration, preparing to open it.

The new visitor raps again, at about head height. From outside comes a muffled "Hello smallbeasts!"

Leon glances at the steps as Angela goes up them and decides if he is needed they can come tell him. He eats some of his scone.

With his stomach upset the red fox Rascal picks himself up from the feast. "Pardon me but I think I had enough feasting for a while. It was a pleasure meeting /most/ of you." Rascal practically drags himself to the door, being beaten only by Nightbreath. "Oh thank you!" He lets the door open just enough to see through it then quickly closes it again, throwing his back into it. "B-b-bi-bi-big b-bah bah bir bah bah bir..." He starts to stammer.

Benar picks himself up and shakes out his habit and glares at Zarok, "Behave yourself my son... look what you did to my chair." The abbot grumbles and leaves his adopted son to pick it up and makes his way toward the door to greet their new guest.

Krystal frowns and decides to just chat with Lacota later, she quietly eats some apple pie with cream on top.

Brother Boaz frowns and decides to take his simple meal to his room, much too loud in here he decides to head upstairs.

Silverstorm smiles "Well today has been interesting indeed."

Lacota composes himself. "Krystal, I should like to ask you something important."

"Ah, foxbeast! He-" Slam. A few white feathers stick in the door; their former owner squawks in surprise. Rascal may have trouble keeping the door closed as the big falcon on the other side leans herself against it.

Sina swings her foot paws with impatience again and yells at the beasts by the door. "Open door!" She wants to see the newcomer! Maybe it's a storyteller or a generous trader who will give dibbuns treats!

Rascal only continues to stammer though, "Big...big...big bloody bird!" He finally shouts as the door swings open and he goes flailing onto his face!

Benar shakes his head and gives Rascal a look, "There is nothing wrong with birds Rascal, they are our friends. Here in Redwall all are welcome."

Or maybe it's a giant bird! Sina is stunned into wide-eyed silent wonder. It probably won't last long.

Rosepaw is likewise staring at the door in wonder.

Nightbreath opens the door carefully, saying, "Apologies sir Bird, come right in. We're feasting at the moment, I assume you'd like to join us?" Meanwhile, Zarok looks quite contrite, sitting quietly at Benar's foot paws with his paws in his lap. "Sorry," He hisses again.

The fat bellied marten takes one look at the falcon at the entrance of the great hall. Vivid memories of almost being carried off by one fill his mind with terror. Liam quickly turns to his food, shoveling his pies, fish, breads and stew down his greedy gullet before washing it down with his ale. The marten picks himself up from his seat and quickly waddles away deeper into the abbey,"Excusemesuddenbusinesstoatendto,buynowcatchyoulater!"

A great yellow foot with large curved talons starts to enter, stopping just short of Rascal's whiskers. "Oh? More care you should be taking foxbeast, for I am nearly putting my foot through your nose!" The foot withdraws, and a great white falcon makes its way inside, stepping around the prone fox. "Hello hello!" Vandre booms, looking around at the beasts assembled. "I am her for the day of all eatings!"

Leon looks over at the bird, he has been seeing a lot of birds lately. A couple eagles and now a falcon.

Rayen smiles, she then decides to walk over to Benar "Abbot Benar..have you meet Juliana yet?" She motions to the small newborn fox cub sleeping in her arms.

Krystal shrugs at Lacota" Maybe later, when things have calmed down?"

Benar detours from going to greet the bird to go see fox baby! He leans over and smiles "Oh my Rayen she is beautiful!"

The fox gulps, "Yes, yes, come in! Eat! Be marry! Be too full for tasty fox meat!" Rascal nervously rubs his paws and backs his way in the same direction as Liam before bolting out the door.

Lacota leans close, and whispers in Krystal's ear, "Alright, but it's important."

Sina stares at the bird and is broken out of her trance-like wonder. "Wotta you?!" She yells, completely oblivious to the fact it might be rude.

Thomas is oblivious to the bird. Being blind will do that.

Rayen smiles "Thanks"

Krystal smiles and hugs Lacota "Well what is it then, I hope it’s not bad news...good news be a lot better"

Nightbreath strides over to a table and retrieves a glass of wine, and a few bits of food. He eats for a while, then walks over to Rayen and Benar. "Congratulations," He says warmly to Rayen. "A beautiful child."

Zinnia has mainly been quiet this whole time , she had started to leave before Silverstorm blocked her way from leaving, so she stirs a couple berries around her plate listening to those around her.

Oh? No, no eating! For you, foxbeast, have a strong taste, and I prefer goose. And so I have filled my crop before coming, so the day is not becoming regrettable!" And indeed, there are other feathers stuck to the falcon's feet. She waddles past a novice, talons clicking on the flagstones, apparently on her way to Nightbreath until Sina yells. Up goes the falcon's head, then down and forward in a very focused way. "Oh?" She starts moving in that direction. "A very small smallbeast!"

"Krystal, I...I admit I am awkward in these things..." Lacota blushes a bit. "Krystal, ah... What I mean is, I should be very honored... If you'd, er...well, if you agreed to be my...wife..." Yeah, he is very awkward, but it's the thought that counts, right?

Benar smiles at Nightbreath, "It is nice to see you Nightbreath, it has been awhile" He grins down at the small baby and then his ears perk up, despite all the noise and falcon and dibbuns he heard what Lacota asked and shoots him a look and grins, "About time," He murmurs

Sina is full of the courage of a dibbun who has never seen nor heard tell of what a falcon really is. "You's big an' fluffy!" She tells Vandre in a serious tone with a firm nod.

Nightbreath smiles. "Agreed," he mutters to Benar when he hears Lacota. Then he returns his attention to the Dibbun. "Greetings, small one," he whispers to the babe.

Lee claps after Lacota's very awkward proposal.

Zarok meanwhile joins Benar. "Hatchlingzzz!" He says excitedly, then his head whips around at the sound of Lee clapping.

Krystal blinks in surprise at what Lacota says, she was not expecting this, "I...I.." She looks around as it seems everyone now is staring at her for a reply, she is quiet and then finally answers with a smile "Yes..Lacota" She goes gives him a hug and a kiss.

Zinnia looks up at the news of Lacota and Krystal, Silverstorm cheers and smiles wide!

Lacota hugs Krystal warmly. "My apologies, though. I have no ring. I had asked Zork about it, but he... Well, you know..." He returns the kiss affectionately.

Vandre looks pleased at this, and fluffs out further, until she resembles a gigantic puff of milkweed.

Rayen smiles "Congrats Lacota and Krystal"

Cheering? Clapping? The big bird was distraction enough for Sina to miss what was happening but she shouts and bangs her little sleeve-covered paws on the table to make noise anyway. Looking back at the bird- who is now even fluffier- adds high pitched giggling to the noise.

Benar smiles and moves a few steps away from Rayen so as not to disturb Juliana and cheers, "Well done Lacota, Krystal, congratulations to you both" he hugs Zarok then and smiles, "Lots of good news today it seems"

Thomas claps as well. He at least heard that.

Leon smiles "Yes congrats" He chuckles "Your have to plan your wedding now"

Krystal smiles

"Ah, the mate-feeding!" is Vandre's interpretation of the kiss.

Zarok returns the hug from Benar, and Nightbreath watches over the whole room serenely. Terfil meanwhile nibbles on a biscuit, choosing to sit down on Zarok's left footpaw.

"Woss that?" Sina's head whips back around to Vandre as she hears 'mate-feeding'.

"Mate what?" Lacota asks.

"The mate-feeding! It is like the chick-feeding, but it comes before chicks," Vandre adds, slicking over her second eyelids in a falcon wink at Sina. "In a year when you are grown and have your own territory, a pretty male will do the thing you are now seeing and pass food to you in his beak!"

Zinnia quietly slips out the door before Silverstorm gets a chance to stop her, the otter follows her as she goes to the library and is greeting by a locked door as she sighs “Whatever stay in thar then!" Silverstorm snorts and grumble goes to sit back in the great hall and sighs “That badger needs serious help Benar..."

Krystal frowns at the sudden yell from the library and blinks as the otter maid stomps downstairs and decides not to ask what is going on.

Benar turns his head slowly toward Vandre in horror, "We... really should distract...." he turns and frowns at the Library and sighs, "That is why she is making the trip SIlverstorm , so she can spend time with Dora and Leon and help her."

Sina is very pleased to hear she will be all grown up and have her own territory (whatever that is) in a year but pulls a face at the idea of a 'pretty male passing her food in a beak'. "Naaaaa! Don' like boys! 'Tinkytails!"

Lacota makes a disgusted face at the bird. "I beg to differ, for many reasons."

Rayen blinks, she smiles as a novice helps her get some food, she nods her thanks and sits down.

"If he has a stinky tail, you should not take his food," Is the falcon's advice. "Or wait, and a better male may challenge him." She turns her head sideways at Lacota when he interrupts her teaching. "Oh? You are doing things differently in Thiyabi? Ah! Perhaps you are not showing your mate how you are skilled at catching beasts, but how you are /not/ skilled at catching beasts!"

Sina giggles. "You a silly!" She tells the large bird and then frowns again at Lacota when she sees he's making a face at the new big and fluffy friend.

"I do not catch beasts," Lacota replies indignantly.

Vandre exclaims, "There, you see!" She looks down at Sina. "This is not silly. It is important knowings, smallest of smallbeasts."

Krystal has been quiet now, but has stayed beside Lacota.

Zarok snorts at the whole exchange; Terfil merely face palms. Nightbreath heads off to Cavern Hole for a while, for some quiet.

Benar shakes his head and smiles and tugs on Zarok's arm, "Come along son, let's go get some food, Sina seems to have our guest nicely entertained"

Sina looks confused and shakes her head. "'M not smalles'!" She's pretty sure there was just a baby in here! She's bigger than a baby and her face is a frown at any suggestion otherwise.

Lacota bristles. "Are you trying to inform my fiancé that I won't make a good husband?

Krystal frowns, "Calm down Lacota."

Zarok gets up after carefully dislodging Terfil, who trots along in the pair's wake, both of them walking with Benar. He's struck by how far he's come...a few seasons back, he would've tried to kill the bird on sight for being a bird.

Rayen rocks her daughter a little when she starts to cry a little, the infant calms again.

Sina throws another bit of cheese at Lacota.

 Lacota dodges the cheese this time. "Sorry, my dear."

Krystal smiles "Let’s sit down Lacota and not worry about things..maybe at the winter or spring feast we could...wed" She goes to lead him to a chair.

Benar sits back down and happily digs into the food before him, chattering away to the beasts on either side and Zarok of course

Lacota sits with Krystal, enjoying the rest of the Feast.

Rayen smiles "This has been a fairly good night I think"

Thomas says, "Indeed."

With the big bird distracted by the food, Sina is left to her own devices again. She eats what she likes but food she doesn't like is dropped on the floor or smeared on the table as though she's trying to use it as crayons.

"Doessss you try the fissssh?" Zarok rasps to Benar. He's digging into some himself, and is quite enjoying it. Another thing he hasn't done in a while--eaten a live fish. Terfil nibbles on a few bits and pieces.

Beasts talk and eat good food throughout the night. Some music is played and all get full of good food and one by one head off to bed.