Reunited 1

Honeyfern is sitting in the clearing, her hood up as she relaxes and takes the short walk to get some air and she is use to less of a crowd, she rubs her ankle and frowns,"Ow..bally hurts. “A voice behind her startles her, "I can end that" The voice is cold and belongs to a ferret, Honeyfern gets a grip on her dirk and goes to sidestep and stab, but with her ankle hurting she is a little off balance and the ferret trips her and grins evilly as it goes to take an easy slice.

Jake looks up at the sound of the fight and glares, not knowing who the ferret is attacking and not caring he gets out an arrow and lets it fly at the ferret.

The ferret is hit in the chest and falls over instantly, but he has a friend who slips behind him, the haremaid gasps “Behind you!"

Jake spins around and goes to send a swift kick at the other ferret and about falls backwards, he grins as the ferret drops the dagger it had and picks it up, "Dropped it” and using his wrist sends it flying at the ferret and a surprised ferret falls backwards, dagger in its forehead, its dead shortly afterwards, he looks at the cloaked figure as he speaks "Not good for maids ta walk alone"

Honeyfern smiles and slowly stands, she mmmms as her ankle hurts worse now and just nods “Thanks."

Jake raises an eyebrow and helps her to stand, he looks towards the abbey and the north and sighs “Abbey is south of 'ere..go, I..got to get back somewhere lass."

Honeyfern allows him to help her stand and frowns; she reaches out a paw.."Wait..Jake"

Jake turns around and studies her "How do ya know my name?"

Honeyfern keeps her hood on and goes to take it off slowly, she looks slightly different, older, but still...well her, and she smiles softly.

Jake backs up as she takes the hood off, "No..it..it can't be!", He just stands there in stunned shock at what he sees before him, he reaches out a paw to touch her face as if making sure it isn't some crazed dream of his, this proves too much for him as his rolls roll back and he is out cold.

Honeyfern gasps as he passes out and goes forwards quickly checking him and breathing a sight of relieve as he appears to have just passed out she frowns, this isn't the best place to be right now and it's getting cold, she looks towards the abbey.

Jake groans he is alright just in shock. “Seeing...things."

Honeyfern frowns as she stands and winches as her ankle hurts, “Stay here..owww" She falls back to the ground and holds her ankle.

Jake looks up no not a dream, he catches her before she falls "No" he says softly as he places a gentle arm under behind her neck and the other supports her legs, he heads to the abbey.

Honeyfern allows him to pick her up and smiles "I can bally well walk...alright" She rests her head against his chest, not caring what he may or may not think, this makes her happy.

Jake carries her on inside the abbey, but to a less crowed place, the library has no one, he finds a large soft chair and places her into it gently, he isn't a healer but he does look at her ankle, he stands and studies her. Still in a state of shock it would seem, he stutters a little "umm.y..You..Yeah..ankle..ge.." he takes a deep breath, "Get ankle, looked at..Be wall on, I mean. Be on wall." He frowns and just quickly walks back to the great hall, he has to get some air.

Honeyfern blinks as he sits her down in the chair, she looks for any signs of what he is thinking and sighs softly as she closes her eyes and just stays here for the time being.

Silver laughs. “I don’t know."

Zoomy attempts to translate "I reckon he is askin' if I'm the talkative sort. Or maybe cheerful."

Flicktail says, "Aye yer very cheerful"

Zoomy shrugs.

Silver smiles. “Aye he is rather nice wot!"

Jake walks down the stairs to the library, but didn’t he just go there and..he places a paw on his forehead and looks confused like he is in some state of shock; he looks up at Flicktails voice as the room spins,.."mmmmmmmm" he says slowly and places a paw on the wall as he about falls over.."..not..Possible...whoa.." he sits down slowly, yeah spinning room is bad.

Zoomy tosses his bottle of October Ale to Flicktail "Have a drink."

Silver laughs. “I am guessing you ran into Honeyfern, Jake...?"

Honeyfern limps down from the library, she thought it over and isn't going to stay up there, and she scans the room as she sits on the last step.

Zoomy waves to the newcomers.

Silver sees Honeyfern and laugh. “I will take that as a yes!"

Jake blinks a couple times, he looks at Silver, he doesn't speak right away, he stands after a little while, "I.." He looks over at Honeyfern as she comes down the stairs, still too much to take in he shakes his head "I. Need to" he looks at the others "Make sure. She is ok, need to get back ta Jo and Tungur. Promised."

Silver nods. “Can do Jake!"

Honeyfern frowns as she looks down at the floor going silent, not that she has said anything yet since been carried inside.

The next morning

Jake walks to the wall top and letting go of her paw looks over and out into the woods "View is nice up here, usually up here at night, not so much during the day...still tis nice."

Honeyfern nods and smiles, she brushes head fur from her face, "I suppose" she smiles at a memory, "Wot bout the view from Salamandastron, the sea and watching the waves.." she stops before she goes on too much and sits down beside him, "Sorry.." she hmms "Bit its real pretty here in the fall, all the leaf colors."

Jake frowns, "Rather not talk on that," He smiles "Yes, maybe your see it, unless of course you want to head back. Home, my home is here now I'm..I'm a guard here, can't leave this place and..My adopted daughter Kiara is here too."

Honeyfern nods as she listens, "Wasn't going bally well ask ya ta leave Jake, I mean. Been a while and..well seems things have changed. I will admit when I came here I had hoped you be here and if you weren't here, that was ok too...as for going home, I don't know not really in the Long Patrol now I left. Got lonely there after my father died a little less than a season ago."

Jake looks over towards the road and back to her, "Oh. Sorry about your father." He glances back to the road as a beast passes and sits down. “Still planning on helping Jo and the others if they need help, probably give it a couple days, then if they aren’t here check on them, make sure all is alright...seemed alright yesterday."

Honeyfern folds her paws in her lap, "I am sure they are fine, wot" She watches him a long moment and sighs a little "So..There is some festival coming up, you are going to be there right?"

Jake looks over at her again slowly "Errr..maybe, should be suppose ta be games, stories, and..Great food to be had...and Silver and Biff, couple friends, are supposed to get married should be interesting."

Honeyfern frowns slightly at the word marriage, "Yeah long as nothing bally well happens, or wot not" She stands slowly and starts to head down the steps, she looks over her shoulder “I need to rest; the walk was a long one so..See you later, wot" She turns away and walks the rest of the way downstairs and heads inside and out of sight.

Jake blinks, he reaches out a paw "Honeyfern. Wait I.." He lowers the paw and shakes his head, he watches her till she is out of site and looks at the wall, a tear threatens to go down his check, and he shakes his head slowly and looks over the woodlands again quietly muttering to him.

About a couple hours later in Great Hall

Jake glances over at Silver and takes another long sip and puts the flask away, “Hallo Silver..Ya know, things aren’t always..cheerful" He smirks some, well least he wasn't drinking the ale little bit ago,.."Now..Umm" he sips some more and grins. “OH yes Life is full of. Surprises, yes it is...my what a world"

Silver laughs. “Aye it’s true...but still better to look at the bright side when you can!"

Jake hmmms? He then starts to laugh, "Bright side! You’re funny, so funny...yep; things were nice, now they aren’t..." He sniffs and frowns now and takes the last sip of his ale. "She hates my guts Silver..."

Silver sighs. “I don’t think she hates you, She might be mad but from wot she told me she did not seem to hate you at all!"

Jake listens somewhat "She was talking about Salamandastron..and things." He is a little drunk but just slightly, good thing he is out of ale, "She remembers still. When I ...well last time I was at the Mt., she does. And wot or rather what didn’t happen"

Silver sighs. “So...are you just going to let her hate you or are you going to try to fix things...anyway the abbey does not need a drunk guard running around..."

Zoomy pulls a small flask of October Ale from one of his many pockets and proceeds to hold a small trinket in his paw and drink from the flask while staring at it.

Jake glares at Silver "I am not drunk..."He stops and frowns “That drunk, that I can’t go on the wall. Trust me I could be worse.." he is moody now as he looks around "And I..I don't think there much can do, it’s my fault I was away for so long, not her's"

Silver sighs. “If it’s your fault you should do something about it..."

Jake shrugs "Do what?" He stands slowly and frowns as he shakes his head, slight headache now but it should pass, “Think need more hotroot or something"

Oz walks down the stairs and into the room "Greetings all'

Zoomy looks up from what he was doing to wave to Oz, "Ello."

Silver sighs. “I don’t know...try to make things up...at least try to get her to stop hating you."

Oz raises an eyebrow “What is this about some beast hating someone? Did I miss something?" He goes to sit in his Fave chair like always. “Bit of a break while dibbuns sleep"

Jake goes to the kitchen and returns with Hotroot a and wow. Water. He eats the hotroot stew slowly and sips the water as he coughs a little, he adds a little hotroot and eats the rest of the stew, he coughs at the spiciness and drinks the water "eas.." he clears his throat "Easier said than done...been over 10..seasons ya know,"

Silver frowns. “Come on Jake...she still seemed to love you...you should try something..."

Jake shrugs "Not got to worry bout it, besides...got ta do wall duty tonight, that there is important not some..some doe"

Oz frowns "If I may, umm..sounds like it is important, not saying I am an expert in this...umm field or whatever, but talking always helps most things, fall into place sort of to say"

Zoomy sips his Ale with little heed to the conversations around him.

Silver frowns. “Jake...how could you not even care?"

Benar appears like only Benar can, slipping into the hall through a door silently. The squirrel padding across the stone flagstones, trying to get to the stairs without attracting attention to himself.

Jake glares at Oz and stands up "Wot ya know, isn’t like you ever.....grrrrrr!" Ok now he is peeved, he looks at Silver and Oz and takes a deep breath"I..Just be quiet!"

Zoomy looks up from what he is doing, "Anger has no place in the Abbey. It can only lead to violence or conflict."

Oz folds his paws in his lap and watches Jake "Well...." he stays calm "Please lower the voice your wake the dibbuns"

Benar pauses at the sounds of raised voices and turns soft grey eyes on the group. "Are we having trouble? Raised voices before Martin?" He flicks his long ears and glides over, habit swirling around his ankles. "Is something wrong Jake?"

Jake walks over to Oz and starts to make a fist, he then looks at Benar and lowers it, probably wise.."Life..That’s wot bally well wrong"

Benar sighs and settles himself into a chair and smiles at Jake. "Well Jake, talk to us and let us help. We are your friends after all."

Silver frowns. “Come on Jake...how can you not want to do anything?"

Oz oddly remains calm, he watches the hare closely in case he does need to calm him down some, he isn’t one to get upset, though will stop any punching if need be.

Jake frowns, he looks at Oz and hmmphs as he goes to sit down again, he stays quiet and folds her arms over his chest, he sighs deeply "Just..a..she hates me, my fault. Shouldn’t of just left, should of asked her ta come along...now" he frowns and stops there.

Oz listens to them quietly, he glances upstairs to make sure the dibbuns are staying put and then looks back to the others.

Silver frowns. “Wot happened Jake...?"

Benar sighs gently and glances at the other squirrel and holds out a paw, "I am Brother Benar, and nice to meet you... I do not think we have been introduced." He glances at Jake, waiting for him to continue.

Zoomy shakes the other squirrel paw, "Friar Zoomy at your service."

Jake closes his good eye and stays quiet, he shakes his head"Not..Recent, long time ago. At Salamandastron...I was happy, she was. Was happy...then, then I ruin..ruin..it “Tears go down his face now.."She is...here, unless. Less left..don’t know...Hon..Honeyfern," He covers his face with his paws, this is rare for him and right now he cares less....he starts to openly sob, not caring who is here to see it.

Oz frowns, not being sure what to do he stands to go over to Jake when he hears the dibbuns and sighs "I. Excuse me, sorry all" he heads upstairs now and looks at Jake and then is up the stairs.

Silver frowns. “Come on Jake...you can still fix this..."

Benar nods to Zoomy, "Pleasure" he leans over and places a paw on Jake's shoulder "What is wrong? Who is.. his honeyfern? Something can still be done I am sure."

Zoomy has little to offer here, but a flask of Ale.

Jake doesn't answer right away..."Honeyfern...haremaid" he gets out and wipes some tears away, "Can't fix. Even if could not a clue how"

Silver frowns. “Jake...you could at least tell her you still care...you need to do something!"

Zoomy finally speaks up, "The best you can do is speak to her. Nobody can ever get through life by sitting' in the shadows thinking their own thoughts."

Benar sighs and flicks his ears. "Speak with her Jake... nothing will work out if you do not at least speak to her"

Jake frowns "And she walked away from me this morning, she was upset...probably crying cause of me....yeah how ya fix something that happen over 10 seasons ago....heck almost bally 15 seasons ago."

Benar says, "15 seasons is a long time, you may not be able to set that right Jake, but you can at least speak with her and sort things out in the here and now."

Later after some thinking and talking with a couple beasts, Jake goes to find Honeyfern

Jake is sitting in a chair looking at his paw, "Stupid scrap" he mutters and goes to redo the bandage, bit hard with one paw and even though it’s not hurt that bad it’s good to keep it clean all the same.

Honeyfern walks into the room, she stops as she sees Jake and watches him, she shakes her head and goes over just deciding to take over, "Hold still.." she redoes the bandage for him and nods "There, now excuse me need to do some cleaning "

Jake blinks as Honeyfern basically doesn't even ask if he needs help, he watches her start to head out and looks at his paw again and then her, "Umm cleaning?"

Honeyfern stops as she gets to the door and nods "Yes, you know dusting and mopping, spring cleaning needs to be done around here, then you’re busy I am guessing. " She then goes to get a broom and starts to sweep the room. She looks over at him a couple times.

Jake watches as Honeyfern starts to sweep and stands up slowly, “I do have wall duty in a couple hours, other than that no not busy."

Honeyfern goes about sweeping dust into a dust pan and placing it in a small bucket and is quiet as she cleans, she sweeps maybe about 1/4 of the room before she sits down and looks over the room “Yeah this may take a while."

Jake frowns as he watches her and when she sits down he walks over slowly and takes the broom, he then goes ahead and sweeps some, for the first little bit of time he doesn't say anything and finally does, "Yeah..This could...take a while, but sit a while ok." He grins a little and goes back to sweeping the room and placing any dust in that bucket, he coughs a little as he works and looks over at her offering a small smile before its back to the sweeping.

Honeyfern smiles as she watches him and chuckles, she is enjoying this and maybe a little too much, she gets up and goes over to him, "You sweeping, this is interesting. Never did before"

Jake shrugs and blinks, ok he has swept about double what she did and so maybe 1/4 of the room is what is left, of the floor anyways, he shrugs again and grins, "Umm...oh well, tis not too bad...not that I want to do this all the time."

Honeyfern smirks and takes the broom, she starts to lean forwards and stops as she moves back again and brushes head fur from her face "Thank you Jake," She takes over and finishes the room and sits the bucket and broom off to the side and sits folding her paws in her lap.

Jake lets her take over and blinks when she leans forwards "Eh?" He asks and when she sits he walks over to her and kneels down beside her looking at her, "Ummm...Honeyfern” He starts and stops there.

Honeyfern smiles, “I'm alright just tried...too much cleaning in one day, sorry seemed to make you too so much of it." She sighs as head fur is now all messed up and has dust in it, she mutters.."Great..now I'm.." she frowns.

Jake tilts his head and just listens as she talks, he shrugs "No tis ok,..gave me something ta..." As she frowns he sighs a bit, he starts to get up and stops himself as he looks at her, he smiles at her "Your..wot?" He asks softly, he studies her face and moves her head fur out of the way, "Your Beautiful, and..I...”He smiles.

Honeyfern smiles as she looks into his face, she waits a moment and asks, "You what?"

Jake smiles as she looks at him, vermin and things he can handle no problem, this...well bit harder, he finds his courage and smiles at her warmly "I love you Honeyfern." He isn't sure it’s wise but he goes to kiss her, here’s hoping he isn't slapped.

Honeyfern smiles at his words, she is a bit surprised at the kiss, she closes her eyes and opens them again as she scoots back just slightly and looks at him, she doesn't slap him and seems happy he at least spoke words to her.

Jake tilts his head and he watches her reaction and stands up slowly, He clears his throat "Umm,...I will be on the wall top if..Yeah wall top” He walks towards the entry, it’s a beginning at least, he smiles some, and she didn't slap him.

Honeyfern watches him and goes to follow him, "Jake. You don't have to leave the room..Please stay"

Jake stops as he gets to the doorway and looks back at her, "Sorry about that, I just. The moment and, it's just I DO still love you, very much so and what happen before is, well the past and I should of least told you wot was going on, but was scared ta and I am sorry about that and I do have wall duty soon."

Honeyfern listens to him and sighs and she stands beside him, she nods, "How bout' this...you stop going on and on about it, if it’s so in the past now..keep it there." She smiles at him "Deal..and do me another favor will ya"

Jake nods "Yes..deal" He smiles now and is then confused yet again "Favor...umm wot favor?"

Honeyfern smiles and goes to wrap her arms around him "Stop talking...and kiss me." she says softly.

Jake smiles and nods, he goes to kiss her again, and smiles.

Honeyfern lets him this time and smiles "Love you Jake...and let’s not go away from each other ever again."

Jake nods, "No never apart again, promise"