Scioto Gets Sad Sad News From The Abbey

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--- Yeah it’s short but not every log needs to be long to get to the main point of the log ---

FV:Town Hall:Chieftain's Office(#226082R)

This is an office where the Chieftain does some of his work. A large desk sits in the room and has varies important papers on it. A chair is by the desk and a window looks outside.

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Scioto sits at his desk as he is trying to get some work done and taking most of a couple weeks off doesn’t help one when they are greeted with stacks of papers. He sighs, well least he doesn't have any beasts in cells to worry about and that’s always good. There was a fight in the tavern last night where two rats fought over a fish of all things but it ended fairly quickly. He looks over supply lists and notes from the market place.

Zinnia knocks on the door after a guard shows her which doorway it is and waits on a reply.

Zee stays beside her as they wait on a reply and of course the badger doesn’t like to wait too long, "Open de door chiefy! Me niece needs ta talk to ya and I know ya in thar the nice guard said so!"

Scioto sighs, he will have to have a long chat with that guard. He stands and walks over to the door opening it with a glare, "I have a ton of work to do and rather you leave and didn’t she go home and didn’t you go to that feast...I don’t need visitors from the abbey come back in a week or two" He goes to slam the door in their faces.

Zinnia frowns and looks to her Uncle "Maybe we can just leave a note, he seems busy and he is the chieftain after all of the whole village."

Zee grabs the door before it's slammed shut and glares right back "That’s rude, even for you chiefy. Tis an important message and it can't wait two weeks or even a week. I know ya had a bad week but take it out on some other beast and listen ta de lass..." He then has a calmer voice for Zinnia" Go on dear, chiefy is listening now"

Scioto doesn’t remove his glare, "Important message? Look from what I seen all is fine and dandy, roads are clear and its spring, ya guys just had a blooming feast now unless someone has DIED..leave me alone before I have you both escorted from my office!"

Zinnia frowns, she stays calm, "Sir Scioto...we are sorry and...it’s just thought Ferravale should know." She looks near tears, "Abbot Lorimis died yesterday"

Zee nods as if to confirm it as he folds his arms over his chest.

Scioto mouth drops open and he stands there in shock, now regretting the words he just said, "W..What?!...Is this some sort of sick joke?"

Zinnia shakes her head as tears go down her face, "No...he died in his sleep..and he was ok couple days before when..when he seen the library I fixed it as a surprise for him and it made him happy and..then he.." She decides to rush off, hey least she delivered the message right? And not like she will leave the village without her Uncle, she is just upset.

Zee frowns "Zinnia!" He looks at the chieftain “No, Abbot Lorimis is dead, tis the truth lad."

Scioto sits down in his chair still in shock and frowns "This...is grave news, I am sorry if I upset her. Guessing the funeral is soon but who is the abbot now?"

Zee shrugs "I don’t know de answer to either Scioto, you can come back to the abbey with us we are heading back tomorrow and she been upset since yesterday..de lass won’t leave the village she probably went to me hut, she needs some time to herself."

Scioto nods, "I will tell Blisa and some others of this news. I know before I had said I don’t wish to ever visit the abbey but this is..a reason. I will come as can always leave Nightbreath in charge while I am away for a few days."

Zee nods slowly" I always did hate to be a bearer of bad news, I have had to tell about a death to beasts in Send before, I have found beasts who found out of death de hard way...never easy to give anyone a message like that and even harder to beasts who may of been close to whoever the beast was that died." He looks to the door "I think I will go find de lass..talk to you later Scioto" And he heads out to find Zinnia.

Scioto watches as the old badger leaves and walks to the door and shuts it and walks back over to his desk and sits down in his chair as silent tears go down his face.