Tea and a chat or The other side of the Kidnapping Streamheart Story

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Ferravale Cheiftain's home, main room

Arick the wildcat. Ferdinand the ferret and Blisa the cat.

Arick knocks on the chieftain's door and waits for a response, its just about noon right now and he has just gotten back from a long walk, his daughter safe with a beast he trusts.

Blisa darts out of the kitchen, calling "I'll get it!" behind her shoulder. The 5-season-old white kitten opens the door and takes a step back, tilting her head up so she can look into the wildcat's eyes. "Hello. How can I help you?" A ferret guard comes out of the kitchen, drying his paws on a yellow towel tucked into his sword belt. He smiles and nods, then waits for the stranger's answer.

Arick nods "Hello, I am Arick I was checking to see if the chieftain needed anything, and to let him know I have the mill up and running again and ready, and there is a very good supply of cornmeal, wheat, grains, and couple other things so should be good for winter."

Blisa smiles as Feridinand steps foreward. "I cook allot for the Cheiftain and hith daughter. We are doing very well on everything. I'm glad to hear the mill ith up and running again. Pleathe, come in and have thome tea with uth."

Arick nods and enters, he smiles "I have a daughter too, but she is only a little over 2 seasons old, I have not been here very long and am glad to have been given a chance to...well, a 2nd chance guess could say to have a real home and hopfully later on friends"

Ferdinand nods. "I underthtand about not having a home. Do you like your tea thweetened?" Blisa flops into a chair and smiles politely at the adult cat. "You have a daughter? What's her name?"

Arick answers "Her name is Melody, and well my past is a long story best forgotten"

Blisa leaps up like she's been stung. "Melody?! I met her a few days ago! She had gotten lost from you! Is she here? I wanna see her again."

Arick nods "We live in Ferravale now, the chieftain invited us to stay after I helped an otter maid out, had a slight misunderstanding but it was mostly cleared, least hope it was cleared as I do not wish for trouble to start, rather leave if that happens"

Blisa is hopping impatiently. "No, I mean is she here with you, right now?" Ferdinand coughs slightly and murmurs, "He'th our guetht. Remember your mannerth." The kitten sighs and flops back down, then smiles and says, "So Daddy invited you to stay? You must be very good at being a miller."

Arick nods "I suppose, better than a former job I had, but yes I know how to use the mill equipment, seemed simple enough and easy, I also have some fighting skills and at one time helped repair a boat"

Blisa's eyes go round. "Wow, you've done allot of jobs. You must be very talented." Ferdinand hands the other two each a cup of tea and a small plate with sweet, sticky cakes on them.

Arick takes the cake and tea, "Thank you sir and..well not so much talent, but its the past...best forgotten."

Blisa frowns as she sips her tea. "Why would you want to forget your past? It's part fo what makes you /you/." Ferdinand sip shis tea and eats a cake, deciding to not interfere just yet.

Arick says, "Its not something to talk of in front of a child young one"

Blisa frowns, upset. "I was kidnapped by this evil fox named Valdmir Stormfeather and he broke my arm and killed my mother and baby brother and killed beasts in my sight and all sorts of things like that. How much worse could it get?"

Arick frowns, "I..am sorry to hear that, I never knew a Vladmir and glad of it. Why were you kidnapped for and why did this beast attcack your family?"

Blisa kicks the front of her chair with her heel. "Because he was evil and he wanted to take over Mossflower and Daddy is the Chieftain and was then, too. Now it's your turn." Ferdinand nearly chokes on his tea. Wow, great manners there, girl.

Arick sets down his tea after drinking a small bit "I..am not evil, never was..not really, my mate Jadepaw as.." He sighs, best tell. "She wanted to join this horde, and no worries all in the horde was killed far east of here by some otters, possible Camp Willow not sure..anyways, thier leader, the horde's..took over the small cove of otters, enslaved them, I always sneaked in extra food to them, even let a couple escape as his mate was with dibbun..I lied to the boss told him they had been killed, he never questioned it oddly..anyways guess they got help as the otters and some shrews came, freed the slaves and killed most of the horde including my wife, I grabbed Melody and ran for my life and didnt look back, they didnt chase me, and I didnt care why. I wandered a season, came upon an ottermaid held captive by a rat, that rat sold her to me, yes I bought her, to free her and help her, ay first I was thought a slaver but then explained my story and was given a 2nd chance on life"

Blisa nods solemnly. "See, that wasn't so hard, was it? That's actually something you should be proud of. You saved so many lives!" Ferdinand nods and eats another sticky cake.

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