That Water Is Cold!!!!!

• • • Somewhere along the river Safana comes across SHaz and Oakenpaw at the campsite of Gildor along the river Moss, a simple eve turns bad quickly…read  ****

Safana is taking a walk, thinking as a walk helps with that, hearing voices she slows and looks to see what is going on.

Oakenpaw holds up his staff, Matilda, the purse hanging from the end, "Here ya go...55 gold, lots of beasts will go hungry but that’s yer fee plus a lil more. I don't agree that you should get full price for a deal that changed, was cancelled but if that’s wot ya want..yers Suh...”

Shaz narrows his eyes, "You trying ta upset me bunny, doing good so far..I do not want your gold, the ferret owes me not you long ears"

Safana steps out sword in paw, "What is going on here and what you doing with Oakenpaw?"

Oakenpaw says, "The ferret is my friend, and I owe im'..heance this was collected fer you, as I promised..." He looks up, "Hello Safana...please sheath yer blade, I am hoping to resolve a contract with this rat and Anise is all...."

Shaz walks closer to the hare and smirks, he looks at the feline, "And you are?????"

Safana says, “He could hurt you too”

Oakenpaw says, "No he is not that Foolish Safana, besides I am a personal friend of his commander, Darkwatcher....and I also trust Shaz..I hope he will come to trust me"

Shaz growls low, "Keep ya fool gold hare, not interested" He turns to head off along the shore, climbing onto a rock, "Trust a woodie..."

Safana grips her sword and watches the rat as she walks closer to Oakenpaw.

Oakenpaw smiles to Safana and rises, "Look Shaz, I genuinely Want you to have it...'” e begins to walk along the side of the bank and it crumbles the hare tumbling into the Icy water with a yelp.

Safana gasps “Oakenpaw!"

Shaz growls, "Shut up ya..." He blinks as he sees the hare go off the side, "Fool bunny...",He watches and frowns a bit before sighing and taking off his weapons and cloak and dives in to grab Oakenpaw from the ice filled river.

Oakenpaw is shocked by the cold water, and gasps holding on to Matikda, his staff he grasps for the rat's paw.

Safana frowns deeply, she is not much of a swimmer, she paces on the shoreline.

Rowan blinks as he sees the rat and the hare in the water. Wasting no time he throws off his cloak and weapons and dives into the water.

Gildor watches this all with a rather confused look in his face. This is why he does not stay in a town. He quickly starts to put more wood on the fire, getting it warmer for the hare, who is probably going to be somewhat chilled.

Shaz is in the river and shivers, he goes to grab the hare paw, "Du..dum...bunny.....ice..cold..water.." He can swim yeah but with a hare I tow it’s slow.

Oakenpaw Graps the Rat's paw and kicks his feet but he is quickly going numb from the cold, shivering so his prominent front teeth chatter

Rowan quickly swims over to the duo struggling to swim. His own body is barely affected by the cold of the water as he grabs hold of them and begins to tow them to the shore.

Safana blinks as she sees the blur of the otter as he dives in and goes to shore with the rat and hare.

Gildor nods to himself, putting more wood on the fire. Looks like /everyone/ is going to be cold. The water which had been over the fire is boiling by now, but it’s virtually forgotten in the heat of the moment.

Shaz shivers, he sees the otter and lets him help the both to shore, he coughs some as they near shore and will help the otter get the hare closer to the campfire.

Oakenpaw shivers chattering , "T..t..thanks" He says, bringing the pouch of gold to Shaz, "W..w..will y..you acccccept 55 gold...a..a..as a...rrrrreward W wot?”

Safana goes to place a cloak around Oakenpaw, after getting his wet one off, "Any other blankets?" She asks anyone listening.

Rowan after he helps the hare to the fire with the rat he takes a step back before shaking his fur dry. He gathers up his gear and puts it back on before heading back and looking at Oakenpaw. "I thought you said you would wait to learn how to swim from me not try on your own mate!"

Shaz coughs, he gets a blanket and shivers, he looks at Oakenpaw, "No gold I..don't want it no more, keep it...hare." He sits by the fire and sneezes, he looks at the otter, "Thanks ya probably saved us both sir otter"

Oakenpaw Sneezes and gets some hot water for tea, pouring some for Shaz, he smiles "Knew...you were... a...good rat....n..no ..mmmore..takin...my future mate Wot?" He smiles

Safana frowns, “Oakenpaw take it easy will you, you almost died"

Rowan shakes his head as Oakenpaw didn't appear to hear him as he sits down. "So why were you trying to swim all on your own mate?"

Shaz sniffs, "I am not...good ad he fell in trying to follow me up shore, water ruses under the ice that’s melting now"

Oakenpaw turns to look at Rowan, "Mart Otter...b..b..bank gave way...Thanks" he smiles then looks up at Safana "Shaz..won't let me..Die" He winks. "Thank ya Shaz" He says warming up.

Safana frowns, "He could of you know, you were lucky"

Rowan flicks his ears dry of water for a moment. He was once again thankful for his waterproof fur. "Couldn't just leave you in there mate, you owe me hotroot soup still for helping get your wife back."

Shaz snorts and walks a few paces and goes to lie down to sleep, he is still a little cold and wet and tried, "Good night the lot of ya" He slips into a sleep, Maybe he will wake in a better mood.

Safana watches the rat, "Should I tie him up or can he be trusted Oakenpaw?"

Oakenpaw says, "He just jumped in ta save me...I trust Him with my Mate to be wot?" He smiles to Rowan "Wish I had Hotroot now..."

Rowan chuckles lightly at the comment. "I think you owe me hotroot for life mate for saving your life now. It's good to have water proof fur isn't it?" He looks over at Shaz and gives a nod.

Oakenpaw puts his blanket around Shaz and goes to warm his paws by the fire "wot are you all..doin' out ere?”

Safana keeps an eye on the rat and looks over at Oakenpaw and Rowan, "I was walking and thinking, got issues ta deal with"

Rowan grins at the question "I'm an otter mate, a river dog if you will, doesn't it make sense for me to visit the river every once in a while?"

Oakenpaw asks, "What issues are those?" he looks at the otter "you didn't even bring me a fish...."

Safana shrugs, "Weather was good idea to say yes to Raymond or not"

Oakenpaw says, "Lass...please don't believe that Raymond is a GOOD beast and I think ya be good fer each other"

Rowan slaps his forehead in disappointment. "I should jump back into the river and catch some fish then."

Safana sighs, she smiles "I know he is good, and kind and sweet, when he wants to be"

Oakenpaw looks to Safana, "so take the beast and make him a good beast Safana"

Rowan nods as he takes off his cloak and bow before jumping into the river with his spear. He comes back a few moments later with several fish on his spear as he shakes dry.

Safana chuckles at the idea of fish, "Guess we are here tonight, dinner of fish and we head back tomorrow to village, all of us and I will see what to do with Raymond"

Oakenpaw takes the fish and begins cleaning and scaling them for cooking over the fire shivering some "Really gotta learn ta swim”

Rowan places a wet paw on the hare's shoulder. "If you dare try and learn again without me I won't be able to save you."

Safana nods, "Yeah, learn to swim, have the otter teach you; otters are probably the best teachers in Mossflower"

Oakenpaw says, "next to a Pike..aye"

Oakenpaw takes a blanket and dries off and curls up "Sorry chaps been a long day...enjoy the fish....”

Rowan chuckles and nods while he eats the fish. "Sleep tight Oak."

Safana yawns as Rowan takes first watch over the camp, she is tried.