The Chieftain Needs Sleep

FV:Infirm

This is the infirm. The far walls are lined with simple cots with clean sheets and pillows. The sheets and pillows are mainly white and blue.The room is keep clean and well sweeped. Cabnets are agaist one wall full of healing supplies and herbs,each marked in its own jar. A examineing table is seen and a wash basin.

Exits: [H]ealer [D]orm [H]all, [B]ack

Scioto is pacing back and forth in the infirm, his left eye bandaged, some talon marks under and above his eye and on his cheek, his right lower arm bandaged and his left one more in a sling, and shoulder bandaged on that side as well, he growls low and just paces back and forth, back and forth.

Pike wakes up with a groan and tries to sit up and frowns when he can't.

Scioto looks over at the otter and walks over standing before him “Your awake I see, and I have questions on just what happen to you..well?"

Pike watches the cat and shakes his head, "That thar ..cloaked figure with some sort of...spinning weapon, it wrapped around me waist and...the pain when it hit me back, but it eased and now, now feel...nothing...NOTHING."

Scioto ears go back, "I am not a healer and you will not raise your voice to me, what do you mean feel nothing" He closes his one good eye and opens it again still remembering what he saw in his home, "Nightbreath called them, bolas, a very bad, bad weapon of death", A tear goes down his face.

Pike listens about half, "I mean no feeling in me legs, can't move em' and no feeling in me lower back neither....bolas?" Seems he has never heard of them before, “Who is Nightbreath?"

Scioto answers, "My seer, he warned of war to come by Fall but...I was not prepared as I should have been and my village just about destroyed, my mate and son are dead and my daughter missing, my house destroyed"

Pike looks at him now "Seer?..Think I can speak with im'...need ta know if.." He sighs and shakes his head.

Scioto speaks "I don't know, that’s up to him, now you said what happen , who..what did this to you?"

Pike says, "A white cloaked beast, silver-grey fur, he also broke me blades with...with those bolas and cut me side with his sword he ad' , me blades...snapped in half and....just..never can fix em', I fought off maybes..5 monitors and killed em'..and 3 ravens but this..this beast he..." He closes his eyes and whimpers afraid of whoever it was, he says no more and soon lets himself fall asleep.

Scioto sighs as the otter goes to sleep and sits down.

Raymond walks into the infirm to check on his chieftain, he walks over to where Scioto sits and nods as he awaits a reply.

Scioto nods "Greetings Raymond, do you have a report?"

Raymond nods, "Yes sir, cleanup is going along slowly, but it's getting done. The crops are mostly ok but like 1/5 of them were burned but the rain storm saved the rest and prevented any spread of fire threw the village, the potter shop was destroyed, the bakery damaged, your home...destroyed." He frowns and goes on, " The barn by the fields may be able to be saved, don't know yet, and..well inside the infirm here 3 cots and some herb jars broken but a gathering party is going to look for some herbs by the river and in the woods. Also some injured is in the town hall, just one room of the town hall was messed up, like some chairs and tables, slight damage to the roof that is being repaired as we speak sir."

Scioto nods "Thank you Raymond you are dismissed"

Raymond salutes and leaves.

Sorrlagg mutters as he walks into the infirm and lays down some herbs to dry out. He looks around the infirm and sits up a table and wipes it off with a clean rag.

Scioto has been looking out the window, he looks back to the monitor, one he trusts and sighs, he wipes his good eye and the fur there is wet there, "Hello" A couple hares and a mouse maid helps to clean up the infirm, sweeping up glass and mopping up anything that doesn't belong in here. A list is made of needed herbs and a rat walks over to look at what Sorrlagg brought in, marking off a couple things, noting needing less of another herb, "Some herbs were saved.." the rat says and moves on to check other things in the room.

Sorrlagg shrugs, “I just am helping.” He walks over to Scioto “Your life could still very well be in danger, please let me be your body guard, as your head guard is much more needed elsewhere in the village to help the guards "

Scioto shrugs, he then mutters "Fine, whatever." He looks around as the infirm is slowly getting cleaned up, "Need to replace the damaged cots, a couple was just turned over and are fine" He sighs and looks tried, stress getting to him.

Sorrlagg hmmms, "Have you ate anything sir? I can fetch you something from the tavern, it was not damaged surprise, they seemed more interested in town hall than the tavern at the time."

Scioto lays his face in his paw "I am not hungry and no not ate since this whole attack happen or sleep really, I did drink some water but that was it"

Sorrlagg says, "You need to eat sir, you will grow weak and that will just make matters worse"

Scioto looks at the monitor, "I don't feel like eating anything, leave now"

Sorrlagg hisses a little, "You need to eat something, the village looks upon you for support, you are their leader, you are needed, you need to stay strong and re gather lost strength"

Scioto leaves the infirm slowly, tried and stressed.

FV:Carpenter's Shop(#225584R)

Sawdust fills the air and scatters the floor within the carpenters, as well might be expected from the amount of woodwork that occupies the building. The front half of the shop is taken up by completed items, furniture of every kind all finely carved have been placed around the floor as various bows, selections of arrows, other weaponry and tools can be seen around the walls. Further back into the building the workshop area can be found, a large workbench surrounded by sawdust stands holding several unfinished projects and a few tools while shelves and hooks on the walls keep other tools out the way. A small door leading to a set of stairs goes up to the living quarters above the shop and planks of wood pile up at the very back of the building with a few logs still waiting to be cut up.

Exits: [Up]stairs, [B]ack

Scioto walks around slowly, checking on shops and makes his way to the carpenter shop, the left side of face bandaged up and his lower right arm bandaged, his left was in a sling but he has it out right now, he walks slower than normal and also a lot more quiet than he usually is, he stops and knocks on the door and waits.

A few furtive steps can be heard from in the shop as well as a faint clanking sound before a new addition on the door pops open, a view slat. From the open slat a pair of eyes that have a metal rim over them look out from the opening at the cat for a moment, then the voice of Sarnith can be heard, although it’s muffled by the door " Dat yer's der Scioto? is der ruckus over out der? "

Scioto replies after a short while, "Yes..it’s me" He is tried and sounds like he needs sleep, "It’s safe out here now and just in case...extra guards are posted and even few from elsewhere.."

Sarnith says " Jus' a sec. " as the slat pops closed and the sound of several bars and latches being lifted and removed and be heard before the door swings open to reveal the ferret wearing his recently acquired shoddy armor and armed with his spear. Once the door creeks to a halt the hob takes a quick look around outside as he says " Wha' were all o dat mess abou'? "

Scioto frowns, "The village was attacked, but we took it back, very few of the enemy got this far, the shops and...residential area was spared, most of the attack..one shop a potter one was damaged a lot but no other ones.." He sighs, "I came to..check on you and mention repairs to areas..buildings..h..h" Here he stops and coughs a little.."Home.."

Sarnith Motions Scioto inside saying " Well if der problems is taken care o den I's suppose I's do needs ter see what needs to be done 'round 'ere, 'ow's bad were der rest o der town hit? " As the ferret speaks he sets his spear aside and tosses off the skull cap helmet that he wears, it lands with a loud thump and clatter on the floor.

Scioto enters slowly, he takes a deep breath as if avoiding saying something just yet, he nods.."Barn, in fields...roof of infirm and,..potters shop totally..g..gone" He clears his throat, "Bakery damaged some inside..and my.." He reaches out a paw here and grabs ahold of a chair and shivers, "My home..totally..g...g..gone..." Ok now he loses it and closes his one good eye as he tries to push a horrible memory away..."G..g..g...gone....bolas..D...Daz.." tears now.."an...." he goes quiet.

Sarnith lumbers over to the cat, clanking all the way as the crude chest plate and chain links clatter against each other. Once standing next to Scioto the carpenter asks " Are yer's alrigh'? Der yer's need ter's take a seat der Scioto? , I'sll be a gettin ter's 'avein a look 'bout's as soon's as I's can. "

Scioto shakes his head after what seems like forever, he does sit in the chair, and speaks "No...other repairs yes...cots in infirm...other repairs but not so much...carpenter based.." He shakes his head and takes a couple deep breaths, "I..am..am sorry just my daughter is missing and..my son and..D..Dazzle.." Tears again.."Thier deaed." He clears his thoat, "Also some..crops burned but very very....few..there are other wounded or..killed, ravens and monitors and..some cloaked figure"

Sarnith shakes his head slowly on hearing the news, then lays a paw on Scioto's shoulder and says " I's sorry mate, everything aroun' 'ere is alrigh' I's tink's an I'sll get's ter startin on doin what's I's can firs' ting in der's mornin. " as soon as he finishes speaking the hob takes his paw off of the cat and steps back a few paces so that he can start pulling off the heavy armor.

Scioto nods slowly, "T..Thanks." The chieftain still sounds very tried, "I..I am just glad village was reclaimed and...repairs will be made, things slowly get back to, almost normal and the cloaked one will pay dearly for what he did to my family"

Sarnith tosses the top half of the armor on top of the skullcap that already rests on the floor with a loud crash before saying " Ting's aroun' 'ere 'I’ll get terget'er soon enough I's sure, an der's plunty o types aroun 'ere still dat can find wha' yer's need's ter know's abou' der one dat caused all o der mess I's sure. "

Scioto is listening, he nods, "I..I know, an otter saw the cloaked beast closer up..seen the ...the cloaked beast used bolas...evil weapons"

Sarnith starts to pull off the chain leggings that he has over his regular pants as he tries to make the situation a tad lighter " We's seem ter abou' 'ave a plauge o dem river dogy types aroun' 'ere as o late, I's even 'ad two o em in me shop no' so long back, didjers know wha' one et were? "

Scioto head seems to clear a little. ." Think his name is Pike, he was..injured in one of the fights, something bout not walking or feeling his legs or something I was only half listening but that sea otter he..he saw that..", He makes a fist "That scum that killed my mate and child, the same scum that hurt that sea otter did..did " He growls low..."He got a better look at him than I did"

Sarnith finally gets his legs freed from the weight of the chain leggings and tosses them over into the pile with the rest of the armor before replying " All beast's time 'ill come's a' some poin' der Scioto, like I's said der plunty o beast's 'ere abou's dat will more an likely's be able ter's 'elp yer's get em. " As the hob speaks he starts over to the windows and starts to remove the bars that hold them shut so that a bit of the suns fading light might seep in.

Scioto sighs "Your..right, The ones who did this may be after Redwall next, can’t just be here they wanted, this was a warning of some sort..though I believe the beast still wants me dead, but I am not too worried of my life ending." He feels his bandage on his face, "Lost an eye in the attack"

Sarnith opens the few shuttered windows that the shop has once all of the bars and additional braces are removed, driving away some of the shadows. Moving towards the fire place the ferret calls back " Well dat Redwall place 'ill's 'opefully deal wit's em den, althouh dey's a bunch a sof' types if's yer's ask I's, dey's got's dem big walls ter's 'ide behind's so dey's should's be's fine. " It takes a few moments for what the chieftain had said next to last to register with the carpenter, but when they do he turns back to Scioto from the fire place and says " Yer's keep talkin like dat an der's ones dat's caused dis mess won' be der one's ter's worry abou' some udder enterprise in type on 'earin dat's migh' try's ter's off yer's if dey's has der stones ter try an run dis place. "

Scioto glares slightly but his lack of sleep is getting to him, he sighs, "Just saying need to...find that cloaked beast." He starts to get up and then sits down leaning against a wall, he lets his eyes close as he falls asleep, even if it’s just for a short while.

FV:Path before the Gates(#225638R)

The path goes east and west here,as east leads back to the dirt road and west leads towards the gates of a village,.A large sign reads "Ferravale" as one looks towards the gates. Along the path are a few thin trees and a bush here and there. The path widens as you get closer to the gate and becomes less wide heading back to the dirt road.

Exits: [E]ast, [W]est to Gates

Scioto walks just slightly away from the gate, a lot on his mind and so not all the way alert as he should be right now, plus he still has gotten very little sleep, sword at his side.

Raymond watches the chieftain but is at the gates for the moment and starts to walk towards him, slowing slightly as he looks around ears perked.

Most of the trouble is gone but there is always ones that sometimes slip back sometimes, This one just happens to have a short bow and draws their weapon aiming it at the chieftain getting ready to fire it while it seems the cat is distracted.

Raymond ears perk, he scans the area thinking he heard something and stops, he speaks as he starts to go closer to Scioto.."Sir..."

Oakenpaw is walking slowly up the path behind the other 2, he has matilda but he likes to be the Stealthy hare...it's a hare thing.

Scioto stops as he hears Raymond and turns.."What, can't I be left alone a short while?"

The beast that had an arrow pointed at the chieftain, now goes to fire it now.

Oakenpaw's eyes narrow and he takes Matilda, the bottom is tapered and quite sharp...Rearing back he throws Matilda at the neck/back of the bow beast intending it to spear him.

The bow beast does fire but about the same time as the staff hits him in the back of the neck and he falls over, the arrow ends up landing and burying it's self into a tree very close to Scioto.

Scioto was half here it seems, upon seeing the arrow land in the tree he was just in front of he blinks and frowns at this.

Raymond rushes over quickly "Sir! Sir are you alright?"

Oakenpaw goes to get matilda, putting a footpaw on the beast to pull her free, "Blighter “

Raymond checks the archer and well...it’s dead.

Scioto sighs as he nods "I am fine Raymond"

Oakenpaw says, "Course ya are..Got a Sparra from the Abbey with a message Chief Chap"

Raymond walks over, "You should get back to the main part of the village."

Oakenpaw asks, "Why?"

Raymond says, "Safer"

Scioto shakes his head, "Fine..message from the Abbot or Flicktail guessing"

Oakenpaw says, "Yer Twin sister", He looks to Raymond "Pesky vermin matilda and me and you kin keep him safe "

Scioto says, "Sister..but she is..on the sea somewhere"

Oakenpaw says, "Not anymore"

Raymond goes to head into the village, “Come on,...someone still wants the chieftain dead, its better on INSIDE the village"

Oakenpaw humps

FV:Tavern(#225437R)

Outside a sign swings on a rusty creaking frame above the doorway of the tavern depicting a faded painting of what appears to be three rather rich looking skeletons slumped over a table around a black chalice, perhaps such a thing could be taken as a warning but it doesn't appear to work on the locals. The noise within on a normal day is usually heard before the door is even opened and only rises in volume when one actually steps inside.

There are the typical qualities of a tavern within, from the bar to the chairs and booths and the odd drunk who never seems to move it's the little details which encourage a patron to pay his tab if he likes his fingers. One look at some of the staff or customers might give the impression but the room is decorated to the fiercer tastes with bones, mostly skulls cropping up here and there to fill a gap on a shelf or decorating the walls above the doorways, fireplace and bar, a pair of axes joining the one over the fire with some signs that they've been yanked off to join in a fight a couple of times. Some of the comfier chairs are lined with fur and very rarely one might be found with a few pointed bits of bone to decorate the back. Despite the looks there is entertainment and fun to be had, some form of music usually played on a small stage in the corner and at least one bouncer usually tries to keep the peace while beasts gamble, drink and be merry.

A small door behind the bar leads out the back to the kitchen and cellars while one wall has been opened up in a wide arch to increase the space off into the next room where what seems to be a wooden fence with gates on either end has been set up as a fighting pit as further entertainment and something to bet over.

Exits: [Out]

Oakenpaw says, "Scaredy cat" he says to Raymond

Raymond leads the way inside, he looks to Oakenpaw "My job is to protect the chieftain, I fear...very little"

Scioto sits down to get an ale, not too much is messed up in here, any broken glass was cleaned up, a couple tables are broken and some chairs.

Raymond glances at Scioto, "Sir?. Need anything or.."

Oakenpaw says, "So wot is this about a twin sister..there be 2 of ya?"

Scioto gets his ale and drinks it down, not so much sipping it, "Yeah go guard the gates"

Raymond sighs as nods "Yes sir" and heads out to do just that.

Scioto says, "And yes I have a sister I have not seen in a few seasons, she went out to sea I stayed on land...had my reasons"

Oakenpaw says, "Don't like her I see Chap"

Scioto gets 2nd ale, "Not saying that, just surprised she is not on her boat, well it’s not her boat she just part of its crew, she coming here?"

Oakenpaw says, "In a few days, and It' sok to not like yer sister"

Scioto says, "She will like the fighting pits probably"

Oakenpaw says, "I know I do"

Scioto drinks his 2nd ale a little slower and is not talking too much, a few other beasts are here but very few.

The few beasts in the tavern talk and things slowly start to get back to normal, but there is no fighting in the fighting pit, or singing or even argueing, alot of the few beasts are are fairly quiet talking about what happen.

Scioto stays for now drinking a third ale, tears stream down his face as he sits here in his chair quietly, just sitting and looking at his ale glass, nothing else seems to matter much right now.