The library and a bat!

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Redwall : Library....

Friends: DoraRose;mouse. Zarok;monitor lizard. Flicktail;fox. Lallie;bat.

Flicktail walks into the library looking under all the furnature "Dora Rose? he says peeking under a chair.

Zarok lies flat atop a bookshelf, totally still, out of sight.

DoraRose walks distractedly out from among the bookshelves, reading, and practically runs into Flicktail. Yelping, she drops her book. "OH! Oh, I'm sorry, Flicktail. I didn't see you." As usual, she fails to notice the lizard, even though she is keeping a wary eyes out for him.

Flicktail looks up and smiles "Ello beautiful Dora Rose...how is th rose o Redwall Abbey?

Zarok launches himself from the shelves and lands in the area on both feet in a crouch, yelling in joy as he sails through the Library's upper airspace.

Oh, yeah, wow. That's a great way to embaress somebody...compliment them when they least expect it. DoraRose is saved from having to answer that by the flying dibbun lizard. Smiling broadly at him, she says, "Zarok, sweetheart. I need to talk to you." she bends down and picks up her book.

Flicktail blink blinks "Zarok my Son?

"Yarz?" Zarok's gaze whips up to meet DoraRose's eyes, anxious and curious and questioning and friendly and uncertain all at once. "Hi Flicky," he adds.

DoraRose kneels down and looks Zarok in the eye. "Some of the Sisters told me that you scared a young wildcat named Blisa a few weeks ago."

Flicktail says, "Blissa, blissa is my friend, she's sweet"

"I told her I wouldn't 'urt 'er. I did /nothingzzzzzzz/!" Zarok appeals.

DoraRose quickly puts a reasuring paw on Zarok's shoulder. "I know, I know. I believe you, and you're not in trouble. I just want to tell you why she was so scared. She was held captive by Vladmir Stormfeather, and both he and the monitors that worked for him terrified her for so long that something went wrong in her mind, and now lizards scare her, even nice, good ones like you."

Flicktail says, "yes I remember that, but if Zarok wants to get her to like him..I think I know how..if he is patient"

Zarok nods silently at all that DoraRose says, and when Flick speaks, he twitches. "Um, wha'?"

DoraRose smiles, and turns her gaze up to the Champion. "Yes, indeed, what?"

Flicktail says, "well...you have to be very patient..do nice things for her, but make sure they are things she does not have to come close to you....that way she' not scared and she see's th thingsya do...then slowly she will come to you"

Zarok nods slowly, understanding. "Tharra good idea," he says, satisfied, a razor-fanged grin spreading across his features.

Lallie flies into the library and about crashes into one of the shelves, she barely misses and lands on a curtain and studies the cretures in the room.

Flicktail says, "you must always be gentle...that;s wot I does and" he ducks! "great Martin's wishers....is that a bat?" he smiles.

DoraRose nearly shreiks as she ducks the flying fuzzy thing...oh, yeah, that is a bat. Sadly, she has never seen one before, and so is rather frozen with shock. "What on the face of Earth are you?!"

Lallie shakes her head and glaces around the room, "That hurt, yes it did but not as much as tree, yeah that really hurt, ummm I look for mousemaid, mousemaid umm...he said, errr" She frowns as she hangs unside down , "Healer..healers are intresting, wonder if healer ever need healer..I asked him taht and he didnt really anser he said I Talked too much, how rude...errr no rude, I oh yes the flower mouse I have..ummm Buttercup, No...ummm..Daisy...no..it was a flower name "

"Who are youz?" Zarok inquires. He's seen bats before and he doesn't seem put off.

Flicktail says, "wot a beautiful beast" Ficktail says of the bat.

"DoraRose, perhaps?" says the mousemaid without thinking, still in shock, kneeling on the floor, having no idea what the new creature is. "If so, that's me."

Lallie looks at the fox, "Whoa what happen your all white, did the snow stick to you and not leave?Arnt foxes usually red or gray or brown or..well not white and.." She blinks at Dorarose as something is remembered "Oh yes, Dorarose..that was name, yes thats what he said after I Got collar off him, I have lock pick skills I do..but he is ok, yes ok and nearby in woods, and safe away from de kitty, the dum kitty..kittys are bad, yep and that one is and he ugly"

DoraRose has to think on that for a moment, then her face clears as she figures out what on the planet this little flying creature is talking about. Standing, she smiles her thanks. "Thank you. I've been worried."

"Zhould I eat the bad cat?," Zarok mumbles as he curls up on the floor to take a lizard-nap.

Flicktail smiles "i am all white so people knwo me..Your a BAT!"

Lallie tilts her head, "Yes I am bat, why you ask odd question what else I be, I not mouse mouse not have wings"

Flicktail says, "your a flying mouse" he chuckles "would you liek somemothes/ i have some"

DoraRose nods. "Bat. Of course." she woud say more, but a Brother of the Order of Redwall sticks his head in and beckons her over. Turning to the other creatures, she smiles. "I'm afraid I have to leave. Good day." and with that, she leaves.