To Save A Life(Redemption Of Marek TP)

-Somewhere along the River Moss-

Marek has gone out to look for signs of where the insane mouse may be as he is starting to tire of him and knows he needs to help find him and he looks for Reseda.

Irinevok follows knowing the squirrel can't go too far with a injured knee, he chuckles "Come out...I wasn’t going to hurt you much, sadly that’s changed as I grow bored of this and am disliking hide and seek now."

Krystal stays where she is inside an abandon log boat. Right now it’s the best place to hide.

Marek has been walking along the road, his crossbow and sword with him and has caught sight of the mouse, not so much who he is following but that doesn’t matter to him as he watches by the base of a tree. “Not like you to be without your stupid bodyguard, is he missing?" He steps out of hiding and points the crossbow right at the mouse. “Then I dislike him, one question before I fire this..Where is Redesa?"

Irinevok stops and slowly turns to the stoat and chuckles coldly, "Oh no it’s you, should I be afraid?" He tilts his head, “Wouldn’t you like to know...hmmms? Oh no worries she still draws breath for now but if I die however will you find her?" A cold smile forms on his lips.

Krystal peeks out from the log boat and looks between the two as she tries her best to stay quiet and unseen as she weeds hid the boat somewhat if she stays low enough.

Marek keeps his crossbow aimed at Irinevok as he speaks, “I have my ways of finding others and last I heard your body guard got caught and that leaves you defenseless."

Irinevok chuckles, “I am defenseless?" He snaps his fingers and a couple rats and ferrets show up beside him. “I have other beasts besides Quickarrow he just happens to be my best skilled fighter and archer."

Krystal frowns, more vermin is not something she wanted to see as she lays back down in the log boat hoping they all just go away.

From the south come voices, two beasts approaching. "She has to be out here. I'm pretty worried."

"Oy, I'm sure she be alright, Lacota..."

Marek hears the voices but is too focused on Irinevok and the appearance of the beasts with him, "Whatever Irinevok so you have your men with you, who cares you need to leave Mossflower and not return and if no one else stops you I will and if no one cares that I do then so be it."

Irinevok starts to laugh insanely, "Oh why, I like it here and chaos needs to happen sometime, I rather like it myself..it’s fun"

Krystal stays hidden, too afraid to rise up and see who all is around and the log boat is stuck in thick mud so it’s going nowhere right now.

The two beasts get closer, and round a curve in the road, still talking. "Anyway, Friar, ye 'ave ta stop tryin' ta leave the Abbey on yer own... Ye never know when ye'll run inta..." The otter stops suddenly, a finger to his lips. "Wait... I 'eard somethin'. Quick, inta the trees."

Marek narrows his eyes, he starts to fire the crossbow but stops as he needs answers first “Where is Reseda..tell me now and any other beast you have captive."

Irinevok rolls his eyes as the two ferrets and rats stay close, one rat walks over towards the log boat to look around, both rats are armed with weapons and one rat has a short bow with him.

Krystal whimpers as she sees them come closer and is ready to panic, she can’t get out and run as they would catch her, but she also can't stay where she is too much longer either.

Lacota deftly slinks into the trees, and makes his way closer in silence, careful not to step on any twigs. "Oy, Friar, take this." The otter passes him a small dagger. "Use it ta defend yerself in necessary. There are vermin close by." Lee quietly approaches, until he can see everything from behind the crazed mouse.

Marek looks to be losing his calm, “I asked the question and want an answer." He hears the whimper but decides it’s not any danger to him, he tilts his head as he speaks to the mouse, "Causing more trouble ?"

Irinevok smirks "Fine, she is at my base, along with a couple friends she can make. She is a healer..which I hate and a leader, and I think somewhat special to you" He grins and moves his tail slightly back and forth. The one rat near the log boat hears the whimper and so looks inside and then goes to grab the squirrel maid by the scuff of the neck, unless she manages to run.

Krystal gasps as the rat goes her and struggles to get loose, she even kicks at him "Let me go! Put me down!"

Lacota gasps, and covers his mouth. He heard Krystal, and grips the dagger tighter. He follows her voice, hoping to find her.

Marek looks at the rat and goes to fire off the cross bolt once he gets a clear shot aiming at the rats neck, He is still a good aim and always has been so he will either miss or it will hit the rat, or least gaze him so he drops the squirrel maid, he also temporarily looks away from the mouse.

Irinevok raises an eyebrow at the action and his eyes widen, the rat holds the squirrel maid out to prevent further kicks and ends up making himself even more open as the arrow hits him in the neck and he does let go of the squirrel maid and makes a sort of gasping noise, and falls over dead. This peeves off the mouse as he narrows his eyes "You killed one of my men. “He draws further his cutlass.

Krystal screams as she sees the rat hit and as she feels the rat release her she falls into the river and ends up downstream a little ways before she finally gets to shore and shivers both scarred and now a bit lost.

Marek frowns as the squirrel maid falls into the river, he keeps an eye on the other rat and the two ferrets with Irinevok, he doesn't have time to load another bolt and so gets out his own blade slowly.

Lee draws his sword, and steps closer toward the mouse, careful not to make a sound.

Lacota yells and runs toward the river, and calls out, "Krystal!"

Irinevok tilts his head, he thinks he heard a sword drawn and it wasn't Marek's sword, and he for sure heard Lacota yell as he smirks “Chaos, it’s such a lovely morning isn’t it?" He chuckles coldly.

Krystal is a little ways down the river bank. She is ok just soaking wet and has a cut on her paw. She is also scared right now and not trusting any noise she hears she goes to try and climb a tree only to slide back down after only gettin a little ways up. Having a hurt paw is not helping with climbing.

Marek keeps his sword in his paw as he watches Irinevok closely, as well as the ones with him.

Lacota keeps yelling and running through the bushes. "Krystal? Can you hear me? By Martin's whiskers, she must be swept downstream!"

Irinevok smirks, the one rat goes to look for the squirrels and the two ferrets stay close by the mouse, "This is interesting" He steps forwards a little as he stays very alert.

Krystal thinks she hears a friendly voice but is unsure and starts to duck behind the tree she is at, but seeing Lacota she is relieved and comes out of hiding, “Lacota..."

Lee raises his sword behind Irinevok, and prepares to stab him in the back, as quietly as possible.

Meanwhile, Lacota smiles. "Krystal... Thank the fates you're alive!" He hugs her, then looks around. "I was worried..."

Irinevok grins as he hears a faint foot paw and acts as if he is relaxing and then spins around to slice at Lee, he doesn't aim anywhere for certain he is just aiming to injury him, if he injuries him badly then that’s even better!

Krystal hugs Lacota as well and is still shivering, "The..the stoat shot the rat in the neck and then I fell in the water..."

Marek goes to act quickly and as the mouse turns to attack Lee he goes to slice at Irinevok's backside. If one of the ferrets gets in the way they will very well most likely get a slit throat.

Lacota says, "You're soaking wet, let me wrap my cloak around you, at least."

Krystal nods and leans into him, "I was scared. I am glad you’re here now."

The two ferrets do jump in the way to protect their master but it's short lived as they both end up with gashes to the throat and fall to the forest floor dyeing after a little while from their wounds, and that’s leaves one rat and the insane mouse.

Lee is slashed across the chest, and begins to bleed heavily. "Damnation..." He mutters, and raises his sword again to try and attack the mouse again.

Lacota squeezes Krystal. "I was afraid you were hurt." He perks an ear, and frowns. "I hear fighting... We should keep low."

Marek quickly goes to grab the crossbow and load it and fire off a bolt towards the mouse, aiming for the back if he is lucky, even in his hurry it should hit somewhere. Afterwards he will rush towards the otter Lee and go to apply pressure to the wound with his own tunic if need be. This after either the mouse dies or retreats, he right now doesn’t care which he does.

Irinevok grins and has this insane look as he goes to disarm the otter of the blade, "Good night, have a nap!" He goes to a killing blow when he drops the blade and gasps in sharp pain in his shoulder, all the way through is a bolt from the crossbow as he bleeds fairly good but the bolt stops some bleeding if left in, he cusses loudly and does retreat with the help of the tall rat that was with him, he manages to call out , mainly in anger and pain, "Consider ya love dead for this as payment!" He then shivers and about passes out as the rat rushes him off through the trees..for now they need that healer and she will be forced to help or die sooner rather than later.

Krystal frowns, "I don’t like fighting but. But I think that stoat is on our side or he would have tried to harm me too, he helped me"

Lee falls to his knees, as his sword drops. "Damn crazy mouse..." He coughs and frowns. "Marek... Ugh..."

Lacota nods. "Marek? He's...Complicated. Come on... I think it's safe now. The fighting seems to have stopped."

Marek has his tunic off and is trying to slow the bleeding with some pressure to the wound, it does slow the bleeding as he goes to help him lay down slowly "Try not to move Mr. Lee.." It is soon after this a voice Marek knows well is heard, seems he was being looked for "Zurr..Zurr!" The stoat yells "Over here Zaram, grumble at me later get..do the thing" The creature is a mole whom nods and digs in a bag he has and hands Marek a couple herbs that slow bleeding and he checks for other wounds as he still holds pressure after dusting the wound with the herbs. He reaches out a paw for the needle and thread, wait Marek sews? Yes he sews his own outfits when needed so why not wounds he does know some healing and tending of battle wounds as the mole gets something that will numb the area for stiches or least numb it somewhat. “Your badly wounded Mr. Lee."

Krystal nods as she stays close to Lacota to get back by the boat and slows when she sees dead ferrets and gasps, and the fact there is other blood as well and hides her face in Lacota's tunic.

Lacota keeps his arm around Krystal, watching silently. "Well, Marek. This is unexpected."

The otter groans. "'Ow badly? I shoulda worn me armor today, but I weren't..." He sighs, and seems dizzy.

Marek does look worried but he, with Zaram's help, go to carefully make sure the worse wound is closed good as he takes a pulse and frowns. Least he does get the blood to stop flowing but the tunic is ruined. He hears Lacota but doesn’t respond to him as he is tending to Lee. He looks at Zaram as the mold gets an herb to mix in water and hands it to Marek to give Lee, something to help his strength and to help him recover from blood loss. He looks for other wounds also, "Irinevok has a bolt to the shoulder, but the mouse is still alive..if the bolt had missed your head guard be dead now. He has lost a good amount of blood but the bleeding has stopped and he will need to get to an infirm, Ferravale is closest to go to and Brother Leon is there he can further help..." He seems worried, but not only for Lee for someone else as well.

Krystal doesn’t watch as it seems she dislike the sight of too much blood.

Lacota frowns at the bodies lying around, and nods. "Alright. I will grudgingly accept your decision, but know this, Marek... I don't trust you. Do you need help to lift him, or can you handle it? I... really need to look after Krystal." He seems to blush just a little.

Marek speaks as he finishes tending to Lee, "I know you don’t trust me, many don’t. I was inside your abbey a couple days ago and I know I am not welcome, I visited..." He sighs as he controls his voice as it shakes some, he is near tears, "Visited..Lorimis grave to pay my respects and your new abbot asked me to leave but at least he gave me a few mor..moments to show respects then escorted me out peacefully and I came peacefully as well. I am sorry for anything I or my former horde did to upset you, I am greatly sorry." He does have a couple tears go down his face now as he gets some bandages from the mole and lets Zaram apply herbs needed and bandages the wound. He then gently lifts Lee up in his arms "I..I can carry him, you care for the squirrel maid"

Krystal looks over at the stoat but stays near Lactoa and stays silent as she listens. She is not shivering anymore as she mutters "Thanks for..helping me, you got the rat to let go.."

Marek blinks in surprise, he is being thanked as he nods "Your welcome miss..."

Lacota clears his throat, and nods. "Yes, thank you... Krystal means very much to me... I... care for her deeply."

Lee takes a deep breath, sighing. "Ugh... I...owe ye, Marek." He passes out.

Marek checks for a pulse as Lee passes out and sighs in relief as he tells he is alive and goes to carry him towards Ferravale, the mole follows and then stops "You and de squirrel maid can comma too" He seems to speak fairly good common speak and then turns to follow Marek towards Ferravale.

Krystal looks to Lacota to see if they are following or not.

FV:Infirm:Main Room

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: [M]aster [H]ealer's[R]oom, [R]ecovery [R]oom, [H]ealer [D]orm [H]all, [B]ack

Marek arrives and lays Lee down on a cot, the healers that are here can tend to the otter and it seems very clear had Marek not helped as he did the otter would be dead now. The otter is looked over as there is not too much more to do as Marek and the mole stopped the bleeding and sewed the bad wound and even applied herbs and a bandage. "He is unconcious and needs watched" The others nod as Marek sits in a chair and sighs.

Krystal follows as she is with Lacota and never let’s go of his paw as this is a vermin village and makes her a little tense. She is tried though and is helped to somewhere safe to rest.

Lacota smiles at the squirrel maid and then, when no one is looking, kisses her. He waves as she departs.

The doors open once more. The beast that enters is a brown furred fox dressed in the blue tunic and half cape of one of the village guards. The pin on his tunic makes him out to be the head guard of the village. "What in the same hill is going on here?" Bandit nearly shouts as he charges into the infirm. Remembering his place in a building of healing he lowers his voice, but not his tone, "What in the blazes is going on? One of the guards just told me some beasts got attacked on the road and..." He pauses at the sight of Marek covered in the fresh signs of battle. "Blazes...you? YOU got attacked?"

Marek frowns and points to Lee, and looks at himself finally "Oh..I am not..hurt, the head guard of the abbey about died and is now in a faint,..Irinevok got one of my bolts to the shoulder but is still alive..but one rat and two ferrets died. They worked for the mouse...and it seems the Friar and his friend are here, for I do not know how long"

Lacota frowns. "YOU!" He points an accusatory finger at Bandit. "You are not welcome in Redwall."

Marek looks at the friar, "Calm yourself, you are in Ferravale." He looks to Bandit "Irinevok has Reseda...we..we need to find her."

Bandit can only stare in shock. Marek was attacked, and lived. Lee was injured, and...Lacota? Lacota was here? The fox seemed to stagger for a bit, slapping his fore head and running a paw down his snout. "Wait...start at the beginning. Is Lee...is he going to make it?" The otter was one of the first beasts he met at the abbey, "And the mouse took who now and...what do you mean I'm not welcome at the abbey and..." He holds up a paw. "start at the beginning."

Marek frowns and sighs as he lets Lacota explain, but he does answer "Reseda is the master healer here...she is..I..." He shakes his head looking concern, about a lot.

Lacota frowns at Bandit. "You raided my Kitchen in the past. I banned you. Oh, and Lorimis passed away. I am guessing the Irinevok fellow stole a Reseda lass."

Bandit face paws. Again. Why? Why did he sign up for this job. "This is...this is going to be one of those days...isn't it?" Gesturing for the squirrel to fallow him deeper into the infirm Bandit replies. The fox might as well play the part of a head guard and listen to their story...

Leon walks into the infirm, he is here so he may as well help. He and Dorarose spent the night in Ferravale. He looks surprised at whom is here

Lee is out cold on a cot.

Lacota is frowning in a chair.

Leon walks over and looks at Lee then Lacota and starts to ask why and then remembers. His throat is still bruised and swollen so he gets a note pad and writes -What happen to Lee?_

Lacota squints at the pad through his spectacles, and frowns. "Crazy mouse, I think. Lee foolishly left without his armor."

Leon frowns, he nods he has meet the mouse before, he goes to check Lee and takes a metal note of what has been done and a healer on duty does explain and he nods and walks back to Lacota.

Marek watches from a nearby chair, he is worried about Reseda and stands ”Well now that Mr. Leon is here I will go to the tavern…and find another tunic before work” He walks on out of the infirm.