Unexpected Fight-Long Patrol Log

'Log:

Flint- Fighter and recently made a Corporal in the LP

Kate-LP Hare

Western Shore

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The hot golden sand stretches north beyond the horizon. It seems as if you are walking on an endless beach, except that the tip of a mountain peeks over the southern horizon. The fresh, salty air stings as the ocean winds challenge you. There is nowhere to go to the west, for the sea merges with the sand. If you look carefully out over the water, you might just spot a ship.

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Exits: [S]hack, [Sh]allows, [U]pshore, [D]ownshore

Water crashes against the beach. Mid afternoon the beach sand is hot but the breeze from the ocean is cool. It was one reason Kate brought her long coat with her. Although her fur was suffice enough for any chill.

She was a russet colored hare and having a terrible time walking along the beach on account of her size. Obviously not a runner or fighter the obese hare takes a moment to rest against a rock. Catching her breath.

Flint decided to go for a walk, he needed a walk as the day had been fairly…..well , worrisome and surprising at the same time. He had a new uniform, one that show a new rank of corporal, also the worry part was from not seeing much of his niece lately, and she was in a different patrol unit, that was fine but he could still worry if he wanted to. He had h him his longbow, arrows, and a saber as well just in case it was needed.

Kate had nothing except for her backpack. No beast in their right mind would give the librarian, not that she exactly tried. Kate never left the mountain. Period. To request a weapon to venture outside the confines of her library would raise too many questions.

The hare lifts an ear to the sound of foot paws coming. She 'eeps', "Don't see me don't see me don't see me." She chants under her breath as she goes to hide behind the rock. Her ears and the sides of her rotund figure can be seen poking around the corners of the rock.

Flint stops as he hears a voice, one that seems a little familiar as he looks around and lays a paw on his weapon as he nears the rocks he went past "Who goes that, show yourself." He says calmly, he is ready in case it’s a foe or a friend.

Blast, thinks the hare. "Uh...no one. Just some rocks here...and the voices in your head. yeah!" The hare says, "I'm just the voices in side your head. Pay no attention to the hare standing behind the rock. She...uh...she's an illusion! Just keep walking. Pretend you never saw her."

Flint blinks and walks closer, "Kate?" He is surprised to see her...outside, isn't she usually inside all the time" Wot ya doing outta the mountain lass?"

Blast. Thinks the hare again. With a defeated sigh the hare stands up. "Oh! 'Ello flint!" She leans her stomach against the rock, "I'm just...you know. catching some of that glorious sea air. Yeah." She takes a breath of sea air and gags. "Oh yes miserable lot how do beasts breath this stuff?"

Flint nods "Not always wise to be out when one is not use ta it, I was taking a walk me self for some fresh air, helps one think ya know, wot"

"Yeaaaaaaaaaah. That's wot I'm doing too." The hare chuckles. "Just stretching my legs, getting a bit of fresh air. Contemplating the universe and my place in it. Just taking a break though. Feel free to keep going. I'll be fine." Kate gives the hare a 'shooing motion'.

Flint frowns "I..can't really do that, we hares have ta watch out for one another and I have even more responsibly now that I am a Corporal"

The hare seems to sigh, ears lowering, rubbing her wrists nervously. "Listen...I'm...not really out here for the fresh air. I..." Yeah she has no idea how to explain why she is here. "I'm looking for a beast. They have some, herbs I need. It's for a, uh, let's call it a stomach condition. Really bad cramps, pain, what not. You really don't want to know the details." She half lies.

Flint frowns, "Ummm...yeah, maybe I can escort you or something.....you sure they are....." And then he stops talking as something or someone is behind Kate, he draws his saber slowly as a couple other someones come into view, two rats and a ferret, "Yeah...de fat hare is fine..you can go now"

"Oh I dun know." Says a brown rat as he appears on the path behind them. He and the other grey rat behind him both brandish sabers. "As the saying goes. The more the merrier. Drop yer gold and valuables and you won't get hurt...too badly." Kate just seems to squeak. Then her voice cuts through the air with almost joyous glee.

"Wait, are you guys PIRATES? You get it? Pi-rats...never mind. This is so awesome! I've never actually met a pirate before and...and..." Kate pause, "Oh, right, you're going to kill us now...arn't you?"

Flint narrows his eyes as he now has his saber out, "Kate, I do not think this is a good time to joke around." He says calmly, he looks to see what they have, hmmms 4 rats and a ferret and one rat is just a little too excited about trying to take down a Long Patrol Hare "Let's kill a bunny!!!" He runs forwards and is quickly regretting it as the saber slices the rat's throat and the rat falls sideways down, well 4 vermin left.

That's still 4 on 1. Kate, being a horribly well fed bunny doesn't count as a proper fighter in Kates book. Still, she isn't going to stand there and let her self be gutted. The hare leaps for the slain beasts weapon! The rats behind the hares shout in anger, one leaping over the rock to strike down at flint, the other charging around it.

Flint slices at the one that comes around the rock, and sidesteps the one that’s jumped over the rocks. He is quick and fast, for now he keeps his saber out and drawing an arrow may take too long, least to draw more than one.

The rat deflects the blow while the nimble brown rat rolls across the sand and back to his feet. Kate is back on her feet now two, brandishing her blade at the others. "Ok gal...remember your training." From...years ago. When she was skinny...and fit...and not plagued by a condition that ruined it all. Yes, this is going to end well. "There a plan here or..." The two rats attack them both from opposite sides!

Flint keeps alert as he keeps an eye on the two attacking beasts, "Yes..stay alive!" He narrows his eyes and stabs forwards, the rat is stabbed in the chest, but not before he manages to give the new corporal a cut to the lower arm. The rat dies and so leaves two rats and a ferret to fight.

Kate moves into action, deflecting the savage blow of the brown rat. His blade moves fast and wild. Only Kates' training keeps her alive. The hare lunges for the rat suddenly and he simply side steps her, letting the beast stumble past him as he spins, trying to slice the true danger that Flint is open with a swing to his midriff.

Flint is paying close attention now and manages to barely block the blade with his own and kicks at the vermin fighting him with a powerful blow! He stays focused and alert.

The rat let's out a gasp as he stumbles backward, only to hiss at the hare and lunge again at him. Kate rights herself quickly enough, turning to the remaining rat and ferret. "I don't suppose we can settle this over a nice cup of tea wot?" She gulps. Well, here she was. The hare always dreamed of being on the front lines, fighting vermin. Now that she actually WAS...all she wanted to do was go back home and hide under a blanket...

Flint jumps back and then slices at the rat finally ending the rat's life and pants as that rat was a fairly tough fighter, he looks over to where Kate is and frowns as there is a rat and ferret, he drops the saber and draws forth an arrow and loads it into his longbow and fires at the ferret, his longbow skill is very good and he rarely misses a shot.

He would have it too, if not for Kate leaping at the ferret and causing him to lean back. The arrow flies between them as the ferret and hare lock blades. The remaining rat makes an attempt to rush Flint to avenge the disemboweled brown rat at his feet.

Flint narrows his eyes and already has an arrow notched and fires it straight and true at the charging rat, a gurgle and the rat has an arrow in its throat, it takes a couple feet and then falls dead at his footpaws. He decides to go back to his saber and goes to aid Kate by going for the ferret from behind.

The hare can only react to each blow as the beasts exchange saber strikes. She curses her clumsy gripes her blade comes flying out of her paws. The librarian falls onto her rump, eyes wide with terror as she can only watch the ferret get ready to stab her in the belly.

Flint is behind the ferret and goes to stab the ferret in the back, now like he would miss as he is so close, He acts quick and fast.

Before the fatal blow can be landed on the hare The ferret feels a sharp, cold pain as Flints sword erupts from his middle. The ferret shouts in pain, fear and shock. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAH! No, not like...not like..." his legs falling limp the vermin collapses onto his knees, terror over taking the final moments of his life.

Kate just screams like a little dibbun.

Flint takes a couple deep breaths and looks at Kate offering a paw to help her up "We....should get back now....come on Kate"

The hare looks up at Flint, eyes wide, ears flat. She leaps up, wrapping a large, tight hug around her fellow hare and cries. She didn't want to, she's a big warrior hare, with training, she's a member of the LP blast it! LP don't cry. But she does anyway and the tears flow quickly.

Flint errrks as he is hugged tightly, he coughs and gasps and pats her on the back.."Thar..thar...lasss..ok ok" He manages to wiggle free and take a couple needed breaths "Let’s get inside now, walk time is over I say wot.....let’s get lunch"

The hare only sniffs, composing herself. She doesn't reply, for once. But just nods, wiping her eyes. The walk back is slow and quiet until the beast finally replies, "Seizures." She says simply. "I have seizures. There is a beast rumored to be out here who has some kind of herbal remedy to help. That's...that's why I was out here..." She says simply, rubbing her arm.

Flint nods slowly, he is just glad she didn't have any issues while the fight was going on" Ok...yeah for sure let’s get inside, we both can have a healer look us over and get some lunch" He makes sure the walk home is safe.