You Can't Always Trust Someone!

This little bit I included to show them leaving the abbey, I spoofed a guard

Thorn is awake early and with less stress around she is allowed a short walk on the woods, providing she takes someone with her...great.

Ping frowns, he then sees the rat maid, the one he needs to take to the wildcat and makes a quick decision..."Ummm...hey ummm...I.......I wanted to say sorry for seeming rude, We can try and be friends maybe?"

Thorn glances over and shrugs "I was on my way for a walk."

Ping says, "we could walk together....me and you and I can check on my family"

Thorn decides to go along “Well....ok" She smiles "I do need to go with an adult and I would love to see your dibbun and mate"

Ping nods "Ok..yeah good...do follow"

A guard is by the gate and nods “Early morning walk Thorn..and…”

Ping nods “ Ping…a visitor and was just going to my family..your abbey is nice”

Thorn nods “Tell father I will be back by lunch, you know I will get him some clay, he would like that”

The guard smiles “ I am sure the abbot would love that Thorn”

Ping just sort of stats to walk a little up the road.

Thorn nods “Yes he would. And don’t worry I will stay outta trouble and be careful” She then heads off after Ping “ Let’s go and try and be back by lunch..father worries”

The guard nods and waves as the hamster and rat maid head off.

Thorn walks silently, least till it gets too annoying then she speaks "So where is your family at anyways? Close by? If they are close to the river I can get that clay I promised to get."

Ping frowns "They are close to that market area and..w...why do you want clay for?"

Thorn answers, "Its used to make pottery and I was going to make some vases and bowls but we were low on clay."

Ping is listening but he is also staying alert to whats around them. “Sounds like clay is very helpful" He adds softly

Somewhere along the road and some wooded paths not too far from the abbey

Ping was nervous, very nervous in fact as he walked along. What was he doing? He could well be dooming a beast to death, but she was just a rat right? No one truly cares of a rat and it was to get his mate and daughter free, as well as himself free and then he could go far far away from the area forever and never look back.

Thorn was just glad to get out of the abbey for a little while, she needed some air and not constant stares of some creatures, she decided to help the hamster to show she was god and on his side, “So how close to the market place is your family? You could always live at the abbey and I could ask my father about it”

Jem watched him and flew a few trees ahead of the hamster and flew a few trees ahead. She calls out in a sing song voice to who knows who.

Ping frowns “I..really can’t you see, not a choice to pick. Me and my mate and daughter, we rather live somewhere else.” He looks around and finds a path, but heads away from the market. “This way..t…they are near and..yeah will want to go with me”

Ripfang watches the two from the tree line, his skin and cloak blends it rather nicely, he can see then clearly but unless they study the area he is in, they can’t see him clearly at all.

Thorn slows “You know this is odd as like no birds are singing, no crickets chirping maybe we should head back it seems too quiet here.” Something is not right and she feels it.

About then a snap of fingers is heard as the rat maid and hamster are surrounded by about 8 weasels. The wildcat Zurrgg steps out ”Sorry, ya see I was being quiet so I could hide and this is not even close to the among of vermin I have under my control as more is at the camp and more in Ferrrvale waiting with my helper.” He smirks “Well done hamster”

Ripfang stays by his tree for now, waiting for the right moment to slip into view.

Ping frowns “I..I f..found her, now can my family be freed, y..you said they could be” He looks hopeful and at the same time afraid.

Jem lands by the wildcat and pecks at her feathers to get some out, she looks bored now.

Thorn frowns and backs up “What! You..” She looks at the hamster in shock, then again it seems like something a woodlander would do “You lied.”

Zurrgg smirks “I don’t think he would lie Thorn. Why he was going to his family.” His voice cold and cruel.

Ping says “W..W…Well they are by the market area…well sort of I only said close as that’s where the bird said to meet”

Ripfang hisses as he looks at the two just now stepping fully into view.

Thorn backs up slowly when she sees the monitor, a look of fear on her face. ”Y..you, go away” Fear is clear in her voice but she finds she can only back up so far.

Zurrgg chuckles “So what information do you have woodlander and it best be good”

Ping gulps as he looks around “It’s..ummm…first where are my mate and child, please I want to see them first”

Ripfang snorts ”Why masssssster sssssssssssssaid info first!” He smiles showing his fangs.

Thorn looks ready to cry as she sits down and hugs her knees to her chest.

Ping frowns “There is….there Abbot is Benar and he is a squirrel and there is a squirrel who is champion, forgot the name but he has a special sword. And their friar is even a squirrel” Wow lots of squirrels seems. “o..Other than that there is this strange white fox named Flicktail and he is…umm sort of odd and over friendly and he might be looking for you or least, sort of maybe, he knows this badger dibbun is missing anyways and has sparrows looking around and others I..I ..I think”

Zurrgg nods “I have seen some birds before we moved camp” He grins “The ten made wonderful target practice for my group.” He grins. ”What else?”

Ripfang smirks “And ssssssparrowssssss tassssste lovely for dinnerssssssss”

Thorns gasps softly and shakes her head “You can’t eat sparrows, they are friends of the abbey!” She looks at Ping “And stop telling him things, all he is doing is lying to you on freeing your family!!!”

Ping whimpers as he gets nervous, he looks at Thorn and back to Zurrgg and Ripfang as he gulps, “I..I couldn’t g…g..get much more info sir.” He remembers one more thing “Their healer is some…umm mouse, she is real grumpy seems.” He frowns. “ Please I want to see my family.”

Ripfang hisses “I can do as I pleassssssssse. And eating them leaves no trace they were even aroundsssssssssssssss” He grins ”Yes seems he ate the ten sparrows, though he may have had help, who knows.

A couple foxes drag over a hamster maid and a small dibbun who is lucky sleeping right now. The hamster maid looks over at Ping ”Ping honey are you ok? Me and Misty are fine” Scared out of her mind but as she said fine…for now.

Zurrgg listens and looks to where the hamsters are brought in. ”Well I did say I would release them when information was gotten and you provided a fair amount, so I now know whom to ask for when Ferravale has a new chieftain” A cold smile forms “Namely me…”

Thorn looks on in total shock, wait the wildcat is seriously letting someone go, just like that?

Ping rushes forward and hugs his mate, tears of joy in his eyes as he is happy ”Let’s get out of here love, far far from here and maybe even live by the sea” He kisses her forehead and his infant daughters forehead also.

The hamster maid hugs him and just smiles as she nods. The infant yawns and coos a little. ”Yes lets dear, we can even find boat”

Zurrgg looks to the hamsters “Go on your free to go now, have a good life” He sounds calm and he does truly mean they are free to go. He smiles to Thorn” You as well, go back to the abbey..”

Jem just watches silently, as if wondering what is going on.

Ping smiles “Thank you sir, come dear” He leads his mate and child on back to the trail.

Thorn looks at the wildcat as she slowly stands. She seems unsure as she starts to walk the same direction the hamsters are going ”I know you don’t trust me and I could say the same of me to you right now. I still don’t trust that cat so if I say run it may be a good idea” She whispers to the hamster once she is close enough, that’s unless he speeds up to avoid her then the message is worthless.

Ripfang looks to Zurrgg confused but he doesn’t question the wildcat .

Zurrgg watches as the hamsters and Thorn gets a fair distance, but can still be seen. He looks at his claws and then calmly says to the monitor” Kill them”

Ping frowns as he hears part of the rat’s speech “Ya be right vermin I don’t trust you go back to your kind”

The hamster maid walks a little faster holding the infant close, she just wants to get away from any and all vermin in the area.

Ripfang grins and then swiftly gives chase to the hamsters and rat maid, a hiss and his fangs clearly out.

Thorn looks back and a look of horror is quickly on her face as she starts to race forward and shove the hamsters ahead “Run..RUN ..no matter WHAT you hear or you THINK you hear..RUN!!!!”

Ping looks confused but then sees the lizard and screams rushing forwards.

The hamster maid is a bit slowly and trips over some loose rocks”Ping!!” She still holds the dibbun close.

Ripfang catches up to the hamster maid and uses his tail to stop any further attempts on escape and if he is able uses his claws to slay the two hamsters.

Thorn looks back and gulps and then forwards “Just go! GO!!”

Ping stops and looks just in time to see his mate and child slayed and tenses up..”N…No!” He looks for a weapon and finds a stick.

Thorn frowns and goes to grab the hamsters paw, “No it’s a monitor are ya nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!” She urges him to just run with her to somewhere safe.

Ripfang narrows his eyes at Thorn and Ping and stands, he grins showing fangs and gives chase quickly.

Ping goes to slap Thorn’s paw, but then he does run faster.

Thorn moves fast and sometimes one can run even faster when their life is in danger , they tend to find hidden energy.

Ripfang hisses and reaches out to grab Ping by the cloak if he can.

Ping screams as the monitor grabs his cloak and struggles to get out of the cloak best he can, failing badly.

Thorn takes her own advice and covers her ears as tears go down her face and she keeps running, she can make out the abbey walls now and forces herself to rush forwards.

Ripfang smiles and quickly kills the hamster and drops him on the ground, “Wheressssss are you brat!!”

Like Thorn will answer that, she just runs till she hits..air? A hillside? She finds herself falling and tumbling into the ditch that’s flooded with rain water. She lands in the water and sinks, she struggles to get a float and manages to get to a small clump of moss and wood and passes out. She somehow manages to be fairly well hidden due to mud and dirt all in her fur and clothing, and her even more mud brown colored cloak covering her almost all the way. She is safe from the water…least till it rises more.

Ripfang slowly moves to the edge of the ditch and hisses. A quick scan and he decides she is dead and snorts. He heads back to his master, in his mind the task complete.

Thorn is alive, but unconcious and won’t be able to easily climb up from the ditch as it’s slippery and steep.

A couple hours later

Ripfang bows in front of his master and waits quietly

“And they are dead, correct?” Zurrgg asks. He watches the monitor for a reply.

Xander looks on from where he is sitting and frowns. Talk of death is something he dislikes, not that he knew the ones who seem to have died, but it’s still a loss of life.

Ripfang nods “Yessssssssssssssss master.”

Zurrgg smiles “Good the last thing we need is beasts messing up plans and mine have only just begun…”

Ripfang nods “Of course massssssster”