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You Can't Hide Stress- some Fate of Marek TP

Whom:

Oz-Dibbun Mother..AKA Papa Oz

Krisha-Badger Mother in traininbg

Xander- Leader of Mossflower Defenders

Northstar spoofed briefly.

Log:

***Inside Brockhall***

Oz was ready to head back to Redwall, what ended up being 3 weeks rest DID help him a lot and he was able to get needed rest and feel ready for ...well almost anything and this morning he was humming and making the last of the mint green tea he had, and there was enough for others if they wanted a mug.

Xander meanwhile was pacing nearby and then went into the main sitting room, to yes pace some more. His fist was made and unmade as he tried to fight off some stress and sighed a little.

Oz noticed, but didn't say anything while he was making tea, he still hummed to himself some old tune he had always heard seasons ago.

Krisha came in and smiled “Xander....you ready to go dear?' Northstar was napping for now so was laid in a small badger size crib that was found.

Xander lucky was not making a fist when Krisha entered and turned slowly and smiled as he walked up to her “When it's time to head home...I am ready.” He took her paw and smiled “Care to dance?”

Oz came in and set down 3 mugs of tea and sat down with his on the other side of the room and mainly just listened, if he could see them dance it would be nice but he could still get an idea of them dancing, he could hear footpaws in the quiet room.

Krisha let out a small chuckle”Sure dear I would love to dance, we have not danced since our wedding day.”She smirked “You sure you want to??”

Xander takes her into a dance pose and smiles as they start. He has been practicing, he was fair at dancing that day and now he is even better, maybe not a chance to win some best dance of the day but he has improved a lot as they do slow dance. He still has some tension but it eases a good deal when he is dancing, he is quiet in the moment also.

Krisha smiles “You been practicing love” She kisses his cheek once and lays her head on his shoulder enjoying the moment as they dance.

Oz sips his tea quietly as the two other badgers dance. The peace and quiet is then ruined...Northstar is awake and grumpy.

Xander is relaxed, almost but he doesn't let it show to Krisha as he just has that protect you with my life feeling going on right now. He kisses her and backs away “You should...tend to Northstar before we head off.”

Krisha smiles and nods as she takes Northstar into another room.

Oz walks over and stands near Xander “What is wrong and do not lie, something has upset you as you were pacing before that and the steps in your dance was not always without some tenseness in your steps...yes it seems you have improved but your footpaws..how they were placed onto the floor was a bit...as it your stressed and one can;t fully hide stress when one has it.”

Xander was quiet and then “I..I am fine, nothing wrong Uncle Oz just getting ready to go home is all”

Oz frowns “Your voice tone betrays you, did something happen I should know/ Does in have to do with the sudden appearance of two hare dibbuns yesterday?”

Xander sighed, great his Uncle and his knowing of things still “It...ok yes somewhat...I...I don't know everything but Patch was here , well outside as I didn't invite him in and we talked only briefly. There is a slaver group around and Marek supposedly has a brother than was thought dead and his brother is not good. The brother may or may not be...have something to do with some slavers around and I had an idea of slavers since Ace disappeared. The dibbuns parents were killed Uncle Oz and Karth found a very scared mouse who got away, two other mice are captive of these...theses slavers”The last word has  some growl to it.

Oz frowns as he listens “Something like this needs told to others, and the two dibbuns are coming with us back to the abbey.    Unless they were of....their parent were not Long Patrol were they?”

Xander takes a deep breath and then answers “No, just hares from the area.     Karth and a couple others were gonna make sure they got a proper burial. But...I am just scared a bit Uncle Oz..I don;t want Krisha or Northstar, or you hurt or captive or worse..d...dead”

Oz lays a paw on Xander's shoulder “We will be fine and I am sure you will do all you can to make sure of it”

Xander nods and then hugs Oz tightly and stays that way a long while before backing up again “I asked Karth and a couple other defenders to help escort the group here back to the abbey, just to be on the safe side. Then I will go with them to the Mossflower Defender Base for a small meeting to try and figure out what we should do, to keep patrols around and that sort of thing. Maybe talk to Marek also and see what we should or shouldn't do”

Oz  nods “Just have him go to your meeting, he is an ally for the group is he not?'

Xander nods “Yeah....true he is. Anyways  we are leaving here in a few moments  so I best check on Friar Lacota and the novices and make sure they are ready to head back to the abbey.” He sighs a little and adds “We leave in about half an hour...hour at the most”

Oz nods “I shall be ready.”

Xander nods and heads off.

The group leaves in 55 minutes and make their way back to the abbey. Thanks to 4 Mossflower Defender members and Xander at the led, one of the 4 at the rear of the group, they do make it safe and sound to the abbey, and just barely beat  a summer thunderstorm that starts just as they make it inside the gates. They go inside the Great Hall and soon have lunch.

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I play:
Brother Gorvenalus-Redwall Abbey Recorder,  Private Cole,a runner, of the Long Patrol
Oz( Yes named after Papa Oz) young adult and Novice in Redwall.