Its Unwise To Anger Beasts-Tenderfoot/ Blackrose Log

Karth Riverbark · 2019-12-22 06:59:53 AM

Who:

Dearil-ME--2nd in Command of The Blackrose

A small black Raven-Spoofed by Me-Shows up at the end of the log

Emersyn- Escaped Slave of the Blackrose, Wants to join the Long Patrol

Sola- Hare Maid

Oak-Royal Guard

Unamed Mouse-Royal Guard

Monty-Long Patrol Hare,Fighter and Private

Adrian- Long Patrol Hare, Runner and Corporal

Various Vermin-4 foxes and 2 rats

Kalypso- Leader of the Blackrose

LOG:

Dearil had been tasked with finding the runaway slave and finding those hares he saw briefly the other day. He had with him 4 foxes and a couple rats, to him it seemed enough for he was skilled at his job after all, he had few worries as most seemed to fear him " Spread out....we find them, we don't kill...the boss wants to do that."

Emersyn had recovered a little and wanted to help out so she said she get firewood, she knew the area better than them after all, she looked over at the island off the lake shore and sighed, one of the hares was enslaved cause of her, she had to help them, but how? She wasn't much of a fighter, a healer somewhat and the only info she had was the beasts were maybe 5 dozen with a little over couple dozen or so slaves.

On the woods there was a completely different hare. Sola had finally made it to the area. She was looking a little different than she had at the castle and trying not to hide her scars but it was harder to avoid the little nervous twitch every time she heard something move in the undergrowth. She'd jumped at the wind a lot on the way there. She wasn't alone. The king did send her with an escort of two castle guards, a mouse who's currently walking with her and a squirrel who's up in the trees. So far they were unaware how close they were to finding everyone.

Dearil scans the area and looks around, did he hear something? He was unsure as he slows a little"Be on your guard, their camp has to be close by."He gets a nod from a fox as they slip off, Dearil smirks for now silent, he will not let his whereabouts be known just yet

Emersyn sighs as she gets some water and frowns as she thought she saw something and ducks behind a tree, she frowns as she sees one of the rats and quickly looks around for anything, a rock even to throw if she has to or distract them.

Sola's ear is alert and flicking this way and that but after all the false alarms the mouse isn't even investigating anything she hears now "It's just the wind...and that's Oak in the trees again" he gestures up at the squirrel "There's some water around 'ere somewhere, we'll stop for lunch an' have a break again, alrigh'?" they were heading straight for the lake and so far hadn't noticed anything. The squirrel, Oak, starts to scout ahead a bit, splitting from the others as he bounces branch to branch.

Dearil was close and slowed, he has spotted the mouse and hare maid Sola and grined "It may not be a Long Patrol hare....but maybe a new..slave"He smirks to a couple foxes "Fetch her..."He chuckles now, meanwhile the rat sees Emersyn and gets out a dagger to charge and slice at her!

Emersyn eyes widen when she notices the rat sees her and yelps, she throws the rock and goes to look around quickly, she finds a fallen limb to try and swing at the rat should it get too close as there was no way she was going back to that island!

Up in the trees Oak gets far enough away to nearly get to the water's edge. When Emersyn yelps he hears it. He considers going back to the others for help but after all the noises that turned out to be nothing he moves to go check it out first. Sola and the mouse are oblivious to the vermin still though a small rustle and the faint sound of the yelp in the distance makes Sola stop and look around, paranoid.

Dearil hears the yelp and chuckles "Come out where ever ya are, I want to....play you hide and I seek!" The one fox appears but not in front of the escaped slave, they appear in front of the mouse and Sola, the other fox has heard the escaped slave and seems to head that way, the other 2 foes and rat is with Dearil, the rat that found the hare maid gets a rock to the shoulder and when he lunges to grab the hare maid he is hit with the tree branch and dazed a bit.

Emersyn starts to run, but no she can't let them find the camp..can she? She gulps and looks around quickly on how to avoid them, she runs to the side,they are close to camp but it's sort of hidden a little by some bushes

Sola jumps with a little yelp as the fox appears and she immediately moves behind the mouse and backs up muttering "No no no no no" her first thought isn't even to draw the knife they gave her but it's somewhere on the list as she holds it out in front of her, her paws a little shaky. The mouse doesn't have the same fear and draws his sword "Ya run along now and we'll have no trouble" Meanwhile Oak in the trees spots Emersyn and the fox headed for "Hey! Hare! Not that way!" trying to warm her against heading for the fox as he quickly climbs down to the ground.

Dearil smirks "Time...to play"He says with an evil chuckle and his blade out as he walks towards the sounds of a yelp. Meanwhile the one fox just grins "Like I will listen ta you, your not the boss...a slave maybe.Oe a dead beast one..."Of course the fox goes to fight the mouse, it seems less likely to win, to him, meanwhile the other fox is gonna find the other hare maid, unless the other rat does first, course the other foxes are close to the camp now, will they find it or be spotted first?

Emersyn runs and slows as she hears a voice and quickly looks around "Wot?" And then the fox is in front of her as her eyes widen, she backs up and goes to try and run, but the couple rats as she frowns and looks ready to panic herself, this is not good..being captured after an escape means death and she refuses to die as she finds a rock and throws it at the rat, "Back off rat,not in the mood!"

Monty had reached that point where he'd absolutely had enough, of everyone and everything. He'd come as close as one could come to just quitting the Patrol, and turning to walk away from it all. Having spent an entire evening thinking about it, he hadn't yet made a decision. When he'd heard those noises not too far away from the camp, the hare had picked up his weapon and gone to investigate. Coming upon the scene, his expression darkens, and he immediately goes for the closest vermin to him, whirling his sling and whipping a rock off in the direction of one of the foxes. If it were up to him, this wouldn't take long at all.

Adrian had been feigning sleep the past half hour, and when Monty slips away from camp, he gets up and follows, coming upon the same scene not long after. He readies his rapier, but keeps out of Monty's sight.

Oak curses as the vermin seem to be surrounding Emersyn and so jumps out of the tree, drawing a knife and trying to land on the fox and stab the beast. The mouse has to backup because Sola is getting increasingly further away from him but he keeps his sword pointed at the other fox "We ain't going to be dead nor slaves. You're going to have a hard fight" the mouse says but he's trying not to start this, hoping Oak will be back for backup if he stalls a little. He only sees the one fox so far anyway.

Dearil has his sights set on some slaves, and then one fox gets a rock straight between the eyes and falls over lifeless to the ground, He makes his way to..."And your found, I win."He says to Emeryson,but he seems to find the other haremaid as well, "Well well...the wood is full of hare...isn't it?" He chuckles coldly, The one foxes seems to be wanting the mouse dead rather quickly, but at the same time seems surprised by this mouse has some skills as he growls,ears back. There are 3 foxes and a rat left to fight, the marten has yet to see any other hares.

Emersyn frowns, she watches the Blackrose beasts and frowns, she has a sort of weapon when she finds a jagged rock, she needs some practice and that is ok, she will learn as she backs up against a tree."I'm not going back with you"

Monty gives a nod in satisfaction as one of the foxes is felled. Placing another rock in his sling, he fires it off at one of the other foxes who are surrounding Emersyn. He does not yet notice Sola's presence there, which is likely a good thing at this point.

Adrian mmms, as he sees what's going on. He circles around, the opposite from Monty, and stabs one of the foxes in the back, the vermin emitting a strangled gasp, then collapsing in a heap.

With the sound of the other fight becoming more obvious the mouse is growing concerned for his friend and changes tactics. Trying to get this done fast he charges the fox, feints a slash with his sword and tries to stab the fox. Sola meanwhile has backed up so far she's bumped in to a tree which made her jump. She stays there, as ok as she can be as nothing's currently attacking her but she keeps the knife close and raised in front of her.

Dearil ears flatten a bit, he then grins as the hares are close, he can feel it and what he believes to soon be a victory for him. He grins at the escaped maid"You get to see the hare that saved you..briefly before you die"He flicks a knockout dart at her, before....grining and stepping over to the other hare maid "Well well..who are you? Never mind...want to join the ranks of the Blackrose...as a slave?" Meanwhile the fox and mouse fight,the mouse getting a rather good gash in at the fox who stumbles back in surprise,meanwhile a rat is now there as well and one fox is dead thanks to Adrian. This could end badly and likely will, for someone.

Emersyn backs off and ears go flat, she goes to try and sidestep the dart and it seems to get her in the arm, fear floods her now as she starts to pass out, a small whimper as she fears the worse before she loses consciousness.

Monty's ear perks as he hears Dearil, and the hare's gaze shifts over in that direction. He stares daggers at him, the hare's eyes filling with absolute rage. The rat that appears likely won't be there for long, as Monty rushes in that direction and aims a tackle at his legs. Once the rat is down, Monty rises up, and he begins to slam his fists down into his face over and over, growling with his anger, and more than likely taking it way beyond the point it should go.

Adrian merely watches Monty beat the rat to death, knowing better than to interfere. No, instead he stabs the other fox, then makes his way toward Emersyn. He's not bothering to hide himself any longer.

Sola can barely focus on the details right now. She hears fighting all around, she's just trying to stay calm and then Dearil's right there and she stares, frozen. She suddenly starts shaking her head, she tries to back away but there's just a tree there "Not again" she quietly mutters. Her head keeps shaking and she just seems stuck there for a second before she tries to stab at Dearil with the knife. Oak has meanwhile been returning to his group. He assumes the mouse can handle himself so it's Dearil he charges at.

Dearil still has 1 fox alive and that one goes for Monty, likely unwise right now as Dearil grins at Sola and goes to grab her arm when he is sliced on the shoulder and growls low, the squirrel aims at him too so he swings the blade at the squirrel!No blade swings at the hare maid, but he is aiming to try and grab her arm still, whether he does so remains to be seen.

Monty slips off the pulverized rat, Monty's front and his paws now spattered with the rat's blood. His gaze focuses on Dearil now, and the small hare turns and begins to slowly stalk in his direction. Recognizing him from the other day, he points his bloody paw at him, which trembles. "...you. YOU!" Both his paws clench, his expression one that likely would scare anyone, let alone one of Monty's enemies. His head turns as the remaining fox goes after him, and Monty swings his fist at him, aiming right for the fox's jaw, as hard as he can. He is not going to be denied once again.

Sola freezes up again when she's grabbed. She does try to pull her arm free but then she sees Monty. She wants to call him but nothing's coming out and she just stares as he pummels the fox to death, it's hard to tell what she thinks of that, the mouse even gets out the way. The squirrel is taken by surprise at Dearil's quick reaction and stumbles back after the blade catches him, the mouse quickly coming to his aid.

Adrian moves to assist the unconscious doe. He knows Monty can handle Dearil on his own in this state, though words will be had later about the other buck's uncontrollable anger. In the meantime, he's carrying Emersyn off into the brush, to get her out of the way, before returning to clean up any of the rest of the mess.

Dearil turns as he sees the hare..kill his fox and glares at the hare, "You...."He sees Adrian and grins "Your friends with the other Long Patrol..hare aren't ya....I can take you to him...but your die soon after seeing him, how sad." He goes to block an attck from the mouse , but another swing gets him in the side and he has a bleeding side and arm now, "No...matter...I will still win and my boss will have your heads sent to your stupid badger as a gift!" He will grin at Monty and get out his blade, going to attempt a slice at the hare.

Monty's attention is laser focused, the words falling upon deaf ears as the hare approaches Dearil. He takes a step closer to him, weaving to the side as he is sliced at by the marten, easily avoiding the strike. His paw darting out to grab Dearil's arm, he bends it back and to the side, twisting it so that the vermin releases his grip on his sword. Reaching forward with his other arm, Monty grabs the sword before it can fall, and with one swift stroke, he sends the blade right through Dearil's neck. It slides cleanly through. Letting both the sword and the head fall to the ground at the same time, Monty turns and walks away in the other direction, his head lowered, eyes fixed on the ground.

As the marten falls down dead, Adrian watches Monty impassively. "We have to talk... Again." He goes into the brush, and picks up Emersyn. "Hopefully this doe can give us useful information..."

Sola is happy to have her arm released as the marten certainly has bigger problems to deal with. She's a weird hare, the thought that it may be rude to interrupt him while he's working actually crosses her mind. She's calming down after the marten and everyone else seems to be dead. She does look around to check but it's at that point she realises that Monty's walking away "Oh! Um..." she hesitates, steps over the dear Dearil and tries to catch up to the other hare. The mouse, moves to help his friend to stop the bleeding so the squirrel should live but the pair of them don't seem to want to draw Monty's attention when he's looking like that. Sola has no such worries "Monty?" she spots Adrian then and gives him a very hesitant wave. She looks considerably different without the veil she was wearing at the castle, scars and all on show.

Monty growls under his breath. "M'done talkin'. See them, on the ground? They liked t'talk," he mutters to Adrian as he begins to walk further away into the woods. His ear perks however as a familiar voice reaches it, and it causes the small hare to pause, his expression subtly shifting from one of annoyance and anger to one of surprise and recognition. His eyes go wide, his shoulders visibly tensing in the process. "...Sola?" he replies after a moment, his voice quiet, as if unable to believe the word he'd just said. He slowly turns, hoping that he'll see who he thought he might see there.

Adrian isn't done talking. But he is for now. Instead, he checks the mouse and squirrel. "You two... Are you escaped slaves?"

Sola hesitates a little more because Monty sounds angry but she finally lets go of the breath she's been holding without realising it as he recognises her voice. She waits for him to turn before giving him a little smile and a quiet "Yes, it's...it's me. Hello" perhaps she should have rehearsed what to say because now she's just being awkward again. The mouse helps the squirrel up before his attention goes to Adrian and he shakes his head "Nah, we were sent from Floret by the King" he gestures towards Sola "We were told to escort Sola there to you lot...Seems you've found a spot of trouble around here already"

Monty's brain still seems to be registering the fact of what he is seeing and hearing, the hare blinking as he stares at the doe who stands there just before him. His jaw moves, but no words emerge, just a confused '...uhhh...' He peers down at himself at the blood covering his fur and clothing, before his gaze lifts to land on Sola again. "...I'm....I...I mean...um..." He seemingly is having trouble thinking of what to say as well. "...what're you DOIN' out here?" he finally manages, his voice carrying concern, before he glances over to Adrian. He sighs heavily, shoulders heaving, before his eyes fall back on Sola. "Sola, you...you shouldn't be here..." He turns, and begins to slowly walk away again in the other direction. She'd likely seen him in that place that he always hated going to, and it more than likely changed her opinion of him in some way.

Adrian harrumps, rather like his father back home. "Story o' mah life," he deadpans to the two. "'Old up while I go knock some sense into Private Mopey-Face here. Can you two watch this doe?" He lays Emersyn at their feet, then stalks after Monty. "Get back ovah 'ere, an' greet Sola propahly. That's not an ordah... It's a bloody strong request, wot!"

Sola looks happy when Monty seems surprised but the smile fades and she looks worried when he doesn't look so happy about it "I...Well, I...wanted to come along...To Salamandastron with..." she steps forwards when he turns to leave and she goes to place a paw on his arm in the hopes it might stop him. She sees the blood of course, kind of hard to miss and she saw the insane fighting but she doesn't seem to be acting like it. She flicks a little smile back to Adrain for his help before nodding at Monty "And a...strong request to stay...if you please" He mouse just nods to Adrian's request "Sure" as it doesn't look like the hare will be waking up any time soon they for now just move her to a position that looks comfortable to sleep in.

Monty is stopped before he is able to fully walk away, the hare's gaze dropping to Sola's paw as she grips his arm. Adrian gets another look, his expression one of surprises more than anything else at his friend's words. "...huh?" The buck is confused, for a few moments, as he looks between Adrian and Sola. Sola's words also seem to help keep the hare there, and his shoulders slump as he sighs heavily. "...when you...turned and ran off, I...I thought I'd never see you again. I thought...you hated me. For...for puttin' you through everything again..." Monty takes a step forward, reaching out to try and draw Sola close in a warm embrace. "...m'sorry...."

Adrian huffs. "It's a bloody request...because yahr mah friend. An' friends are equals, dammit." He turns away, and sighs. "'M askin' ya t' stay, because now Sola's 'ere, an' wot on earth are th' two of us gonna do if *you* aren't around?"

Sola looks a little embarrassed when Monty mentions her running off, she glances at the ground "It, um...I sometimes panic over...well, a great deal of things. It wasn't you...not really. I just, um, wasn't worth all that...changing your life" deep breath. She glances back to Adrian and tilts her head briefly but then she quickly has to put up a paw to pause Monty's hug "Um, blood...Perhaps a brief wash first?" just because she doesn't find the blood horrifying doesn't mean she wishes to be covered in it "Then I shall, um...take that hug" she looks amused just because it's all so very awkward.

All seemed well, a reunion and the slavers whom attacked...lied dead. The 2nd in command of the Blackrose didn't even have time for a moment of surprise before he was headless on the ground. All was watched by a small raven out of sigh, one that waits till the hares go back to camp and swoops down to get Dearil's head and flies away. Back to the island, the only thing left behind, by the inland lake shore, was a boat with the flag of the Blackrose on it, a boat that can take whomever to the island, but was that wise?

On the island was Kalypso, the leader of the Blackrose. The calico colored cat watched as the raven came and droped Dearil's head at her footpaws, her ears go back as she hisses st what she sees "How...HOW?!" All the slaves, even the Blackrose beasts quickly leave her sight and head inside wanting nothing to do with her wrath right now and its strong!She demands the raven fly down and report to her all the details.

The raven does indeed provide details, there was 2 hares that did this, 2 other hares were ther but didnt fight,afterwards the raven counted 6 total hares, 1 squirrel and a mouse at the Long Patrol Camp, and yes 4 of the 6 hares had uniforms of the Long Patrol!

Kalypso listened and thanked him for the details as her tail wagged behind her, she still was in pure rage "Thank you...seems we have guests to welcome soon, do get thier dear friend Elbio here I wish to..."She smiles coldly "Chat with him..."

The raven nodded as he cawed and went to fetch the hare, who best listen and follow the raven as its unwise, very unwise to refuse a request of the Blackrose leader, for sure at this time.

What was gonna happen next? Why does she want to speak to Elbio? Will they find the boat?

Stay tuned for the Next Log in the Tenderfoot Adventure !

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#1 2019-12-22 06:59:53 AM

Its Unwise To Anger Beasts-Tenderfoot/ Blackrose Log

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