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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 1, 2007 16:40:45 GMT -5
((no that was fine the tough thing is when you're dueling and trying to land a blow EEK)) Phil couldn't help but give a leap and an extra loud woop of joy before he drew his own sword and ran to join the fray. A weasel came at him first with a rather rusty looking cutlass. Phil did just what he was trained to do and slashed across the beast's chest. Phil watched transfixed as the blood blossomed from the wound he had inflicted and then as the light left the weasel's eyes. Shooting from a distance was one thing. This was completely different. Phil was stunned. Then a stoat ran up from his right taunting him, "Ya gonna do somethin' with that blade, rabbit?" Phil turned to face him. He was back in action and the stoat soon joined his comrade on the ground.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 1, 2007 16:55:50 GMT -5
The vermin were soon destroyed. Sev had noticed the shocked look on Phil's face when he had dispatched his first vermin. Sev waited for a minute then went around the patrol. "How many casualties?" he asked of a older hare. "Twenty vermin dead, three wounded on our side, sah!" Sev replied "Who was wounded?" The elder hare replied "One galloper and two new recruits sah!" Sev finally got to Phil. "How h'are you, Phil?"
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 1, 2007 17:02:15 GMT -5
Phil assumed the Sergeant was referring to physical wounds. He held out his left arm, "It's just a scratch, really." Then he looked down at the ground as he had been before Sev approached him. Lying there was the first weasel Phil had ever killed in hand to hand combat. "It's a little different up close, isn't it, Sah?"
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 1, 2007 17:09:08 GMT -5
Sev looked down at Phil. "That it is, Phil, that it is. Now how are you feeling?" Sev was deeply worried that Phil was in shock.
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 1, 2007 17:14:45 GMT -5
The last thing Phil wanted to do was appear weak in front of his officer but some how he knew that this hare would understand if he told the truth. Tears filled he eyes of the young recruit, barely more than a leveret, "'Twas awful, Sah. The most flippin' terrible thing I ever saw in m'life. I watched the life go right out of his eyes."
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 1, 2007 17:26:30 GMT -5
Sev smiled gently at the young hare. "You'll get used to it. H'if you hadn't killed those two, you would be laying there dead and h'I would be standing here weaping over my new friend. Everybody feels bad after their first close-combat kill. H'I had to deal with it myself as a young fighter. Here. Take this." Sev offered his heavy cloak, because he thought that Phil would be overcome by the chills that usually came with the first kill.
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 2, 2007 0:24:51 GMT -5
Phil hadn't even realized he was cold but he did give an involuntary shiver as he took the cloak and wrapped it around himself. "So it does get easier then, Sah? 'Cause if it doesn't I might as flippin well go home right now." He managed a smile with the last sentence.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 2, 2007 6:52:51 GMT -5
"Phil, h'it will never get easier. You'll just become more used to h'it." Sev replied to the shivering hare. "We have to move on, h'and protect those that can't protect themselves. H'if we hadn't h'attacked h'and destroyed the vermin, they would have gone h'around and killed a lot of h'innocent folks." Sev decided that action was needed. "Patrol, form up and march doubletime on my mark....FORWARD MARCH!"
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 2, 2007 11:59:48 GMT -5
Phil handed back the cloak and got in line. He felt very young and stupid but he knew why he was here. It was like the sergeant said, to protect those who can't protect themselves, creatures like his sister Ally. He knew she hated battles and fighting. He was here to fight for creatures like her. He started marching with the others and he felt older and stronger somehow, knowing he was doing his duty.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 2, 2007 14:12:47 GMT -5
Sev smiled inwardly. Phil was growing up. It was time to give the lad more responsibility. First things first, the thought to himself. "Patrol, March. We will be camping at the River Moss tonight!" ((After you respond, I'll move to the River Moss))
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Post by carabadgermum on Nov 2, 2007 15:51:14 GMT -5
Up until now Phil had not thought about the shear distance they had traveled. He had never been this far away from home before, never seen the River Moss, never seen Mossflower woods. He was beginning to see that patroling had its ups and downs. The traveling, for this young hare, was definitely one of the strong points.
((ok i posted even though that was really lame))
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 2, 2007 16:24:59 GMT -5
((Its better than some that I've done. Moving to the River Moss))
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Post by Tibbar on Nov 4, 2007 10:40:20 GMT -5
MArc looked over the hill as he settled down. His sword restig in his paw calmly. He saw the marching hares in the distance. He stopped eyeing them carefully, deciding the best action to take. He then got up yelling "Ay who are ye!" Marc wasn't especially worried seeing as he could proabably kill these hares in a matter of seconds.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Nov 4, 2007 20:22:45 GMT -5
((Hey tibb. This story was moved to The River Moss. Join in there.))
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