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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 10, 2008 13:20:29 GMT -5
Alouette Braebuck had always been told what terrible awful creatures vermin were supposed to be, but here in the Darkwood Inn & Pub she was amazed to find them treating her rather nicely. The pretty young hare had recently found herself released from the captivity of a very pregnant weaselmaid but left lost in very unfamiliar country. Until half a season ago Ally had never even left the mountain fortress of Salamandastron, but what an adventure she had had since then. She had left to find her brother Phil with her good friend Choco and her badger appointed protector Jeremy but she had been separated from them. That's when Kolia had found her muttering something about a hostage from Redwall for Roask. They had come to this little town looking for the weasel and hadn't found him but Kolia had given birth to her twins and then she had all but forgotten about Ally. The haremaid had debated where to go next but she had no idea where she was. The most sensible thing seemed to be to come back here to the place where Kolia had asked for help and received it. And thus far her plan had worked well. The pretty haremaid sat between a ferret and a stoat one of them had bought her an ale and another had bought her something to eat. She pushed her glasses up on her little pink nose and smiled a thank you. She was oblivious to the others who seemed to be swarming around her and was too ignorant of the ways of the wild world to even fathom what their intentions might be.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 10, 2008 13:33:40 GMT -5
Lieutenant Jeremy Beauregard staggered through the woods. He had run out of food several days before and he was starved. He couldn't find Ally anywhere. Sighting the village, he stiffened. It was full of vermin! "There's nothin' for it" he muttered to himself. Jeremy strode bodly through the village and made for the pub. Jeremy walked through the doors and stopped dead "Ally, is that you?" he called to the girl.
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 10, 2008 13:58:03 GMT -5
Upon hearing the voice Ally spun around on her barstool, "Jeremy?!" She hopped down happily and ran to him. "What have you done to y'self? Looks like you've seen a blinkin' ten season famine." Ally knew herself to not be in much better condition. Her dress was torn and she hadn't had time or the tools to re stitch it and the food she had just been eating had been the first real meal she'd had in days but she had compassion on her friend and she thought of his needs first.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 10, 2008 14:05:23 GMT -5
"I've been searching for you. I didn't know I was low on tucker until I found none left in my bag! And then I got lost and smelled food coming form over here and, well, here I am!" said Jeremy. "Choco disappeared some time ago. I don't know where he went either."
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 10, 2008 14:16:33 GMT -5
"He'll turn up when he gets hungry enough," Ally laughed and took Jeremy's paw. She led him back through the crowd of vermin to the place where she was sitting to eat and silently offered him her stool. The beasts who had been happily seated next to her were now not looking so cheerful. They eyed the new comer and the weapons he was carrying.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 10, 2008 14:48:48 GMT -5
Jeremy was visibly nervous. It was just him and his saber against an entire pub full of vermin if a fight broke out. Jeremy sat down in the seat offered to him. Swallowing, Jeremy said "Hello there, gents. Nice day, isn't it?"
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 10, 2008 15:17:55 GMT -5
The stoat who had bought Ally the ale stood up angrily but Ally didn't notice his anger and figured that he was offering for her to sit next to Jeremy. Ally smiled and pushed the plate of food she had been given towards the starving hare.
"Hey now," the ferret on Jeremy's other side protested. "I bought that fer you girly. If you ain't gonna eat it I'll just have it back." He reached out for the plate and started to drag it away from Jeremy but Ally grabbed the other side of the plate and pulled it back.
"You gave it to me so I can do with it what I bally well please. I've had my fill and I'd like to share the rest with my chum here." Ally was used to the hares at the mountain squabbling over food and didn't see this as any different.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 10, 2008 15:20:54 GMT -5
Jeremy quietly chewed on a piece of bread and put something on the table. He put several coins on the table, enough for a full meal. Jeremy didn't like to be the center of an argument, so he avoided them as often as possible.
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 10, 2008 15:46:02 GMT -5
The ferret snarled at Ally but then his eyes fell on the male hare's coins and a greedy smile crossed his features. He looked over the pair of hares at the stoat and raised an eyebrow nodding towards the money.
"There, don't you feel better to get somethin' on yur tum?" Ally ((i almost just typed Audra but I caught myself)) patted Jeremy's shoulder.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 10, 2008 15:55:41 GMT -5
Jeremy's eyes were closed in bliss. "Its almost like eating at Redwall." he said. "I've never gone so long without eating something that even ditchwater would have been good, but there was none around."
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 10, 2008 16:01:09 GMT -5
Ally smiled, "I had taken to braking icicles off of trees and sucking on them when the weaselmaid was dragging me about, wot."
Both the stoat and the ferret backed away so that they could make their plan together. ((I don't really know what they're planning so if you have any ideas let me know.))
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 10, 2008 16:05:53 GMT -5
((They could always try to rob Jeremy and get themselves killed....))
"What weaselmaid?" asked Jeremy. "I hadn't heard about any weaselmaid with a hare in tow. Then again, I haven't heard much of anything besides insects and me own voice until today wot wot."
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 11, 2008 11:23:59 GMT -5
"Oh that's right you wouldn't have heard. I was taken hostage by a crazy pregnant weaselmaid. But she's had her whelps now and gone off lookin' for their blinkin' pater." Her tone was very cheerful even in the light of the near slavery she had experienced.
The ferret and the stoat also had slavery on their mind, or at least the threat of it if the hare didn't pay up. That girly would fetch a pretty penny whether it was from him or some other beast.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 11, 2008 11:26:12 GMT -5
Jeremy had a slightly worried look on his face. "Well, I hope she finds him. I hate to think of any gel wandering the woods with her young ones, even a crazy weaselmaid." he said, still slowly eating the food, forcing himself not to wolf it down and make himself sick.
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 11, 2008 11:34:08 GMT -5
The ferret gave one more wink and nod to the stoat and then the two flanked the hares and addressed the male meanly. "Alright mate, paw over the valuables or we kill ye take 'em anyway an' work it outa the girl as well."
Ally turned in her seat and looked at the vermin inquisitively. They had been so helpful only a few minutes before.
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