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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 13, 2008 13:50:10 GMT -5
"Yes I could see where as that would be very cumbersome." She tugged at her dress, which had gotten caught on a loose nail on a chair and came away from it hard and fast catching the muzzle of another ferret with her elbow as she flew back. Their attackers were now growing thin or frightened and were beginning to back off. Ally looked around, sickened by the carnage their battle had left but still slightly buoyed by the adrenalin of fighting. "We've made quite a mess, haven't we, wot?" and then as she swung the sling at one more advancing stoat it hit its target but then bounced back and hit her own head just between her eyes. Her glasses spun away on the ground as she sunk to the floor in a dead faint.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 13, 2008 13:58:27 GMT -5
"Oh boy." muttered Jeremy. "This is not good." He had planned on fighting his way to the door with Ally and getting out like that, but with Ally unconsious, that changed a bit. He would probably have to kill the rest of them before he could leave. Unless.......Ally, please don't get mad at me for this. he thought to himself as he grabbed a glass of ale, which miraculously hadn't been broken, and poured in on the top of her head.
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 13, 2008 15:48:15 GMT -5
Ally woke sputtering with all four paws flailing. "Where am I? What happened? I can't see. Where are my glasses?" In her mad scramble she cuffed two more ferrets and a fox. Eventually she did lay paw on her glasses and returned them to their place. The first thing she caught sight of was Jeremy and she smiled and batted her eyelashes in his direction. "Shall we be going, do you think?"
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 13, 2008 15:51:25 GMT -5
"Oh I think that they won't have any problem with us passing." said Jeremy. He stared pointedly at two weasels who were blocking the door. They nervously moved away from it and Jeremy held it open. "Ladies first, wot!"
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 13, 2008 16:00:05 GMT -5
"Thank you, Sah." Ally marched out regally, head held high and ears erect. She nodded to the weasels as if they were butlers leading the two hares out of some fancy establishment. "The scoff was good but the service was flippin' awful." She critiqued as she went.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 13, 2008 16:04:53 GMT -5
"You're welcome, miss." replied Jeremy. "And I would advise cleaning up a bit before your next customers come. Some beasts don't like dining with blood and body parts scattered on the floor." he said to the weasels.
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 13, 2008 16:15:50 GMT -5
Ally cringed at the mention of blood and body parts. She didn't want to think about the goriness of the battle and the loss of life. Then she realized that she had also taken part in the carnage and she bit her lip. Tears began to burn in her eyes and she looked away from Jeremy hoping he hadn't seen.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 13, 2008 16:33:15 GMT -5
Jeremy led Ally through the village. The vermin all stopped and stared at the bloodspattered hares then kept going about their business, loath to get involved. Jeremy took Ally to the place where he had left her stuff. "Here's Captain Braebuck's bow." he said, handing it to her, "And here are your daggers."
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 13, 2008 16:41:01 GMT -5
Ally sniffed and hugged the bow to her chest. She remembered the first time she had killed a living creature and the words of wisdom her mother had given her. "I didn't mean to hurt anybeast," she whispered quietly blinking tears out of her long lashes, feeling the effects of her first battle.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 13, 2008 17:14:34 GMT -5
Jeremy looked her in the eyes. "You did what you had to do." he said "If you hadn't, I'd likely be dead and they'd be selling you as a slave to get more drinking money. If you were lucky." Jeremy didn't want to scare her, but she had to get over the death of the vermin.
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 13, 2008 17:36:58 GMT -5
Ally nodded, swallowed back a sob, and then gave a hiccup. She took encouragement from the strength of the male hare across from her and the look in his eyes also gave her another feeling she wasn't really expecting, especially at a time like this. She felt her cheeks grow warm and looked down and the bow in her paws. Again she hiccuped. "Thank you, Jeremy for coming after me like that."
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 13, 2008 18:50:24 GMT -5
"It's the least I could do. I promised to protect you, and protect you I shall, until I can protect you no more." said Jeremy. "Besides, can't leave pretty gels like you by yourselves with a bunch of vermin roaming about!"
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 14, 2008 17:55:20 GMT -5
Ally's cheeks burned even hotter and her heart hammered in her chest. She was sure this had nothing to do with the battle she had just taken part in but she was still slightly confused by the feeling. For as long as she could remember she'd had a crush on Florian but after meeting him again, she had realized it really wasn't anything more than that. This was different. She'd never really thought of Jeremy romantically. He had always just kind of been that kind young officer with the dead ear. But now . . . she wasn't sure anymore.
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Post by Kal Skirata on Jun 16, 2008 6:16:40 GMT -5
Jeremy was equally, if not more, nervous. "Well," he said. "I think we better try to find Choco. I'm a bit worried about him. Haven't seen him for several weeks." he said as he got to his feet. "I do hope that he didn't get into trouble."
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Post by carabadgermum on Jun 16, 2008 16:01:14 GMT -5
Ally smiled, feeling more at ease, at the mention of their mutual friend. "Trouble follows Choco wherever he goes but he's generally very good at getting himself out of it." She stood with a sigh and brushed off her dress. Then she clicked her tongue and shook her head in disgust at her appearance. "I don't suppose you managed to bring along my travel sewing case. I must be a real sight."
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