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Post by Silas on Oct 26, 2007 23:21:44 GMT -5
"I'm sorry, Vrelt. I can't really take your word for it. It's nothing... personal..." Silas tried to explain. "I can't take any chances..." He muttered, then spoke up again. "I'd suggest you rest, though. At least for now."
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Post by Vrelt on Oct 26, 2007 23:29:34 GMT -5
Vrelt nodded, "I understand Silas. I see why you don't trust me; I'm just a ferret." Vrelt took a sip of the drink that sat upon the cart. "So what is your name?" Vrelt said returning his gaze to Kolia.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 26, 2007 23:38:46 GMT -5
"I'm Kolia," said the weaselmaid forcing herself to calm down a bit. He asked civilly so she answered but she wasn't going to give him anymore information than he needed. And then, "Oww." The baby seemingly kicked her on both sides at once. She massaged her sore stomach with both paws.
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Post by `Tex (Snakeh) on Oct 26, 2007 23:48:56 GMT -5
Vortex had meanwhile drifted off to sleep, needing to recover from the awful wound he had given himself. He twitched in his sleep...
A mousemaid smiled at him and took his paw, but quickly turned into an evil beast, a vermin creature. It held two knives, directed straight at him. He tried to grab his bow, but it was gone, stolen by the Abbeybeasts. He could only watch helplessly as the vermin stabbed... But there was no pain. It was a dream. Just a dream. Knowing this, he waited patiently for it to end. But the torrent of images continued...
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Post by Vrelt on Oct 26, 2007 23:56:46 GMT -5
Vrelt had heard that name before.... He suddenly remembered; she was in Roask's crew. "Why did you come to Redwall, Kolia?" He took another sip of the drink, his icy gaze softened, but remained locked into Kolia's eyes, his own ice blue ones piercing hers.
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Post by Silas on Oct 26, 2007 23:58:14 GMT -5
Silas then relaxed a smidge, taking up his glass again, finishing it off as Kolia exclaimed, 'oww.' he turned to face the weasel. "Somethin' wrong, miss?" He didn't know why he even bothered asking. He knew the reason already. Still doesn't hurt to ask... does it?
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 27, 2007 0:05:42 GMT -5
Kolia still didn't like the way the ferret was looking at her. She glanced over at the squirrel and then repeated the same story she had been telling everybeast since she got to the Abbey. "We're traders, my family, but we didn't have a healer among us so when we came by this wonderful place, my husband and father thought it best for me to stay awhile. They we're going into a dangerous area of the woods and didn't want me to get hurt. We also wanted to make sure that the baby was alright." Funny when she told the story to the Abbey beasts it didn't sound as much like a load of crap as it did when she told it to a creature of her own kind.
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Post by Vrelt on Oct 27, 2007 0:10:42 GMT -5
Vrelt almost burst out laughing at Kolia's story, but the ferret pulled himself together before he did. "So where are your husband and father now Kolia?" Vrelt's had an advantage over Kolia; his icy blue eyes, he could tell it made her uncomfortable. He smiled inwardly.
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Post by Silas on Oct 27, 2007 0:19:16 GMT -5
Silas took note of the ferret's expression and Kolia's story. It would be believable to the squirrel... If he was an actual, peaceable creature like the abbeybeasts. But he wasn't like them. He was different. An outcast, yet still remaining among the whole. And because of that difference, he had his own thoughts of Kolia's narrative. As all of this ran thorugh his head, Silas took another sip of water from his glass, almost casually so.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 27, 2007 0:27:09 GMT -5
"I'm not sure exactly," his question made her think of Roask and Pepp. Where were they? She wondered for the millionth time if Roask was even still alive. And then a thought came to her. This ferret knew something. He was just toying with her. She sat up a little taller. What did he know exactly? There had to be some way to find out. Where had he said he was from? Riftgard? Yes she'd heard of it. Roask had mentioned it once.
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Post by Vrelt on Oct 27, 2007 0:33:44 GMT -5
Vrelt enjoyed these mindgames, he could see Kolia didn't like them so he continued, "Are you sure you don't know, Kolia?" Vrelt took a large gulp of the drink, this time he smiled cunningly at Kolia.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 27, 2007 9:25:46 GMT -5
She was still thinking of Roask and Dad . . . no Pepp! Tears sprang unbidden to her eyes, "How should I know? They were going into dangerous territory. They could be dead for all I know!" Damn hormones! she thought again for the millionth time in the past several days. Kolia dashed the tears away from her eyes with the back of her paws. Then another hard kick brought her paws back down to her stomach. Suddenly she remembered something else that Roask had said; Vrelt from Riftgard and there was another name, she said it quietly, "Romsca." She wasn't sure exactly how the name fit with the whole puzzle, just that it was related in some way.
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Post by Vrelt on Oct 27, 2007 12:22:53 GMT -5
Vrelt continued to smile, this was an amusing game. "I hope your 'husband' and 'father' are alright." Vrelt said the last words with sarcasm, "What about Romsca? How do know of her?" His icy blue eyes narrowed.
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Post by Silas on Oct 27, 2007 14:07:21 GMT -5
Silas didn't like where the conversation was going. Vrelt seemed to be at least annoying Kolia, and as she said stress and anxiety weren't too helpful for an unborn child. Neither was a supposed father that was away while leaving the mother behind, though. He knew they were weasels, but you don't just leave someone who's carrying your own child behind. You stay with them. At the very least that was what he himself would do, if he ever found somebeast...
As the squirrel thought about this, he sighed and placed his now empty glass down on the cart. His own problems, it seemed, would have to be solved later on. For now he had to keep an eye on everybeast in the infirmary, make sure nothing bad happened. He made as if to step into the conversation, but held back, wanting a little information himself.
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Post by carabadgermum on Oct 27, 2007 14:17:27 GMT -5
Kolia still wasn't exactly sure why the name sounded familiar to her but she enjoyed the fact that the mention of it seemed to get a rise out of the ferret. She grinned wickedly, "Oh, nothing really. Just . . . well . . . you know Romsca."
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