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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 29, 2007 20:01:30 GMT
*Robin stares at him she feels like he hasn't said something.* Well then tell your face that you are, because it really doesn't look like it. *She grins and hands him a drink. Then smiles even more as she sees Elm just walk in.* Elm over here! *She laughs again and watches him closely thinking. Elm grimaces at the sight of her for a second but composes himself just in time and ambles over to Robin.* Sorry I'm late as usual. *Robin merely sighs.* Don't worry I expected that you would be, Thrukka told me for one reason. Oh did you just come here, Ash has just been outside I think I saw him head of to Citadel Clearing or at least in that direction, and I know you're staying over there with Thrukka obviously. You didn't see him or anything did you?
*Elm's eyes grow huge with shock. He shakes his head very slowly.* No I didn't actually see him. *He almost glares at the other squirrel out of suspicion but keeps it inside.*
Robin over here! *Thrukka calls her over for once she is smiling but it isn't that nice a smile. Robin nods to the two of them and heads over to the shrew.*
*Elm is left staring at Ashnel, waiting for the blow to come since he's almost sure it was him and Robin is out of earshot now.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 29, 2007 20:05:51 GMT
Have you seen Melamia, Elm? *Ashnel asks, his voice almost nonchalant, but his expression steeled and somehow almost spiteful. He gives Elm a vague look that could mean anything, and steps through the crowds in Thrukka's direction.* Ev'ning, Thrukka.
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 29, 2007 20:11:16 GMT
*Elm stares at him, he feels very ill. Almost as if he could be sick but he won't be obviously. He stares after the retreating figure of the squirrel and cuts through the crowd towards Mela. When he gets near her he hisses at her not harshly but very fast and terrified.* Mela he knows, you're brother, he knows I'm almost certain it was him that I kept hearing. He knows. *Elm's pale face may give away how scared he is but hopefully Mela as always will know what to do.*
*Thrukka turns towards Ashnel. Despite what creatures may think she has great respect for the other. She has seen him fight, he fights well and that has earned her respect. The shrew saw him go against the wolves, that was what earned her respect but not in the way everyone thinks.* Hello Ashnel. You just missed Robin she's gone in search of Terragon. What do you want? *She doesn't mean to be rude it's just her way.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 30, 2007 7:03:32 GMT
*Ashnel looks at the other oddly. Thrukka seems more... open than usual, and that of course makes the dark squirrel Captain suspicious.* Do you...? *He trails off and shakes his head.* Maybe it's just me. *Ashnel mutters by way of explaination.*
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 30, 2007 7:11:06 GMT
*Thrukka looks athim and nearly laughs, she doesn't of course, but she comes close to it. Her smile however seems more frozen now and smirk like.* Come on Ashnel out with it do I what? *The shrew waves her drink slightly under his face just to emphasize that she's waiting.* You better hurry up or I might just get bored and leave and then you'd never know everything about it would you. *She grins possibly she has had slightly to much to drink this evening.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 30, 2007 7:35:23 GMT
Do you know where Elm was, perhaps just half an hour ago? *Ashnel asks, on the spur of the moment. He frowns, and looks the other up and down for a response. By blood, she's gone and drunk herself completely stupid!*
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 30, 2007 7:45:04 GMT
*Thrukka's smile fades. She watches him look at her up at down and feels anger rise in her. How dare the stupid squirrel look at her like she was out of her mind, after all she wasn't drunk enough not to realise that he knew as well.* Of course I do. *She whispered dangerously.* He was in Citadel Clearing with your sister watching the sunset with his new sweetheart. I hate him. For that and betraying the slaves and Robin who saved his life. I would kill him if I could but I won't so don't worry or glare at me. It's been going on now for some time. Nearly six months. Two weeks after he got here he asked me to arrange the first meeting. I hate the fact that I've had a part in this and not had the courage to tell Robin. Now though I'll try to set it right if you'll help me. *Thrukka has whispered all of this in a hissing way and waits and watchse Ashnel's face hoping to see some shock appear.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 30, 2007 7:47:32 GMT
*And, indeed, shock does appear on the great, dark, squirrel's face.* It'd kill Robin! *He protests, then:* But, then again, it'd kill her to find out on her own. *Ashnel shakes his head.* You do it. If I do anything, I'll be betraying at least one of them. Elm, Mela'... Robin.
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 30, 2007 7:54:40 GMT
So you give the task to me when you can't....I used to think you were braver than that Ashnel Alashia, but I will if you truly can't. *Thrukka puts doiwn her beaker on a nearby table and dashes through the crowds looking for Robin. She soon finds her getting another drink.*
Hello Thrukka enjoying yourself. *Robin grins.*
I feel I'm about to. *Thrukka replies and takes Robin's paw and tugs on it.* Come on I've got something to show you. *The shrew pretends to happy and fine but inside she knows what she is doing is horrible but it has to be done, this can't go on.*
*Elm is with Mela however and he reaches out to take her paw.* come on we can talk better in that room there, I've already checked it's empty. *He waits there and then whispers.* Follow me in there in a minute. *The ex-pirate then dashes into the room hoping no one saw him.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 30, 2007 8:01:51 GMT
*Ashnel looks down at the drink in his paw, and drains it. The squirrel sways a little, but follows Thrukka and Robin all the same. Meanwhile, Mela' glances around, and when she is certain nobeast is watching, follow Elm inside. By this point, Terragon has spotted Ashnel, who she had not seen since the Captain stepped outside, and has made her way over.* Ash'! There you are, I thought you must've- Not now. *Ashnel snaps, and hurries off, the leaderess trailing behind him.*
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 30, 2007 8:07:44 GMT
*Mela however did not go unnoticed Thrukka saw her and grabs Robin's paw with a little too much force. The squirrel picks up on this and feeling now slightly ill at ease snatches it away but follows all the same. Thrukka leads her over to the room she saw Mela and Elm go into. She looks over to Ashnel and so Robin can't see motions for him to follow her. He has to do it too, not just me it is now both of our duties to. The shrew waits at the door for a few seconds.*
*Elm sees Mela enter and reaches out to take her paw, she looks so beautiful. He bends his head down towards hers hoping she knows what he means. The ex pirate closes his eyes.*
*Outside Thrukka is waiting with Robin for Ashnel, Terragon. This should get interesting the shrew thinks almost mournfully.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 30, 2007 8:25:16 GMT
*Mela' nods and moves forwards and, unaware that Ashnel and Thrukka are outside the door, kisses Elm. Ashnel glares at Thrukka and shakes his head when he is sure Robin and Terragon aren't looking. "No," he mouths, and is about to silently say more, but Terragon glances round.* Why are we-?
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 30, 2007 11:20:31 GMT
Because I have something to show all of you. *Thrukka's smile is now beaming across her entire face. She reaches forward very slowly to open the door. She then mouths at Ashnel; Oh yes. She places her paw on the door and in a sudden change the shrew shoves it wide open but silently so it is practically impossible not to see what is inside.*
*Elm doesn't notice but he feels something is wrong. He opens his eyes and looks over to the groups of creatures staring in at him and Mela. The squirrel pulls away but it is too late. He stares open mouthed at the group not knowing what to say. However he still keeps hold of Mela's paw.*
*Robin merely stares at what is inside. Her eyes are huge with shock and she feels everything stand still for just a moment. All she can do is stare at them, with that image burned into the young squirrelmaid's mind.*
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Post by Terragon Scrufftail on Mar 30, 2007 11:39:13 GMT
*Ashnel has not cried since he was a dibbun of only eight years, and asked one of the squirrelmaids from the Pine Woods if she loved him, only to be laughed at by her. But now, the dark squirrel clenches his paws and grits his teeth to stop tears welling up in his mournful brown eyes. Ashnel leans back against the doorframe, and bashes his head against it a few times. He wants somebeast else to say something to break the silence. His wish is almost granted by Terragon, who pushes past the squirrel Captain, marches across the room and attempts to slap Elm in the face. Hard.*
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Post by Robin Redflash on Mar 30, 2007 11:46:29 GMT
*Elm takes the slap almost gratefully, but afterwards wishes he hadn't it was very hard. He just stands there waiting for womeone to say something. He wishes Robin would cry or yell at him just do something instead of staring at him with those eyes that just screamed out betrayal.*
*Thrukka wasn't laughing she stared at Robin's face and knew that though it hurt she had done what had to be done, she always did. That didn't mean though that the shrew didn't feel the pain for the others that it happened to. The shrew had felt this so much that is was nearly second nature to her now to feel pain, that was why she could keep her face so straight.
*Robin just stared at him, she couldn't stop herself. Everything was tumbling down. Not everything at least Terragon had slapped what she couldn't understand was why she hadn't wanted to do it herself. Slowly she managed to blink and turn away. She looked back over her shoulder and that's when she started to cry. The squirrelmaid whizzed her face round at that point and ran. Robin scooted round the crowd out of the door. She only stopped when she reached Citadel Clearing. There she stopped and waited, letting the tears run silently down her face.*
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