RP: A Tale of Reedbind: Quest for Justice

[Muse]

Akitka bellowed as boulders glanced off his matted pelt. Ka was drooped limply over the bears shoulder, a javelin hanging loosely from her skull.  Then Akit fell to a fierce otters dirks. The otter fell, but Akitka roared and grabbed him, shaking him fiercely.

[Skipper]

OOC: i am in the tunnel and it collapsed

[BrookSkimmer]

(OOC: I was thinking perhaps a couple birds would have somehow gotten out but enough of them would die that UnderSky will be destroyed.)

Shuffer did not run far. He deposited the otter babe he was toting to another otter from the group. After this he found Searose.

"Searose!" His breath came ragged as he continued. "We need to go back fer Oakpaw. He's trapped down there and I'm not going to let him die like those rotten birds!"

Shuffer ran back to where stones were still shifting from the collapse. He began to pull rubble from the hole with strength that came from adrenaline.

"He can't be too far in here! If we can shift some of these big rocks we might be able to reach him!"

[Skipper]

Oakpaw felt the strength quickly draining from him, if he didn't die of adder poisen then he would die from lack of air, his last thoughts were of the holt and his friends, just before he fainted he would have sworn he had seen a dangerous looking mouse with a beautiful yet dangerous sword

[Mad Maudie]

Riverrose would not let go of Searose

"River you know the other otter that was down there with us who helped us escape?" River nodded
"Well he is still down there losing air fast if we do not get to him he will die so let me go help all right?" River nodded again and let go of her sister

[BrookSkimmer]

Shuffer dug with the strength of ten otters. He dug until his paws were broken open and bleeding. He dug until the breath ran ragged from his mouth. He dug until he would dig no more. With one last shove at the rocks he collapsed on the pile.

"It's no use... can't do any more..." As he spoke the rocks he had collapsed on shifted. Then a whole pile of rocks and earth came tumbling out. A hole back down into the tunnel had appeared. Immediately the otter began calling down the hole.

"Oakpaw! Hold on matie!"

The otter cook began crawling down the tunnel. It might collapse again and kill them both but he kept going. He finally found Oakpaw and began to drag him out.

"Just hold on matie. Let's get you out of here!"

[Mad Maudie]

there was only enough room in the hole for shuffer so Searose stood waiting

[Skipper]

Oakpaw began to murmur but he was starting to get a fever, he was stubborn and was clutching at straws, then the warriormouse appeared, Oakpaw felt a great peace overcome him and the stranger spoke out "to die here is not your fate, be strong bold warrior"

[Mad Maudie]

OOC fate is fate not faite

[Skipper]

OOC:oops i thats what i meant to put

[BrookSkimmer]

Shuffer continued to pull of Oakpaw until he was out of the tunnel. As ha pulled one last time they both tumbled out onto the grass. It was dark, the sun having just set. It was also quite cold.

"Searose, do you have any healing skills?"

The cook questioned the other otter as he cast about for tinder, flint, and steel. They needed a fire. Oakpaw looked like he was taking fever and they had to stop the adder's venom from killing him.

"What should we do?" Shuffer was anxious now. He did not have healing skills and did not want to see his otter friend die.

[Mad Maudie]

Searose took one look at him and started ripping the hem off her skirt
"Shuffer! get some Elm bark, milkweed sap, Dock leaves, Chrysanthemum buds, and river water and do it know!" she yelled at him and started looking at the wound it was a evil green and swollen gathering up her courage she started pressing right next to the holes ignoring his cries of pain she pushed and venom came out all over her hands and she pushed till no more would come out then took the end of her skirt and tied it above the poisoned area and waited for shuffer almost falling over she was so tired and felt so helpless.

[Skipper]

the pain was fading but Oakpaw gritted his teeth as Searose pushed the poison out, he sighed and started to fall asleep

[BrookSkimmer]

The otter ran. He ran as fast as he could to gather the supplies that Searose needed. When he returned he had the healing aids in his paws. He deposited them off next the Searose and then knelt next to Oakpaw.

"Hold on matie. Searose is going to get all the poison out. She'll heal you!"

He watched and waited to see if Oakpaw would make it. A deep sigh escaped his lips and Shuffer could not tell if it was from being tired, or in pain, or both.

[Mad Maudie]

gathering the supplies she issued another order for shuffer
"Shuffer turn this bark into powder while i mix these!" she said and poured a little of the water into another bowl and added all but the milkweed sap taking the liquid mixture she held it up to oakpaw's mouth and forced it down she new it would not taste good but it would help, then she added the milkweed sap to the other water and stirred violently but did not spill, taking the powder from shuffer she added that too then put the sticky mixture on his arm taking another bigger piece of her skirt she held it in place and waited