The injured visitor (open)

[Ox-eye]

It was some time before Ox-eye opened his eyes again, but when he did his vision was a lot clearer and he also noticed that his wounds had been cleaned and dressed, by whom he didn't know, but he would want to thank them. He managed to get himself into a sitting position, with quite a bit of effort and then looked around the room. He soon relised that he was in the infirmary of the mountain, in one of the many beds.

Food and drink had been placed on a tray next to his bed, whether it was for him or had just been placed there while the owner went to do something was a mystery to him, but he did know one thing he was hungry, so regardless of who had place the tray there he began to eat and drink what was on the tray, but he only managed a small amount of both, as someone was coming towards him, so he put the tray down and waited to see who it was that coming to see him.

[Grath]

"Oh good, you're awake." The hare that bustled towards him was a rather fat harewife. She wiped her paws on the apron she wore over her green smock and smiled with motherly warmth at Ox-eye.

"Wot be your name, young hare? I am Dotti, Roseleaf's apprentice, of a sort." She pointed at the tray. "Roseleaf said you needed to eat that, an' while she isn't here, still isn't a good idea to disobey 'er, wot! I put some honey in the willow bark tea, but don't tell." Putting her paw to the side of her nose, she winked.

[Ox-eye]

Ox-eye took an immedient likeing to harewife and smiled back at her, he resumed eating, since she hadn't said other wise. He listened to her speak and wondered who the hare rosie was, she was obviously the one who had him brought up to the infirmary and he wanted to thank her, but when dotti mentioned that Rosie was away he knew he would have to thank her another time, instead he answered Dotties question. "My names Ox-eye, nice to meet you Dotti and i won't tell Rosie" he returned her wink after he finished speaking.

"Thank you for looking after me", he then remembered seeing a many hares outside the main gates to the mountain and wondered why they were there, so he said "Why where there so many hares gathered outside the gates?"

[Grath]

"My names Ox-eye, nice to meet you Dotti and I won't tell Rosie"

Dotti nodded in a business-like matter, sitting on the bed next over from Ox-eye. "Just don't call her Rosie were she can hear ye, mate!"

"Thank you for looking after me. Why where there so many hares gathered outside the gates?"

Dotti waved a paw, dismissing the thanks, though she beamed with pleasure. " 'Tis nothing, young'un. An' they are going up north t'help Lord Ashstripe in t'war, wot! Roseleaf went with, as h'infirmary keeper, o'course."

[Ox-eye]

Ox-eye listened as Dotti told him about what was going on and when she mentioned there was a war happening, he instantly felt the need to be their regardless of injuries. He looked around the room for his pack and weapons, which he found beside his bed. He reached down for his pack, with considerable effore, wincing as his body hurt all over.

He just managed to grab his pack, which he put on the bed in front of him, he opened the pack pulled out his brigadier regimental jacket, which he put on. He turned to look at Dotti and smiled and then said "I'd preffer if you'd use me name and not call me young un". He winked at her playfuly.

He then took hold of his pike and leaning on it for support he climbed out of the infirmary bed and if it wasn't for the pike surporting him he would have collapsed, as he wasn't fully recovered, but he still managed to stand up straight, but had to lean against the wall to do so.

Every part of his body hurt, but he felt that he needed to help his badger lord in the coming battle. He looked at Dotti and said "Don't try and stop me, it's me duty to help me lord Asheye". He would have made it to the door, but fell to the floor just short of the door and even then he somehow managed to stand up again, with an enourmous amount of effort, but had to lean against the wall again, before he collapsed again.

[Grath]

"I'd prefer if you'd use me name and not call me young'un."

"Alright then, wotever ye say...young'un." Dotti returned the wink and stood up as her patient struggled to his feet and hobbled to the door.

"Don't try and stop me, it's me duty to help me lord Ashstripe."

Dotti hurried forward to support Ox-eye, her face and voice all motherly concern and innocence. "Oh, wouldn't dream of it, ol' chap, y'got to fight in t'war, wot wot!" Without warning she threw a swift uppercut at her patient's chin.

[Ox-eye]

Normaly Ox-eye would have been able to take a punch or two and still be left standing, but in his weakened state the uppercut that Dotti thew at he chin knocked him clean of his feet but some how unknown to him he manage to stay conscious.

He then knew further Aruguement with Dotti was useless, as he knew she would stop him from leaving, so he just stagered to his feet and then said "Nice right ol'gel....." he got no further as he blacked out from the strain he'd put on his body.

[Grath]

Dotti supported her patient as he slumped, then watched in amazement as he staggered upright again.

"Nice right ol'gel....."

"Thankee." Dotti nodded briskly, speaking to her unconscious patient as she carried him to his bed. "Huh, wasn't reg'ment'l boxin' champion in me younger days for nothin', y'know." She laid him on the bed, then covered him with a blanket.

[Ox-eye]

It was sometime before Ox-eye woke up and the first thing that he remembered was Dotti hitting him under the chin, this would have angered him, but he understood why Dotti did what she did, so he looked around the room and saw her sitting on the bed next to him. He winked at her and said "So then me gel when am i free to leave?". He liked Dotti she was caring and nice, but she wasn't one to mess around with when it came to the welfare of her patients, as he had found out only a short time ago.

He then looked at the tray which now was clear of food and drink. He turned back to Dotti and said "Any chance of more vittles?"

[Grath]

"So then me gel when am I free to leave?”
Dotti sat up quickly from the half-asleep slump she had been in. “Er..wot? Oh, when yore better, for sure, young’un.” She stood up and fussed with her dress, smoothing out wrinkles.

"Any chance of more vittles?"

Dotti picked up the tray and bustled out, calling over her shoulder, “Be right back, young’un, old chap!”


[[should we wrap this up?]]

[Ox-eye]

((Yeah we can finish up))

Ox-eye watched as Dotti walked off to get him some more vittles, he smiled as she disappeared round a corner, the thought of slipping out while she was away came into his mind, but he would just injure himself in trying to leave, he could barely walk anyway so leaving the mountain was out of the question. He could only sit in the mountain and wait and wonder how the war was going.

It sadden him slightly that he wouldn't be there to fight side by side with the other hares of the long patrol, but he'd done his fair share of fighting and so he thought he deserved a rest. After s short while Ox-eye was fast asleep.

[Grath]

(( Alrighty then! Thread closed. ))