Adventure time!..(continued "Nightmare")

[Prankster101]

Travioso Trueflight hoisted the haversack upon his shoulders up a bit higher as he walked along the dusty path. He had been invited by Rorgus to accompany him with Silenis to travel to his family Holt. Rorgus was going to visit his family and he wanted them to come along after they became friends after the grayling incident.

Travi was hesitant on going, just because he knew what happens to him when he meets up with vermin. And he knew that Mossflower was a common raiding ground for vermin gangs. But Silenis and Rorgus pressured him, and he did really want to get out of the Abbey for a while. So he went anyways.

Currently the three friends were walking down the Main Path that came form the North and ran by the Abbey, which was still, bearly, insight.

Looking around him, Travi felt the warm summer sun beat down upon him. He felt the cool breeze whistle across his fur and pick up the dust that was kicked up by his tramping feet.

Silenis and Rorgus seemed happy enough traveling with him. Travi could only hope that no vermin decided to attack or rob them. His nerves were on edge as he followed behind his friends, all the time he wished to himself that this would be a peaceful walk into Mossflower, but then of course, when did he ever have a PEACEFUL walk into Mossflower.......

[Rorgus]

Rorgus walked along beside Travioso Trueflight and Silenis Wildlough. They were on their way to his Holt where his Mother and Sister lived. He hoped they would enjoy themselves and he wouldn't do anything stupid. But it was to nice of a morning to be thinking about that so he changed his thoughts to his friends. He tried to strike up a conversation with them.

" So where are you two from? Do you have any family?"

Soon they came upon the river Moss which was fairly close to his Holt. Dropping his pack Rorgus dashed to the river and dove in. The water was cool and it felt good on his hot body. He swam about for a while then getting out he said.

"Travi are you good at climbing trees? If you are could you climb one of those big oak trees and see if you can see my Holt?"

[Elizabeth]

Silenis was enjoying herself. It was a beautiful morning, and after saying her last goodbyes the the Redwallers (especially the little dibbuns) she was finally out of the Abbey.

The day was clear and cool and the sun shone down brightly through the trees. Overhead some birds would make known their presence to the three travelers, but otherwise they were alone.

Silenis had brought all her weapons with her, she was happy to be able to carry them again. She leaned over and picked up an old stick in the shape of a walking staff off of the side of the path.

Everything was so quiet that Silenis was rather startled when Rorgus spoke.

" So where are you two from? Do you have any family?"

Silenis let out a looong sigh. She got this question a lot and she wasn't very good at answering it. "Well..." She mumbled, "I'm sure I still have a dad... an' he a great dad. But... me' mum died... well got killed... when I was young. So... I have family, but not much. And in answer to your other question, I came from Green Isle. I was born and raised there and it's quite a wonderful place."

With the the conversation was light until they got to the river. Upon seeing it, Silenis instinctively bounded over and leaped into the water. She dove and swam for a bit, as did Rorgus, and when she was satisfied she got out and let the sun dry her off.

After Rorgus got out he said to Travi,

"Travi are you good at climbing trees? If you are could you climb one of those big oak trees and see if you can see my Holt?"

Silenis looked up at Travi and giggled. "Can you climb Travi? I'd find it rather odd for any otter to be able to. I don't think I can..."

[Prankster101]

((Ooc: Hey Bethy! Could you by chance find time to post in Up in the trees....[Green Isle Plot!]? We need you to get a move on...bad.. ...))

Travi tramped quietly beside Rorgus and Silenis as they turned into the woods and began walking in the direction of the River Moss. Unsure of what to say, he kept his mouth shut. Rorugs, however struck up a conversation, a rather....uncomfortable conversation for Travi at least...

" So where are you two from? Do you have any family?"

Travi's face became cold, and he looked away. Why did he have to ask THAT! He could have talked about anythings else! But no! Had to be personal! Before Travi was found in a rather awkward situation, Silenis answered.

"Well...[...] I'm sure I still have a dad... an' he a great dad. But... me' mum died... well got killed... when I was young. So... I have family, but not much. And in answer to your other question, I came from Green Isle. I was born and raised there and it's quite a wonderful place."

Travi continued to look away as Silenis answered. She lost some of her family too, but at least she wasn't really alone..like him.

Travi looked up to see both Rorgus and Silenis waiting for his answer as well. "Da Sea. An' Naw." Travi kept it short and brief, deeply hoping that neither of them would ask him to elaborate, he wasn't sure he could...

They three friends continued to walk along in the green foliage accompanied by the birds and their beautiful songs. After a little while they came upon the River Moss. Rorgus and Silenis immediately dropped there packs and dashed for the water. Travi stayed behind and picked up the sacks. Setting the sacks upon the back Travi let go of his own pack and dangled his paws in the water, cooling them off from the march.

After Rorgus and Silenis got out and dried off, Rorgus turned to Travi and spoke, while Travi, who had become rather hungry had taken a sweet roll out of his pack and began to munch on it.

"Travi are you good at climbing trees? If you are could you climb one of those big oak trees and see if you can see my Holt?"

Silenis looked up at Travi and giggled. "Can you climb Travi? I'd find it rather odd for any otter to be able to. I don't think I can..."

Travi rolled his eyes and stood up, finishing ff the sweet roll in one gulp. "Ah can a bit, but ah ain't a squirrel.." Turning around Travi walked over to a tall spruce tree. The Branches were spreed out and low enough that he could climb it well enough. Before he started his accent, Travi turned to Rorgus. "Saw w'at ah be a lookin' fur. A wooden 'ouse? A tree? A mound?"

[Rorgus]

Rorgus looked at Travi and after seeing his face he quickly looked away and muttered.
" Ah'm sorry never mind bout that." He seemed ashamed that he had asked that question that seemed to sadden them. He wishes he had never asked them.

Silenis giggled at the thought of Travi climbing a tree.

"Saw w'at ah be a lookin' fur. A wooden 'ouse? A tree? A mound?"

" It'll be a wooden house. Round with a thatched roof." He said,
" its not very elaborate but its home." He said looking at them quickly. He watched as Travi began to climb. He himself had never been good at climbing, on seeing Travi climbing it easily he quite admired him.

[Elizabeth]

(WARNING... BAD POST AHEAD!)


"Ah can a bit, but ah ain't a squirrel.."

A climbing otter, I need to learn how to do that, Silenis thought.

"Saw w'at ah be a lookin' fur. A wooden 'ouse? A tree? A mound?"


" It'll be a wooden house. Round with a thatched roof." [...]
" its not very elaborate but its home."

Silenis waited to see what Travi would find... meanwhile she walked a little ways off. And drawing dagger begin to practice throwing it at an old tree. She smiled as it hit exactly where she wanted... She was a pretty good aim with all projectiles.

She sighed and sat down by the river bank again with her paws in the water...

[Prankster101]

" It'll be a wooden house. Round with a thatched roof." [...]
" its not very elaborate but its home."

Travi shrugged and began to climb. The spruce branches felt rough and course beneath his paws as they gripped around the bark. Higher and higher he climbed, until he thought he had climbed enough. Gripping the trunk with his rudder and left arm, he stretched out with his arm and pulled back the smaller branches to see better.

Looking out over the tops of the trees, Travioso saw about half-a-day's walk down-river was a small wooden house with a thatched roof and smoke coming out of a smokestack. Nodding to himself Travi re-gripped the trunk of the tree and began his decent.

Traveling a little slow down than he did up, Travi progressed slowly down the trunk of the tree. Once he was about 4 rudder-lengths from the base of the tree, Travi let go and dropped to the ground.

Turning to Rorgus and Silenis, who was dipping her paws in the river, and spoke. "Yer families' house be down riv'r 'bout 'alf a day. S'ould make it dere by dinner."

[Rorgus]

Rorgus watched as Silenis drew her dagger and threw it and tree. She hit exactly where she wanted to which isn't something everybeast could do. She went over to the river bank and sat down with her paws in the water. Rorgus watched as Travi came back down the tree. He dropped the last four rudder lengths to the ground next to him and Silenis.

"Yer families' house be down riv'r 'bout 'alf a day. S'ould make it dere by dinner.

Rorgus looked delighted,
"my mother makes the best Shrimp 'n' hotroot soup ever!" He hoped thats what she was making.

They then continued their journey making good headway. It was just starting get dark when they reached the clearing with Rorgus' Holt. He went up to the door and opened t. He then headed to the kitchen to see if his Mother and sister were there. He found them just dipping into a pot of shrimp 'n' hotroot soup!
" Save some for me!" He said, Saffron dropped her bowl in surprise and Sapphire looked up startled. She then smiled and said
" Rorgus! I knew you would smell my shrimp 'n' hotroot soup. Have you come all the way from Redwall?" Rorgus went over and gave his mother a kiss on the cheek. He hugged Saffron and said.
"Yes have come all the way from Redwall, and I've got someone want you to meet!" He went out to the door and showed Travi and Silenis in.
" Mother this is Silenis Wildlough and this is Traviso Trueflght. This is Saffron my sister and my mother Sapphire. They both came wth me from Redwall." Saffron curtsied and said.
" Please to meet you Traviso and Silenis. I hope you like it here." Rorgus went over to the post and sniffed,
" mmmm just as good as ever!" He sat down and got a bowl,
" have a seat you two dig in!" With that he filled his bowl and began eating.

[Elizabeth]

"Yer families' house be down riv'r 'bout 'alf a day. S'ould make it dere by dinner."
"my mother makes the best Shrimp 'n' hotroot soup ever!"

Sure enough when they got to Rorgus' families house there was Rorg's mother and sister just getting ready to eat the soup.

" Save some for me!"[...]" Rorgus! I knew you would smell my shrimp 'n' hotroot soup. Have you come all the way from Redwall?" [...]
"Yes have come all the way from Redwall, and I've got someone want you to meet!"[...]" Mother this is Silenis Wildlough and this is Traviso Trueflght. This is Saffron my sister and my mother Sapphire. They both came wth me from Redwall." [...]" Please to meet you Traviso and Silenis. I hope you like it here." [...]" mmmm just as good as ever!" [...]
" have a seat you two dig in!"

"Pleased to meet both of you to!" Said Silenis with a small curtsy. "Rorgus has told me so much about you two. I've been wanting to meet you for some time."

Taking a bowl out for herself, and handing one to Travi, she followed Rorg's lead. After getting some soup she joined him at the table and begin to eat.

When she had finished she thanked Rorgus' mother and sister. "Thank you so much! That was better than any hotroot soup I've ever had, including the redwallers'. And that's saying a lot!"

[Prankster101]

"my mother makes the best Shrimp 'n' hotroot soup ever!"

"'Ope she makes alot o' it matey!" Travi said as he picked up his gear once more, another scone in his paw.

And with that, the trio marched off into the woods. For the rest of the day, they tramped through the woods, munching on their snacks as they walked, and only stopped for a short while to rest.

The sun was just falling below the tree line when they reached Rorgus's home. It wasn't much, but it looked very homely. True to Rorgus's description, the house was a sturdy built little home with wooden walls and a tightly thatched roof.

As they approached the home, Rorgus rushed to the door and opened it, heading directly toward the kitchen and Silenis soon followed suit. Travi followed as well, but at a slower pace. He had begun to feel uncomfortable as the approached the home, and now that they were here, he felt very out of place.

Travioso adjusted his hat as he stood at the kitchen door and watched Rorgus reunite with his family.

" Save some for me!"

" Rorgus! I knew you would smell my shrimp 'n' hotroot soup. Have you come all the way from Redwall?"

"Yes have come all the way from Redwall, and I've got someone want you to meet!"

" Mother this is Silenis Wildlough and this is Travioso Trueflght. This is Saffron my sister and my mother Sapphire. They both came wth me from Redwall."

" Please to meet you Travoiso and Silenis. I hope you like it here."

" mmmm just as good as ever! have a seat you two dig in!"

"Pleased to meet both of you to! Rorgus has told me so much about you two. I've been wanting to meet you for some time."


Travi nodded and tipped his hat as he quietly murmured. "T'ank ye marm." Silenis then handed Travi a bowl of Hotroot soup and Travi tried to stay out of the way as he stood and ate. The soup wasn't too bad! It was different from the Redwall recipe, maybe a bit more watercress and a snig of cinnamon? Whatever it was, Travi finished off his bowl with haste.

"Thank you so much! That was better than any hotroot soup I've ever had, including the redwallers'. And that's saying a lot!"

Travi nodded but kept his mouth shut. It was very tasty and Travi was very hungery, but he still felt sick to his stomach. Rorgus had such a nice family. Silenis had a father and a nice home, but what did he have?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. No mother, No father, No sister, No real home. And he could never just decide to start over.

Travi took care of his empty bowl with the other dirty dishes and dropped his haversack in the corner. Sitting upon the sack Travi watched Rorgus and his family. They were so sweet together, they really loved eachother. Sighing, Travi pulled his redwood bow off his back and started tracing the carvings with his paw.

[Rorgus]

Saffron sat at the table talking merrily with Rorgus and Silenis. Then she noticed Travi was not there, she looked around and saw him sitting in a corner alone. She went over and sat down beside him and said.
" Whats the matter Travioso? Are you hurt?" She wondered what ever could be the matter with him.... Then she thought maybe it was something someone must have said that disturbed him. She stood up and went back over to the table and sat down again still looking at Travi. She hoped he would get friendlier as the days went by. Then Sapphire stood up and said yawning.
" I'm sure you have all had a long day and are very tired. Rorgus would you show our guests there rooms? You and Travioso can share you'r room. If that is all right with Travioso." Rorgus took Silenis and Travi up a small set of stairs where they came to two little cozy rooms.
" Silenis you can have this bedroom." He said opening the door closest to them.
" Goodnight!" Then he went over to the other door and he and Travi went in where in the middle of the room there was a bed just right for one of them.
" I'll sleep on the floor and you can have the bed." He said. Then he got one of the blankets off the bed and spread it on the floor. He lay down on it and lay there looking and the ceiling hoping Travi would say something.

[Elizabeth]

" Whats the matter Travioso? Are you hurt?"

"I'm sure you have all had a long day and are very tired. Rorgus would you show our guests there rooms? You and Travioso can share you'r room. If that is all right with Travioso."

Silenis had been wondering herself what seemed to be the matter with him all the time. Sure there was the nightmare incident... She had decided she better not ask though for fear of offending him.

"Silenis you can have this bedroom. Goodnight!"

"Goodnight Rorgus!" said Silenis walking into her bedroom. "And you to Travi." She shut her door and went over to her bed.

After laying down she fell fast asleep. After today's events she had been tired out, though she didn't know it.

[Prankster101]

" Whats the matter Travioso? Are you hurt?"

Travi looked up from his bow into the eyes of Rorgus' sister Saffron. What could he tell her? Oh yes, he hurt. He hurt bad. But it wasn't a physical hurt that could be healed in a day or two. he hurt deep down inside. A tear was made in his heart that could never be sewn up like his shoulder. He had no parents, he was cursed with a thirst for vermin blood. Oh yes, he hurt.

But Travi couldn't find the gut to tell her. he simply shook his head, sighed and replied. "Nah. Ah'm fine."

Saffron walked back over to the table, still looking at him. Still concerned. The more she looked at him, the more Travi tried to look away. He didn't want her to be sad because of his misfortune.

" I'm sure you have all had a long day and are very tired. Rorgus would you show our guests there rooms? You and Travioso can share you'r room. If that is all right with Travioso."

Travi nodded as he stood up and mumbled another small "T'ank ye marm," as he pick up his haversack and his bow.

Rorgus took Silenis and Travi up a small set of stairs where they came to two little cozy rooms.
" Silenis you can have this bedroom." He said opening the door closest to them.
" Goodnight!"
"Goodnight Rorgus! [...]And you to Travi."

Travi managed a week smile for Silenis and a quiet "G'nig't." But it didn't last long as she turned into the room give to her and shut the door. Travi turned around and followed Rorgus into a small bedroom with only one bed. It was homey, but small for two large otters.

" I'll sleep on the floor and you can have the bed."

"Rorgus, naw. It's yer bed. Ah'll..." but before Travi could protest much more, Rorgus had already pull out a blanket and lay upon the floor. Sighing, Travi sat down on the small bed and dropped his sack on the floor next to him.

Lying down, Travioso heard the bed squeaky as he moved staring lonely up at the ceiling. but after a few minutes he sat up again. This wasn't going to work. He couldn't get to sleep. For every time he closed his eyes, Travi saw his parents. He saw their ship. He saw their happy faces. Tears started to well up in his eyes as sat up.

Blinking away an evidence of tears before he stood up, Travi tried to quietly get up off the squeaky bed, a failed effort, and crouched by his sack. Quietly putting on his quiver and bow, but leaving his sack, Travi tried to quietly leave the room with out disturbing Rorgus in case he was asleep.

Travi snuck quietly through the house, not wanting to wake anybeast up. He just needed to step outside for a minute or two. He just needed to clear his head.

Stepping outside, Travi could see it was a clear cool night. Not too cold, and lit by the bright moon. Perfect. Standing a few feet away from the home. Travi spotted an old oak with a small knot in the truck that would fit his needs perfectly.

After pausing for a moment to be sure that he was alone, Travi pull about 5 arrows from his quiver and stuck them into the ground at his foot paws. Stringing his bow with a flick of his paw, Travi approximated the distance between him and the target was about 10 paces. Should be easy for a master archer like him. But somehow it was harder than ever...

He couldn't concentrate. His emotions couldn't stand being bottled up anymore. His paws were all a shaky and his face clammy as he shot at the knot. Sweet dripping from his face mingled with the tears the flowed from his eyes. Not one shot out of all 5 arrows hit the tree. They all had too much power and weren't aimed straight.

Unable to control himself, Travi dropped to the ground. Sitting there, his arms and rudder clutching his knees to his chest, Travi buried his face in his chest and sobbed. Why?...Why....why......

[Rorgus]

Rorgus was lying on the floor just looking.....looking at the ceiling even though he had had a long day and was very tired he just couldn't sleep. He heard Travi tossing and turning. He was just about to suggest they go for a walk when Travi got up trying not to make too much noise. He bent down over his pack and got out his bow and a quiver of arrows. Then he left the room and went downstairs.

Rorgus followed him with his own bow, he made no noise at all because he knew all the creaky spots, and he avoided them. He waited for Travi to step out side. Seeing all was clear, Rorgus followed Travi at a safe distance.

Crouching in the shadows beside the house Rorgus watched what took place. Needless to say it was quite confusing to a beast who didn't know the details of Travi's background.

Travi (a great archer) was trying to shoot a knot in the tree as a sort of a target. He kept missing. He didn't look like he was feeling very well. In the dark of the night it was hard for Rorgus to see the emotion on Travi's face.

Then...

He heard Travi's sobs. Hesitating he stood up and walked over to where Travi was sitting on the grass.

"Travi?" he said in a low voice. "What's wrong matey?" He put a paw on Travi's back and tried to comfort him.

[Elizabeth]

Silenis woke up in the middle of the night. Keeping her eyes closed she wondered to herself why she wasn't still asleep. She had been so tired before, but now she felt restless. "oh well..." she muttered and got out of bed, realizing she wouldn't be able to get back to sleep for a while.

Then she heard somebeast in the hallway, waiting a while she heard the door to the outside. Going downstairs she opened the door and walked out into the night. She blinked as she tried to see in the dark. "Travi... Rorg'... is that you? What's going on..?"

[Prankster101]

Travioso Trueflight sobbed heavily into his chest. His jerkin was becoming soaked with his own sweat and tears, but he didn't care. Everything hurt too bad...

"Travi... Rorg'... is that you? What's going on..?"

"Travi?" he said in a low voice. "What's wrong matey?" He put a paw on Travi's back and tried to comfort him.

"W'at's wrong?" Travi gasped out as he looked up into Rorgus' eyes. "W'at's wrong???" He jumped up to his feet, almost shouting. Travi's eyes were bloodshot from crying, but he still cried. He trembled as ranted, and one could see he was clammy and sweaty, even through the darkness lit by the moonlight.

"E'ert'in' be wrong!... Riptail was wrong ta envy our ship and chase us down day after day.... Da storm was wrong ta 'it us off course and cause us ta cras'.... Riptail was wrong ta shoot may Mum an' Da in front o' may face and set da ship o' flame.... Ah was wrong ta live t'roug' da fire.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink dat e'ert'in' would be fine at Redwall.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink Riptail would leave mea alone.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink Ah could lead an' army against 'im, e'en if Ah did kill 'im.... YE KNOW 'OW MANY DIED DAT DAY!!!...."

Dropping down to his knees, Travi continued to sob as he continued to rant.

"Ah was wrong ta t'ink dat returnin' ta Redwall would make e'ert'in' fine again.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink da Bloodwrat' would stop.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink da nig'tmares would stop.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink da pain would stop.... Ah was wrong ta t'ink dat da blood upon mea paws would just ga away... Wrong.... E'ert'in' be wrong.............. Especially MEA!!!!!"

Travi let all of it out. Everything that he had bottled up inside was now out in the open. He everyone could hear him. Everyone could see his pain. He wasn't strong. He was week.

Blood pumped through his ears. His eyes started to cover with a red film. He just wanted it all to go away. Pulling out his knife, Travi stabbed the ground as hard as he could. Although it didn't look like much, In Travi's red eyes, when he stabbed the ground, blood poured from the ground. It soaked him. Blood. It was always blood.

Curling back up into the position he was in before, with his knees against his chest. Travi sobbed. His tears coming from blood red eyes.......

[Rorgus]

Rorgus looked shocked at the outburst. He just realized it too. Travi had always avoided conversation about family, and when he had brought t up he seemed very upset and disturbed. And when he was reunted with his family Travi again all alone and trying not to show his distress. Rorgus felt a great big feelng of sympathy for him down inside himself. He wanted to do something for Travi but he didn't now what.

He watched as the bloodwrath overtook Travi. He had seen it before and he gently too Silenis by the shoulders and moved her away from Travi lest she should get hurt. When his outburst was finished Travi was reduced to a very wet ball curled up on the ground tears pouring down his face. Rorgus stood by loong helpless wondering what he could do. Finally he said.
" You can live with us Travi. And you too Silenis if you don't have a home."

[Elizabeth]

Silenis was moved away by Rorgus. She smiled briefly at him but muttered. "I'm fine... I won't let myself be injured." She listened intently to every word of Travi's outburst. She was astonished that this all could happen to one young sea otter.

" You can live with us Travi. And you too Silenis if you don't have a home."

"Travi..." She said in a louder but not unkind tone. "Try to let go of the past. Consider Rorgus' offer. See if you would want to accept it." She shook her head wondering what to say. She wondered if it was any use to try and comfort him. "I know it must be hard..." She said quieter this time. "In fact I've never seen an otter with bloodwrath before, let alone one so young. But try to get a hold of yourself Travioso Trueflight. Be strong."

"Be the son your mother and father would have wanted you to be..." She said in almost a whisper. Then she turned away into the dark and went back into Rorgus' house.

[Prankster101]

" You can live with us Travi. And you too Silenis if you don't have a home."

Travioso-still curled up in the ground, eyes blood-red and crying-tried to speak. He could gasp out a croaked, "Naw, naw."

In bloodwrath, Travi had little to no voice, as he had little to no control. He couldn't live with Rorgus. Not that he didn't want to. He would love to stay, but he knew he couldn't. He didn't want to burden them with his mistakes and pains. He didn't want to burden them with his curse. At Redwall, at least sometimes you could blend into the shadows and be alone with not truly being alone. He was better off at Redwall and he knew it. But right now, the pain was too much...

"Travi...Try to let go of the past. Consider Rorgus' offer. See if you would want to accept it."

Travi tried wearily to shake his head. Whether he did or not, he didn't know. The bloodwrath was slowly increasing, and as it did, Travi lost more and more control of himself, but he forced himself to listen, even as he cried.

"I know it must be hard...In fact I've never seen an otter with bloodwrath before, let alone one so young. But try to get a hold of yourself Travioso Trueflight. Be strong."

"Be the son your mother and father would have wanted you to be..."

"AAARRRROOOOGGGAAAAHHHHHH" Travi cried out. A cry of pain and sorrow. He tried to be good, he tried....

And with that last cry of somewhat sanity, Travi lept up. Tears flowing from his blood-red eyes. He was fully under the bloodwrath's power. He resisted no more. Gripping his knife tightly in his paw, Travi roared like a wild creature and ran off into the woods, just running. Where he was running to or why he was running, Travi did not know. He ran, just ran. Branches scraping and pulling at his jerkin and fur, Travi ignored them and ran. Away from Rorgus's house, away from the pain....

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Early dawn's first light touched the tops of the trees as the little birds began to wake and cry for their morning's feed. The bees also awoke began to buzz about becoming a very tasty morning meal for the hungry birds.

Just below the little birds, a semi-conscious Travioso Trueflight stumbled about. Almost completely caked in blood-some of it not his own- and still in the very edges of the quickly fading bloodwrath, Travi struggled to find his way. He had to make it back, he had to make it back to Rorgus' House...

Last night, after a rough night of emotional explosions and bloodwrath, Travi had gone charging off into the woods. Where he had found a small vermin band around a campfire. There were 5 of them. 2 rats, 2 foxes, and 1 stoat. They had taken the campfire from a pair of travelers who lay slaughtered in a ditch nearby.

In his rage, Travioso killed them all. Not one vermin survived. Although the vermin fought hard against Travi, none could stand up to his power and rage. He hunted every one of them as they tried to run from him. Never changing his pace, never halting his attack until every vermin was dead.

Now as Travi searched for Rorgus' hut, he could feel the wounds inflicted by the vermin. His rudder had a long gash in it, along with another on the back of his left leg. His right wrist felt twisted and he was sure he had at least one broken or bruised rib as he coughed up blood while wheezing, struggling to breathe.

Bloody knife still in paw, Travioso parted the brush in front of him to see through blurry eyes Rorgus' hut. He made it.....Taking about one and a half more steps, Travi collapsed in the clearing next to the hut. He had no more strength. No more will to move.

Coughing up blood, Travi hoped someone woke up early enough to find him. Lying on his side, eyes turning from a faded pink back to their emerald green, Travi murmured through the blood, "Ah'm surry Silenis.....Mum, Da.....so surry.....Ah' aint w'at yer wanted...Ah'm...a....fail..ure....."

And with that the bloodwrath left Travi, and he slipped into peaceful unconsciousness where there was no pain, no wrong, no happiness, yet no sadness either...A place peaceful and still...

[Vikenti Whitedeath]

(Is this thread open? If so can I join? I havn't posted in a while so I want to jump back in.)