Watership Down

Raptor · **Reply #100 on:** May 30, 2009, 12:41:20 PM

"She's walking! I didn't think she'd-wait, what's she doing?" Thistle questioned. It suddenly dawned on him that Mayberry was making to attack Thyme.

Thistle lept inbetween them, making himself seem as large as he could.

"This is the last thing we need." Thistle said, looking Mayberry in the eyes. "I'm not going to let you injure yourself, and Thyme, further." He persisted.

Myrkin · **Reply #101 on:** May 30, 2009, 02:40:15 PM

"Well, well... If she already wants to fight against me, then I guess she will recover from this injury in no time." Thyme commented jocularly.

"I hope so." Basil said seriously "I have already one rabbit to carry. I dont know if I would be able to carry two."

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #102 on:** May 30, 2009, 03:32:52 PM

Mayberry simply turned away from Thyme at Thistles remark, but she continued to walk...albeit slowly but she was walking and that was what she wanted to prove, that even wounded she could still hold her own. She walked past Thyme and Basil not even bothering to make eye contact with either of them.

Raptor · **Reply #103 on:** May 31, 2009, 11:09:19 AM

Thistle watched as Mayberry walked past, rather unsteadily. "Thank Frith..." He muttered.

He hadn't actually been sure that he'd be able to stop Mayberry from trying to attack Thyme. He was also just glad that she was walking. Thistle sat up on his hind legs and looked to Soapwort, Birch, and the others.

"We'd better get moving." He called. Thistle went back down on all fours, turned to a patch of tall grass that marked the path ahead, towards the farmland.

"I don't much like the idea of passing through the farm." Said Thistle. "But we'll probably be able to find a way around it."

Thistle brushed past the grass, with the others following. He didn't like the fact that he had to move slowly, but he knew that he had to make sure that he didn't leave Mayberry too far behind, where she could stray or get killed by elil.

Myrkin · **Reply #104 on:** May 31, 2009, 07:27:45 PM

"Probably we will." Neltita said to Thistle "Although I don't think we will be able to walk around that water I told you earlier." she added, before sighing. "I don't know how we can cross it, unfortunately. Maybe we will get some ideas when we reach the water."

"Do we have to come across it?" Basil asked curiously.

"I am afraid so." Neltita answered "If we want to get to place I've... 'dreamed' about." she added.

"You've dreamed about it?" Basil repeated the last sentence "You mean you had a vision of it? Could you describe this place? How it is there? How it looks like?" he kept asking. Neltita looked at hare a bit astonished. It seemed as if Basil really believed that she indeed had a visions, without demanding any proofs. She had to ask why he acted this way.

"What makes you sure I am seer, Basil? Even my friends had not trusted in me so quickly as you." Hare smiled at that.

"Nothing really, I guess. Honestly, I've always believed in such things as foreseeing. That is why I chose to go with you, when you had told me that I will have a chance to meet other hares. If you are a real seer, then I will get reward for my faith. If you are not... Well... A lone hare can always take care of himself, right?" he said calmly. After that Neltita and Basil hopped forward in silence for a moment.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #105 on:** May 31, 2009, 08:05:54 PM

Mayberry didn't want to hold the group up...but she knew she was wounded...but being a former Owsla officer gave her enough training to force back the pain as she put all her weight on her hind legs cringing in pain for a moment before leaping ahead of Thistle, Thyme, Basil, and even Neltita. She then turned to face them and asked, "W-what's wrong...a wounded...r-rabbit too quick for you?"

Myrkin · **Reply #106 on:** June 01, 2009, 03:09:24 PM

Basil looked at Mayberry approvingly "That is what I call fighting spirit." he said, but after that he smiled playfully "But this hare here has a strenght in his legs too. Look." saying that he jumped high over Mayberry and he landed softly just behind her. After that little trick he turned back and asked:

"See? I wonder if you will jump that high when you get better." he said a bit challenging, but at the same time in a friendly manner.

Raptor · **Reply #107 on:** June 01, 2009, 03:31:05 PM

Thistle watched Mayberry leap ahead, glad that she was overcoming her injuries. He stared in awe as Basil lept directly over her.

Thistle hadn't actually seen a hare before Basil, and had already been intrigued by the rabbit-like, yet far larger, animal. He'd known thay were faster then the average rabbit, but the jumping display had truely suprised Thistle.

His mind quickly focused on the farm, and the warning of impassable water. Both worried him. The farm worried him mainly because of the tempting scent of the farmer's crops. Thistle was confident that most of the others wouldn't get drawn in, but there were a few, he feared, that would find the farm a good place for a quick meal.

The impassable water was self-explanatory. Thistle hadn't ever been by any body of water then a large stream, and the thought of water that they could not swim across bothered him.

Thistle hadn't noticed, but Walnut had been trailing along behind him.

"Thistle, we won't pass too close to the farm, will we?" Asked the small buck, nervously.

"No, we'll keep as far away from it as possible." Thistle assured.

Myrkin · **Reply #108 on:** June 01, 2009, 04:56:53 PM

Thyme had something else that was occuping his mind to care much about Mayberry's action or Basil's display. Although he had to admit that hare evidently had a strenght much greater than any rabbit Thyme knew and that actually meant something. At the same time he could not notice that this hare was rather a playful soul, which Thyme found a bit surprising in someone so large. He had rather expected that the hare will be a kind of creature that liked to use his force to make others what he wanted to do. At least that was the thing the Owsla members in Thyme's and the rest warren usually did...

"I agree with that." Thyme said when he heard Thistle statement. He was hopping beside his new leader and Walnut. Neltita was following them a small distance behind. "If we can have at last some time of peace in return for not eating flayrah, then I am willing not to go to the farm." he added.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #109 on:** June 01, 2009, 06:47:40 PM

Mayberry despite her injury was in sheer awe at Basil's maneuver and she almost fell over as she smiled for a moment before walking forward again. It was only then that Mayberry realized that she wasn't as hungry as she thought she was, and she turned to Thistle and asked, "What now Thistle-rah? Do we cross the farm...or the water?"
Mayberry hated to admit it, but she was nervous about the water as well..with her wound she wouldn't be able to cross as quickly or perhaps not at all.

Raptor · **Reply #110 on:** June 02, 2009, 03:11:21 PM

"Well, I think we can get around the farm." Said Thistle, pausing briefly to clean his front paws, and to let Walnut catch up.

"But the water's another story. From what Neltita's said, it seems like there's not going to be a way around it. With Walnut's injured foot, and your own injuries, I can't say how we'll get across." Thistle continued.

"But there's no use fretting about it now. We'll be better able to judge how difficult it will be when we get there." He said, as they hopped past a patch of wildflowers.

Walnut was even more nervous. He tried to shake the feeling, but finding it unshakable, turned to Neltita.

"Do.. do you think anything bad's going to happen?" Confirmation that there was nothing to worry about from the doe who had predicted much of what had came to pass was the only thing, Walnut felt, that would calm himself down.

Myrkin · **Reply #111 on:** June 03, 2009, 06:03:26 PM

Neltita glanced at Walnut with reassuring smile. Maybe the small rabbit wasn't the bravest creature she knew, however she could not help but liking him with this nervous attitude of his. He behaved like an overgrown kitten, who looked to others for protection and comfort, which was in some way cute. Unfortunately, in their old warren most of the rabbits showed him only a scorn and insulted him for his fear of outside world. Hopefully, that wont happen again - Neltita said in mind, before answereing Walnut's question:

"As long as we stay away from farm, we will be alright. At least till we reach the water. I can feel it."

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #112 on:** June 03, 2009, 06:58:05 PM

Mayberry turned for a moment with a look of confusion on her face as she slowly stepped up to Neltita and looked her in the eyes as she asked, "What makes you think we have to energy to cross the river?! Obviously going through the farm is the safer way to go...but of course I wouldn't expect a non-Owsla to know that!"

Myrkin · **Reply #113 on:** June 03, 2009, 07:10:36 PM

"Going through farm will accomplish nothing." Neltita answered, trying to be patient with a bit bossy doe. "No matter if we go through it or if we go around it, we will still have to find the way to cross the river... Who knows? Maybe we won't have to use our strenght to cross it, but rather our wits?" she asked rhetorically.

Raptor · **Reply #114 on:** June 03, 2009, 07:25:24 PM

Thistle paused, and turned back. "Neltita's right" He started, "We'll have to go through the water either way. I'm not going to risk going through the farm, regardless of how long it takes to go around it."

The rest of the rabbits haulted, and Soapwort, followed by Birch, headed in closer to listen to the arguement.

"If anyone disagrees, I'd rather hear them now, instead of waiting until we make it to the water." Thistle said to the four other rabbits, besides Thyme, Walnut, Neltita, Mayberry.

"Here now, maybe we could get flayrah on that farm!" Called Birch, from behind Soapwort.

"Really now?" Growled Thistle, aggravated. "So you believe it's worth dodging men, cats, and dogs for some lettuce? For Frith's sake, think for once!"

Walnut had shrunk back from the arguement. He hated confrontations, and prefered to stay out of them.

"I think it'd be faster, if we went through the farm. Besides, the men would be asleep if we go by night." Said Soapwort.

OOC: Chock that down as the final number of their group. There's the named rabbits, Thistle, Walnut, Neltita, Thyme, Mayberry, Birch, and Soapwort, which are seven of the group, then there's the two unamed rabbits, making a total of nine rabbits.

Myrkin · **Reply #115 on:** June 04, 2009, 09:14:29 AM

"Man maybe, but not cats. Actually they often hunt at night and they are quite good at it." Thyme said to Soapwort "At least this is what captain Moss told me." he added. Captain Moss was the only member of Owsla that was treating outskiters with some respect. In addition he was the one that proposed Thyme to pass Owsla training and for a short time he was in charge of it. For a short time, as Thyme was kick off from Owsla, when he got into a fight with rabbit, who was much longer a member of it. After a disease broke out Thyme lost the sight of Moss. Probably the captain was dead...

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #116 on:** June 04, 2009, 02:44:05 PM

After hearing everyone argue their points Mayberry sighed and turned to Thistle as she said, "You are the leader here Thistle-rah...whatever you choose as a former Owsla I'll follow...even if I don't agree..so choose now, so we may be on our way."

Raptor · **Reply #117 on:** June 04, 2009, 03:22:02 PM

"We don't even know if they have cats!" Argued Birch.

Thistle glared at him, then said, assertivly, "We're going around the farm. Unless you want to get yourselves killed, I'd suggest you do the same."

Soapwort sighed. "Well, it'll be safer, if not faster..."

"We need to get going." Said Thistle turning back to the direction of the farm.

"There. That path looks safe enough." There was a divergence in the field, halfway between the rabbits and the farm. One section headed away from the farm, seeming to go around the farm.

"Let's go."

Myrkin · **Reply #118 on:** June 04, 2009, 05:33:12 PM

"We have a few wounded here, Birch, so going to farm now would be very dangerous and unwise. Besides... we will get the chance to get flayrah later." Neltita said, before hopping along with Thistle. Seeing that Birch and Soapwort were still hesitating, Thyme called to them:

"You heard Thistle, old fellows. It is time to go, so start moving or we will have to leave you here. You surely dont want to stay in this place alone, do you?" he asked smiling wrily "I dont think you would survive here for long." Then he had noticed that Basil was looking at him with some disapproval evident on his face.

"What?!" Thyme asked irritated.

"Nothing." hare answered, looking away and hopping after others. Thyme sighed and did the same.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #119 on:** June 05, 2009, 02:56:34 AM

Mayberry was keeping pace...as well as she could with a wounded hind leg, but she was no longer slowing the group down, but she knew they were heading in the right direction. "So, even if we keep going this way and move around the farm how do we know what the river is going to do?" she asked aloud hoping someone would answer her.