Log: Story and Hide & Seek Place: great Hall Involves: Furgo, Benar

RW Abbey: Great Hall
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The Great Hall of Redwall Abbey. Countless paw falls have echoed from these stones, and untold numbers of feasts and merry gatherings have been held here.  A table, not nearly so grand or large as its predecessors, but quite functional for mealtimes, rests near the center of the hall. Chairs exist here aplenty, though most of them are obviously not from the same set. Many of the stained glass windows are broken, and have been patched with canvas and boards to fend against the elements. The floor is clean and swept. A fire is kept burning in the fireplace at almost all times of the day and night, and there are several more comfortable chairs and cushions set up here, of varying sizes. One looks large enough to easily accommodate a badger.

The Tapestry hangs proud and tall, and while the rest of Redwall may still bear the scars of natural disaster, this most famous of Redwall's relics remains unharmed by beast, time, or the elements. The figure of Martin the Warrior seems to be watching over his own with an unchanging, kindly gaze.

Red, blue, orange, green...vibrant patterns of color are painted on the floorstones of Great Hall by the high afternoon sun that is streaming through the stained glass windows.
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                        Exits/Entrances:
               [K]itchen    [St]airs   [C]avern [H]ole
               [Li]brary    [En]try    [B]reezeway
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Benar comes running from the stairwell grying his eyes out
Furgo sees benar, and asks, "What's wrong?"
Benar sees the nouse and runs up to him, wrapping his paws around him "Kitty was mean, not play wid Benar
Furgo says,"Redtail? Oh, he doesn't like to play. I might be able to play with you. I'llc ertaintly try to."
Benar sniffles and clings to you still crying "He mean kitty, mmean like masters"
Furgo says, "Well Redtail has seen lots of horrible things happen lately, and doesn't always wnat to play. Just like we can't make you go into the kitchens, you can't make him play. But I'll try to play. What do you want to play?"
Benar says, "Hideys and seeks, benars good at day""
Furgo says, "Ok. I like that game. What do you want to do first? Hide, or seek?"
Benar says, "I hideys benar goods""
Furgo says, "Okay, I'll count to 20. Start hiidng." he closes his eyes, and counts, "One-Two..."
Done.
Benar giggles and shimmies up a lamp stand, pereches on the top and jumps onto a windowsill, he then clambers up to the top and hides abbove the window frame
Furgo finishes counting, "17, 18, 19, 20! Ready or not, here I come." he opens his eyes, adjusts his glasses, and looks unde rthe table.
Benar stifles a giggles and grips the stones
Furgo gets up, and checks behind the tapestry.
Benar watches you walking about and laughs softly then clamps a paw over his muzzle
Furgo hears the laugh, and looks upward, spotting a little bit of brown fur. Just because he's kind, he says, "Okay, I give up."
Benar leans over and waves "see benars here, i hide" (he's grey)
Furgo says, "Okay, now it's my turn to hide."
Benar climbs back down and sits onthe top of a chair and starts counting "Ones...twos, twees, fives.... nines... "
Furgo scrabbles behind the tapestry as quietly as...a mouse.
Benar stops counting when he thinks he's got there and looks about he jumps off the chair and walks about poking behind chairs and tables "benar find yous"
Furgo is still behind the tapestry/
Benar looks around the notices a bulge in the tapestry, he runs over and climbs under it and grabs your leg "Gothca, no you do wha benar says."
Furgo comes out, and smiles, saying, "Okay."
Benar giggles and clambers up your habit and sits on a shoulder "Uhm... Benar not sure what now"
Benar you cannot help but notice his fur is sticky and his tail fur seems to have been soaked in milk, clawfang had to leave him in the middle of breakfast and he never got cleaned up again
Furgo notices the sticky fur, but leave sit be, and says, "Would you like me to read you a story?"
Benar blinks adn looks at you "Wha...is stowy?"
Furgo says, "A story is...well... a story is when I tell you about a bunch of beasts and what happened to them,a nd usually what happens to them is good or funny."
Benar frowns and sucks on a paw "Oh....erm... K...Benar twy it.."
Furgo says, "Once upon a time, there was a good little squirrel, who lived with his mommy and daddy in a place full of nice beasts."
Benar frowns "K...wha was he call? where was place?"
Furgo says, "The squirrel's name was George, and the place was called Dardok Village. Everyone was happy, until a bad nasty came along, and made them all work for him."
Benar whimpers and clings to you "No...bad slaves bad.."
Furgo says, "But George the Squirrel remembered how happy he was before the nasty came, and knew it was wrong for beasts to work like this. he told everyone about it, and they agreed. And do you know what they did to that nasty?"
Benar shakes his head "No...no..."
Furgo says, "They caught him, and made /him/ work for them so he could feel what it was like to make other beasts slaves, and when he had learned his lesson, he left, and became a good nasty, and never did bad things again."
Benar sniffs and snugs yoU "Dat nice stowwy... but benar's masters still nastis..."
Furgo says, "Yes, well, not everybeast knows how to do that, and there's sometimes too mnay nasties to make them good. But at least you aren't still with those nasties. You're here, where you're safe from them.
Benar nods and hugs the mouse "Yes... i with nicce beastes and nice nastis...."
Furgo smiles at the hug.
Benar sniffles and hugs "I glad dis castle not like odder castle, benar thguht it was... an benar not scared of kitchen now... Dada taked me in yesterday, showed meit safe and i kin get food, no beast made me do pots"
Furgo says, "I'm glad you've gotten over your fear of the kitchens. How would you like a snack?"
Benar nods "K..but not go in scullry..."
Furgo nods, and, while Benar is still perche don his shoulder, walks over towards the kitchens.

Furgo's Dorm