As promised Killicia was at the front entrance early the next morning.
Dodder had made sure to tell the sentries that a young female ferret would
be coming to the mountain, and they were not to shoot at her or bother her.
Killy made her way through the entrance, under the eye of the sentry. He
was none to pleased, and snorted and huffed as she passed. Killicia
stopped in front of the large hare, with a large cheeky smirk on her face.
"Do you have a cold? or is this the way you greet creatures?"
Before the hare could answer she continued on her way, shaking off another
hare offering to escort her to Dodder.
"I can find the mess on my own by now. Don't you have some pitiful creature
you can go save."
Dodder was in the officers mess with Corp. Whitewood and Colonel Flintrun. She was trying to convince the two that Killicia would be able to help, with little luck. Both hares were stubborn, and once they had made a decision they stuck to it. Flintrun was the senior officer of the Long Patrol. He was a very old fashion, and had no time for Vermin of any sorts. Whitewood was Dodders age and a new officer. He hated Killicia from the first time he saw her. He had no reason to hate the ferret, he just didn't like her. Dispite this Dodder was very fond of him.
The Hare maid continued her plea. " Killy would be perfect for the job. She can blend in and find out what we need to know, easy."
"Probably 'cause she is one of them."
" Whitewood, Killy hasn't been on a corsair ship for over three season. She has no intention of returning."
Just as Dodder finished Killicia entered the mess. "Speak of the Devil." Whitewood muttered as the ferret sat down. "What are you doing here!" asked the Colonel fitting a monocle into his eye. "Well, I'm sitting. What's it look like I'm doing, stuffy whiskers?" Dodder cringed behind Flintrun, mouthing the words. "Stop it Killy." The old Colonel was not impressed at the response. His lips quivered as if he was restraining himself from replying. He thumped his paw on the table and sat in the armchair in the far end of the room.
" Well if you really want to know why I'm here, it's to find out who is plundering the North coast. That is unless old Whiteywood here want to go Play Dress up and find out for himself." Whitewood glared at the Ferret " You can go for all I care! You can bally well Join back up with them if you want. Go off killing helpless creatures or what ever you rouges flipping well do!"
Killy's eyes narrowed." Why don't you just bring in the poor babes why your at it. " "Why don't I!" " maybe you want to blame me for looting he coast line too!" "Why not, for all I know your their bally leader Wot!" " How dare you accuse me of that!" "Why shouldn't I! " Dodder saw that this may result in violence so she step in. "Children! If you two are finished." Killy cocked her head to the side. "Oh, I'm done if he is!" " I have no more to say to you Ferret!" "Good," said Dodder." Now as I was saying earlier sah. Killy is perfect for the mission. The crew of one of the ships has docked not far from here. Killy would be able to get there easily. We could have this over and done with by the end of the summer, without a full fledged battle." Old Flintrun Shook his head. "No I can't allow it. It's not just because miss Swiftfang is a ferret, Dodder. She isn't Long Patrol and I can't risk it." "But, sah..." "No Buts about it Gel! it's over. I don't want you to bring it up any more. It's already been decided that Whitewood will go in. Your dismissed Dodder, we will talk about this later." Dodder was crushed she left the mess with out a word. The Colonel turned to Killicia. "I think it's time you left as well, Wot." " Pleasent seeing you as always, Stuffy whiskers!" Killy said leaving.
It wasn't long before the Ferret found her friend sitting out side on a large rock. It looked as if she had been crying. "Sorry about getting you into trouble with stuffy whiskers." "It's not your fault. He's been mad at me for everything lately. I really want to find out who has been attacking the northern coast, Killy. I wasn't supposed to be on this mission originally. It was only 'cause I annoyed the daylights out of his lord ship that I got it."
"Why is it so important to you? Places are attacked everyday. I don't see the reason to get upset."
Dodder wiped her eyes. " It's Kinda personal. My family live up north. My old house was attacked. The Villains nearly killed my little brother, Dad isn't too well off either. That's why I have to find out who did it! You know as well as me Whitewood won't last five minutes. He's a perilous fighter but when it comes to spying he isn't to AJLSing."
" You'll find out who attacked your folks. Old stuffy whiskers doesn't like the idea of me spying around. But he hasn't stopped me before."
"Killy no! I want you to help but you'll only get yourself into more trouble." "What, Me in trouble? I ain't no patrol creature. I dose what I likes."
" Just don't do anything too stupid."
"Me do anything stupid! I'm shocked you would say anything like that. Have I ever done anything stupid?"
Dodder laughed at her friends statement.
Killy continued. " I best be going now. It seems I've overstayed my welcome. I'm off then."
The ferret left headed in the direction of her cabin, as Dodder took a deep breath and prepared her self for what ever her officer was going to say.
Killicia didn't plan on staying home long. It was already late afternoon when she got home. Killy pulled an old wooden chest from under her bed. Opening it up the ancient box reveled things the former Corsair hadn't seen in a long time.
She slowly removed a rapier. Delicately polishing the silver handle, she kissed the fang carved in the fine silver. Placing the weapon on the floor, Killy found her Red scarf and silver earrings that had become her trademark. Standing in front of the mirror the ferret strapped on the Rapier belt. Finding the ear holes she fitted in the earrings. Last she tied the red scarf about her head, bringing the ends to rest over her right shoulder. "It's been along time Cap'n." Killy said to her self. It would be nightfall before she would leave.
Dodder was in the officers mess with Corp. Whitewood and Colonel Flintrun. She was trying to convince the two that Killicia would be able to help, with little luck. Both hares were stubborn, and once they had made a decision they stuck to it. Flintrun was the senior officer of the Long Patrol. He was a very old fashion, and had no time for Vermin of any sorts. Whitewood was Dodders age and a new officer. He hated Killicia from the first time he saw her. He had no reason to hate the ferret, he just didn't like her. Dispite this Dodder was very fond of him.
The Hare maid continued her plea. " Killy would be perfect for the job. She can blend in and find out what we need to know, easy."
"Probably 'cause she is one of them."
" Whitewood, Killy hasn't been on a corsair ship for over three season. She has no intention of returning."
Just as Dodder finished Killicia entered the mess. "Speak of the Devil." Whitewood muttered as the ferret sat down. "What are you doing here!" asked the Colonel fitting a monocle into his eye. "Well, I'm sitting. What's it look like I'm doing, stuffy whiskers?" Dodder cringed behind Flintrun, mouthing the words. "Stop it Killy." The old Colonel was not impressed at the response. His lips quivered as if he was restraining himself from replying. He thumped his paw on the table and sat in the armchair in the far end of the room.
" Well if you really want to know why I'm here, it's to find out who is plundering the North coast. That is unless old Whiteywood here want to go Play Dress up and find out for himself." Whitewood glared at the Ferret " You can go for all I care! You can bally well Join back up with them if you want. Go off killing helpless creatures or what ever you rouges flipping well do!"
Killy's eyes narrowed." Why don't you just bring in the poor babes why your at it. " "Why don't I!" " maybe you want to blame me for looting he coast line too!" "Why not, for all I know your their bally leader Wot!" " How dare you accuse me of that!" "Why shouldn't I! " Dodder saw that this may result in violence so she step in. "Children! If you two are finished." Killy cocked her head to the side. "Oh, I'm done if he is!" " I have no more to say to you Ferret!" "Good," said Dodder." Now as I was saying earlier sah. Killy is perfect for the mission. The crew of one of the ships has docked not far from here. Killy would be able to get there easily. We could have this over and done with by the end of the summer, without a full fledged battle." Old Flintrun Shook his head. "No I can't allow it. It's not just because miss Swiftfang is a ferret, Dodder. She isn't Long Patrol and I can't risk it." "But, sah..." "No Buts about it Gel! it's over. I don't want you to bring it up any more. It's already been decided that Whitewood will go in. Your dismissed Dodder, we will talk about this later." Dodder was crushed she left the mess with out a word. The Colonel turned to Killicia. "I think it's time you left as well, Wot." " Pleasent seeing you as always, Stuffy whiskers!" Killy said leaving.
It wasn't long before the Ferret found her friend sitting out side on a large rock. It looked as if she had been crying. "Sorry about getting you into trouble with stuffy whiskers." "It's not your fault. He's been mad at me for everything lately. I really want to find out who has been attacking the northern coast, Killy. I wasn't supposed to be on this mission originally. It was only 'cause I annoyed the daylights out of his lord ship that I got it."
"Why is it so important to you? Places are attacked everyday. I don't see the reason to get upset."
Dodder wiped her eyes. " It's Kinda personal. My family live up north. My old house was attacked. The Villains nearly killed my little brother, Dad isn't too well off either. That's why I have to find out who did it! You know as well as me Whitewood won't last five minutes. He's a perilous fighter but when it comes to spying he isn't to AJLSing."
" You'll find out who attacked your folks. Old stuffy whiskers doesn't like the idea of me spying around. But he hasn't stopped me before."
"Killy no! I want you to help but you'll only get yourself into more trouble." "What, Me in trouble? I ain't no patrol creature. I dose what I likes."
" Just don't do anything too stupid."
"Me do anything stupid! I'm shocked you would say anything like that. Have I ever done anything stupid?"
Dodder laughed at her friends statement.
Killy continued. " I best be going now. It seems I've overstayed my welcome. I'm off then."
The ferret left headed in the direction of her cabin, as Dodder took a deep breath and prepared her self for what ever her officer was going to say.
Killicia didn't plan on staying home long. It was already late afternoon when she got home. Killy pulled an old wooden chest from under her bed. Opening it up the ancient box reveled things the former Corsair hadn't seen in a long time.
She slowly removed a rapier. Delicately polishing the silver handle, she kissed the fang carved in the fine silver. Placing the weapon on the floor, Killy found her Red scarf and silver earrings that had become her trademark. Standing in front of the mirror the ferret strapped on the Rapier belt. Finding the ear holes she fitted in the earrings. Last she tied the red scarf about her head, bringing the ends to rest over her right shoulder. "It's been along time Cap'n." Killy said to her self. It would be nightfall before she would leave.