Recent content by Till Dupré

The tall todd’s compliments brought a great blush from Till, already so pleased to prove their upbringing wrong that foxes could be genuinely well-mannered. Engineer Fairpaws was next to reassure her of the fact. Till bobbed their head and smiled at them both, leaving them to help themselves and...

First impressions could mean everything and as one of the first badgers to set foot on an Imperium ship, not to mention a bafflingly androgynous one, Till was keen to show their shipmates that they were not something to fear. With an old-fashioned woodlander upbringing, it was her custom to form...

Till had only just started exploring their new galley when they heard a lot of shouting and the ship drew to a stop. For a moment they wondered whether there was something wrong with the engine or what else the ship might have run into. Or had someone forgotten something important? Her galley...

Till put their paw over their mouth and chuckled at Darragh’s misconception. There was the temptation not to correct him, but Till did not want to put the fear of Boar into everyone they met. “Sacreforêt. Oh hoho, thank you, sir, but I am in fact ze new chef, and before you ask, I do not boil...

Being led by one finger by the amiable rat was a very pleasing experience for the badger chef who so far was having a much better view of these beasts than some of those they had met in the Bilge. Till tried to make themselves as small as possible, which was very difficult when you were larger...

The roar of beasts in the air, Till hurried as quickly as they could to the Hide's gangplank. Everything was so alive and looking ready to get under way and here Till was having almost overslept and missed boarding. Silently she cursed the uncomfortable room at the inn and how long it had taken...

Till's brow raised at Pomodu's continued enthusiasm. This certainly did sound a ship of excitement, whatever its truth. They didn't know much about becoming a hero, but if they could do some good in this world (mostly through the medium of cooking) they were blinking well going to try. She...

There was a faint wince from the badger at Pomodu's accidental victim, but Till was quickly back to processing what the red panda had just told them. The Golden Hide having gold fur sails they could just about believe, if a little bit concerning, but for it to be as big as a city? Till somewhat...

"I think zat would be a good plan," Till agreed with Pomodu. "I hope all my encounters here will not be so invigorating." They slotted the wielded pan back into their belt and adjusted their pack with the rest in, beginning to make for the door. "If I am lucky, I can sign up on a ship where my...

Accepting the help up, Till quickly checked themselves and their environment to be sure they hadn't hurt anyone too badly. Next they checked their pan, study as ever, not even a dent. "I hope not," they said to Pomodu. "I had thought it was a little more civilised than my family's stories. Ah...

Pomodu's intervention had the desired effect. The chair dealt one of Till's climbers a hefty enough blow to careen them off her and across the room. It was also sufficient to destabilise the spinning badger into toppling over and squashing one who had been yanking at her pan arm. The last one...

Till snarled as she was leapt upon by the group. Hardly knowing where her stamina came from, she elbowed one and caught another under the chin with the pan. The other two clung fast to her, thumping and biting, forcing her to hobble round and round in an increasingly fast circle in the hope of...

Fearful and out of their depth with so many beasts making for them in what had at first seemed an amiable place, Till drew up to their full height and roared. "Arrêtez!" They swung out with their pan and smacked the first one to get near them.

This was a nightmare, and unfortunately what Till’s family had warned them they would face if they went to the Imperium. At least I can prove to myself and them that I am ready for it. She watched bottles be thrown and the once chivalric-seeming fox hurling himself upon the crowd in a frenzy...

Needless to say, Till was horrified. They had been warned about the dangers of the world beyond Mielville and had heard of plenty of awful things from neighbouring Alkamar, yet this was the first time they had experienced such behaviour in the Imperium. It was only day one, after all. Her eyes...