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In the meantime, Silvertongue went over to Swifttail, who seemed to be struggling with the tent. He leaned down, taking off his gloves and offering them to the other fox. “Here. Your paws are shaking terribly. These might help.”
Expedition [Urk Climax #1]: The Long Watch
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Swifttail gave a quiet laugh, not quite bitter, but close.
“Aye, well... I guess I’m not like most beasts in the Imperium.”
He shifted his weight slightly, glancing toward the tent flap where pale morning light filtered through the seams.
“Grew up in a place where the world didn’t care if you were brave, or strong, or clever. Iskatyut was all wind and snow and dark winters. You needed others just to survive it. We didn’t have the luxury of thinkin’ only of ourselves.”
He paused a moment, scratching lightly at the side of his muzzle.
“Seein’ what I’ve seen since leavin’... it’s just made me more certain. I want to be better. Kinder. ‘Cause if beasts out here are gonna be cruel, someone’s gotta show the kit what the other side looks like.”
His ears perked slightly at the muffled sound of Finn’s voice outside.
“He’s a good one, that kit.”
Swifttail’s tail gave a soft, slow wag.
“Never had a brother m’self. There were a few kits in my village, sure... but I always dreamed of havin’ a younger one. Someone to teach things to. Stories, skills... how to make peace with the world, even when it feels like it don’t want you.”
He smiled, though it carried a quiet, fragile sort of hope.
“I want to teach him before the VI gets to him too bad. Before he forgets what gentle looks like.”
At that, Silvertongue approached and offered him a pair of gloves. Gates, he hadn't noticed how cold his paws had gotten! Living in warmer climates the past 6 years or so sure made a beast forget about the simple comfort items in times like this!
Swifttail nodded to the Cerulean-dressed ships aide and gratefully took the gloves, wagging his tail.
"Thank ye' Silvie! See, 'eres another good beast at heart. Look past all the scum and treachery, and there are other diamonds in the rough!"
“Aye, well... I guess I’m not like most beasts in the Imperium.”
He shifted his weight slightly, glancing toward the tent flap where pale morning light filtered through the seams.
“Grew up in a place where the world didn’t care if you were brave, or strong, or clever. Iskatyut was all wind and snow and dark winters. You needed others just to survive it. We didn’t have the luxury of thinkin’ only of ourselves.”
He paused a moment, scratching lightly at the side of his muzzle.
“Seein’ what I’ve seen since leavin’... it’s just made me more certain. I want to be better. Kinder. ‘Cause if beasts out here are gonna be cruel, someone’s gotta show the kit what the other side looks like.”
His ears perked slightly at the muffled sound of Finn’s voice outside.
“He’s a good one, that kit.”
Swifttail’s tail gave a soft, slow wag.
“Never had a brother m’self. There were a few kits in my village, sure... but I always dreamed of havin’ a younger one. Someone to teach things to. Stories, skills... how to make peace with the world, even when it feels like it don’t want you.”
He smiled, though it carried a quiet, fragile sort of hope.
“I want to teach him before the VI gets to him too bad. Before he forgets what gentle looks like.”
At that, Silvertongue approached and offered him a pair of gloves. Gates, he hadn't noticed how cold his paws had gotten! Living in warmer climates the past 6 years or so sure made a beast forget about the simple comfort items in times like this!
Swifttail nodded to the Cerulean-dressed ships aide and gratefully took the gloves, wagging his tail.
"Thank ye' Silvie! See, 'eres another good beast at heart. Look past all the scum and treachery, and there are other diamonds in the rough!"
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Vihma let the other weasel take charge, as it were, taking up the babe and finding what it needed. Wordlessly, she saw to it that the items she requested were taken… at least until her paws were full. She looked back at Piper with an expression that would have been unreadable even if her face wasn’t masked with grey-white cloth.
“What’re we doin’, mate? Can’t carry all this ‘n still scout ahead. Certainly not with… with the shrew, there.”
She gestured toward the infant, the jar in her paw offering an additional illustration of her problem.
“What’re we doin’, mate? Can’t carry all this ‘n still scout ahead. Certainly not with… with the shrew, there.”
She gestured toward the infant, the jar in her paw offering an additional illustration of her problem.
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Piper gave Vihma a long look. "We aren't leaving an infant to die. We'll take it back to camp; the surgeon can look after it while we scout ahead."
She carried the squeaking infant back outside, cooing over it. "Aww, you're not a relentless terror yet, are you? No, you're just a hungry little thing." She looked up, then frowned as she looked around. "Where did your friend get off to?"
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As Greeneye examined the boiling pot, a sickly smell of overcooked meat came to his nose. Poking around with the ladle, he found something hard in the mixture. Dredging it up, he found, the meat sloughing off it, a rodent skull of a shape and size very near to his own staring back at him.
She carried the squeaking infant back outside, cooing over it. "Aww, you're not a relentless terror yet, are you? No, you're just a hungry little thing." She looked up, then frowned as she looked around. "Where did your friend get off to?"
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As Greeneye examined the boiling pot, a sickly smell of overcooked meat came to his nose. Poking around with the ladle, he found something hard in the mixture. Dredging it up, he found, the meat sloughing off it, a rodent skull of a shape and size very near to his own staring back at him.
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Kaii was finally done with setting up traps. No enemy was spotted so far and the group that ventured out of the camp wasn't making noises signalling any attack coming thus far. He took a second to look around to make sure if any trap is visible or not. Deciding they are not, he packed his tools up and moved through the area. He of course didn't bother making any marks for those traps. They were in a grid that we now had to share to the rest of the camp.
Moving on he still wasn't letting himself think of anything but the tasks at hand. Ever vigilant and ready, that is how he would survive should any danger would come.
Some moments later he found himself in the camp proper, looking how there was an atmosphere of leisure work. It confused him really. Was anyone just fine with possibility of being attacked at any moment? He banished this thought for later and moved to Swift and Silvie, pulling out a piece of paper.
"Gentlebeasts, I am sorry to break your conversation but this is rather important." He pulled out his claw and cut precisely a hexagonal grid on it, "Starting 20 inches from each support beam from the fence and from one another, in such grid, traps are laid. Mind your step padding around."
He moved around the camp to show this note to everyone, warning them calmly of the danger they would pose if they were to entertain walking around. Finally after a good moment he ended up by the two todds working on the tent.
"Do you need any help? I am free now and time is of essence." He spoke looking at their work. he was fortunate to be a Marble fox in this climate. Arctic heritage kept him more immune to warmth than most were. And he also got used to truly freezing before.
Moving on he still wasn't letting himself think of anything but the tasks at hand. Ever vigilant and ready, that is how he would survive should any danger would come.
Some moments later he found himself in the camp proper, looking how there was an atmosphere of leisure work. It confused him really. Was anyone just fine with possibility of being attacked at any moment? He banished this thought for later and moved to Swift and Silvie, pulling out a piece of paper.
"Gentlebeasts, I am sorry to break your conversation but this is rather important." He pulled out his claw and cut precisely a hexagonal grid on it, "Starting 20 inches from each support beam from the fence and from one another, in such grid, traps are laid. Mind your step padding around."
He moved around the camp to show this note to everyone, warning them calmly of the danger they would pose if they were to entertain walking around. Finally after a good moment he ended up by the two todds working on the tent.
"Do you need any help? I am free now and time is of essence." He spoke looking at their work. he was fortunate to be a Marble fox in this climate. Arctic heritage kept him more immune to warmth than most were. And he also got used to truly freezing before.
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