Scarlets Arrival at the Fort

[Scarlet Rose]

Scarlet had been trekking a long and weary path through the woods. She rested, her back agianst a tree, and ate breakfast. The morning sun rose through pink, yellow and lavender clouds that faded into a light blue sky. She looked around, entirely surrounded by the forest, hearing its strange little creaks and grumbles. She stood up and dusted off her paws, then, pulling her traveling sack over her shoulders, she continued on through the woods at a slow trot. By the time the sun was glaring down at her hatefully from its position at the top of the skies, she could see the village and fort rising up through the trees. She slowed her pace to a walk and soon came to the walls that surrounded it. The gate in the wall was open, and no one seemed to be guarding it, so Scarlet passed through. After a little while, she came to the gardens of the fort. She stopped and took a deep breath, perfumated by the flowers growing around her and looked around her. Why wasn't anybeast out enjoying this beautiful garden of flowers? Then she noticed that farther to her left there were a few beasts working in what seemed to be a vegitable garden. "Hey, what do they call this fort here?" she asked one of them. " Why, 'tis called Otter's Fort!" one young hare said, then turned back to his work. Otter's Fort. Scarlet set down her heavy haversack and let a sigh of pleasure escape her smiling lips. Scarlet had arrived.

[Dantin 'n' Kade]

*Kade was sitting in the garden, waiting for Dantin to arrive. He had said to meet him in the gardens later in the day but Kade didn't have anything to do to take his time so he went there pretty early. He spotted a youngish, though older than himself, squirrel that had stopped nothing but a few paces away from where he sat. She set her traveling bag down and smiled. Obviously this she wasn't from around here, he could tell from the traveling clothes and the fact that she had just asked a couple of beasts what this place was called. He was still learning about the social skills but he figured he was well enough along in them to be the first to welcom her to the fort. He stood up.* "Hey, are you new here? If so, then welcome to the fort!" *Ok, so it may seem random, him coming out of nowhere and saying hi, but it was the best he could come up with at the time.*

[Scarlet Rose]

Scarlet, startled from her thoughts, looked at the young mouse*(*edit) standing in front of her. " Why, yes I'm new here. The name's Scarlet Rose Songtree. You can call me Rose**." She said, her smile broadening as she held her paw out to shake. I'm finally here... Scarlet thought. She thought of why she had set out for Otters Fort, and couldn't make out a reason. She just had a feeling she needed to be there, and it seemed like a nice place to be. No reason at all, but she's glad she came.

**EDIT: I decided to have my squirrel Scarlet be called Rose, so the names of my fox Scarlet and squirrel Scarlet aren't mixed up. Also, Scarlet Nightshadow's nickname is going to be 'Scar'. I think that sounds pretty good for a Pirate fox.

[Dantin 'n' Kade]

OOC: Kade is a mouse

BIC: *Kade shook the proffered paw warmly. It was good for him to finally meet some new beasts, he didn't really know that many creatures around there.* "And you can call me Kade. No last name to speak of." *He grinned at this point, he had never had a last name. At least he remembered that much about himself.*

[Scarlet Rose]

" A pleasure to meet you, Kade." Scarlet said with a smile as she withdrew her paw from the friendly shake and picked up her pack. " Well, I guess I must be going on, I need to check for an empty dorm."

[Dantin 'n' Kade]

*Kade couldn't help but interject at that phrase.* "Well, um, unless your planning on joining the army, I think you could only buy a place in the village but those cost a lot of money. If you join the army, you get a free room in the barracks and can get free food in the mess hall, doesn't mean it's good food, though..." *The food in the mess halls was truly bad, at least to Kade it was, which is why he got most of his food in the tavern.*

[Scarlet Rose]

" A free room and free food? That sounds like a place I'd like to check out. Don't worry, I can eat anything, and anyway I am sure its not that bad...." She sounded a little doubtful, but nevertheless confidence came through her voice for the majority.

[Dantin 'n' Kade]

*Kade shook his head and put a sad smile on his face.* "Don't get your hopes up there. Anyways, you want me to show you where the barracks are so you can sign up. You'll have to go through some basic training; which is boring to say the least." *Kade was pretty much finished with that thankfully.*

[Scarlet Rose]

" That would be great!" Rose says, smiling at the thoughtful offer. She settles her pack in a more comfortable position across her back. " Which way?" Rose asks.

[Dantin 'n' Kade]

((OOC: lol, I just saw the message about the different names. Yeah, Scar sounds good for a pirate. That's why Dantin the fox goes by Firestripe!))

*Kade smiled.* "I'll show you, it's a bit of a walk though. We have to go through the village first before we even get to the fort, after that it's not to far." *He started walking and beckoned Rose with a paw.*

[Scarlet Rose]

Rose shifted her pack again and started after Kade. "So, you been here a long time Kade?" Rose said, hoping to strike up a conversation with the young mouse.

[Dantin 'n' Kade]

*He turned his head slightly so he could more easily converse with Rose while still watching where he was going.* "No, actually. I've been here for about a month and a half so I can't say I'm an expert on fort life, sorry." *He decided to not mention the fact that he also didn't remember anything about his past life due to a head wound, which is what landed him at the fort in the first place.*