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OK, so here's my first fanfiction! ^ ^ I actually first uploaded this to the Redwall forums (if you're a fan of Redwall, you should totally check them out! They're a bunch of awesome people! ;) ) a couple years ago...my username is Skalrag of Marshank. I haven't been active on the forums much because of school and homework and junk, so I thought I might upload it here...So yeah...Enoy! =D

Savage winter winds howled outside the palace of Dramz, the wolverine king of the Land of Ice and Snow. If a travelling beast were to chance upon Dramz's palace (it was more of a fortress, really), which was very unlikely, since the only known beasts who could survive in the frigid temperatures of the far North were ermine, wolverines, and white foxes, whose thick fur insulated their bodies. But, again, if a creature were to happen upon Dramz's fortress, it would appear to be like the face of a monster; although the palace was always lit with candles and chandeliers, the crafter of the place had chosen to only construct two huge windows, which shone like great, glowing eyes. The great iron gates were cruel-looking, and one could imagine they were a gaping mouth, with thousands of razor-sharp teeth.

Inside the palace, in a small room, a beautiful white vixen sat on a velvet cushion in front of a fireplace, where only a small fire flickered and danced in the otherwise pitch-black room. She narrowed her eyes at the miniscule flame, carefully taking into account its every flicker.

Suddenly, pawsteps sounded outside of the door. The door swung open, revealing a young skinny ermine.

"Viryah! Quickly!" the ermine panted.

"Kami," the vixen replied, as if reprimanding a child, "How many times have I told ye to knock before entering my chambers? 'Tis very tiresome to be disturbed again and again."

"Viryah, there's no time! It's Snowbrush! She's-"

But Viryah was already on her paws, stuffing various dried herbs into her belt pouch. She hurriedly passed Kami, and rushed down the hall.

Kami and Viryah opened a side door in the palace, which lead outside. The vixen wrapped her cloak tighter around her and hurried out to the barracks, Kami hot on her heels.

Viryah flung open the door to the barracks. "Where is she?" she asked urgently.

A male ermine gestured to a pile of straw, where a vixen lay, convulsing and moaning in pain. A male fox knelt by her side, whispering to the vixen.

Viryah stepped over the bodies of gawking vermin, who had probably never seen a beast give birth before.

"I would appreciate it if ye would move yourself," Viryah spoke to the male fox in an icy voice. "I can't exactly help your mate give birth if ye are lying on top of her, now, can I?"

The male fox moved slowly away.

Kami wrung his paws. A fat ermine jeered at him. "Wotsa matter? Y'never seen a beast give birth afore?" Kami shook his head. The ermine laughed. "Me neither!"

Kami rolled his eyes.

After what seemed like hours, the agonized screams of Snowbrush were replaced by the shrill cry of a baby. The male fox rushed over to Snowbrush's side, tears of joy pouring down his face.

Snowbrush smiled. "It's a girl, Stone Eyes!"

Stone Eyes grinned back. "Aye, jus' like we wanted!"

Viryah's face remained emotionless as stone.

The ever-curious Kami ventured forward. "Ah-marm? Wot are yew gonna call 'er?"

Snowbrush smiled at the young ermine.

"'Saria'. It means 'snowdrop'."

That's it for the first chapter...sorry it's short ^^; It's not finished, but I'm gonna try and upload a chapter once a week...I hope you liked it!

Please review! -^^-