Disclaimer: Brian Jacques was a brilliant man for creating redwall and all. I am just playing with it.
A.N.: this prologue is only to give some background information and explain a few things that would seem inconsistent if you had no background. Also the main part of this story takes place about a season after Mattimeo and most of the redwallers are going to be OoC and most would rather slay a vermin than give it a chance but this bit is earlier than redwall and Streamback is the skipper of otters during redwall. And please review, because I honestly don't care if it be flame or praise please just review.
One more thing this is in third person and just an over view, sort of like a flashback.
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Prologue
It was a fine summer day and the mossflower otter tribe was down by the sea for the summer jubilee. The skipper's mate -sleek stream- had just given birth to twin otter pups the first was named Streamback the other was named Triolo. Streamback was named heir for when his sire died. The celebration of their birth was almost unbelievable. It lasted till late in the night.
The morning after while many of the warriors and males of the combined tribes were still sleeping, sleekstream went to the outer ring of the gathering so she could have time to herself, She was oblivious to the fact that just on the other side of the dune was a tribe of juska vermin that, hearing the revelry of the previous night, came to take what they could and to kill any that hindered them. The juska weren't expecting some beast to be awake and to see them alerting the sleeping warriors and ruining their surprise attack. The juska leader slew sleekstream for ruining their attack then ordered his tribe to retreat.
When they where long gone many otters crowded around the young mother that lay dead on the sand as her mate pushed through to the front to see her. When he did reach her he broke down sobbing and vowing to never allow any otter in his care to be even close to the villain that did this to her. He stood slowly and ordered two of his tribe to make a stretcher and lay his mate on it so they can take her with them back to mossflower telling his tribe they would never return to the sea for the sea had caused the death of his late mate.
Time skip
It was many seasons since the twins' mother died and the tribe forsook the sea. Their personalities had split and while Streamback followed everything that their father said to the letter and never questioned anything. Triolo questioned everything and went against his father's wishes. He had even bullied some of the older tribe members to tell him tales of the sea and what the more he heard the more he wanted to see it for himself. Until one day he told his father that he wanted to go to the sea.
The row that followed could have started a forest fire it was so fierce. It all ended when skipper back-handed his son exclaiming that he was no son of his and none of his clan would ever see the sea. Triolo glared at his father and stated that he was leaving the tribe if it meant he could see the sea.
Triolo turned and took off though the trees and the last thing he heard was his father shouting that he was forbidden from ever returning to the tribe.
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A.N. this chapter and the next one are prologue and they are to show how the parents of the main character met and I know that I am writing in third person it's because these are quick and meant to give background without over loading your brain.
If you want to see the main character the link is in my profile
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