TITLE: Veil of Redwall
SUMMARY: We all know that Veil decided to be like his father; Swartt Sixclaw and kill all the innocent and kind beasts in the world. This is the story on Veil's true heart and soul. After being banished from Redwall - he goes out in the world to try to rid it of his father and the horde. Can Veil truly fight against his nature or will he succumb to it?
RATING: T - Due to violence
CATEGORY: Family/ Friendship/ Hurt/Comfort/ Crime/ Tragedy/ Angst/ Drama/ Romance
PRELUDE
My name is Veil the ferret. Veil the poisoner of Redwall. Veil the ferret that no one wants or loves. Not even my own father and mother. My mother gave birth to me and died. My father never noticed or took time to know me. He abandoned me when the otters and squirrels of Redwall chased him and the horde off. The otters and squirrels should have left me in the bushes to perish. But they were innocent and felt sorry for the unknown - and than nameless ferret babe all rolled up in his blankets. So off I went to Redwall too a giant old badger. This Badger - Bella was so ancient and she knew all. She knew what I was all about - so she gave me my name; Veil. She should have just allowed me to perish.
Her loss. Redwall's loss. Bryony's loss. But not my loss. Never my loss. See I grew stronger and stronger as I grew up at Redwall among the other Dibbuins. With Bryony's misplaced love for me protecting me; I got the chance that my father never wanted me to have. I lived. I grew stronger and craftier. I decided to do one thing my father couldn't do - destroy Redwall - from within.
I started when I was a Dibbun - stealing things. Everyone knew I did it - but Bryony always forbid them from attacking me. Bryony always knew I was guilty - she knew all my hiding spots. She would be cross with me - and tell me to return things and learn from my mistakes. Too give up my evil ways and turn good as Redwall beckons. I hated too see her being sad for me - so for awhile I would try my best to be good. But deep in my soul I knew I was as evil as my father ever was. I had a misson after all - take down Redwall from inside. I can't be good and do it. It's not in my nature.
I grew and grew - and finally decided to contiune to steal from the Redwallers. I had harden my heart against Bryony and managed to scream at her. That was when I knew that it was time to kill a Redwaller. I chose the Fiar. He after all had it in from me - from day one. He was the one whom had to go. Only he allowed Myrtle to drink. I didn't want Myrtle to be the first one to go. Luckily she only sipped the posion - she recovered.
They laid a trap and I walked into it. While sitting in my cell with my head bowed; I knew than that I truly didn't want to be evil like my father. I wanted to be good like the rest of my family at Redwall. My true family. But, it was too late. I knew that I was dead. The kind creatures of the Redwall didn't kill me - no they banished me from Redwall - for all time.
My name is Veil the ferret. This is my story on how I tried to live up to Redwall's code of life. To live peacefully - with kindness to all creatures great and small. To not willing cause any harm towards any creatures whom don't deserve it.
END OF PRELUDE