Hello, Votucu here. Sorry about the formatting difficulties earlier, but they're fixed now – I think – and I've re-uploaded the file (as you can see…).

Disclaimer: I don't own Redwall, I don't own Bryony or Veil, I don't own Part 1 and I don't own any of the other main characters. I may make up some of my own characters later on in the story. Don't sue me, this is just for fun. 'Cause this is my first Fanfic and my first REALLY long story, please don't review too harshly. Thanks again.

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Chapter 1: Old Memories

Veil looked up at the forbidding clouds and glared at the message they were bringing; he didn't need a huge storm now, they'd never make it to Salamandastron if they ha a hold up like that. He cringed at the sound of thunder far off and squeezed Bryony's paw. The pretty mousemaiden stopped walking and brought her crystal brown eyes up to his. "What's wrong?" She asked quizzically.

            "Nothing much" Veil lied. He had so much on his mind. What if his father attacked the sacred mountain again? What if he got him and Bryony list in these foreign woods? What if –

"Yeah, right, come on! I've never seen you fidget so much. You've done nothing but fiddle with that stone on the end of the sword for the whole time we've been walking. PLUS you haven't even listened to me. I can tell because you only replied with "mmmm" when I asked you if you could tell what species the animal that has been following us for the whole day is" She added the bit about the other animal in a hushed tone.

"Mmmm? Oh, yes, sure…."

"VEIL!!"

"What!?" He was now fully attentive and suddenly realised how much time they'd wasted standing there talking (well, Bryony had been talking and he'd been pretending to listen….)

"Please, listen to me!" Her gorgeous eyes were slanted in, her face a scowl, "There is an animal shadowing our movements in the trees, as they have been the whole day"

Martin's sword was already cleared of the sheath and Veil stood at the ready.

"Where?" he demanded, his voice steely cold and stone hard.

"Well, now that you've gone and completely announced to them that we know about them, I might as well go over and introduce myself, shall I?" she asked, her voice sarcastic.

"I'm sorry, I was only thinking of your protection" He really did sound upset with himself.

"I have an idea" she said and they held a short whispered conversation.

Veil re-sheathed the sword and they continued walking. A few hundred paces later, Bryony started whining and complaining bitterly "I need foood! We've been walking for so looong!"

Veil snarled "Oh, be quiet, you thorn in my paw!"

"But if I don't eat and rest soon, I'll faint and I won't be able to walk any more!"

"Fine, fine. Come with me and we'll find some berries or seed or something, ok? Why can't you eat some pigeon or some bird…." His voice trailed off as they cut into the forest.

A fair distance later, Veil tuned around and snuck silently back to the fringe of the forest where the follower had been. Bryony was stomping around, disturbing leaves and sticks while all the time heading away from the path in order for the tracker to think that they were heading away.

Veil was stalking along, his ears flicking from side to side as he tried to hear any other sounds that there might be. He searched the area completely until he reached the path again, yet he had neither seen nor heard anything of their pursuer. Then he heard a far off scuffle and a muffled scream. He dashed back into the forest, heedless of the amounts of noise he was making.

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Votucu, again. I'll post chapter 2 when I'm able to, but all the school work I have at the moment is pretty demanding, so I'll do what I can. I'll try for it to be about a chapter a week, maybe less. This is my first Fanfic, so please have a heart and don't be too hard on me with your reviews. I wrote this because I was trashed about the original author not continuing what I thought was a great plot idea, I'm not stealing and I don't want anyone pissed off at me. But if you steal, you'll have a majorly pissed-off Martin after you…. ;-)