Yes, I like religion in this story. 1, because it makes more sense that being in the renaissance period. And 2, because Why would you have a Christian form of government and say we are non religious. An abbot is a Christian ruler, no offence to Brian Jacques, but it just doesn't make sense!

On another note, it's time for the Redwall art contest! Draw your favorite character from my story and post it on my web page, winners (because there's more than one Character) Get their drawings posted on my Site and will be announced on facebook and twitter. Now read these rules carefully, these rules apply to EVERYONE:

1. M rated is allowed (blood and gore)

2. No inappropriate sex pictures!(That goes for all the pervs out there

3. PG-PG13 romance is allowed (No Gay Coupling!)

4. Couples that are allowed include: Joseph x Sunflower, Shogg x Amber, Father Abbot (James) and sister Fera, (ooh la la!), Scribe x Drang (Brother coupling! No romance, do like a brotherly picture, I think they make good brothers). And Shogg's father (logalog,) and Shogg's mother (Rosethorn), ahh…they where a happy couple, but that's another story.

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Joseph went back out to the orchard to continue their festivities when Shogg started to do some magic tricks with his Pheonixfire abilities. He shot huge flames into the night air as the adults gasped with wonder at the sight, soon they all started to cheer for the father abbot to come up and use his dragonfire. Pretty soon the night sky was filled with blue and red flames, The Abbot turned to Shogg "This is the first in a long time that I used that friend! Ah, it reminds me of the time when I was in the silverleaf Council." Shogg looked at him in surprise "You where in the silverleaf council! Only the Kings mages can get in there." the abbot laughed heartily and slapped his back, "Than I guess your lookin' at the best Dragonfire spitter there is." Shogg started to blow flames back into the air when Joseph split the flames in half with a powerful splice of wind, "time for a slow dance. Skipper, Play that violin would ye?" Skipper started playing a beautiful slow tune with the rest of the orchestra. Everyone got with a partner and danced, Joseph danced with his sister as he usually did. His sister looked at him with severe eyes and said "You should dance with someone else for a change, how about Sunflower!" before Joseph could interject she switched him for Shogg, Shogg didn't mind but Joseph wasn't too thrilled about it. "Err…I hope this aint botherin' ye." Sunflower blushed and answered "not at all."

Russet looked over to see Amber sitting all by herself, "Hey Shogg, how's about you dance with Amber o'er there?" Shogg blushed but replied, "oh…o-o-okay." Shogg trundled over to Amber and asked, "Would yer like ta…..that is….I mean, ah hell…Do ye wanna dance with me?" Amber jumped up "why didn't ye say so! I'd love to dance with you." She grabbed Shogg's shoulders and he put his hands around her waist and smiled "You smell like Roses…just like roses" Amber was red-faced with embarrassment "I…thank you." Everyone danced for awhile when amber leaned her head into nestle between Shogg's neck and head, Shogg was dumbfounded and turned red from eartip to tail, but he enjoyed every minute of it.

I t became late as everyone turned in. Joseph, Shogg, Russet, and Drang all went to the bedchambers, Shogg lay abed next to Drang in the men's bedchamber, "hey, you and Scribe are real close mates aren't ya?" Drang looked at him knowingly "Scribes my brother!" there was a surprised looked on Shogg's face "you mean yer really close?" Drang's face turned as if looking more at Joseph than Shogg, "Funny you should ask mate, me 'n Scribe did stupid stuff when we was little. One day me 'n Scribe wanted to be real blood brothers, so we took two syringes from the Infirmary an' well…we took a small amount of each of our blood 'n stuck the needles into each other's arms." Joseph was struck with horror "Wouldn't you be a dead un?" Drang shook his head "Actually, we got really close. Me 'n Scribe fell terribly ill an' well, we didn't go with my father to the shore. We where bed ridden fer days. But to this day where brothers, I can feel his blood course though my veins, and I know this sounds stupid, but I'm proud of it." Joseph had a look of sincerity, "I don't think that sounds stupid mate." Drang felt tired and laid his head down "You think. I really like Scribe, best brother there ever was." They fell silent, immersed in slumber.

Drang was the first one up in the morning, he went out to the Orchard and tripped on something small and round, it was a capsule of some sort. He found it between an old weathered rock and a patch of weeds. Even the capsule itself even looked weathered. He opened it and looked at a small slip of parchment, he ran inside to wake up Scribe, seeing as he didn't know who else to show it to. He belted up the stairs and into the abbot's room quietly as to not disturb the abbot. Roused scribe to show him the parchment Scribe too, in surprise, grabbed it from Drang's paws and dashed to the men's Dormitories, there they woke up Joseph. "Wha...what's going on?" Joseph looked at the out of breath duo "we…huff…found…paper…huff…Tomasal…treasure…Clue!" Joseph sat up quickly and snatched the parchment from Scribe and woke Russet and Shogg. He read the note aloud so russet and Shogg could hear,

"Here my treasure lies, but not in plain sight go to the place of ruin and plight My treasure lies where all are unaware go to the tower that tolls, my next clue is hidden there"

Shogg pulled a wry face "Don't suppose any of you'se knows where this place o' ruin and plight is, do ye." Joseph Grinned from ear to ear "But we all know 'bout the tower that tolls, c'mon!" Russet stopped them "Wait! Gatekeeper Minge would like to know 'bout this. No one knows more 'bout the abbey grounds than 'im." Joseph and his crew headed down to the orchard and across to the Gatehouse, they slowly opened the door and went over to the bed, but found no one in it, the bed was empty. Joseph whined like a small dibbun, "Uuugh! Now where gonna have to search the whole abbey fer him!" dust fell from the upper Beams of the gatehouse, "Search for whom my dears?" They all looked up to see an old hedgehog sitting on the beams smiling at them, surprised someone so old could be so sprightly. "Err… Midge, could you come down here and speak to us please." Midge jumped and did a summersault in midair and landed on the floor, sticking the landing. "Yes, what can I help you with m'dear?" Russet showed him the old parchment and capsule. He looked at them and read the parchment in his head. "Well now, this is definitely made out of the masonry of the belltower." Joseph shot Russet a glance of Impudence "See, I knew that it was the belltower!" Minge looked at him with regret "Unfortunately, it's old, really old, and as old as your Grandsire no?" Russet looked solemn "But the Belltower's been redone since then, the masonry, ropes, furniture, everything." There was a long silent pause, Joseph stood, with his face crestfallen. Minge turned into a figure of happiness, "Why don't we think this over, during breakfast." Joseph looked happy and bright again "As long as I don't have to make candied chestnut turnovers."

The dining hall was crowded with dibbuns and adults alike, Minge put on a worried face "You sure you don't want to go somewhere quieter?" Joseph smile and answered "I like a friendly atmosphere in the morning!" They all started for the chairs, than out of the blue, molebabe Yuntil wailed pointing a chubby paw at Joseph "Hurr, Thoire he is, him gonnna moikurn Chesknutter turnyovers!" the dibbuns crowded Joseph with cries of delight, Joseph was always the best to bake sweets. Joseph reluctantly went to the kitchens and started rolling out the dough for the turnovers, "Amber, can you please get the candied chestnuts from the shelf." She was still giggly and flirty from last night's events, "heehee…oh sure Jing Toseph, err… Joseph." She giggled and twirled to the shelf and ballet skipped back to Joseph, "Here ye go my dreary…oh I mean dearie." Joseph shook with laughter. He knew as much as everyone else that she was going to drive Shogg ragged with her outgoing personality. She jumped out the door doing a little twirl as she ran over to Shogg and kissed him on the cheek. Shogg turned bright red, turned to watch her dance away, and then turned to Russet, "Isn't she just! And so!And she smells like! Amazing…" Russet eyed him knowingly "Aye, she is mate."

Joseph came back with a plateful of hot turnovers and one great blueberry trifle. The dibbuns knew the trifle well, being his signature dish for adults. But they were interested the turnovers. He sat the turnovers down on the table and went to sit by Sunflower, trifle in paw. "I made this for ye mate, seein' that 'tis your favorite." Sunflower knew the smell well. She clapped her paws in delight, "Ooh, Blueberry trifle!" Joseph nodded "aye, an' fresh butterscotch puddin' in the middle layer." Sunflower lifted the spoon and put some on hers and Joseph's, "It's so big, that you have to share it with me, even if we get stomachaches!" Joseph laughed raucously, "Don't do that or sister Fera will phisick ye to death." The pair giggled and chatted, and then Sunflower asked "Why where you up so early this morning?" Joseph realized that he hadn't showed her the parchment, he whipped it out but realizing she could not see, he explained it to her "Drang n' Scribe woke me up this morning 'n' brought me some parchment, it's a clue to my granddads treasure!" she looked at him with surprise "Read it then knucklehead!" Joseph began retelling the Riddle, verse from verse.

"Here my treasure lies, but not in plain sight go to the place of ruin and plight My treasure lies where all are unaware go to the tower that tolls, my next clue is hidden there"

Suddenly Sunflower remembered something, she sprang up and urged Joseph to do the same, "Get the elders and tell them to meet me in the gate house, tell your friends as well." Joseph wanted to ask why, but she shouted aggressively "NOW!" Joseph went reluctantly "Okay okay, flyin' fur! Whats got you in a tizzy."

Joseph, his friends, and all the elders arrived at the gatehouse and sat around in a large conversing circle, once settled in. they all waited for Sunflower to speak, she held her up her paw for silence and then spoke, "Yesterday I was standing in the great hall when I heard a voice, martin spoke to me." Voices rose in surprise, everyone was in a tizzy before Joseph asked a question, "Why did you not tell us before, we might," Joseph was cut off by the abbot, "Martin and god work in mysterious ways my friend, she probably remembered after you read the clue. Continue speaking, good Sunflower," sunflower spoke "He told me something in riddle

The clue you seek is not in plain view But in the place that everyone knew seek out the place of ruin and plight and get ready for a perilous fight."

There was a long pause, then she pulled a piece of parchment out from her pocket and spoke, "Martin gave me this, was sealed with a wax cross. All it has on it where a bunch of letters that made a nonsense word." They all stared at the piece of parchment with the group of letters that said 'hemoglead'

Scribe thought for a long time; then the abbot spoke "I don't quite understand this riddle, but it's got the mark of Jesus Christ on it so it must be important," Scribe put the two and two together and jumped up "The Abbey of Loamhedge, the one from the old stories!" Sunflower complimented him "Nice work scribe, looks like abbey school's paid off for you." They all shook their heads in agreement, when Joseph stood up and replied "Well what are we waiting for, lets head to the belltower n' find that next clue!" Minge stood up, "No need, I have it Right here, I picked it up after they redid the Masonry." Scribe was overjoyed "well hurry up…Open it!"