Quite sorry for lack of updates, school and life keep getting in the way, some might be asking "Nice previous chapter but how the hell will that be relevant later?" Just wait, I got some great ideas cooking about future events, I am also aware that Asmodeus is an adder, not a pit viper and I will find a way to fix that soon. On a personal note, I just won an archery competition! Boy I feel like Legolas now! Read and Review! /\/ / /\/ _/ /-\
"That's basically how I found him. After that, I took him in and he slowly became my son" His companions both seemed surprised and interested. Sev asked "So you found him and immediately took him in, don't you find that a little impulsive?" "No, I didn't immediately adopt him, it took some time for us to bond and after that…" "So you adopted him, then what?" Gale thought hard for a while "
As the sun slowly rose, the three slowly woke up "How'd you two sleep tonight?" Cearul turned to Gale and said "Not very well, had a fare share of unpleasant dreams" Sev chuckled "On the contrary, I can't be me without most of my beauty sleep" "What beauty, the one you want to have or the one you don't have?" Sev crossed his arms and scowled. "Thankfully we are only a few hours march away from our objective" Cearul turned to face Sev "Say, why DO you think this fox could tell us anything important?" Sev thought hard for a moment before saying "There aren't many who could know as much as he does, if anyone knows anything about Asmodeus, then it's him" Cearul was still not convinced "If he does know anything, why would he tell us anything? Seems like a bloody waste of time" "I helped him before and he owes me a favor, he has a strict honor code and I'm certain that he would help us" "What if he decides that he should kill us instead of helping us?" Sev turned to Cearul and looked into his eyes "You'll just have to trust me, I know this fox well" Cearul grunted and still didn't seem convinced.
After another hour of walking they came across a huge castle, it's walls were tall and intimidating. The walls were made of sleek granite, there were torches that cast an eerie glow from the castle. As they approached the gates, a small group of vermin ran out of the front gates and surrounded them. The three continued to walk, ignoring the small group of vermin, who moved along with them. As they got closer, they saw a figure appear over the top of the wall. There was a red-furred fox peering over the edge, he seemed to be studying the group. Sev looked up at the fox and asked "Jenko, you old bandit, would you provide me with some assistance?" The fox smiled and muttered something to a nearby rat, the gates of the castle swung wide open. The fox replied "Ah Sev, long time no see, what assistance of mine would you like?" The fox's voice was cold and sleek, he also looked like he thought of every word in his sentence carefully. "Perhaps we could discuss this in your… humble dwelling?" The fox disappeared over the wall and appeared in the entrance of the huge castle. "The door's wide open, welcome to Fort Jenko" Sev motioned to his comrades to follow him, they did, although they looked as though they were walking into a coffin.
The fox led them into a wide staircase and the climbed up until they reached a brightly lit chamber. The fox motion to them to enter and they all sat around a large table in the middle of the room. The fox spoke again, in the same cold voice "If you haven't caught on yet, my name is Jenko, I am a friend of Sev" "I'm Gale, pleasure to meet you" "My name is Cearul" Jenko looked over to Cearul and asked "You don't talk much do you?" "Actions speak louder than words" The fox nodded and turned to Sev "How may I assist you?" "Tell us everything you know about a pit viper called Asmodeus" The fox chuckled and replied "Straight to the point, you never change do you? Besides, Asmodeus is an adder, not a pit viper" Sev seemed intrigued "Does he have any weaknesses?" "Not any that I know of, although he is slow to attack" "Elaborate" "Adders attack in quick, well timed attacks, they wait for the right moment to strike" Sev nodded and asked "Anything we should look out for?" Jenko thought for a moment and said "Yes, a single drop of his venom could kill twenty badgers instantly, he has hypnotic vision and he has thick scales" Gale asked "So if he bite us, we die. If we look at im, we will get bitten and die and we can't scratch him?" The fox smiled "Yes" "Well, what the hell do we do then?" Gale smirked and said "I could shoot his eyes out, then we could just surround and kill him" "Can you really hit his eyes without looking at them?" "I will wear some eye protection" Cearul scoffed and asked "Can you even hit a target so small, even if he stays still?" Gale nodded and said "I can probably hit his eyes if you can distract him" Sev nodded and turned to the fox again "Do you know where he lives?" "Alas no, although legend says that he lives east of Redwall abbey, he hunts during nighttime, so you can follow him to his den" "So it's agreed then, we wait during the night and then we follow him, steal the sword and then kill him"
Again, sorry for lack of updates, however, I already have the next chapter, I will wait a day or two then I will release it. I bet one of my friends that I would have 20 chapters before I have 200 views total, he one so I named the fox after him :) Peace out!