A/N- I'm sorry I haven't been using the accents for my hare. I will try to start in this chapter. OK? Good. ^-^ Also, Riddum doesn't have an accent cause the only otter he knows is Quince, and since he's lived with mice almost all his life (since he could speak), then he had no otter accent thingy. Just wanted to make that clear, kay?
Chapter Twelve: The Meaning and Uncovered

"Sunfluke, Cap'n, sir, we have trained the troops to there full potential," Darknose explained to his leader after many days of working.

"Very well, Darknose. Get them ready to attack tomorrow night. Is that clear, Darknose?"

"Aye, chief."

"I know what it means!" Riddum yelled as he ran out of his cottage the next morning. "It came to me in a dream, last night, and before! I know what it means!" Woodlanders came running from their peaceful thinking place to hear Riddum.

"Ya know wot it means, chap?" Emiley asked Riddum as she approached him.

"Tell us, Mr. Otter sir!" the little ones yelled, for they were also thinking of what it means.

"Riddum, you must tell us!" Abbess Zoe said as she raised her paws for silence. The crowd fell silent in one second flat.

"OK, 'ere's what it means, or at least what I think it is. I don't know what the house where time stands still is, but I know what the hill is. It came to me in a dream a while ago. I don't know where it is, but I know that there are archers that shoot anybeast down that is there. In my dream, there was somebeast up there, she wanted my help, I went to get, but she disappeared. I went to it, then I ran away." Riddum's voice trailed off, deep in thought. He was shook out of his daze by his young hare friend.

"And.?" She asked impatiently.

"Oh, yeah. Then, last night, I 'ad another dream. I recognized the voice from when I was really young. It was that of a young ottermaid. Not just any ottermaid, but Quince, my sister. I need to save her."

"But I'm right here, you dunderhead!" Quince yelled from the crowd.

"Yeah, I know yer 'ere, but Quince, the real Quince, isn't. Yer an imposter!" Everybeast in the crowd gasped in terror as they backed away from "Quince". "Who are ye, and what 'ave ye done with me sister?"

"What are you talking about, silly?" "Quince" started to sweat. "I am your sister."

"No, yer not! Now, tell me who ye are afore somebeast gets 'urt! And that somebeast will be you!" "Quince" stood there in fake disbelief. Riddum ran through the crowd with his dagger drawn. "Tell me!"

"Riddum, wait!" Abbess Zoe was trying to stop Riddum from getting to the other otter. She grabbed his dagger paw fiercely. "Riddum, you mustn't do anything y'might regret, now. Put up your dagger, and try to have a civilized talk with," she looked the otter up and down, "This beast, whether she be Quince or not."

Riddum placed his dagger back under his belt, and walked slowly up to "Quince." He walked around her in circles, staring deep into her eyes, searching for the answer.

"Alright, matey, lemme get this straight, you ain't Quince, I already discovered that, but who are ye?"

She held her paws up, showing she was unarmed and harmless, "'Tis right, Riddum, I ain't yer sister. I'm Rearo Riverstone, I come from a ways down thata way. I come from Holt Riverstone. My dad, Frent Riverstone, is the chieftain. We was attacked by a band o' chipmunks. All my kin were slain. They took me as a slave, and said they'd give me my freedom if'n I did this one liddle task for them. I'm sorry if'n I put you through a lot, Riddum, matey. I was selfish to sell myself to those dirty scums. I should have just lived with 'em." She slumped down on the ground looking ashamed. A tear trickled down her face. "I'll do whatever I can to help ye find yer sister, matey, on me oath, I will."

Riddum looked away, "So you don't know where my sister is?"

"No, but the cap'n of this chipmunk band tol' me ta give you this," Rearo handed Riddum a small parchment, " I was waitin' for the right time, and now would be it."

Riverdog, riverdog,

Leave me alone,

You told me a lie,

And never came home,

So riverdog, riverdog,

What do you say,

You left me at home,

Said you'd be there one day.
Riverdog, riverdog,

I trusted you so,

I called you a friend,

But you wouldn't know,

So riverdog, riverdog,

This is the end,

You told me a lie,

And I called you a friend.
Riverdog, riverdog,

You make me mad,

To think of the friendship,

We used to have,

So riverdog, riverdog,

Listen to me,

You won't get anywhere,

Or be set free.
Riverdog, riverdog,

In your broad wake,

You left me behind,

For evil to take,

So riverdog, riverdog,

What d'you do now?

Knowing you've lost me,

But your not sure how.
Riverdog, riverdog,

I'll tell you why,

You said you'd come home,

But that was a lie.

So riverdog, riverdog,

Now that I'm gone,

I leave my necklace,

For you to put on.
Riverdog, riverdog,

I hold you still dear,

But keep your chin up,

Don't give me your tears,

So, riverdog, riverdog,

Do you miss me, too?

If you want to find me,

I'll give you this clue:
Riverdog, riverdog,

I'm hidden away,

Someplace far north,

But I cannot say,

So riverdog, riverdog,

Will you search?

Or will you leave me,

On this frozen perch?

Riddum looked blankly at the piece of parchment, and sighed heavily.

"And I have this, too." Rearo handed Riddum a shell necklace.

He looked at it, sitting in the palm of his paw.

The onlookers looked on silently.

Emiley walked up to Riddum, and said, "Put it on, ol' bean. It says you should, wot!"

Riddum draped the fragile necklace carefully over his head. He stared at the one shell, bigger than the rest