Chapter Two: The Encounter
Still running, Addie reaches the other end of Mossflower, where the Redwall Abbey stands. At that moment, Addie heard a beautiful sound of bells. In the bell tower, Tim and Tess, the twin Churcmice, are ringing the bells for evening tea. I have heard those balls before, thought Addie, they must have come from here. It was getting late, and Addie was getting tired, so she decided to go to the big wooden gates and ask to come in. But before she could live the edge of the woods, a strange little mouse appeared.
"Who goes there? And what is your business at the Abbey?"
"I am Addie of Mossflower. And who are you to ask me, you little shrimp?"
"I am the son of a warrior. And I demand you state your business. Or else!"
"Or else what?" Addie replied. This made the little mouse mad. He charged at Addie, but before he got there, Addie pulled out her dagger. "One more step, and I'll throw this right through your throat, tell me who you are."
"I am Mattimeo, son of Matthias, warrior mouse of Redwall."
"I see.I have stated my business, so will you let me pass?"
"I don't see why not. So.. Okay," replied the little mouse, Mattimeo. With that, Addie left Mattimeo behind to go to the gat.
She walks up to the gates.
"Who goes there?" shouts the mouse on sentry duty.
"I am Addie of Mossflower! I have come to seek refuge for the night." Addie shouts.
"Is there anyone with you?"
"No"
"All right, you may enter." The guard let Addie in. She was greeted by the curious faces of many woodlanders headed for evening tea.
It's okay, you all may go to evening tea," the guard shouted down to the mice. At that moment, Abbot Mordalfus approached Addie.
"Well, if it's not a young field mouse. What are you doing around the Abbey this late in the evening?" the Abbot asked.
"I'm was looking for a new home, and I heard a Poisonteeth. So I ran, and met a young mouse named Mattimeo."
"Where did you see this mouse?"
"Right outside the woods, about over there," Addie pointed a finger at where she came out of the forest.
"I see. Anyway, why are you looking for a new home?"
"The Poisonteeths are taking over."
Still running, Addie reaches the other end of Mossflower, where the Redwall Abbey stands. At that moment, Addie heard a beautiful sound of bells. In the bell tower, Tim and Tess, the twin Churcmice, are ringing the bells for evening tea. I have heard those balls before, thought Addie, they must have come from here. It was getting late, and Addie was getting tired, so she decided to go to the big wooden gates and ask to come in. But before she could live the edge of the woods, a strange little mouse appeared.
"Who goes there? And what is your business at the Abbey?"
"I am Addie of Mossflower. And who are you to ask me, you little shrimp?"
"I am the son of a warrior. And I demand you state your business. Or else!"
"Or else what?" Addie replied. This made the little mouse mad. He charged at Addie, but before he got there, Addie pulled out her dagger. "One more step, and I'll throw this right through your throat, tell me who you are."
"I am Mattimeo, son of Matthias, warrior mouse of Redwall."
"I see.I have stated my business, so will you let me pass?"
"I don't see why not. So.. Okay," replied the little mouse, Mattimeo. With that, Addie left Mattimeo behind to go to the gat.
She walks up to the gates.
"Who goes there?" shouts the mouse on sentry duty.
"I am Addie of Mossflower! I have come to seek refuge for the night." Addie shouts.
"Is there anyone with you?"
"No"
"All right, you may enter." The guard let Addie in. She was greeted by the curious faces of many woodlanders headed for evening tea.
It's okay, you all may go to evening tea," the guard shouted down to the mice. At that moment, Abbot Mordalfus approached Addie.
"Well, if it's not a young field mouse. What are you doing around the Abbey this late in the evening?" the Abbot asked.
"I'm was looking for a new home, and I heard a Poisonteeth. So I ran, and met a young mouse named Mattimeo."
"Where did you see this mouse?"
"Right outside the woods, about over there," Addie pointed a finger at where she came out of the forest.
"I see. Anyway, why are you looking for a new home?"
"The Poisonteeths are taking over."