Tyra, Tulia and Kessa reached the river north of Redwall at noon, after a morning of relentless running. Finally they stopped, and rested on the bank. Almost immidiatly Tyra motioned for them to be silent.
"Okay, chapesses, this is the part of the poem that applies to this little bit 'ere:
Though the crossing doeth stir relentlessly,
Armored wings do furl.
So wot we're looking for is a ford, but why it stirs and what the armored wings are h'I have no bloomin' clue. So, I think that we found the ford, now wot are th--"
"Tresspassers dare pass on my property! You shall die! You shall die!" A voice suddently rang out and the three lept up, clutching weapons.
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After a hard morning of being bombarded with assorted weaponry, the Abbot had no choice but to call a parley. Gleefully Eric, Ed and Akhal stepped forward.
"It is time to parley, is it not? Tired of being penned in?" Eric said.
"No," Breton said scornfully.
"Well, then, mouse, what are we standing around here talking for?" Ed said, in an equal tone.
"What else, except to know what you are here for."
"What is the obvious reason? Full takeover. What is the real reason? The hare, of course." Akhal said.
"What hare, there is no hare here."
His wife tapped him on the shoulder. "There's Tyra."
"What they don't know won't hurt them or us." He whispered back.
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When all of them got up, it looked as if Tuthine had been crying.
"What's wrong?" Sassy asked.
"Nothing." Tuthine replied. Then suddently,"I was heading to the armory in the bell tower to go out and find my sister. I know she went with Tyra and Tulia. Would you help me?"
This direct ask for help from the bully was surprising to the three, who almost immideatly said "yes".
After arming with assorted blades and long-distance weaponry, they let themselves out of the north wallgate, hot on the three's tail.
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Tyra was the first to act when the huge bird landed. She swung her sling, shouting a cry that she didn't reconize at the time.
"Eelulilaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
The stone hit the bird on the beak, and he blinked and stared at Tyra.
"The earthcrawler rabbit will be the first to die! Run, ye foul vermin!"
Tyra stepped back some, then waited as the bird came in for the kill, and swung her loaded swing forward as hard as she possibly could. It hit the bird in the head, stunning him.
"Okay, now for the ford."
Kessa rushed forward, but as she began to step into the ford a huge fish grabbed her and began to pull her under.
"Okay, chapesses, this is the part of the poem that applies to this little bit 'ere:
Though the crossing doeth stir relentlessly,
Armored wings do furl.
So wot we're looking for is a ford, but why it stirs and what the armored wings are h'I have no bloomin' clue. So, I think that we found the ford, now wot are th--"
"Tresspassers dare pass on my property! You shall die! You shall die!" A voice suddently rang out and the three lept up, clutching weapons.
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After a hard morning of being bombarded with assorted weaponry, the Abbot had no choice but to call a parley. Gleefully Eric, Ed and Akhal stepped forward.
"It is time to parley, is it not? Tired of being penned in?" Eric said.
"No," Breton said scornfully.
"Well, then, mouse, what are we standing around here talking for?" Ed said, in an equal tone.
"What else, except to know what you are here for."
"What is the obvious reason? Full takeover. What is the real reason? The hare, of course." Akhal said.
"What hare, there is no hare here."
His wife tapped him on the shoulder. "There's Tyra."
"What they don't know won't hurt them or us." He whispered back.
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When all of them got up, it looked as if Tuthine had been crying.
"What's wrong?" Sassy asked.
"Nothing." Tuthine replied. Then suddently,"I was heading to the armory in the bell tower to go out and find my sister. I know she went with Tyra and Tulia. Would you help me?"
This direct ask for help from the bully was surprising to the three, who almost immideatly said "yes".
After arming with assorted blades and long-distance weaponry, they let themselves out of the north wallgate, hot on the three's tail.
************************************************************
Tyra was the first to act when the huge bird landed. She swung her sling, shouting a cry that she didn't reconize at the time.
"Eelulilaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
The stone hit the bird on the beak, and he blinked and stared at Tyra.
"The earthcrawler rabbit will be the first to die! Run, ye foul vermin!"
Tyra stepped back some, then waited as the bird came in for the kill, and swung her loaded swing forward as hard as she possibly could. It hit the bird in the head, stunning him.
"Okay, now for the ford."
Kessa rushed forward, but as she began to step into the ford a huge fish grabbed her and began to pull her under.
