Sragg had just delivered the news to Predak, and went to visit with the Redwallers, Katzey, Hone, and Boulonnais.
"Listen, all of you," he said, "Akhal's troop has caught Tyra and two others, a hare named Nicole and your grandfather, Katzey. They're going to be coming veeeery soon. Unfortuanatly, we're all going to have to trek back to Redwall. I have to return and see that Terry's taking care of Katze, and soon Tyra and Nicole. I'll see you soon." He left as another runner left to alert Eric and Ed at the camp near Redwall.
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Tyra and Nicole were leaning against the wall they had first collided with, both rubbing an aching face. It had been at least a day (going by the fact that Sragg isn't the best runner in the world) and it was getting very tiresome not having anything to do but sit around and think of your fate. Tyra had long given up on trying to break out, now it was just annoying the guards. She picked up a long stick of hay and walked over to the door, then began to rub it in one of the guard's ears.
"Cut it out hare!"
Tyra rubbed harder. The guard frowned.
"Your life being so short you would think that you would wisen up! Stop!"
Of course, Tyra didn't. The guard reached up and snapped the hay.
"Now stop!"
Tyra stuck her tongue out at him and walked back. Nicole giggled.
"You have to stop, I haven't laughed so hard my whole life!"
Tyra smiled.
"That's what I'm here for." She grabbed some more hay and went off to torment the other guard.
Chapter 27
At the shouts of the second guard, the "captain" trotted over to the trailer.
"Hare, didn't I tell you to stop tormenting the guards?!" he said. Nicole stopped laughing.
"But that was the first pair of guards today. You said nothing about the next pair." Tyra said innocently. Nicole snorted.
"Any guards then, hare. You've been warned." He walked off.
"Oh, I'm so afraid." Tyra said sarcastically, then stuck her tongue out at both of the guards and poked them both hard in the back of the head and returned to the back of the trailer, where both she and Nicole burst out laughing.
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Len ny began packing up the tent. It was hard with only one of them here. He had to carry it across that stupid fire-scar and back by himself. He could hide it but then some evil vermin would probably steal it. Stinkin' vermin.
"Attenion!" Lenny scurried out and the whole camp formed into shoddy ranks. As Akhal began to start out, so did everyone else. They crossed what would become known as the Great Burning in less than a day.
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It was late in Predak's camp-away-from-camp(heh-heh). Hone dozed, leaning against one of the two trees they were under. He sighed, then stared up at the sky. All down. What were they going to do now? It was hopeless. Again, he fell asleep.
A tall mouse, dressed in armor. He startled Hone so much that he almost jolted awake in surprise.
"Do not be afraid, Hone." The mouse said, "Do not worry about Tyra and the other two. The VRAE are watching them for you. They are safe." The mouse dissappeared, and Hone sank into the deepest sleep he had in seasons.
"Listen, all of you," he said, "Akhal's troop has caught Tyra and two others, a hare named Nicole and your grandfather, Katzey. They're going to be coming veeeery soon. Unfortuanatly, we're all going to have to trek back to Redwall. I have to return and see that Terry's taking care of Katze, and soon Tyra and Nicole. I'll see you soon." He left as another runner left to alert Eric and Ed at the camp near Redwall.
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Tyra and Nicole were leaning against the wall they had first collided with, both rubbing an aching face. It had been at least a day (going by the fact that Sragg isn't the best runner in the world) and it was getting very tiresome not having anything to do but sit around and think of your fate. Tyra had long given up on trying to break out, now it was just annoying the guards. She picked up a long stick of hay and walked over to the door, then began to rub it in one of the guard's ears.
"Cut it out hare!"
Tyra rubbed harder. The guard frowned.
"Your life being so short you would think that you would wisen up! Stop!"
Of course, Tyra didn't. The guard reached up and snapped the hay.
"Now stop!"
Tyra stuck her tongue out at him and walked back. Nicole giggled.
"You have to stop, I haven't laughed so hard my whole life!"
Tyra smiled.
"That's what I'm here for." She grabbed some more hay and went off to torment the other guard.
Chapter 27
At the shouts of the second guard, the "captain" trotted over to the trailer.
"Hare, didn't I tell you to stop tormenting the guards?!" he said. Nicole stopped laughing.
"But that was the first pair of guards today. You said nothing about the next pair." Tyra said innocently. Nicole snorted.
"Any guards then, hare. You've been warned." He walked off.
"Oh, I'm so afraid." Tyra said sarcastically, then stuck her tongue out at both of the guards and poked them both hard in the back of the head and returned to the back of the trailer, where both she and Nicole burst out laughing.
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Len ny began packing up the tent. It was hard with only one of them here. He had to carry it across that stupid fire-scar and back by himself. He could hide it but then some evil vermin would probably steal it. Stinkin' vermin.
"Attenion!" Lenny scurried out and the whole camp formed into shoddy ranks. As Akhal began to start out, so did everyone else. They crossed what would become known as the Great Burning in less than a day.
************************************************************
It was late in Predak's camp-away-from-camp(heh-heh). Hone dozed, leaning against one of the two trees they were under. He sighed, then stared up at the sky. All down. What were they going to do now? It was hopeless. Again, he fell asleep.
A tall mouse, dressed in armor. He startled Hone so much that he almost jolted awake in surprise.
"Do not be afraid, Hone." The mouse said, "Do not worry about Tyra and the other two. The VRAE are watching them for you. They are safe." The mouse dissappeared, and Hone sank into the deepest sleep he had in seasons.
