The clearing was silent, wet, and wet. Dawn was coming, and the area around the tree was sopping and quiet.
Tyra stirred. Her wet eyes opened slowly.
The ramada had collapsed overnight, showering her with the branches it had been roofed with. A particualy large one was across her head, in between her ears. The four corner poles were crossed over that one. Tyra shook the branches off of her aching shoulders and back but couldn't reach up to get the ones on her head off. She sighed. It was hard to be a captive. It started raining again. What a life, she thought sarcastically.
************************************************************Breton stirred restlessly, before sitting up, his eyes wide open. It was dawn, and raining again. His son, daughter, and all the others were outside in this. He sighed. Why was life so hard? Staggering over to the window, he watched as a few straggling forage parties returned to the vermin.
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Lenny woke up in the tent that the small VRAE branch shared. Sragg and Terry were snoring, and he was the only one awake. It was raining again. He had to talk to Tyra. He exited the tent and began walking to where he knew the hare was.
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Tyra heard a rustling in the bushes behind her. She jumped in fright and got a good knock across her head. Lenny lept out, seeing how she immideatly threw her eyes to the ground as he approached. Poor hare...
"It's OK," he said, "You can trust me." He saw the four posts and one large stick on her head. She was about to slip down again from the pressure.
He lifted the posts from their postion. Tyra looked up at him.
"Thanks." she said, suspicious still.
"Tyra," Lenny said, "My name's Lenny. I'm part of the VRAE."
"VRAE?"
"Vermin Resisitance Against Evil. Started by a searat named Blaggut. We're here to help you. Tyra, your friends are alive and we...well, they're as well as the circumstances give. They want to know how you're doing."
Tyra smiled at him, thankfulness in her eyes.
"Tell them that we'll get out of here. I'll see to it."
Lenny nodded and exited. Tyra looked after him, the longing for freedom following him. Her thoughts drifted back to Redwall.
Tyra stirred. Her wet eyes opened slowly.
The ramada had collapsed overnight, showering her with the branches it had been roofed with. A particualy large one was across her head, in between her ears. The four corner poles were crossed over that one. Tyra shook the branches off of her aching shoulders and back but couldn't reach up to get the ones on her head off. She sighed. It was hard to be a captive. It started raining again. What a life, she thought sarcastically.
************************************************************Breton stirred restlessly, before sitting up, his eyes wide open. It was dawn, and raining again. His son, daughter, and all the others were outside in this. He sighed. Why was life so hard? Staggering over to the window, he watched as a few straggling forage parties returned to the vermin.
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Lenny woke up in the tent that the small VRAE branch shared. Sragg and Terry were snoring, and he was the only one awake. It was raining again. He had to talk to Tyra. He exited the tent and began walking to where he knew the hare was.
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Tyra heard a rustling in the bushes behind her. She jumped in fright and got a good knock across her head. Lenny lept out, seeing how she immideatly threw her eyes to the ground as he approached. Poor hare...
"It's OK," he said, "You can trust me." He saw the four posts and one large stick on her head. She was about to slip down again from the pressure.
He lifted the posts from their postion. Tyra looked up at him.
"Thanks." she said, suspicious still.
"Tyra," Lenny said, "My name's Lenny. I'm part of the VRAE."
"VRAE?"
"Vermin Resisitance Against Evil. Started by a searat named Blaggut. We're here to help you. Tyra, your friends are alive and we...well, they're as well as the circumstances give. They want to know how you're doing."
Tyra smiled at him, thankfulness in her eyes.
"Tell them that we'll get out of here. I'll see to it."
Lenny nodded and exited. Tyra looked after him, the longing for freedom following him. Her thoughts drifted back to Redwall.
