Ace was almost at the south wall. The sandstone building was even bigger up close. He stopped to take a sip of water. He wanted to know more about this place. He still wasn't sure if he could trust the creatures that lived there. Once he was at the south wall he looked at its height. He was dwarfed by it. He took a few steps back. On the top of the wall he could see the figures of three creatures, a mouse, an otter, and a squirrel. "Hello?" Three heads popped out.

"Inka?" said the mouse.

"No, muther abbess, Inka be a girl, this un be a boy" said the otter.

"Are you Tilly, Weaket, and Gother?" asked Ace.

"I be Tilly" said the squirrel "and da otter be Weaket. This be muther abbess. She very nice. Mista Gother got sicked and had to go to sista Iris and sista Neera. Who be you?"

"I'm Ace. My sister is Inka. What is this place?"

"This is Redwall Abbey. We have been waiting for news of you and your family" said mother abbess.

"You have?" asked Ace.

"We wanna ask if you and Inka and your brotha and your sista wanna live wit us in Redwall" said Weaket.

Ace looked at them as if he was considering the offer. "I'll ask Inka. I've got to go. Thank you" Then he was gone.