The next day, Resmo, a bank vole, knocked on the main gate. Soon Skipper
opened the door to let him in.
"Resmo old mate. Where have you been? What brings you to Redwall here abouts" Skipper grinned.
"Hey Skipper. I was in Mossflower and I thought I'd try a bit of the Redwall vittles. You still make the best hotroot soup?"
"No mate, that's Gother's job. But I can still scoff it all"
"You sure? I feel like I haven't scoffed in a season"
"Well you haven't been here in one mate"
"I got lots of places to go each season. You know ol' Yekker. He is the only company I have each season. He is more than a good score of leagues away. Though he had a visit from a family of badgers not to long ago"
"Badgers?" asked Skipper "How many?"
"Oh, four me thinks, if my memory serves me right. You know 'em?"
"We have a few badgers walkin' around the south wall. They are to shy to knock on our gate though"
Then as if on cue a large paw knocked on the gate. Skipper opened the door and their stood four badgers, two dubbins, the other two barely adults. One of the bigger ones, a female, stepped forward. "I'm Inka. Your abbess said we could stay here"
Skipper saw Resmo stifling a snicker. "Uh, yes. Come in. I'm Skipper of the otters and this is Resmo. Welcome to Redwall Abbey. I'll take you to our abbess now"
Inka walked in with the other three not far behind. Inka stopped to look at Resmo. "Are you Resmo the Wanderer?"
"The only one" he replied.
"Do you know Yekker? He is a old squirrel"
"I know him alright. He and me are good pals"
"He would never stop talking about you. He said you where a champion at scoffing"
Skipper led them to the Infirmary where Abbess Sonsa was updating Gother on the badgers.
"Mother Abbess?"
"Yes Skipper"
"Resmo just arrived and so did t'badgers"
"Thank you Skipper. I'll take the badgers and you and Resmo can go"
Skipper and Resmo left Abbess Sonsa with the badgers. Resmo burst out laughing. Skipper looked at him and said, "What's so funny mate?"
Resmo took a while. "Those badgers just . hohoho. just proved that. hahahahaa. you, you where wroooong. oh hahaha, hehehe"
"Resmo old mate. Where have you been? What brings you to Redwall here abouts" Skipper grinned.
"Hey Skipper. I was in Mossflower and I thought I'd try a bit of the Redwall vittles. You still make the best hotroot soup?"
"No mate, that's Gother's job. But I can still scoff it all"
"You sure? I feel like I haven't scoffed in a season"
"Well you haven't been here in one mate"
"I got lots of places to go each season. You know ol' Yekker. He is the only company I have each season. He is more than a good score of leagues away. Though he had a visit from a family of badgers not to long ago"
"Badgers?" asked Skipper "How many?"
"Oh, four me thinks, if my memory serves me right. You know 'em?"
"We have a few badgers walkin' around the south wall. They are to shy to knock on our gate though"
Then as if on cue a large paw knocked on the gate. Skipper opened the door and their stood four badgers, two dubbins, the other two barely adults. One of the bigger ones, a female, stepped forward. "I'm Inka. Your abbess said we could stay here"
Skipper saw Resmo stifling a snicker. "Uh, yes. Come in. I'm Skipper of the otters and this is Resmo. Welcome to Redwall Abbey. I'll take you to our abbess now"
Inka walked in with the other three not far behind. Inka stopped to look at Resmo. "Are you Resmo the Wanderer?"
"The only one" he replied.
"Do you know Yekker? He is a old squirrel"
"I know him alright. He and me are good pals"
"He would never stop talking about you. He said you where a champion at scoffing"
Skipper led them to the Infirmary where Abbess Sonsa was updating Gother on the badgers.
"Mother Abbess?"
"Yes Skipper"
"Resmo just arrived and so did t'badgers"
"Thank you Skipper. I'll take the badgers and you and Resmo can go"
Skipper and Resmo left Abbess Sonsa with the badgers. Resmo burst out laughing. Skipper looked at him and said, "What's so funny mate?"
Resmo took a while. "Those badgers just . hohoho. just proved that. hahahahaa. you, you where wroooong. oh hahaha, hehehe"