"I suppose you're all wondering why we're here today," Silverweed
shouted over all the talking amongst the 11 rabbits that were there. The
second he said this, all the chatter died down. Cowslip looked amongst the
rabbits that were there. Winters Wrath was there, and so were a couple
other obvious choices, Dogwood and Buttercup.
Dogwood was a rather medium sized buck that was well liked throughout the warren. Though he was only 11 months old, Dogwood had always had a hand in gathering food, repairing burrows, and doing any fighting that had to be done. About three months before, Dogwood had helped Cowslip lead an attack an attack on two rabbits that had come from an "enemy" warren. Even though the attack was entirely unsuccessful, Dogwood had gained a lot of respect for leading it.
Buttercup was a quite and honest twelve-month-old doe that had always tried to break up a fight when she could. Buttercup was also Winters Wrath's sister, and had always helped Winters Wrath with any outside warren patrolling.
Other than Winters Wrath, Dogwood, and Buttercup, Cowslip had no idea why the others were there. Among the others were Walnut, a rather large buck that Cowslip had that to be pretty stupid, Corona, a ruthless 15-month- old buck that Cowslip thought would send the warren into total chaos rather than keeping order, Poppy, a rather smart doe, but she was a little to young to get the other rabbits to obey her, Pimpernel, a rabbit that had been captured by Dogwood and Hawkweed after trying to dash away after the seven rabbits attacked the party of three. Pimpernel was hated throughout the warren, not mainly for the things he did inside the warren, but the company he had been traveling with. A rabbit called Vervain, who was very popular throughout the warren, had gotten killed in the scuffle that had occurred during the attack. Cowslip himself had almost gotten killed when he tried to run down one of the scavengers. Along with Pimpernel, there was also Hawkweed. Even though Cowslip had a lot of respect for Hawkweed, Hawkweed struck Cowslip as the type, like Corona, to disobey rules rather than enforcing them. Along with Hawkweed, Cowslip was sort of glad to see one of the calmer bucks named Thistle. Even though Thistle was good at enforcing rules, he was also very small and was always getting picked on by certain larger bucks, one of which, Ivy, was with them at the moment. Ivy was a good fighter going by the Cowslip's warren standards, but Ivy was known to be extremely mean to does and kittens. Other than Silverweed, there was also a rather hefty buck called Mallow who was most rabbits' typical Owsla standards. Mallow was an outskirter, even though he was as old as Corona, and was barely known around the warren. Mallow lived in a burrow with his mother, sister, and two brothers. He was always competing with his brothers for power, so being selected for the Owsla was a big thing for him.
"So is this everyone?" Cowslip asked Silverweed. "Yes Cowslip-rah, it is," said Silverweed, "and you'll be delighted to know that I selected each rabbit rather carefully." Cowslip gave Silverweed a dead stare. "Why is he staring at me," Silverweed asked Winters Wrath. "I just don't think she liked your choices very much," Winters Wrath responded quickly. Silverweed was about to reply when Cowslip exploded. "I don't call these rabbits you picked even close to Owsla standards. I mean do you really think that rabbits like Thistle and Poppy are going to even be able to give one damn order and have it be carried through. And do you think that Ivy and Corona are going to be able to go one day on the job without killing someone. And then there's Walnut. Do you really think that Walnut can even tell the difference between a mouse and a fox? And WHY did you even think of putting Pimpernel on our Owsla. Have you even noticed that he is the most hated rabbit in our warren? Our rabbits will die before they take one order from him. But fine. I trust you judgment since you are SO smart. But not Pimpernel, not Walnut, and not Thistle is getting the least power in the Owsla. YOU are." With that Cowslip stormed out of the hole and went back to his burrow.
When Cowslip left the Great Burrow, Winters Wrath began to speak. "Look everybody," she said calmly; " I want Buttercup here to take Thistle, Poppy, Walnut, and Pimpernel on a training patrol." "Mallow, I want you to break up any fights that occur within the warren. Also, keep an eye out for any approaching elil. If you see any, alert me." "Yes captain," Mallow responded. Winters Wrath continued, "Dogwood, would you please take Corona and Ivy into your burrow and give them a talk about enforcing the rules and not breaking them." "Hawkweed," Winters Wrath asked her mate, "I want you to start repairing Dew's burrow. I heard that half of it collapsed for some reason." When you're done," she continued, "Drive out the rats from one of the empty burrows. We've got a grown up litter of kittens that needs somewhere to live." "But what if we finish early," Ivy asked. "If you finish early then you can take a break until after the daily story finishes and the other rabbits go back to their sleeping burrows. That's when we will have another quick meeting to see what we will be doing tomorrow. Everyone must attend except for you Mallow since I want you keeping an eye out for fights until everyone comes down here to hear what story Silverweed or Willow will tell tonight. As for me and Silverweed," Winters Wrath continued, "we have the toughest job of all, talking to Cowslip." "This meeting is adjourned," Dogwood said loudly. When those words were spoken, the whole Shining Wire warren Owsla piled out of the Great Burrow to do the jobs that they had been assigned.
Dogwood was a rather medium sized buck that was well liked throughout the warren. Though he was only 11 months old, Dogwood had always had a hand in gathering food, repairing burrows, and doing any fighting that had to be done. About three months before, Dogwood had helped Cowslip lead an attack an attack on two rabbits that had come from an "enemy" warren. Even though the attack was entirely unsuccessful, Dogwood had gained a lot of respect for leading it.
Buttercup was a quite and honest twelve-month-old doe that had always tried to break up a fight when she could. Buttercup was also Winters Wrath's sister, and had always helped Winters Wrath with any outside warren patrolling.
Other than Winters Wrath, Dogwood, and Buttercup, Cowslip had no idea why the others were there. Among the others were Walnut, a rather large buck that Cowslip had that to be pretty stupid, Corona, a ruthless 15-month- old buck that Cowslip thought would send the warren into total chaos rather than keeping order, Poppy, a rather smart doe, but she was a little to young to get the other rabbits to obey her, Pimpernel, a rabbit that had been captured by Dogwood and Hawkweed after trying to dash away after the seven rabbits attacked the party of three. Pimpernel was hated throughout the warren, not mainly for the things he did inside the warren, but the company he had been traveling with. A rabbit called Vervain, who was very popular throughout the warren, had gotten killed in the scuffle that had occurred during the attack. Cowslip himself had almost gotten killed when he tried to run down one of the scavengers. Along with Pimpernel, there was also Hawkweed. Even though Cowslip had a lot of respect for Hawkweed, Hawkweed struck Cowslip as the type, like Corona, to disobey rules rather than enforcing them. Along with Hawkweed, Cowslip was sort of glad to see one of the calmer bucks named Thistle. Even though Thistle was good at enforcing rules, he was also very small and was always getting picked on by certain larger bucks, one of which, Ivy, was with them at the moment. Ivy was a good fighter going by the Cowslip's warren standards, but Ivy was known to be extremely mean to does and kittens. Other than Silverweed, there was also a rather hefty buck called Mallow who was most rabbits' typical Owsla standards. Mallow was an outskirter, even though he was as old as Corona, and was barely known around the warren. Mallow lived in a burrow with his mother, sister, and two brothers. He was always competing with his brothers for power, so being selected for the Owsla was a big thing for him.
"So is this everyone?" Cowslip asked Silverweed. "Yes Cowslip-rah, it is," said Silverweed, "and you'll be delighted to know that I selected each rabbit rather carefully." Cowslip gave Silverweed a dead stare. "Why is he staring at me," Silverweed asked Winters Wrath. "I just don't think she liked your choices very much," Winters Wrath responded quickly. Silverweed was about to reply when Cowslip exploded. "I don't call these rabbits you picked even close to Owsla standards. I mean do you really think that rabbits like Thistle and Poppy are going to even be able to give one damn order and have it be carried through. And do you think that Ivy and Corona are going to be able to go one day on the job without killing someone. And then there's Walnut. Do you really think that Walnut can even tell the difference between a mouse and a fox? And WHY did you even think of putting Pimpernel on our Owsla. Have you even noticed that he is the most hated rabbit in our warren? Our rabbits will die before they take one order from him. But fine. I trust you judgment since you are SO smart. But not Pimpernel, not Walnut, and not Thistle is getting the least power in the Owsla. YOU are." With that Cowslip stormed out of the hole and went back to his burrow.
When Cowslip left the Great Burrow, Winters Wrath began to speak. "Look everybody," she said calmly; " I want Buttercup here to take Thistle, Poppy, Walnut, and Pimpernel on a training patrol." "Mallow, I want you to break up any fights that occur within the warren. Also, keep an eye out for any approaching elil. If you see any, alert me." "Yes captain," Mallow responded. Winters Wrath continued, "Dogwood, would you please take Corona and Ivy into your burrow and give them a talk about enforcing the rules and not breaking them." "Hawkweed," Winters Wrath asked her mate, "I want you to start repairing Dew's burrow. I heard that half of it collapsed for some reason." When you're done," she continued, "Drive out the rats from one of the empty burrows. We've got a grown up litter of kittens that needs somewhere to live." "But what if we finish early," Ivy asked. "If you finish early then you can take a break until after the daily story finishes and the other rabbits go back to their sleeping burrows. That's when we will have another quick meeting to see what we will be doing tomorrow. Everyone must attend except for you Mallow since I want you keeping an eye out for fights until everyone comes down here to hear what story Silverweed or Willow will tell tonight. As for me and Silverweed," Winters Wrath continued, "we have the toughest job of all, talking to Cowslip." "This meeting is adjourned," Dogwood said loudly. When those words were spoken, the whole Shining Wire warren Owsla piled out of the Great Burrow to do the jobs that they had been assigned.
