Chapter eight: More time passes
Martin and co. had finally arrived at Mossflower, standing right outside Brockhall, meeting place of the Corim. Tired and exhausted, but happy they made it, Martin, with his sword strapped on his back, turned to face his weary friends. He surveyed the large group. No one had been killed or really hurt during the journey, although Ballaw teased a surly weasel and nearly lost the tip of his ear.
Martin stood by the door, unsure of what to do. "Chibb, should I just knock on the door?"
Chibb hopped over next to Martin. "What else would you do in front of a door, Martin, eat it?"
Ballaw scoffed. "Eat a door? That robin chap has a peculiar appetite..."
Rowanoak moved to the front of the crowd like a huge mountain skimming across the ground. "Here Martin, let me knock." Rowanoak's paw descended three times upon Brockhall's door.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!
The door swung open and Rowanoak was faced with another female badger. "Who are you, and what do you need of Brockhall?" the badger demanded.
Friltip, the cheeky young hedgehog, looked from Rowanoak to the giant female badger standing in the doorway and said loudly, "There's two Rowanoaks!"
Kastern, the mousemaid standing next to Friltip, covered his mouth and chided him. "Shush yore mouth, Friltip, this is important!"
Bella,(for it was she) however had heard Friltip and stared at Rowanoak. "Rowanoak?!? Is that you?"
Skipper, Lady Amber, and Abbess Germaine heard the commotion and came to the door. "Bella marm, you know this badger?"
"Of course I know her, Rowanoak, where have you been?"
Rowanoak looked slightly puzzled, because she didn't recognize Bella, and Martin saw her face. "Let's talk about this inside, wouldn't want to be caught out here by vermin from Kotir, would we?"
Bella stopped staring at Rowanoak and looked down at Martin. "Chibb brought you here? You've come to help us?"
Chibb flew next to Bella. "Yes, Bella, I've brought Mossflower some reinforcements."
Lady Amber shook her head. "Chibb, where did your cough go? Have you given up candied chesnuts? C'mon you lot, you look hungry and tired, and we'll talk about everything inside."
Martin and co. had finally arrived at Mossflower, standing right outside Brockhall, meeting place of the Corim. Tired and exhausted, but happy they made it, Martin, with his sword strapped on his back, turned to face his weary friends. He surveyed the large group. No one had been killed or really hurt during the journey, although Ballaw teased a surly weasel and nearly lost the tip of his ear.
Martin stood by the door, unsure of what to do. "Chibb, should I just knock on the door?"
Chibb hopped over next to Martin. "What else would you do in front of a door, Martin, eat it?"
Ballaw scoffed. "Eat a door? That robin chap has a peculiar appetite..."
Rowanoak moved to the front of the crowd like a huge mountain skimming across the ground. "Here Martin, let me knock." Rowanoak's paw descended three times upon Brockhall's door.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!
The door swung open and Rowanoak was faced with another female badger. "Who are you, and what do you need of Brockhall?" the badger demanded.
Friltip, the cheeky young hedgehog, looked from Rowanoak to the giant female badger standing in the doorway and said loudly, "There's two Rowanoaks!"
Kastern, the mousemaid standing next to Friltip, covered his mouth and chided him. "Shush yore mouth, Friltip, this is important!"
Bella,(for it was she) however had heard Friltip and stared at Rowanoak. "Rowanoak?!? Is that you?"
Skipper, Lady Amber, and Abbess Germaine heard the commotion and came to the door. "Bella marm, you know this badger?"
"Of course I know her, Rowanoak, where have you been?"
Rowanoak looked slightly puzzled, because she didn't recognize Bella, and Martin saw her face. "Let's talk about this inside, wouldn't want to be caught out here by vermin from Kotir, would we?"
Bella stopped staring at Rowanoak and looked down at Martin. "Chibb brought you here? You've come to help us?"
Chibb flew next to Bella. "Yes, Bella, I've brought Mossflower some reinforcements."
Lady Amber shook her head. "Chibb, where did your cough go? Have you given up candied chesnuts? C'mon you lot, you look hungry and tired, and we'll talk about everything inside."