CHAPTER FOURTEEN, FIGHTING
Varsha and Nuria heard each other's voices as they screamed their war cry. The hares followed behind Varsha as she sprinted towards Redwall. She barged through the open door and brought Flamebird down on a rat. The hares bounded up and began using striking out with their weapons. Egua was lashing out with her hind paws and punching with her fists.
Nuria grabbed an otter javelin, which was like a small stick in her huge paws, and changed down towards the vermin.
Kella and the otter crew grabbed their javelins and raced after Nuria. Log- a-Log and the Guosim drew their shrew rapiers, shouting the Guosim war cry: "LOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOOOOOOGG!"
The Redwallers all held out their crude weapons – staffs, some left over otter javelins, a couple of spears, kitchen knives, and pots and pans – and charged at the army, screaming, "REDDDDDDDDDWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!"
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Waterfish, Odell, and Fshio climbed up the slippery tunnel that led up to where Riley and Tiponya were resting. Each of them had bulging haversacks full of food on their backs that seemed to want to pull them over backwards.
The three companions got out of the tunnel to meet the dog and the owl.
"Hi," gasped Waterfish, out of breath.
"Is Fshio coming with us?" asked Tiponya.
"Yes, I am," replied Fshio. Tiponya's face broke into a smile, if an owl could smile.
"Good, good. Hedgehogs are always good to have on a mission." Tiponya, riley, Waterfish, Odell, and Fshio set off in the direction that Kabble had gone, not knowing what they would meet.
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Varsha thrust Flamebird at a stoat. The stoat swiftly turned his wrist and parried the attack with his own sword. Varsha disengaged and shoved Flamebird into the stoat's chest, but the stoat had leapt back. Their swords clashed and broke apart as they each tried to survive and slay their opponent.
Egua noticed that Varsha couldn't get out of the battle. The hare sprinted over to the fight and kicked the stoat. The stoat went flying away. Varsha didn't even tell Egua "thank you". She just raced at a rat and sliced her in half.
"Bloodwrath!" whispered Egua, shuddering. She turned away from the mad badger and went to fight another enemy.
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Hours later, the vermin fled out of the Abbey gates. Everyone cheered. Before he left, Deyinvo yelled at Varsha, "This isn't the last you're seeing of me, Varsha Midelli. I know how you helped Kabble!"
Varsha stood, frozen on the spot.
Egua looked straight into Varsha's eyes. "Marm?"
Lilyblossom planted herself in front of Varsha. "Mateo found out. He didn't mean to tell us. He just let it slip. Maybe you should tell us what happened. Why you helped Kabble Ionaeyes."
Varsha nodded, feeling a red flush creeping up her neck to her face. She led the way inside of the Abbey.
Varsha and Nuria heard each other's voices as they screamed their war cry. The hares followed behind Varsha as she sprinted towards Redwall. She barged through the open door and brought Flamebird down on a rat. The hares bounded up and began using striking out with their weapons. Egua was lashing out with her hind paws and punching with her fists.
Nuria grabbed an otter javelin, which was like a small stick in her huge paws, and changed down towards the vermin.
Kella and the otter crew grabbed their javelins and raced after Nuria. Log- a-Log and the Guosim drew their shrew rapiers, shouting the Guosim war cry: "LOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOGALOOOOOOGG!"
The Redwallers all held out their crude weapons – staffs, some left over otter javelins, a couple of spears, kitchen knives, and pots and pans – and charged at the army, screaming, "REDDDDDDDDDWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!"
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Waterfish, Odell, and Fshio climbed up the slippery tunnel that led up to where Riley and Tiponya were resting. Each of them had bulging haversacks full of food on their backs that seemed to want to pull them over backwards.
The three companions got out of the tunnel to meet the dog and the owl.
"Hi," gasped Waterfish, out of breath.
"Is Fshio coming with us?" asked Tiponya.
"Yes, I am," replied Fshio. Tiponya's face broke into a smile, if an owl could smile.
"Good, good. Hedgehogs are always good to have on a mission." Tiponya, riley, Waterfish, Odell, and Fshio set off in the direction that Kabble had gone, not knowing what they would meet.
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Varsha thrust Flamebird at a stoat. The stoat swiftly turned his wrist and parried the attack with his own sword. Varsha disengaged and shoved Flamebird into the stoat's chest, but the stoat had leapt back. Their swords clashed and broke apart as they each tried to survive and slay their opponent.
Egua noticed that Varsha couldn't get out of the battle. The hare sprinted over to the fight and kicked the stoat. The stoat went flying away. Varsha didn't even tell Egua "thank you". She just raced at a rat and sliced her in half.
"Bloodwrath!" whispered Egua, shuddering. She turned away from the mad badger and went to fight another enemy.
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Hours later, the vermin fled out of the Abbey gates. Everyone cheered. Before he left, Deyinvo yelled at Varsha, "This isn't the last you're seeing of me, Varsha Midelli. I know how you helped Kabble!"
Varsha stood, frozen on the spot.
Egua looked straight into Varsha's eyes. "Marm?"
Lilyblossom planted herself in front of Varsha. "Mateo found out. He didn't mean to tell us. He just let it slip. Maybe you should tell us what happened. Why you helped Kabble Ionaeyes."
Varsha nodded, feeling a red flush creeping up her neck to her face. She led the way inside of the Abbey.