CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE, CHASING VARSHA
Galea bowed low to the Abbess. They were in Cavern Hole, were lunch was taking place.
"Dearest Abbess. I am HONORED to meet you," whispered Galea. Leafswirl chuckled.
"Harrharrharr, naow, you'm doant have ter say thawt. Yer welcoom at Reddall."
Galea gave a gasp of shock. "You mean it, yer Abbessness? Oh, thankee, marm, thankee!"
"Jost call meh 'Movver' or 'Abbess'. Oi'm no gurt Abbessness."
Galea got up from her bow. "I thankee, Mother Abbess. You are truly kind."
Leafswirl blushed. "Nay, nay, Oi'm jost doin' moi job yurr, mizzy."
Galea smirked happily. She had gotten into Redwall when not even Deyinvo could, and the Redwallers had welcomed her.
'And Cravvu was left in charge! He can't even think of a plan to fool these Redwallers. Hah!' Galea chortled to herself and then sat down in a chair between a mole and an otter. Across from her sat a mouse who was looking at her suspiciously.
"Hello," greeted Galea.
"Hello," replied the mouse slowly.
"I'm Galea. Who're you?"
"My name's Fryungle," replied the mouse. "Eat up. You must be tired and hungry."
"Burr, mizzy, 'ave some o' this." The mole on Galea's right handed her a dish. "'Tis the fammush deeper'n'ever turnip'n'tater'beetroot poi. Boi th' way, Oi'm the Foremole."
"Oh, thankee, sir Foremole, thankee. Yer very kind."
"Harrharrharr, Oi'm jost off'rin' ye some o' th' delishush Reddall fudd!" Foremole chuckled.
Galea took a portion of the pie and put it on her plate. She passed it over to the otter.
"Hoi there, missy, y'want some of this shrimp 'n' 'otroot soup?" the otter asked. The otter had bay fur and sapphire colored eyes. "By the way, m'name's Tyrossa. I'm one o' Joranzo's crew."
Galea took a sip of the shrimp and hotroot soup. "Ah, 's hot, 's hot!"
Tyrossa roared with laughter. "Wot'd ye think, that it'd be cooler'n ice? That's why it's called 'otroot soup!"
Tyrossa eagerly put his spoon into the soup and ate greedily.
"Mmm, good," he sighed. Galea passed the shrimp and hotroot soup towards Foremole, who passed it to the squirrel next to him.
Through the meal, Fryungle kept a close eye on Galea as he chatted with Tyrossa. Fryungle watched the "mouse" until one of Varsha's hares came racing into Cavern Hole.
"Abbess, c'mere, quick!" panted the hare. "Me 'n' the others 'aven't seen Lady Varsha for two days, the day where she told us th' story, wot. Well, ole Brother Marrev says that the Badgerlady's in th' Infirmary. He tole us to leave 'er alone to convalesce, wotever 'e means by that. So's then we – meanin' m'wife Dewstar 'n' I – go to bring 'er some food. She ain't there!"
Brother Marrev stood up. "Impossible!" cried the vole. "She told me that she would stay in there and wouldn't see anyone till she was ready to face herself!"
Leafswirl waited until everyone quieted down.
"Mayhaps she'm ran 'way," suggested Leafswirl.
The hare, Yuppas Scuttwitch, nodded enthusiastically. "Aye, aye, she might've!" Yuppas sidled up to the Abbess and whispered into her ear, "May I ask these kind Redwallers iffen they want to 'elp me find Varsha?"
Leafswirl nodded. Yuppas looked at the Redwallers, who were watching him eagerly.
"Does any chap or chappess here wish t'help me find Badgerlady Varsha Midelli? She might've gone after Kabble Ionaeyes and Deyinvo Ejunn the Conqueror. 'S dangerous."
There was a silence, and then Tyrossa stood up. "I'll go wi' ye, Yuppas!"
In the end, eight of Joranzo's crew (including Redrudder and Moonshine), Kella, Foremole, two other moles, Yuppas, his wife Dewstar Scuttwitch, sixteen hares, a dozen mice, eight squirrels, six shrews including Log-a- Log Quiodia, and four hedgehogs were going to find Varsha. All of the hares had wanted to go, but had been convinced by Kella to stay and help protect Redwall.
Dewstar counted how many were coming with them.
"Sixty." She shook her head. "Blinkin' small number for an army, eh wot. But we must prevail!"
"When d'we go out and find Varsha?" called Joranzo.
"As soon as possible!" exclaimed Yuppas. "Now would be best!"
Kella looked out one of the stain glassed windows. "Hmm, we kin go out now. Light 'nuff."
Yuppas nodded. "Let's go, chaps and chappesses!"
Dewstar whispered something in Yuppas' ear.
"Err, yes. Weapons. Get weapons!"
The Redwallers got window poles for hooked staffs. The otters in Joranzo's crew got daggers and slings. Even though he was young, Tyrossa was put in charge of the otters. Kella was given some otter javelins and took her own sling. The moles grabbed pots and pans for weapons. The hares used their own weapons.
Before they left, Yuppas asked, "Are you sure that you want to do this? Back down if not. I will think no less of you."
Nobeast backed down. Yuppas grinned. "I knew that Redwall was full of bravebeasts, wot wot!"
The hare grinned and flung open Redwall gates.
"Goo out ee West Gate. Thawt's ee Gate thawt's not taken o'er by vermint. G'luck," called Abbess Leafswirl.
The sixty volunteers marched out of the doors and went around to the West Gate. They exited, not knowing what fate awaited them outside of the Gates of Redwall.
() Hm. Ending. Sounds more like a book ending, not a chapter ending. But I wanted to end this chapter, and I couldn't really think of a good ending, and I didn't want to do a cliffy or anything. Also, I think that the Redwallers would've noticed that Varsha had gone missing. So I had to add that in so that I wouldn't have people asking me why the Redwallers didn't notice Varsha gone. ()
)( Varsha scares me. )(
() Haha, I already know what's gonna happen. XD TYROSSA! Spur of el moment name. ()
)( If anyone is confused with anything, just email me at brynkeanefarrell.com. Also...does anyone know ff.net's email address? I want to ask them to add TWO categories. )(
Galea bowed low to the Abbess. They were in Cavern Hole, were lunch was taking place.
"Dearest Abbess. I am HONORED to meet you," whispered Galea. Leafswirl chuckled.
"Harrharrharr, naow, you'm doant have ter say thawt. Yer welcoom at Reddall."
Galea gave a gasp of shock. "You mean it, yer Abbessness? Oh, thankee, marm, thankee!"
"Jost call meh 'Movver' or 'Abbess'. Oi'm no gurt Abbessness."
Galea got up from her bow. "I thankee, Mother Abbess. You are truly kind."
Leafswirl blushed. "Nay, nay, Oi'm jost doin' moi job yurr, mizzy."
Galea smirked happily. She had gotten into Redwall when not even Deyinvo could, and the Redwallers had welcomed her.
'And Cravvu was left in charge! He can't even think of a plan to fool these Redwallers. Hah!' Galea chortled to herself and then sat down in a chair between a mole and an otter. Across from her sat a mouse who was looking at her suspiciously.
"Hello," greeted Galea.
"Hello," replied the mouse slowly.
"I'm Galea. Who're you?"
"My name's Fryungle," replied the mouse. "Eat up. You must be tired and hungry."
"Burr, mizzy, 'ave some o' this." The mole on Galea's right handed her a dish. "'Tis the fammush deeper'n'ever turnip'n'tater'beetroot poi. Boi th' way, Oi'm the Foremole."
"Oh, thankee, sir Foremole, thankee. Yer very kind."
"Harrharrharr, Oi'm jost off'rin' ye some o' th' delishush Reddall fudd!" Foremole chuckled.
Galea took a portion of the pie and put it on her plate. She passed it over to the otter.
"Hoi there, missy, y'want some of this shrimp 'n' 'otroot soup?" the otter asked. The otter had bay fur and sapphire colored eyes. "By the way, m'name's Tyrossa. I'm one o' Joranzo's crew."
Galea took a sip of the shrimp and hotroot soup. "Ah, 's hot, 's hot!"
Tyrossa roared with laughter. "Wot'd ye think, that it'd be cooler'n ice? That's why it's called 'otroot soup!"
Tyrossa eagerly put his spoon into the soup and ate greedily.
"Mmm, good," he sighed. Galea passed the shrimp and hotroot soup towards Foremole, who passed it to the squirrel next to him.
Through the meal, Fryungle kept a close eye on Galea as he chatted with Tyrossa. Fryungle watched the "mouse" until one of Varsha's hares came racing into Cavern Hole.
"Abbess, c'mere, quick!" panted the hare. "Me 'n' the others 'aven't seen Lady Varsha for two days, the day where she told us th' story, wot. Well, ole Brother Marrev says that the Badgerlady's in th' Infirmary. He tole us to leave 'er alone to convalesce, wotever 'e means by that. So's then we – meanin' m'wife Dewstar 'n' I – go to bring 'er some food. She ain't there!"
Brother Marrev stood up. "Impossible!" cried the vole. "She told me that she would stay in there and wouldn't see anyone till she was ready to face herself!"
Leafswirl waited until everyone quieted down.
"Mayhaps she'm ran 'way," suggested Leafswirl.
The hare, Yuppas Scuttwitch, nodded enthusiastically. "Aye, aye, she might've!" Yuppas sidled up to the Abbess and whispered into her ear, "May I ask these kind Redwallers iffen they want to 'elp me find Varsha?"
Leafswirl nodded. Yuppas looked at the Redwallers, who were watching him eagerly.
"Does any chap or chappess here wish t'help me find Badgerlady Varsha Midelli? She might've gone after Kabble Ionaeyes and Deyinvo Ejunn the Conqueror. 'S dangerous."
There was a silence, and then Tyrossa stood up. "I'll go wi' ye, Yuppas!"
In the end, eight of Joranzo's crew (including Redrudder and Moonshine), Kella, Foremole, two other moles, Yuppas, his wife Dewstar Scuttwitch, sixteen hares, a dozen mice, eight squirrels, six shrews including Log-a- Log Quiodia, and four hedgehogs were going to find Varsha. All of the hares had wanted to go, but had been convinced by Kella to stay and help protect Redwall.
Dewstar counted how many were coming with them.
"Sixty." She shook her head. "Blinkin' small number for an army, eh wot. But we must prevail!"
"When d'we go out and find Varsha?" called Joranzo.
"As soon as possible!" exclaimed Yuppas. "Now would be best!"
Kella looked out one of the stain glassed windows. "Hmm, we kin go out now. Light 'nuff."
Yuppas nodded. "Let's go, chaps and chappesses!"
Dewstar whispered something in Yuppas' ear.
"Err, yes. Weapons. Get weapons!"
The Redwallers got window poles for hooked staffs. The otters in Joranzo's crew got daggers and slings. Even though he was young, Tyrossa was put in charge of the otters. Kella was given some otter javelins and took her own sling. The moles grabbed pots and pans for weapons. The hares used their own weapons.
Before they left, Yuppas asked, "Are you sure that you want to do this? Back down if not. I will think no less of you."
Nobeast backed down. Yuppas grinned. "I knew that Redwall was full of bravebeasts, wot wot!"
The hare grinned and flung open Redwall gates.
"Goo out ee West Gate. Thawt's ee Gate thawt's not taken o'er by vermint. G'luck," called Abbess Leafswirl.
The sixty volunteers marched out of the doors and went around to the West Gate. They exited, not knowing what fate awaited them outside of the Gates of Redwall.
() Hm. Ending. Sounds more like a book ending, not a chapter ending. But I wanted to end this chapter, and I couldn't really think of a good ending, and I didn't want to do a cliffy or anything. Also, I think that the Redwallers would've noticed that Varsha had gone missing. So I had to add that in so that I wouldn't have people asking me why the Redwallers didn't notice Varsha gone. ()
)( Varsha scares me. )(
() Haha, I already know what's gonna happen. XD TYROSSA! Spur of el moment name. ()
)( If anyone is confused with anything, just email me at brynkeanefarrell.com. Also...does anyone know ff.net's email address? I want to ask them to add TWO categories. )(