5
Rosabell closed the recorder book saying to the family of squirrels that she would tell the story her father told her.
Meanwhile back at Salamandastorn Snowfur's wounds had some what healed, but that didn't stop him from being up and about. Curieux was still working on the maps. A few hares had tried to help him but an officer always stopped the hare, and if they marked a few points they would give Curieux a brand new one. The thing that really bugged him was that what if one of those maps that were thrown away was the map he was looking for. It was so confusing, some maps had lakes on a certain spot, another had the lake on the other side, and some had no lake at all.
He ruled out two immediately because he knew the exact location of Salamandastorn and Redwall, he also plotted a safe rout from Salamandastorn to Redwall with no great difficulty because he was with one of the groups that went to Redwall. Curieux was working on a map that he knew was right one. There was a knock on the door "Come in, it's open." Curieux called.
Snowfur came through the door way. Curieux smartly stood at attention saluting. Snowfur nodded his head once "At ease" he said calmly. Snowfur walked over to view Curieux's work "How's it coming?" he asked him.
Curieux noded his head with satisfaction "Quite well...I think...I hope wot!" Curieux said unenthusiastically.
Snowfur then handed Curieux three more maps "That is for sneaking out after hours, and for stealing food."
Curieux moaned with despair as he took the maps from Snowfur. But then Snowfur walked over to Curieux's bunk bed and selected six maps; including the one he was just about ready to turn in, leaving only seven maps left, including the three he had just given him "That was for saving my paw." Then he picked two more from the pile "Finaly that is for showing quite a bit of courage, you are prefect long patrol material Curieux."
Curieux was dumbfounded "Ummm...thank you sir I-I-I just don't know what to say."
Snowfur smiled at Curieux "How's about this? Snowfur thank you for helping me and I won't let you down wot wot!" Curieux was still quite confused; Snowfur shook his head with amusement and walked out leaving Curieux to his work.
A little bit later there was another knock on the door, this one was softer not like Snowfur's "Come in!" Curieux called.
Padpaw came through the door way this time; Curieux remembered what Tammo wrote to him, this caused him to blush "Ah Padpaw hello, come in come in, sorry about the mess." he said holding a map close to his face.
"How is the map going?" she asked from the door way.
Curieux pulled the map up to his nose so that it was covering his face "Oh...it's going...fine. In fact it's going great!" he said through the parchment.
Padpaw walked over and took his quill and ink well off the night stand he was using as a table and said sweetly "Alright that's enough work for now. Come with me, come on."
Curieux gasped as she slowly pushed his paws down so that the map as just below his eyes. The two stared at each other for a moment. The silence was finally broken by Curieux "Alright...if those are the doctor's orders."
Padpaw grinned and nodded her head "Aye they are!" she said lightly tapping him on the nose.
When the two exited the mountain fortress Curieux yawned loudly, and stretched "There. Is that better?" she asked Curieux
Curieux was naturally stubborn at times, especially when he felt embarassed "Well...a little. But why did you think it was so important that I leave now?" Curieux asked sitting down on the stone steps watching the wave's crash onto the shore.
She looked back at Salamandastorn and back at Curieux "How long have you had those maps?" she asked.
Curieux started counting on his paw "Oh about three weeks; give or take a few days."
Padpaw nodded her head "Now how long have you been in Salamandastorn?" she asked.
"Ummm; ever since I got those maps I guess." she nodded her head again.
"Well?" she asked "Well what?" he asked back "Well, your outside now stretch out your legs, enjoy the outside for awhile don't you want to get some fresh air?"
Curieux looked at Padpaw with a little bit of guilt "Ummm I'd rather go back inside and start working again." he said while starting to walk back to the mountain.
But Padpaw grabbed on to Curieux's arm "Well if you want to do it this way then fine! Curieux as the keeper of the Salamandastorn infirmary I order you to get some fresh air!"
Curieux looked at Padpaw, his mouth hung open with shock "You can't do that...can you?"
She smiled at him and nodded her head "Uh huh. I'm afraid I can take the authority to make and order like that if I know that it is involving well being of ones health. Now you have been cooped up in Salamandastorn for too long, and if you don't listen you shall be charged with disobeying a direct order and taken out of the long patrol understood?!"
Curieux sighed and fell back into the sand "Well then, I guess a little bit of fresh air hurt no one wot wot!"
The two were walking along the shore line listening to the sound of the waves, and relating life experiences with each other.
But Padpaw wanted Curieux away from Salamandastorn for another reason. She sat down on the sand and Curieux did as well. "Curieux?" he looked over at her "When Tammo took you out last time out on a practice patrol you didn't really listen to what he had to say did you?" Curieux nodded his head sheepishly "Well allow me to give you a little review."
So she told them everything he needed to know. When she finished she took a moment to catch her breath "Now Curieux there is something you have to do when we get back to Salamandastorn. Do not finish the map right away; the other hares will get suspicious if you miraculously know everything you needed to know in one day when you have been working on the maps for about three weeks already wot wot!"
He agreed completely "I see your point, it wouldn't make much sence would it?"
When the two returned from their walk Curieux went straight to the barrack to start his work, heeding Pawpaws advice though and took his time. She also told him to make a few mistakes on purpose because no one has gotten it perfectly on the first try, and if he did he would be suspected of getting help.
It was getting late, and Curieux had moved to the great hall to work on the maps. The great hall of Salamandastorn didn't have the same homey feeling that Redwall had. The place was full of weapons and a tapestry of Lord Brocktree; the first badger lord of Slalamandastorn. Curieux had been working into the late hours, writing making a few mistakes here and there due to his insomnia, and forgetting just about everything he and Padpaw talked about.
He ran out of ink in his ink bottle. With a frustrated yell he threw the bottle smashing it flying until it made contact with one of the pillars, sending glass shards all across the floor. The sound of the smashing bottle's echos was still in the room followed by the sobbing of Curieux "Who was I kidding? I'm no flippin' long patrol material!"
Curieux knew he was alone, but all of a sudden he felt as if there were someone else in the great hall. First he heard a voice, but it didn't belong to anyone he knew from Salamandastorn "Hey, hey calm down. Now look at the mess you have made."
Then out of the shadows a fox appeared Curieux tried to get up but he felt paralyzed, he tried to yell for help but his voice had left him. The fox walked over to Curieux reaching into a small bag he had tied to his belt; Curieux thought that this was the end. But the fox pulled out one of the least things he would have expected, and ink bottle! He set the bottle down beside Curieux's paw which was holding his quill in, and took a moment to look over the maps that were laid in front of him. The fox took Curieux's paw and selected a map from the pile. Wordlessly he moved Curieux's paw marking areas, writing things in places, renaming certain areas, drawing arrows to point where certain places should be.
The whole time Curieux looked at the fox, the fox was frowning but it was probably because he was thinking so hard, also he had a tattoo on his arm, it looked like a black fox wearing a red scarf. This wasn't an ordinary fox, he looked kind of sad and Curieux could look in his eyes and he could see that the fox was afraid. Was this fox just a figment of his imagination, was this even real? If it was Curieux didn't want to wake up, the map was almost finished. He felt strange around the fox, as if he had known him all his life; what was more odd was that he felt...safe, but with a fox? "If he was real who is he, and why dose he look different from fox's I'm told about so often?" he thought to himself.
When the fox had finished he crossed his arms and smiled with satisfaction, and no sooner did the fox appear he disappeared again. The next day Curieux woke up expecting to find the map blank...it wasn't! But the thing that confused Curieux the most was that he had ink on his paws. But how could he have ink on his paws when they were perfectly clean when the fox came. But there was no smashed bottle, in fact the ink bottle he was using was the one he had been using for a while now, and it was still quite full. He thought about the idea the he did this in his sleep, but he still thought it was the fox that helped him.
A short while later Curieux was walking back to the dormitories to get some real sleep when Snowfur stopped him "Ah Curieux just the hare I was looking for!"
Curieux was a little taken back "Sir? You need me!?"
Snowfur smiled but it kind of looked forced "Well there is an important letter I personally want you to deliver to the Abbey."
Curieux's eyes brightened up almost instantaneously "Oh Lord Snowfur thank you-why I'd be honored to deliver the letter!"
Snowfur's mood changed quiet quickly all of a sudden "Just one thing, don't and I mean don't open that letter! If I find out you did you will never make it into the long patrol for disobeying a direct order form your superior; is that understood?!" he said getting close into the petrified hares face.
Curieux gulped loudly "Si-si-sir um...crystal clear."
Snowfur handed Curieux the letter and patted him on the shoulder saying "Good, just keep it that way, or else." He didn't know how he did it but with a paw shaking like it had been in cold water for a season, Curieux actually managed to salute. Once he knew that Snowfur was clear he backed up against the wall and sat down to calm his nerves.
Rosabell closed the recorder book saying to the family of squirrels that she would tell the story her father told her.
Meanwhile back at Salamandastorn Snowfur's wounds had some what healed, but that didn't stop him from being up and about. Curieux was still working on the maps. A few hares had tried to help him but an officer always stopped the hare, and if they marked a few points they would give Curieux a brand new one. The thing that really bugged him was that what if one of those maps that were thrown away was the map he was looking for. It was so confusing, some maps had lakes on a certain spot, another had the lake on the other side, and some had no lake at all.
He ruled out two immediately because he knew the exact location of Salamandastorn and Redwall, he also plotted a safe rout from Salamandastorn to Redwall with no great difficulty because he was with one of the groups that went to Redwall. Curieux was working on a map that he knew was right one. There was a knock on the door "Come in, it's open." Curieux called.
Snowfur came through the door way. Curieux smartly stood at attention saluting. Snowfur nodded his head once "At ease" he said calmly. Snowfur walked over to view Curieux's work "How's it coming?" he asked him.
Curieux noded his head with satisfaction "Quite well...I think...I hope wot!" Curieux said unenthusiastically.
Snowfur then handed Curieux three more maps "That is for sneaking out after hours, and for stealing food."
Curieux moaned with despair as he took the maps from Snowfur. But then Snowfur walked over to Curieux's bunk bed and selected six maps; including the one he was just about ready to turn in, leaving only seven maps left, including the three he had just given him "That was for saving my paw." Then he picked two more from the pile "Finaly that is for showing quite a bit of courage, you are prefect long patrol material Curieux."
Curieux was dumbfounded "Ummm...thank you sir I-I-I just don't know what to say."
Snowfur smiled at Curieux "How's about this? Snowfur thank you for helping me and I won't let you down wot wot!" Curieux was still quite confused; Snowfur shook his head with amusement and walked out leaving Curieux to his work.
A little bit later there was another knock on the door, this one was softer not like Snowfur's "Come in!" Curieux called.
Padpaw came through the door way this time; Curieux remembered what Tammo wrote to him, this caused him to blush "Ah Padpaw hello, come in come in, sorry about the mess." he said holding a map close to his face.
"How is the map going?" she asked from the door way.
Curieux pulled the map up to his nose so that it was covering his face "Oh...it's going...fine. In fact it's going great!" he said through the parchment.
Padpaw walked over and took his quill and ink well off the night stand he was using as a table and said sweetly "Alright that's enough work for now. Come with me, come on."
Curieux gasped as she slowly pushed his paws down so that the map as just below his eyes. The two stared at each other for a moment. The silence was finally broken by Curieux "Alright...if those are the doctor's orders."
Padpaw grinned and nodded her head "Aye they are!" she said lightly tapping him on the nose.
When the two exited the mountain fortress Curieux yawned loudly, and stretched "There. Is that better?" she asked Curieux
Curieux was naturally stubborn at times, especially when he felt embarassed "Well...a little. But why did you think it was so important that I leave now?" Curieux asked sitting down on the stone steps watching the wave's crash onto the shore.
She looked back at Salamandastorn and back at Curieux "How long have you had those maps?" she asked.
Curieux started counting on his paw "Oh about three weeks; give or take a few days."
Padpaw nodded her head "Now how long have you been in Salamandastorn?" she asked.
"Ummm; ever since I got those maps I guess." she nodded her head again.
"Well?" she asked "Well what?" he asked back "Well, your outside now stretch out your legs, enjoy the outside for awhile don't you want to get some fresh air?"
Curieux looked at Padpaw with a little bit of guilt "Ummm I'd rather go back inside and start working again." he said while starting to walk back to the mountain.
But Padpaw grabbed on to Curieux's arm "Well if you want to do it this way then fine! Curieux as the keeper of the Salamandastorn infirmary I order you to get some fresh air!"
Curieux looked at Padpaw, his mouth hung open with shock "You can't do that...can you?"
She smiled at him and nodded her head "Uh huh. I'm afraid I can take the authority to make and order like that if I know that it is involving well being of ones health. Now you have been cooped up in Salamandastorn for too long, and if you don't listen you shall be charged with disobeying a direct order and taken out of the long patrol understood?!"
Curieux sighed and fell back into the sand "Well then, I guess a little bit of fresh air hurt no one wot wot!"
The two were walking along the shore line listening to the sound of the waves, and relating life experiences with each other.
But Padpaw wanted Curieux away from Salamandastorn for another reason. She sat down on the sand and Curieux did as well. "Curieux?" he looked over at her "When Tammo took you out last time out on a practice patrol you didn't really listen to what he had to say did you?" Curieux nodded his head sheepishly "Well allow me to give you a little review."
So she told them everything he needed to know. When she finished she took a moment to catch her breath "Now Curieux there is something you have to do when we get back to Salamandastorn. Do not finish the map right away; the other hares will get suspicious if you miraculously know everything you needed to know in one day when you have been working on the maps for about three weeks already wot wot!"
He agreed completely "I see your point, it wouldn't make much sence would it?"
When the two returned from their walk Curieux went straight to the barrack to start his work, heeding Pawpaws advice though and took his time. She also told him to make a few mistakes on purpose because no one has gotten it perfectly on the first try, and if he did he would be suspected of getting help.
It was getting late, and Curieux had moved to the great hall to work on the maps. The great hall of Salamandastorn didn't have the same homey feeling that Redwall had. The place was full of weapons and a tapestry of Lord Brocktree; the first badger lord of Slalamandastorn. Curieux had been working into the late hours, writing making a few mistakes here and there due to his insomnia, and forgetting just about everything he and Padpaw talked about.
He ran out of ink in his ink bottle. With a frustrated yell he threw the bottle smashing it flying until it made contact with one of the pillars, sending glass shards all across the floor. The sound of the smashing bottle's echos was still in the room followed by the sobbing of Curieux "Who was I kidding? I'm no flippin' long patrol material!"
Curieux knew he was alone, but all of a sudden he felt as if there were someone else in the great hall. First he heard a voice, but it didn't belong to anyone he knew from Salamandastorn "Hey, hey calm down. Now look at the mess you have made."
Then out of the shadows a fox appeared Curieux tried to get up but he felt paralyzed, he tried to yell for help but his voice had left him. The fox walked over to Curieux reaching into a small bag he had tied to his belt; Curieux thought that this was the end. But the fox pulled out one of the least things he would have expected, and ink bottle! He set the bottle down beside Curieux's paw which was holding his quill in, and took a moment to look over the maps that were laid in front of him. The fox took Curieux's paw and selected a map from the pile. Wordlessly he moved Curieux's paw marking areas, writing things in places, renaming certain areas, drawing arrows to point where certain places should be.
The whole time Curieux looked at the fox, the fox was frowning but it was probably because he was thinking so hard, also he had a tattoo on his arm, it looked like a black fox wearing a red scarf. This wasn't an ordinary fox, he looked kind of sad and Curieux could look in his eyes and he could see that the fox was afraid. Was this fox just a figment of his imagination, was this even real? If it was Curieux didn't want to wake up, the map was almost finished. He felt strange around the fox, as if he had known him all his life; what was more odd was that he felt...safe, but with a fox? "If he was real who is he, and why dose he look different from fox's I'm told about so often?" he thought to himself.
When the fox had finished he crossed his arms and smiled with satisfaction, and no sooner did the fox appear he disappeared again. The next day Curieux woke up expecting to find the map blank...it wasn't! But the thing that confused Curieux the most was that he had ink on his paws. But how could he have ink on his paws when they were perfectly clean when the fox came. But there was no smashed bottle, in fact the ink bottle he was using was the one he had been using for a while now, and it was still quite full. He thought about the idea the he did this in his sleep, but he still thought it was the fox that helped him.
A short while later Curieux was walking back to the dormitories to get some real sleep when Snowfur stopped him "Ah Curieux just the hare I was looking for!"
Curieux was a little taken back "Sir? You need me!?"
Snowfur smiled but it kind of looked forced "Well there is an important letter I personally want you to deliver to the Abbey."
Curieux's eyes brightened up almost instantaneously "Oh Lord Snowfur thank you-why I'd be honored to deliver the letter!"
Snowfur's mood changed quiet quickly all of a sudden "Just one thing, don't and I mean don't open that letter! If I find out you did you will never make it into the long patrol for disobeying a direct order form your superior; is that understood?!" he said getting close into the petrified hares face.
Curieux gulped loudly "Si-si-sir um...crystal clear."
Snowfur handed Curieux the letter and patted him on the shoulder saying "Good, just keep it that way, or else." He didn't know how he did it but with a paw shaking like it had been in cold water for a season, Curieux actually managed to salute. Once he knew that Snowfur was clear he backed up against the wall and sat down to calm his nerves.
