Chapter 2
The otter sat down to a late meal. The other Redwallers had already eaten; he had been putting the finishing touches on that night's segment. Before he could even get a bite of food into his mouth, the dibbuns surrounded him. "Mister otter, will you tell us more?" They cried. He smiled, and set down his food.
"Promise to be quite while I tell it, and I will."
"We will! We will!" The dibbuns yelled in unison.
The otter waited for them to quiet down, and began. "Wardancer and Vergen had only to travel a day before they found themselves surrounded by a vermin gang. Wardancer, still in pain from the previous night, knew they were in trouble."
Vergen was walking by Wardancer. Wardancer asked his friend a question. "Vergen, how long does it take for any effects from Nightshade t' wear off?"
His friend looked at him concerned. "It may not, with the amount you got. Why?"
"My left paw. I can't feel or move it." Wardancer was looking at the paw. He looked at Vergen. He had fear in his eyes. "Will I be able to use this paw again?"
Vergen reached over to it. He touched it. "It's cold. When did it start?"
Wardancer turned back to his paw. "Since I woke up. I didn't want t' bother you with it."
Vergen spotted a stream. "Lets rest over there. I may be able to save it."
They moved off towards the stream. Wardancer allowed Vergen to examine it. After a few moments, Vergen said, "I don't think I can do anything about it."
Wardancer looked down at his limp paw. Nothing could be worse.
Suddenly, the foliage moved around the camp. Wardancer's right paw went for his sword, but a vermin exited the foliage, dealing Wardancer a blow to the head with a club. Within Seconds, the camp was swarmed with Vermin.
Vergen ran. He was out of range of the vermin sounds, but he still ran. He slammed into something, sprawling.
Skipper of Otters had been walking in Mossflower woods, and reacted as he was struck, striking out of the thing, drawing back sharply as he was stabbed by a spine. He saw the form of Vergen trying to get on his feet.
"Don't run so fast, matey." Skipper said.
Vergen looked up at him. "There's Vermin after me...I had to leave my friend when I ran..." He looked behind him. Sounds of pursuit were starting again.
"Come with me, mate. I'll take you someplace safe."
Together, they ran, away from the sounds of Vermin, and danger towards the abbey of Redwall, and saftey.
"Promise to be quite while I tell it, and I will."
"We will! We will!" The dibbuns yelled in unison.
The otter waited for them to quiet down, and began. "Wardancer and Vergen had only to travel a day before they found themselves surrounded by a vermin gang. Wardancer, still in pain from the previous night, knew they were in trouble."
Vergen was walking by Wardancer. Wardancer asked his friend a question. "Vergen, how long does it take for any effects from Nightshade t' wear off?"
His friend looked at him concerned. "It may not, with the amount you got. Why?"
"My left paw. I can't feel or move it." Wardancer was looking at the paw. He looked at Vergen. He had fear in his eyes. "Will I be able to use this paw again?"
Vergen reached over to it. He touched it. "It's cold. When did it start?"
Wardancer turned back to his paw. "Since I woke up. I didn't want t' bother you with it."
Vergen spotted a stream. "Lets rest over there. I may be able to save it."
They moved off towards the stream. Wardancer allowed Vergen to examine it. After a few moments, Vergen said, "I don't think I can do anything about it."
Wardancer looked down at his limp paw. Nothing could be worse.
Suddenly, the foliage moved around the camp. Wardancer's right paw went for his sword, but a vermin exited the foliage, dealing Wardancer a blow to the head with a club. Within Seconds, the camp was swarmed with Vermin.
Vergen ran. He was out of range of the vermin sounds, but he still ran. He slammed into something, sprawling.
Skipper of Otters had been walking in Mossflower woods, and reacted as he was struck, striking out of the thing, drawing back sharply as he was stabbed by a spine. He saw the form of Vergen trying to get on his feet.
"Don't run so fast, matey." Skipper said.
Vergen looked up at him. "There's Vermin after me...I had to leave my friend when I ran..." He looked behind him. Sounds of pursuit were starting again.
"Come with me, mate. I'll take you someplace safe."
Together, they ran, away from the sounds of Vermin, and danger towards the abbey of Redwall, and saftey.