Chapter 3
Log-a-Log Montague was walking, seemingly lost, down the edge of a stream when he came upon a baby, well not a baby more of the age of a dibbun, otter. When he changed his course to walk up to the otter, it scampered away from him. So he tried trying to do another approach by calling out to him, "Hello there young otter do you have a family? If not what do you call yourself?"
"I 'ave not fahmily and I call mahself Achilles the Strong," the young otter replied indignantly.
"Quite the name for such a young otter"
"I killed a whole bunches of rats earlier"
"Did you now? Good job Achilles the Strong! And since you seem to have no traveling companion would you like to come with me and my kin on the river?"
"The rats was hards to kill. Sure I'll come wiv you I 'ave no family"
"All right! My kin and I would love to have such a slayer of rats as you Achilles the Strong. Just follow me," said Montague as he walked in a northward direction with Achilles dogging his heels and telling him his life story and achievements in the past season. Then suddenly Log-a-Log Montague yelled, "Log-a-log-a-log-a-looooooooooog" and in a matter of minutes a log boat was pulling up the river towards them. As it cam to a stop one of the shrews said, "If it isn't the Log-a-log himself and his young otter companion whose name I do not know."
"Mah name is Achilles the Strong. I killed bunches of rats earlier."
"Did you now? Good job you've been helping me out here have you?"
"Lookit his left upper arm, doesn't that remind you of another otter that Redwall took in?"
"Yes, Taggerung…… do you think that he's the one?"
"Yes. Well let me and the young 'un on board," said Montague as he clambered onto the ship, "take me to Loamhedge"
"Yessir."
In the kitchens of Redwall Abbey the dibbuns had been helping out Friar John by carrying the food once it was ready and as soon as all of the food had been set out Friar John and Abbot Alexander realized something! They had no drinks.
"Angelina, Julian, and all of the dibbuns fetch me some October Ale, Strawberry Fizz, and Elderberry Wine one keg of each."
After that had been said the dibbuns started running down the stairs into the cellars with Angelina and Julian right behind them. When they arrived the cellar hog, Vercetti, was looking at them and said, "What do you want?"
"Haven't you heard that there's a feast tonight?"
"No…… you need the usual right? Strawberry Fizz, October Ale, and Elderberry Wine?"
"Right"
As they were rolling them up to the hall Angelina had stopped near the Tapestry of Martin and Julian stopped right behind her. The he heard what she was saying over and over,
"In a city once made of stones
In a small pile made of bones
Look in it and you will find
The key piece to Damuggon's mind"
"What the……" said Julian in disbelief.
"It was a message from Martin. Let's not discuss it." And with those words they rolled the kegs to the hall and near the end of the feast told Father Abbot what had been going on and before the end he stood up and said, "Let everybeast besides dibbuns and older beasts stay in the Cavern Hole after our feast"
