Paol strode to the Great Hall where dinner was taking place. Dibbuns were jumping around and the food was being put on the table. He looked at the assorted drinks and pasties, pies and wine and finally the magnificent trifle that was set in the middle of the table. He felt the saliva gather in his mouth and he hastily wiped it off as it began to drip off his chin. He sat himself down in a chair. He looked up and saw everyone with his or her heads bowed and hastily bowed his own, as the prayer ended every one dived for food. A squirrel winked as he looked at her plate loaded with food. "You got to be quick in Redwall." She said winking. Paol caught on and lunged forward and seized a plate and began piling food on his plate.

Paol ate with gusto and when he was done he leaned back and wiped an assortment of gravies, sauces and drinks from his lips. The Abbot stood up again "I hope you will all join me in greeting our new fellow Redwaller, uh…" Paol stood up and spoke his new name "Nerae Tveg." The Abbot smiled and said "Nerae to our crimson abode." Every one cheered except the healer who was looking at him with certain suspicion. He swished his tail from side to side and walked back to the Tapestry of Martin the Warrior. He sat down and looked at the sword again, "You know they say it was carved from the metal of a fallen star."

Nerae spun around and saw the squirrel and relaxed

" Ah, hello, um I believe I did not catch your name."

"It's April." She said walking towards him. " I know who you really are, Paol Ticcur."

"It seems my fame has stretched wider than I know."

"Well, know that if you are going to steal that sword you'll have to get through me first." She growled whipping out several knives hidden in the folds of her tunic.

Nerae tapped his chin pensively. Then he ran. April followed him, struggling to keep up. He jumped down the stairs to the Cellar. There he snatched up his twin swords, Corpse pulse and Death Singer. He attacked April expertly threw five knives that all hit his falchion and cracked his sword in half. He tossed it aside and put his hand behind his back and put Death Singer out. The sword had lines in running down the middle, which caused it to produce a whistling sound when thrust. He shot forward and dodged the knives. April took out her final weapon, a dirk with a sapphire set in the pommel. They fought, metal shrieked and clanged as they deflected and countered. Nerae suddenly twirled and hit her paw with the flat side of the long sword, causing April to release the dirk in pain, and then he shot up putting his customized blade to her throat. "I have no intention of stealing your sword." He said and sheathed his sword.

He stepped outside and walked to the orchard, wanting to sample some fruit to find the whole abbey waiting. The abbot walked out, perhaps you would like to join our little talent shoe, he said smiling. Over the abbot's shoulder he saw a mole doing a fancy looking hop-skip. Nerae smiled "Okay, but I will need some purple grapes and a green grape." The abbot picked some and gave them to Nerae. He plucked them all and put them in a small basket. He took stage and addressed the crowd, "I will strike the falling green grape the falling grapes but I will not puncture it." He tossed the bucket up and waited, his eyes locked on to the green grape and his sword instinctively shot forward and hit the grape with the point of his sword, and then maneuvering his sword in complicated motions he stood up with the green grape perfectly balanced on tope of his sword blade. There was wild applause as Nerae took a seat on the soft grass and watched.

The squirrelmaid April took the stage, "I can hit anything you want me to." Nerae smiled, "I want you to hit this grape." He said, the grape was still balanced on the tip of his sword and he threw it high into the air, the knife was there to meet it instantly and it cut the grape cleanly in half.

Afterwards they watched in amusement as the dibbuns took their turn, they danced, preformed gymnastics, and sang. It was a happy occasion and Nerae felt that he was finally complete. He woke up the next day and found that Death Singer was not by his side, he looked for it, but it was a sword that was pretty hard to miss. He searched everywhere but found nothing, he then saw April sneaking down the stairs with the sword glinting over her shoulder. He walked slowly towards her but she spun around and a knife caught him in his shoulder he fell and noticed that the handle was not the type of knife April used (He notices these things just incase they come in handy) He looked up and charged as he ripped the knife from his shoulder.

The culprit was one of his old crewmembers and he struck, the ferret brought Death Singer up but it was too heavy for him. Nerae struck him five times, once in each shoulder and three times in the heart, the villain fell over dead, blood started seeping form his wounds. Nerae took Death Singer and began to spin it, which produced a whistling sound, the Abbot, April and the Skipper came running up to see the source of the noise. They saw the ferret and looked a Nerae. He looked back and asked, "Is there any way into this abbey besides the main gate and the back door?" The Abbot looked at Skipper "Not that I know of." He replied uncertainly. Nerae paused to think and ran forward to the tapestry. He skidded to a halt in front of the Tapestry, the sword was gone he rushed up the ramparts and jumped down from the top of the wall he landed on the grounds with a crash and looked around, no one could be seen.

Then he spotted a broken twig and began running full out and followed the trail. He was faster then any rat, ferret, stoat, weasel, or fox in his crew and h soon caught up, he saw a familiar tail swish around a tree. He put on a burst of speed shooting him forward, he twirled and the whistling told the fox who stole the sword that he was already dead, when Paol Ticcur's sword went that fast, you can not dodge it. The fox's head went flying through the air and blood shot from the stump of his neck as his body fell forward, the dirt path was covered in blood and Nerae picked up the package and opened it to find nothing in the case. He had been tricked and he was not going to let the vermin who stole the sword take the treasure of his new home live.