Chapter 8
Night came on fast around the fox's camp. After a final word of caution from their leader, they moved out, heading for Wyatt, and Darkslash's camp. Trytle had dropped off the dibbuns back at the abbey and after gathering a few otters and squirrels, set out to see what fox's were doing in the area. It was Darkslash's turn for guard duty when the fox's started their attack. Coming in from all sides, they rushed Darkslash, nicking his ear, and severing the splint from his leg. Helpless, and in need of support, Darkslash turned to me. I was having a rough time myself, trying to keep them from hitting my broken arm. Soon the vermin numbers began to tell and we were rounded up and brought in front of their leader. The fox looked down at the two creatures that were prodded into kneeling before him, one was a fox but the other was, different. He had never seen the likes of it before. It had no tail, it didn't have any kind of pointed ears like most creatures do, and, it had no paws! It had something where the front paws should be. Upon further inspection found that it didn't have footpaws either. "What a weird creature." He thought.
Remembering why he had them brought to him he started to speak, reveling at the thoughts for what he had in store for them. "You have been caught by Firetail and his horde. Since you decided to camp in my territory, I have decided to have you two executed at dawn. Have you anything to say before we execute you two and leave your carcasses for the birds?"
"Yes." Started Darkslash. "I am still trying to figure out why you're doing this. We're both injured and can do nothing to you. So why?"
"Well," said Firetail, "I am very territorial when it comes to my territory. And you're both on it. Now, you both better get some sleep. Tonight's going to be your last night alive!" And with a mad fit of evil cackles, Firetail walked away.
I looked over at Darkslash, wanting to know what would happen at dawn. Darkslash looked back, not wanting to tell Wyatt what would happen. Sighing, he hung his head down, awaiting the arrival of dawn.
Trytle had left the abbey with her small force and they were near the area that the dibbun told her they were in. After telling her helpers to spread out and look for clues, Trytle started to take a look herself. Finding some tracks, she signaled to her helpers and started to follow the tracks. It was a couple of hours before dawn when Trytle and her helpers found where the tracks led, and stopped. There was the group of fox's that the dibbun told her about, and there were, two others with them. There was an extra fox, and, an odd looking creature! "So this must be the creature that the abbess wants to see so badly!" Trytle exclaimed to herself.
Signaling her helpers to come to her and see what they could do, they held a quick council of war. After making a plan for rescuing them from the fox's, they set out.
It was the hour before dawn when Firetail awoke. He had never kept his word to someone he was about to execute. He got his blade ready, and stirring the captives, he prodded them over to a wooded area not far from the camp. Darkslash looked at Firetail, wondering why he wasn't keeping his word and waiting till dawn. Firetail looked at him and grinned a wicked grin reveling in what he was about to do. Meanwhile, Trytle and the others were looking at Firetail from the safety of the bushes. Trytle turned to her helpers and told them what the plan was. Noticing that there seemed to be something wrong with two of the creatures. Seeing Firetail raise his sword to strike, she took action, charging out of the trees, she caught Firetail off-guard. After knocking him out with a not-so-light tap to the skull, she turned to face the rest of the fox's who were just getting up and about. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that the two creatures were not moving, and figured out that one had a broken leg, and the other couldn't get up because of what looks like a broken arm. Looking back at the vermin charging her, she roared, and after telling some of her helpers to get the two creatures out of there, she turned to face the fox's. After slaying one with a fierce hit with her paw. She picked up a branch, and started whacking. After a few more whacks, and seeing as the two creatures were out of site, she turned around, and ran back to join up with them. Upon reaching the safety of a pine grove some distance away, the small rescue group took a short rest, while a couple of them attended to the two creatures they rescued, Trytle was off to one side, trying to get a hold of herself after her first fight against vermin, the red mists of battle slowly leaving her vision. After a short rest, Trytle helped in assisting in getting the creatures back to Redwall, where the abbess will be waiting for them.
Night came on fast around the fox's camp. After a final word of caution from their leader, they moved out, heading for Wyatt, and Darkslash's camp. Trytle had dropped off the dibbuns back at the abbey and after gathering a few otters and squirrels, set out to see what fox's were doing in the area. It was Darkslash's turn for guard duty when the fox's started their attack. Coming in from all sides, they rushed Darkslash, nicking his ear, and severing the splint from his leg. Helpless, and in need of support, Darkslash turned to me. I was having a rough time myself, trying to keep them from hitting my broken arm. Soon the vermin numbers began to tell and we were rounded up and brought in front of their leader. The fox looked down at the two creatures that were prodded into kneeling before him, one was a fox but the other was, different. He had never seen the likes of it before. It had no tail, it didn't have any kind of pointed ears like most creatures do, and, it had no paws! It had something where the front paws should be. Upon further inspection found that it didn't have footpaws either. "What a weird creature." He thought.
Remembering why he had them brought to him he started to speak, reveling at the thoughts for what he had in store for them. "You have been caught by Firetail and his horde. Since you decided to camp in my territory, I have decided to have you two executed at dawn. Have you anything to say before we execute you two and leave your carcasses for the birds?"
"Yes." Started Darkslash. "I am still trying to figure out why you're doing this. We're both injured and can do nothing to you. So why?"
"Well," said Firetail, "I am very territorial when it comes to my territory. And you're both on it. Now, you both better get some sleep. Tonight's going to be your last night alive!" And with a mad fit of evil cackles, Firetail walked away.
I looked over at Darkslash, wanting to know what would happen at dawn. Darkslash looked back, not wanting to tell Wyatt what would happen. Sighing, he hung his head down, awaiting the arrival of dawn.
Trytle had left the abbey with her small force and they were near the area that the dibbun told her they were in. After telling her helpers to spread out and look for clues, Trytle started to take a look herself. Finding some tracks, she signaled to her helpers and started to follow the tracks. It was a couple of hours before dawn when Trytle and her helpers found where the tracks led, and stopped. There was the group of fox's that the dibbun told her about, and there were, two others with them. There was an extra fox, and, an odd looking creature! "So this must be the creature that the abbess wants to see so badly!" Trytle exclaimed to herself.
Signaling her helpers to come to her and see what they could do, they held a quick council of war. After making a plan for rescuing them from the fox's, they set out.
It was the hour before dawn when Firetail awoke. He had never kept his word to someone he was about to execute. He got his blade ready, and stirring the captives, he prodded them over to a wooded area not far from the camp. Darkslash looked at Firetail, wondering why he wasn't keeping his word and waiting till dawn. Firetail looked at him and grinned a wicked grin reveling in what he was about to do. Meanwhile, Trytle and the others were looking at Firetail from the safety of the bushes. Trytle turned to her helpers and told them what the plan was. Noticing that there seemed to be something wrong with two of the creatures. Seeing Firetail raise his sword to strike, she took action, charging out of the trees, she caught Firetail off-guard. After knocking him out with a not-so-light tap to the skull, she turned to face the rest of the fox's who were just getting up and about. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that the two creatures were not moving, and figured out that one had a broken leg, and the other couldn't get up because of what looks like a broken arm. Looking back at the vermin charging her, she roared, and after telling some of her helpers to get the two creatures out of there, she turned to face the fox's. After slaying one with a fierce hit with her paw. She picked up a branch, and started whacking. After a few more whacks, and seeing as the two creatures were out of site, she turned around, and ran back to join up with them. Upon reaching the safety of a pine grove some distance away, the small rescue group took a short rest, while a couple of them attended to the two creatures they rescued, Trytle was off to one side, trying to get a hold of herself after her first fight against vermin, the red mists of battle slowly leaving her vision. After a short rest, Trytle helped in assisting in getting the creatures back to Redwall, where the abbess will be waiting for them.