Well, after a month of being unheard of, I have come through with another
chapter! Thank you Brownblade and all you other reviewers for reminding me
during this hectic time. I CURSE ALL FINALS!
Chapter 24
The defenders didn't know what hit them. Suddenly the first wave of vermin came over the wall and started to attack! Some of the defenders went down quickly, while the more agile ones defended themselves, yelling out to whoever would listen. Trytle suddenly found herself surrounded by grinning, snarling vermin. Finding herself in a position that badger warriors would be in sometimes during battle, with a roar Trytle took her window pole and started to fight.
Sharpclaw was smiling; he doesn't smile unless something was going his way. Listening to the report his runner had just told him he couldn't help but smile, son the defenders would be killed and the abbey his. It was when the second runner came and told him his report did Sharpclaws smile fade away. He went back to Mysteye, cursing all that was good with his every step, bursting into the seers tent, he roared, "Why didn't you foresee what would happen?'
Mysteye, who was sleeping, awoke with a start at Sharpclaws roaring. Rubbing sleep from her eyes, she said, "Unh, wha?"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING!"
Mysteye knew she was in trouble, she didn't see the outcome and even worse, was asleep! She tried vainly to act alert as she stammers an excuse, "I was not, uhm, paying any, uhm, attention, and I was kinda, uhm, asleep."
Mysteye tried to be as small as possible when Sharpclaw roared, "ASLEEP! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING THINGS! YOU'LL ONLY SLEEP WHEN I TELL YOU, GOT THAT VIXEN?"
Mysteye nodded as Sharpclaw stormed out of the tent and sat down on her bed, sweat pouring out underneath her fur. Then the vision hit her; There was the two odd creatures again, they were where Sharpclaw was earlier where she sensed those powerful energies, there were some dark creatures she couldn't make out, she then saw some trees, odd trees, strange trees. The odd looking creatures took the shadowy beasts in-between the trees and vanish! Mysteye broke out of her vision with a start, her head covered in cold sweat, what did this mean? Is this where she had to follow the creatures to? Is this where she has to lead Sharpclaw to go after these creatures? These questions raced through Mysteye's mind as she tried to make more sense of it all.
Trytle was holding her own on the wall, but the defenders at the North wall were slowly being whittled down one by one. With a roar of anger she charged another group of vermin who had a squirrel surrounded. After scattering them she went back-to-back wit the squirrel and together till the disturbance got attention from the other three walls. Soon the vermin were killed and the carcasses thrown over the walls. Wyatt was back on walltop duty and was talking with Trytle; it was his first encounter with the young badger mother. "Sorry, but who are you?"
Trytle finished hauling over a dead stoat before saying, "My name's Trytle, who're you?"
"My name's Wyatt, nice to meet you Trytle."
Trytle finished hauling a weasel over the wall before she said, "You're an odd creature, what are you?"
Wyatt helped a mouse haul another body over before saying, "I am what is called a human being. There's a friend of mine around here somewhere. Come to think of it where is she?"
Trytle shrugged. "Maybe she's somewhere inside the abbey."
"Right, we're supposed to switch in a few hours so if she doesn't show up I'm going to go look for her."
"That's a good idea. So I guess you will be going back to your wall then?"
"Yes. So, see you later, maybe inside Great Hall for some supper with you and your friend?"
"Alright. So I will get going now and we'll talk later."
So Trytle and Wyatt go back to what they were supposed to be doing, Wyatt helping to guard the wall, Trytle, going back to helping with the dibbuns. Back in his tent Sharpclaw was trying to think of a new way to gain entry into the stone fortress known as Redwall.
during this hectic time. I CURSE ALL FINALS!
Chapter 24
The defenders didn't know what hit them. Suddenly the first wave of vermin came over the wall and started to attack! Some of the defenders went down quickly, while the more agile ones defended themselves, yelling out to whoever would listen. Trytle suddenly found herself surrounded by grinning, snarling vermin. Finding herself in a position that badger warriors would be in sometimes during battle, with a roar Trytle took her window pole and started to fight.
Sharpclaw was smiling; he doesn't smile unless something was going his way. Listening to the report his runner had just told him he couldn't help but smile, son the defenders would be killed and the abbey his. It was when the second runner came and told him his report did Sharpclaws smile fade away. He went back to Mysteye, cursing all that was good with his every step, bursting into the seers tent, he roared, "Why didn't you foresee what would happen?'
Mysteye, who was sleeping, awoke with a start at Sharpclaws roaring. Rubbing sleep from her eyes, she said, "Unh, wha?"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING!"
Mysteye knew she was in trouble, she didn't see the outcome and even worse, was asleep! She tried vainly to act alert as she stammers an excuse, "I was not, uhm, paying any, uhm, attention, and I was kinda, uhm, asleep."
Mysteye tried to be as small as possible when Sharpclaw roared, "ASLEEP! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING THINGS! YOU'LL ONLY SLEEP WHEN I TELL YOU, GOT THAT VIXEN?"
Mysteye nodded as Sharpclaw stormed out of the tent and sat down on her bed, sweat pouring out underneath her fur. Then the vision hit her; There was the two odd creatures again, they were where Sharpclaw was earlier where she sensed those powerful energies, there were some dark creatures she couldn't make out, she then saw some trees, odd trees, strange trees. The odd looking creatures took the shadowy beasts in-between the trees and vanish! Mysteye broke out of her vision with a start, her head covered in cold sweat, what did this mean? Is this where she had to follow the creatures to? Is this where she has to lead Sharpclaw to go after these creatures? These questions raced through Mysteye's mind as she tried to make more sense of it all.
Trytle was holding her own on the wall, but the defenders at the North wall were slowly being whittled down one by one. With a roar of anger she charged another group of vermin who had a squirrel surrounded. After scattering them she went back-to-back wit the squirrel and together till the disturbance got attention from the other three walls. Soon the vermin were killed and the carcasses thrown over the walls. Wyatt was back on walltop duty and was talking with Trytle; it was his first encounter with the young badger mother. "Sorry, but who are you?"
Trytle finished hauling over a dead stoat before saying, "My name's Trytle, who're you?"
"My name's Wyatt, nice to meet you Trytle."
Trytle finished hauling a weasel over the wall before she said, "You're an odd creature, what are you?"
Wyatt helped a mouse haul another body over before saying, "I am what is called a human being. There's a friend of mine around here somewhere. Come to think of it where is she?"
Trytle shrugged. "Maybe she's somewhere inside the abbey."
"Right, we're supposed to switch in a few hours so if she doesn't show up I'm going to go look for her."
"That's a good idea. So I guess you will be going back to your wall then?"
"Yes. So, see you later, maybe inside Great Hall for some supper with you and your friend?"
"Alright. So I will get going now and we'll talk later."
So Trytle and Wyatt go back to what they were supposed to be doing, Wyatt helping to guard the wall, Trytle, going back to helping with the dibbuns. Back in his tent Sharpclaw was trying to think of a new way to gain entry into the stone fortress known as Redwall.