Sorry it took so long to post this chapter. But I got really busy and had a hard time putting it together!

I am really bad at making up songs. Please review. I don't care what your opinion is... REVIEW!!!!!

The feast was huge! Serkin greeted guests at the main gate with Abbess Rose and Skipper. Serkin was surprised at all the food the guests were bringing.

"Wow Abbess! We'll be eating for a season just to finish this food!" Skipper smiled and took a large bread from a dibbun mouse.

"Wow there, what are you doing with this?" Skipper questioned. The little mouse squished his face into what he thought was an evil glare.

"I bringing that to ther feast!" the dibbun explained. Skipper gave a look of mock shock on his face.

"Okay, yer don't want ter hurt me, matey," said Skipper. He gave the dibbun back the bread and winked to his mother. The three closed the gates when they were certain it was closed. Turggle, the shrew gate keeper, locked the gate.

"Now that will keep any er pests from comin in." Serkin was about to respond when he saw Riggum waving at him. He excused himself and trotted over to him.

"May I help you?" Riggum had a goofy smile on his face. Serkin rolled his eyes and tapped his foot paw. "What is it, Riggum?" Riggum pointed to the pond.

"Some beasters wanted oi to tell yer that they wanted ter speak with yer." Serkin looked by the pond and saw Trtinity soaking her foot paws in the shallows. He slowly walked up behind and jumped down next to her. She gave a surprised squeak then laughed.

"Great seasons, Serkin. You were about to scare me to the dark forest." Serkin blushed with embarrassment.

"Er, sorry Trinity. How's your arm doing?" She gave a sigh and looked over the pond.

"Its doing better than Amber... I can't believe I did that. I was being so stupid." Serkin felt great pity for Trinity. He placed his paw on hers.

"You are not stupid. It was a..." Trinity quickly cut him off.

"I almost killed her! My best friend was about to be dead... because of me. I shoudn't have been sitting on that branch. I heard the cracking but ignored it. She almost died!" her eyes filled up with tears. Serkin moved closer to Trinity and held her paw. She buried her face into his habit and cried. He felt so bad for her. He wouldn't be able to bare the thought of killing a close friend...or any creature! After a while she got herself back together and sat up. She wiped her tears than suddenly began laughing. Serkin looked around to see what was funny when he found the answer. His habit had a big wet spot where Trinity had cried into it. He looked at her and smirked.

"Oh, you think thats funny. How do you like it?" He grabbed a pawful of water and flung it at Trinity. She jumped up and dodged with.

"Ha! You missed me Serkin Saratoga! You have to try harder." Serkin jerked forward. Trinity gave a squeak and ran. He chuckled and ran after her.

Vilag crossed over the dune first followed by his horde. The trip over the dune lands was not easy. He lost a score of his band to a cave in caused by himself, which he blamed on another rat. He looked and saw the outline of the tree fringe. He smiled and raised his scimitar in the air.

"Move yer hides me laddies! We be near the woods!" He charged down the hill with his horde closely following. Vilag Deatheye and his horde are near Mossflower.

Abbess Rose sat in her chair and watched as all the Redwallers had a great time eating. She giggled at the antics of Serkin. She addressed Skipper, who was sitting to the left of her.

"Will you look at young Serkin. I swear his eyes are going to fall out if he keeps staring at Trinity that way." Skipper nodded and dished himself some more watershrimp and hotroot soup. Ruggle, the Abbey's cellar hog, shook until his spikes rattled.

"Uhhhh, You wouldn't catch me eating anything with hotroot in it. Way to hot for the likes of me," Skipper shrugged and kept on eating. The Abbess looked around and gave a nod to Sister Whitney. Sister Whitney took out a fiddle and gave it a quick tuning. She pulled the bow across the strings as she got up from the table. She started to play a soft, slow, peaceful tune that quickly spread through Redwall. Trinity stopped talking to Amber, who had woken up an hour ago and was carried out to the feast, and stood next to Sister Whitney. She took a deep breath and broke into a lovely song.

"When the moonlight falls across the land,

And the little ones are asleep.

I see my love standing there,

waiting there for me.

I go and he holds me close to him,

I am glad to spend all my days with him.

When the sun is shining across the sea,

he will always be there with me.

I will never let him go,

no matter what the cost.

He is mine to hold,

He is mine to keep,

He is mine forever."

As Sister Whitney ended to song they were met with a loud applause. Many beasts wiped tears from their eyes. Serkin wiped a tear from his eye and stared at Trinity. In all his life he has never heard a more beautiful voice. Trinity sat back down and took a sip of Strawberry Cordial.

"Wew, singing really takes the wind out of you." Trinity said/ Amber nodded and rested her broken arm on the table.

"I know what you mean. I am glad you were chosen to sing, I am in no state to get up... let alone sing a song like that. Where did you learn that song?" Trinity looked up at the stars and sighed.

"I learned that song by my mother, before she died. This was before I came to Redwall. I bet you two remember when I cam here right?" Serkin nodded.

"Of course we do, how could we forget." Trinity came to Redwall during a great blizzard. She was nearly frozen to death when she was found the next morning. They had to make a hot fire in Cavern Hole that mostly no one stayed in their except Sister Whitney and Trinity. Serkin closed his eyes as he remembered when Sister Whitney and Abbess Rose, who was a sister then, came into Redwall carrying a nearly frozen squirrel maid. He still remembered how he felt love flow through him when he first looked upon her face.

Serkin opened his eyes because some beast was tapping his shoulder. Abbess Rose gave Serkin a smile.

"Time to go Serkin. The feast is over... for tonight." Serkin looked around and noticed that all the tables were empty and that he and the Abbess were the only creatures out in the orchard.

"I fell asleep! I never got to play my wooden flute!" Abbess Rose nodded as she and Serkin walked to the main building.

"We all noticed but decided that you should be left alone. I had to restrain Riggum from putting cranberry perserve on your face, the young devil." Serkin gave a comical frown at hearing about the foiled prank.

"Oh really. I guess I have to do that tonight." He bidded the Abbess goodnight and crept into the dormitory. He got in his bed and was soon asleep.

In the mists of dreams Serkin heard a voice call out his name. It was distant and hard to hear but he soon heard it clearly. It was calling his name in a urgent voice. Serkin looked through the mist and saw a shadow coming toward him at an alarming rate. Suddenly Martin the Warrior was in front of him with a look of urgency on his face.

"Serkin, Wake the Abbess and sound the alarm,

or many creatures will come to great harm.

Find the painted climber and his mass

and adopt, to yourself, a little lass."

Serkin woke with Martin's warning ringing in his ears. He jumped out of bed and ran to wake the Abbess.