The waves crashed upon the shores of Mistmantle. It was morning, and everyone on the island was bustling about. There was to be a night of riding stars tonight. The squirrels in Anemone Wood all were collecting fire wood, trying to make the best bonfire ever, in order to impress Captain Urchin. And maybe, just maybe he would pick the best bonfire and watch the stars from it.
In fact Urchin was watching all of the little squirrels picking up the biggest piece of wood they could find and stumble to the top of the hill. His mate, Sepia, was watching over Spirit and Lily, who were both building sandcastle's in the sand. Urchin raced down the tree where he was hiding and joined his wife.
"Good morning Urchin," said Sepia, her eyes flashing. "Still racing up and down tree's I see."
Urchin blushed, Captains didn't usually prance about in tree's.
"Have you seen Ace this morning?" asked Sepia picking up Spirit who was crawling after a crab.
"No. I haven't. No doubt Crispin's with her, they're always running around and getting into trouble."
Just on cue two squirrel's came tumbling out of the woods behind them with an angry squirrel tumbling behind them. "This is the last time you to! How many time's do I have to tell you? Stay out of my nut's! Oh! Captain Urchin, Lady Sepia I didn't see you."
"Oh it's all right Georgia, I'm sorry about your…um…nuts, I'll take care of it. It won't happen ever again I can promise you that, right children?"
"Right father." Ace and Crispin said in unison.
"Oh it's all right, Captain Urchin. I remember when you were they're age." With that the squirrel hobbled off mumbling.
Urchin turned around to face his children. "Now, what do you two have to say for your self's? This is what, the third time?"
"We're sorry father. We were only trying to have fun." Apologized Ace.
"I know that you were, but that's still no excuse. You're a Captain's oldest daughter, your supposed to be looked up to. You even brought you're brother into it!" he sighed and looked at Sepia.
"Children," she started. "I know that you're young and that you want to have fun. But you two need to stop this, why don't you go and play with the other squirrel's? If you go on, people will look down on you and then they'll look down on your father."
"I'm sorry mother." Said Crispin.
"Now I'm going to have to punish you," said Urchin. "What do you propose?"
At that moment there was some movement in the tree's and the family of squirrel's saw Apple wobbling down the path. And then Urchin got an idea. Apple's cordial was the worst tasting on the island, it was very popular though, not only for repelling insects but for punishing naughty young squirrels.
"Oh Apple!" Urchin called and looked at his wife with a smile. She knew exactly what he was thinking and smiled to.
Apple looked up. "My, my. It's my dear Urchin." She waved a pudgy paw in the air. And hurried to meet them.
"Good morning Apple. You've arrived at just the right moment. Ace and Crispin were just mentioning how much they missed your cordial. Would you mind taking them to your place and giving them a drink or to. Make sure they drink it all up."
Apple's eye's widened. "I did just fix a batch, it seem's that all of the sudden all of the youngster's like my cordial. In the old day's it seemed that some were avoiding it. Though it is better than in the old day's, now since King Crispin, Heart rest his soul, and then Queen Catkin started to rule. Well, come on you two, better get to it before it becomes spoiled."
Apple grabbed the two squirrel hands, said goodbye, and walked away with the two squirrel's looking behind they're shoulders.
Urchin laughed. "I don't know who to feel sorry for, Apple or our children."
Sepia laughed with him. "Apple's cordial was a good idea, Georgia won't be seeing them two in her store for a while. I'm going to go and see what Needle's doing, she's probably with Flower urging her to marry Fingal. They two are a good pair, maybe you could go and persuade Fingal for her."
"Yes maybe, but first I'm going to see what Brother Juniper's up to."
The two squirrel said goodbye, and Urchin raced off to the tower.
He found Juniper sitting on a rock, looking up at the sky.
"Good morning Juniper, what are you looking at?"
Juniper shuddered and looked at his friend. "Hello Urchin. I was looking up at the sky, thinking about tonight."
"Oh the riding stars. I hope that they're for good, though I don't know what good, it's seems that everything's perfect."
Juniper looked at Urchin. "That's what I'm worried about, there's so much good that I'm afraid that something bad might happen. I hope not to bad though."
Urchin watched his wise friend and hoped the same.
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