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A day or so passed. A melancholy mood seemed to rule over the Abbey as Cluny threatened to take over Redwall. We needed to take action. But one night, it was all too much for dear Matthias. (This is in partnership with Matthias.)

Cornflower had often heard footsteps out in the halls late at night. She knew for a fact that it was Matthias, who often snuck out to walk in the moonlight. So did Cornflower. More often than not, they "accidentally crossed paths" and mutually decided to join each other, just to "be safe". Cornflower knew that Matthias especially loved the hall where Martin hung, so she naturally went there. What was this? She heard weeping noises coming from the hall and Matthias' voice wafted over to her. He seemed to… be talking to Martin! He was just like her! Cornflower would've leaped for joy if she hadn't heard Matthias' quiet weeping noises. She gently walked up to him and put a paw on his back.

Please, just save me! Cornflower's found me now and she knows that I am weak. Oh, please just let there be a huge hole in the Earth that will suck me in right now! I'm waiting… still waiting… Matthias thought. The only words he could get out were, "Cornflower, please, just go away."

Even though the voice was steel, it had a hint of embarrassment in it. She took the edge of her ridiculously long nightgown (folded and pinned three times at the bottom to allow her to walk, although one of the pins had fallen and this was the part she was using) and wiped away Matthias' tears as if he were a little baby. She suddenly felt something surge up inside her that allowed her to say, (get ready for a direct quote from Redwall) "Matthias, don't be ashamed, for I know why you cry and grieve. It is because you are kind and good, not a cold-hearted, pitiless rat like Cluny… Listen to me. Even the strongest and the bravest must sometimes weep. It shows that they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others. You are brave, Matthias. Already you have done great things for one so young. I am only a simple, country-bred fieldmouse, but even I can see the courage and leadership in you. A burning brand show the way, and each day your flame grows brighter. There is none like you Matthias. You have the sign of greatness upon you. One day, Redwall and all the land will be indebted to you. Matthias, you are a true Warrior."

"Cornflower, how can I thank you? You are a very special mouse. Now, go, sleep."

"No, I will stay," Cornflower insisted.

"Thank you," Matthias whispered to Martin in the tapestry as he and Cornflower walked out, hand in hand, just for safety. Cornflower slept in the same room as she had the night of her thirteenth birthday. "Good night Cornflower," Matthias bid as he started to walk to his room.

"Wait," Cornflower stopped him, she couldn't believe she was doing this. She took her favorite ribbon out of her hair, the yellow one with the blue cornflowers for which she was named. She silently tied it around his arm, just above the elbow. For her Warrior. No, wait. He's not my Warrior. No, my warrior is to come, Cornflower tried to tell herself defiantly.

At lunch the next day, Matthias dawdled around Cornflower, teasing her saying, "Look, a friend gave me this last night!"

"Quit it Matthias!" Cornflower giggled.

"Okay, but can I stay here?"

"No."

"Please?" Matthias pleaded.

"No, people will think that you're… courting me… flirting with me… they all think that you'll become a true Redwall mouse someday, it's unheard of!" Cornflower protested.

"So what if I am? What if I'm not going to become a priest?" Matthias teased back.

"Eat your lunch Oh Great Warrior before I show you my deadly aim with this piece of cheese," Cornflower mockingly threatened.

"Fine then, flirter," Matthias mumbled. Something hit him in the back of the head. When he looked back, all he saw was Cornflower blushing scarlet and ducking under the table.

Next Matthias had gone back to recruiting people to protect the wall. A small boy with a rather large cap came up. "What do you do?" Matthias asked.

"I shoot arrows," the little boy said.

"Show me what you've got," Matthias said.

The little boy took an arrow out of a quiver and aimed it at a target on the other side of the abbey.

"Are you sure you can-" Matthias started, but the arrow had flown right into the center of the target. "Wow," Matthias said.

Next, the two had a mock scrimmage with quarter staffs. The little boy and Matthias had to finally call the match a draw after several minutes, with the exact same number of hits to the other. "Good job, you're the best person at both things that I've ever met in my entire life," Matthias congratulated the boy. "You'll be very valuable to us. Who are you?"

"I'm… Caspian," the little boy said.

"Hello Caspian. How about another battle?"

"Sure," Caspian agreed. Soon the two were in a heated battle, when Matthias swiped at Caspian's head. The cap fell off.

"Cornflower!" Matthias gasped as he realized who the great boy with promise was.

"Heh, heh, heh," Cornflower laughed unsurely. Then, without warning, she grabbed her cap and ran as quick as she could to the hall where Martin was.

Matthias caught up with her soon. "Cornflower, what was that?" Matthias demanded.

Cornflower was sobbing. "I… Oh, I don't know. I just wanted to help and…"

"I can't permit you to be up on those walls."

"Why not? You yourself said that I was the best person at all the activities that you'd seen all day!"

"But that's before I found out you were a girl!"

"You don't object to Constance being on the wall!"

"She's a grown adult!"

"And what am I, a baby?"

"Cornflower," Matthias sighed, "I just…"

"Look, Matthias, this isn't some kind of joke," Cornflower insisted. "I want to be up there. I would give my life for this Abbey. I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to…"

"Your family?"

"Um… yes." And you.

"No."

"Why?"

"I couldn't bear it if anything… went wrong…" Matthias explained lamely.

"Oh, so this is all about my incapability to follow society's rules, huh?"

"No! Give me three reasons why I should let you."

"Fine, one, you know I'm the best. Two, I want to. And three… do you really need a third one? This Abbey is my home. I love it as much as life itself."

"I'll think about it."

"Thank you so much!" Cornflower expressed, hugging Matthias very loosely. "Now get up there and fight like the man that you are!"