Disclaimer: I do not own Redwall
A/N: This story was originally written for and posted on my Tumblr blog, RedwallThoughts. The italics are taken from the first post I made musing about what might have happened if things had turned out differently in Taggerung. The non-italics are the story that I developed afterward.
Imagine Tagg being reunited with his mother and sister when Grissoul insists that they show the council Tagg's birthmark.
Mhera fidgeted in her seat, watching Tagg stand before the council as they found their seats. He had been strangely silent for the past two days, and Mhera could not help but wonder why he had asked for a meeting with the abbey council. Cregga, sitting next to Mhera, listened carefully to the murmurs of the council members.
Once the council members had found their seats, Grissoul came forward. She explained to the council the Juskarath legend of the Taggerung, and of how the Taggerung was found each generation. The council members looked at each other in confusion, until Grissoul told them of the omens she had read many seasons before.
"20 seasons ago, I read an omen which told of the Taggerung, born within Redwall."
The council members sat up straighter and listened closer. Grissoul told them of Sawney Rath's ambition to find the Taggerung for his clan, and of the journey to the ford. Partway through the tale, Filorn began to weep. Once Grissoul had told of Rillflag's death, she bid Tagg step forward. He came up to the council table, paw open and held out.
Mhera stood slowly, taking Tagg's paw in her own as Filorn came to stand beside her.
"I once had a baby brother with a birthmark like this."
Tagg met her eyes and saw that she had also begun to weep, though she smiled at him. Filorn placed her paws on either side of Tagg's face as she looked at him.
"I should have known," she said, "You have the same face as your father."
Tagg smiled at her. He understood now why he had taken to the two otters so quickly.
Filorn gathered her children into a close hug, whispering as she did so.
"Welcome home, Deyna."
