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Henry the Poet

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Nightmare at midnight OR Birds, however, CAN fly - Sparra Civil War

~Setting~

The Healer's Dormitory of Redwall abbey, before sunrise thirteen days after the war began and nine days after the end of the last battle.

~Characters~

-Leon, Master Healer of Redwall
-Ironwood, temporary leader of the Redwall Sparrows

~WHEN LAST WE LEFT OUR HEROES~

After the battle with Quade, Leon want up into Warbeak Loft too help the few wounded sparrows still left. However, a group of sparrows lead by Warclaw and  attacked Leon. In his attempt to escape, Leon fell out of the Loft! But he was saved at the last minute by some sparrows on his side. This was the start of the battle of Warbeak Loft.
The battle ended with the victory for the pro-Redwall sparrows, Lead by wounded Ironwood, who then retreated into Redwall. While the defeated anti-Redwall sparrows, lead by the aforementioned Warclaw, retread into Mossflower. Both sides must gain allies if they wish to win the next battle.

Thus is the sparrow civil war...
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Leon rarely sleeps in here, well it’s been a while anyways as he needed some quietness and some sleep from helping the sparrows and then woken up in the middle of the night to help a vole maid who had a dibbun, and then he went back to bed, don’t disturb him sort of thing and the dorm was closer. But his sleep was restless as he tossed and turned and muttered, he then slipped out of bed with a yelp and a scream, holding his chest and breathing deeply. He looks around quickly and tries to calm down.....nightmare?

The rooms is quite in the dark of the night, not a sound can be heard or a movement be seen. Then the Dormitory door swings slowly open to the bandaged form for Ironwood. “Is something wrong?” he asks calmly.

Leon takes a few deep breaths and his eyes adjust to the darkness, “W…where?” Oh yeah he fell asleep in the healer dorms and he is on the floor as he sits up and then slowly gets back to the cot and sits down. He finally looks to the door “It's.....nightmare, bad bad dream was falling...”He gulps and manages to calm down but is still shaking a little.

“Falling?” asks the sparra unsympathetically.

Leon frowns “I was...so so high up on the roof....and fell…and before hit ground w…woke up” He is glad somewhat to be in here and not his own bed waking anyone up, a grown beast having a stupid nightmare and it’s not the first time he had it, he did one other time but either no one heard him scream or maybe he didn’t scream   

“Why would youum by fearful of...” The yellow headed bird has to think for a moment. “Oh right, you worm. Worm no fly.”

Leon shakes his head “No...flew on an eagle...once, wasn’t fun even if he was a friend....”He frowns, great lets remember that day now too as he sighs a little and takes a couple deep breaths before laying down again “I...sorry woke you”

“I was not your cry that woke me,” says the sparrow coolly.

Leon nods as he looks at the wall, “Just.....don’t tell anyone I had a nightmare” Well he can hide it for so long and he plans too, least for now.

The yellow sparrow raises an eyebrow. “Alla dreams should heeded,” says the sparra in a matter of fact manner. “If youum have dream of falling, thatum be warning that you may fall.”   

Leon frowns “Already fell,” He mutters. But the whole keeping it secret from everyone, even his mate and kids is getting to him. His fear of heights is causing him to revisit falling from the roof, only dreams make things seem worse, like insane laughing as he falls or just falling from higher up and almost hitting the ground. He grips the light cover on the cot and just closes his eyes and frowns.

~TO BE CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT!!!~

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"Oh, dainty triolet! Oh, fragrant violet!
Oh, gentle heigho-let (or little sigh)
On sweet urbanity, though mere inanity, to touch their vanity we will rely!"
-Chorus. "P'raps If You Address The Lady Most Politely." By Gilbert&Sullivan. Princess Ida.