May 7, 2011 - What a Busy Day!

RW Abbey: Great Hall

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The Great Hall of Redwall Abbey. Countless paw falls have echoed from these stones, and untold numbers of feasts and merry gatherings have been held here.  A table, not nearly so grand or large as its predecessors, but quite functional for mealtimes, rests near the center of the hall. Chairs exist here aplenty, and they are all of a matching set. High above, the stain glass windows give the Great Hall a beautiful appearance.  The glasswork is exceptionally done, crafted by a skilled artist.  The floor is clean and swept. A fire is kept burning in the fireplace at almost all times of the day and night, and there are several more comfortable chairs and cushions set up here, of varying sizes. One looks large enough to easily accommodate a badger.

The Tapestry hangs proud and tall, and while the rest of Redwall may still bear the scars of natural disaster, this most famous of Redwall's relics remains unharmed by beast, time, or the elements. The figure of Martin the Warrior seems to be watching over his own with an unchanging, kindly gaze.

Shadows are long in the dying evening light.

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                       Exits/Entrances:

              [K]itchen    [St]airs   [C]avern [H]ole

              [Li]brary    [En]try    [B]reezeway

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Contents:

Dagger

table

a message (board) with notes tacked to it

Gupthie walks in from the library, toting a book under his arm.

Biff is siting at the table eating some bread, she has her two dibbuns with her who are just kinda napping...

Gupthie waves to Biff. "Hello!"

Biff smiles and waves back."Hello gup!"

Gupthie asks, "How are you doing today?"

Biff smiles."I am doing good, how about you?"

Gupthie says, "I'm doing very well. A little tired, but other than that, well."

Biff smiles."Very good, must be alot of work being a novice!"

Gupthie nods. "And they make sure that we're up with the sun, too. Anyhow, can I get you anything?"

Biff smiles."No I am fine!"

Gupthie smiles. "The leverets are taking a nap, I see."

Biff laughs."Yes, they seem to enjoy napping!"

Gupthie smiles. "So, anything interesting happen here while I was doing my novicely duties? There's always something new in this old hall, it seems."

Biff nods."A odd old hare showed up and started yelling at a brother cause he ask him if he could take his sword out to the gate house...than he just ran off and left some weard note...also the abbot found a new dance that he enjoys."She laughs at this part...

Gupthie's ears perk up. "A weird note? Sounds exciting. And dancing too?"

Biff nods."Yeah the abbot has the note...and yes the dibbuns showed him a new dance!"

Gupthie says, "I will have to see this dance."

Biff laughs."It is very odd..."

Gupthie asks, "And what did the note say?"

Biff shrugs."It was some kind of riddle...but if you want to read it i can go get it from the abbot!"

Gupthie says, "Sure. Riddles are fun."

Biff get up to go find the abbot...

Biff comes back with the note and hands it to gup...

Gupthie takes the note, and reads it.

The note says, The contents of the note go thusly..."Over the seas and beyond the waves, a great, dark island sits.""Upon its throne sits Death alone, a dangerous trick, and hits.""Upon it's shore sit countless ships, torn by the furious gale...""To this place sad you would be mad if there you sought to go.""Irwin the Traveler."There is a footnote in another hand. "I have tried for years to find this place, but to no avail. I am not sure it even exists."Here the note ends.

Gupthie frowns. "Quite a conundrum indeed."

Biff shrugs."I dont have any idea wot it is talking about..."

Gupthie says, "Well, some sort of mysterious island across the sea, it sounds like. Of course, that begs an interesting question as to which sea. Don't know what the line about death means. Sounds like there's been shipwrecks there. In fact, the whole thing reads like a mix between a ghost story and on of those quests like heroes would go on in olden days." He frowns.

Biff laughs."Well i hope we doing go on some crazy quest to find wot every this is!"

Gupthie laughs. "I don't think Redwall's been faced with a quest like that in a long time, in fact. At least, if the books in the library are to be believed. Maybe we're due for one."

Biff hmms."You know maybe it will be fun!"

Zoomy actually just came from the kitchen not the stairs.

Gupthie nods. "The stories always made them sound like fun." He notices Zoomy actually come from the kitchen, and waves.

Biff laughs."It would be great fun going on some great quest!"

Zoomy continues walking in a straight line from the kitchen his attention devoted to another bag of candied chestnuts. Uknowingly he is making his way right towards the two with a big chance of bumping into them.

Gupthie nods, and, noticing imminent collision with Zoomy, says, "Hi, Zoomy!"

Biff smiles as zoomy comes in."Hello zoomy!"

Zoomy is so shocked out of his daydream of millions of candied chestnuts that he falls flat on his bum,"Oh my. Hello."

Gupthie laughs. "Zoomy, would you like some help up?"

Zoomy says,"Just let me try it myself. If I can't do it you can help then.". As he is saying this he valiantly tries to stand back up, and fails.

Biff laughs.

Gupthie offers his paw to help the squirrel up.

Biff laughs."Nice try zoomy!"

Zoomy takes the young mouse's paw,"Thank you Gupthie."

Gupthie pulls Zoomy up, making a big show of it.

Biff smiles."How are you doing zoomy?"

Zoomy shakes the dust off his tail,"I was doing well until I fell on my bum. How about you Miss Biff?"

Biff smiles."I am doing fine, just eating some bread and watching the dibbuns."

Zoomy says, "Ah yes. I heard you had your dibbuns."

Gupthie asks, "Zoomy, do you think you could teach me some more stuff about cooking later?"

Zoomy scratches his head in thought,"I think perhaps I'll teach you how to make candied chestnuts."

Gupthie smiles. "Ooh, that sounds fun!"

Zoomy thinks to himself,fun for me to eat them all...

Biff smiles."It is not very hard, and you will not get them ALL zoomy!"

Zoomy's jaw drops,"What makes you think I want them all?!"

Gupthie laughs.

Biff laughs."You just said you got to eat them all!"

Soutrac stumbles through the door and falls to the floor. A wound on the side of his leg bleeding profusely.

Zoomy begins to wonder if Biff is psychic...

Biff blinks as the badger comes in and walks over to see what is wrong."Are you ok sir?"

Gupthie is about to say something, when he notices a massive badger has just fallen to the floor. He runs over. "Sir, can I help you?" Because the badger is clearly not alright.

Soutrac forces the words from his lips before passing out,"Bandits."

Biff frowns and looks at the badgers bleeding leg."Well its a good thing I am a healer!"She starts to clean out the wound on the badgers leg...

Zoomy notices the badger and faints at the sight of the blood.

Gupthie suddenly doesn't know whether to attend to the badger or Zoomy. Since he figures water could be used in either case, he runs off to the kitchens to fetch some damp cloths.

Biff finshes cleaning the wound and starts to put stich up the wound...still she is not doing a very good job of staying clean and has a good amount of badger blood on her...

Gupthie rushes back in with some damp cloths. "Biff, do you need some damp cloths?"

Biff nods."Yes, and also try to wake zoomy up...we dont need any food to burn, wot wot!"

Gupthie hands some to Biff, and then begins to wring one out over Zoomy's forehead.

Biff takes the damp cloths and sets them down, than she goes back to the geting the badger back into one pice...

Zoomy as the water hits Zoomy he strikes out with ladle in paw,"Stop that you buffoon! ALl you had to do was nudge me!"

Gupthie eeps as the ladle hits him across the chest. "Sorry, Zoomy! Just wanted to make sure!"

Soutrac grunts painfully in his sleep.

Biff starts to wrap the badgers leg in some bandages...

Zoomy scolds the young mouse,"Think before you act."

Biff finshes and sighs."There...glad thats over..."Shes stands up and frowns, she has blood all over her tunic...

Soutrac wakes slowly and blinks his eyes,"Where am I?"

Zoomy gets up sees the blood on Biff's tunic and faints again.

Gupthie nods. "Yes, sir." He notices the hulking badger waking up, and says, "Welcome to Redwall Abbey." He pokes Zoomy with his foot.

Zoomy snores.

Biff sighs and looks at the badger."You are at redwall abbey, and its nice to see you awake..."She frowns still not likeing being covered in badger blood...

Silver walks donw the stair and blinks."Wot is going on down here...and why are you covered in blood biff?"

Soutrac shakes his head to clear his mind,"The Abbey you say? Did not know I was walking into the Abbey..."

Gupthie nods. "Welcome, Mr...?"

Biff hmms."Well its a good thing you are here, you might have died if you were to have passed out on the road."SHe looks at silver."This here badger seems to have got hurt...I had to stop the bleeding and kinda got blood all over myself...."

Soutrac says, "Soutrac. I am traveling somewhere. I know not where, but a feeling is pulling me there."

Silver walks up the the badger and hmms."Well hello Mr. Soutrac, welcome to the abbey!"

Soutrac smiles painfully,"Thank you."

Biff smiles."Nice to have you at the abbey soutrac!"

Gupthie asks, "Can I get you anything, Mr. Soutrac, like food or drink?"

Soutrac coughs,"Water please."

Zoomy rolls over and snores some more.

Silver asks."So wot is brings to the abbey?"

Gupthie runs off to the kitchens to fetch water.

Soutrac shakes his head,"I know not. I simply awoke here with an injury that seems to have been treated."

Gupthie returns with a badger-sized cup of water. "Here you are, sir."

Biff hmms."Wot was the last thing you rember?"

Soutrac sips from the water,"I remember a group of bandits jumping at me from the trees."

Biff frowns."Hmm well I hope those bandits are not still out there!"

Silver hmms."Well that is odd, why would you not rember something like that...?"

Soutrac thinks for a moment,"Perhaps something came over me.

Gupthie hmms, and flips through the book he has with him. He nods, and says, "It sounds like what this book calls the 'bloodwrath' to me."

Biff nods."Yes...I bet it was the bloodwrath!"

Silver hmms."So where are you from soutrac?"

Soutrac says, "The mountains far from here."

Silver hmms."Wot are you doing out here than?"

Gupthie whistles. "That's a long ways to travel."

Biff hmms."How long have you been walking for?"

Soutrac says, "Days."

Gupthie says, "Wow. Where were you when the bandits jumped at you?"

Soutrac says, "On a path in the forest.""

Silver smiles."Well i am glad you are still ok soutrace!"

Biff asks."Would you like some food soutrac?"

Soutrac shakes his head,"No thank you miss. I must continue on my journey.". He attempts to stand up, but his injury forces him back down.

Gupthie says, "I don't think you'll be continuing any journeys for a little while yet."

Biff frowns."You should not be standing on that leg for a few days..."

Soutrac sighs.

Silver asks."Wot happend to his leg?"

Gupthie slips off to the kitchen to get himself a cup of water.

Biff says."It looks like he took a sword in his leg..."

Silver frowns."Oh well biff is right you should stay off that leg for a few days..."

Gupthie comes back in with not a cup of water but a cup of strawberry cordial.

Soutrac falls asleep exhausted.

Biff frowns."Poor badger..."

Gupthie nods. "Should we move him to the infirmary or the bunk room or something?"

Silver nods."Yes that is a good idea!"

Biff hmms."Maybe we should just let him rest down here...be kinda hard to move him..."

"Perhaps. Although I feel like Oz could probably move him if we can find Oz. He'll be an interesting conversation piece for anybeast that comes down here, though."

Silver nods."Yeah i bet oz could move him!"

Biff smiles."I bet oz is the only one in the abbey who cold move him!"

Gupthie says, "Maybe if we all tried."

Silver nods."I had to pull oz back to the abbey once...but there was ice on the groun than..."

Biff laughs."When did that happen?"

Gupthie smiles. "That must have constituted an interesting site."

Silver laughs."I happend before you showed up i think, oz was going into the bloodwrath and i knocked him out so he did not hurt himself..."

Biff laughs."That had to be fun."

Gupthie nods. "What made him go into the bloodwrath?"

Silver hmms."I think it was when blackfur first showed up..."

Biff frowns."Oh wot fun..."

Gupthie asks, "Who's Blackfur?"

Silver says."He was a slaver cat who was around and at first he was only mad at me and maxtor...than oz thought he killed him...than he came back and started kidnaping beasts...but he is dead now..."

Gupthie says, "Oh."

Biff nods."Yes...wish i could have been the one to kill that cat..."

Silver smiles."Well I am glad you did not go back...cause I was still stuck in bed and could not have gone with everyone!"

Biff smiles."No you were walking some at that point!"

Silver goes Away From Keyboard.

Cherry flies upward, and is soon lost to view.

Cherry arrives from Great Hall.

Silver goes In Character.

Silver is siting at the table eating some soup...

From the rafters can be heard much flapping and even some squawking. With an oomph, Cherry the Swan descends onto the table in front of Silver. He hisses.

Silver blinks at the swan flys onto the table and pulls his soup out of the way."Umm hello there."

Cherry hisses again. He says very quietly, "Rabbit!"

Silver laughs."I am a hare not a rabbit!"

Cherry puffs up, flapping his wings one beat. When he speaks it's a whisper. It sounds like he's trying to speak loudly, but it's not working. "Rabbit! Hoppity little bunny!"

Silver frowns some."I am a hare not a hoppity little bunny!"

Cherry laughs, like a squawk. "Hippity hoppity hoppity harity!"

Silver laughs."You know my wife was hoping around with the abbot, but i have yet to hop around!"

Cherry cocks his head to one side. "What is an abbot?"

Silver says."He is the odd mouse...you will know when you see him!"

Cherry gets into a more comfortable position on the table and begins preening. "Cherry likes odd mouses."

Silver hmms."You know him?"

Cherry says, "Cherry knows lots of odd mouses. Maybe we know this one, maybe I don't."

Silver smiles."Wots your name?"

Cherry says, "Cherry. That is what they call my self. What do they call thou, hippity hoppity hoopity hare?"

Silver laughs."Well cherry, my name is silver van flaherty!"

Cherry shakes his head from left to right slowly. "Hippity Silver van Floppity, Cherry thinks you are a funny hopper." He squawks in a way that suggests amusement.

Silver nods."Yes most beasts find me funny!"

Cherry looks up, and says, almost to himself, "Now... what to call this castle... what to call this castle..."

Silver says."This is redwall abbey!"

Cherry hisses. "Cherry knew a goose named Abby once." He hisses again.

Silver hmms."Well you dont seem to like abby very much, do you..."

Cherry shakes his head. "Abby was stupid like fish. All goose were stupid like fish." He squawks in laughter.

Silver asks."Wot makes them stupid like fish?"

Cherry smiles (or does something like a smile), and says, "Because they are a silly goose!" He laughs long and hard now.

Silver laughs, he does not get the joke but he enjoys laughing so he just goes along with it...s

Cherry asks, "Is Silver van Floppity the only hare-rabbit in this Redwall Castle?"

Silver shakes his head."No there are a few of us!"

Cherry looks to the ceiling. "Oh, by dark forest, there are more of ya? Cherry's old eyes only pick up one!"

Silver says."Well I know that my wife is up stiars some where, so there is another hare!"

Cherry squawks. "Are there other beasts besides rabbit-hares and odd-mouses and" he spits at the ground "sparrakillees?"

Silver nods."Yes, there is squirrels and a hamester!"

Cherry looks mournful. "Cherry is the only swan?"

Silver nods."Yes...i think you are..."

Cherry hisses at the wall. "Cherry's mate is not here then..."

Silver frowns."No...But maybe I have just not seen her aroudn, she could sill be here!"

Cherry hisses again. "Oh, Cherry remembers now. His mate is in the forest."

Silver smiles."Well if you want we can go find her!"

Cherry shakes his head. "She flies in the forest. Many many seasons ago."

Silver says."Where was she going?"

Cherry frowns and motions to the floor with his head. "Down there."

Silver frowns."Oh..."

Cherry flaps his wings. "Rabbit-hare has mate up stairs?"

Silver nods."Yes I do."

Cherry asks, "Does rabbit-hare have cygnets?"

Silver asks."Have wot?"

Cherry says, "Or whatever they call little rabbit-hares!"

Silver blinks."Oh, we call them dibbuns around here and yes we do."

Cherry squawks. "Cherry must see these diblets-around-hare!"

Silver hmms."Well there must be dibbuns somewhere around here!"

Cherry says, "What kind of diblet-around-hare is around?"

Silver shrugs."All kinds...most of them are here cause there familys were killer or got lost..."

Cherry says, "That is terrible! Cherry will find the ones who killed the family of the diblets-around-hare and beat them with his mighty wings." He puffs out his chest, stands, and beats his wings against the air.

Silver sighs."I would love to come with you...but I dont think that sounds like a very good idea...

Cherry stops, and says, "Perhaps rabbit-hare Silver van Floppity is right. Cherry does not even know where these villainous vermin scoundrels are!" He flies over to the other table, and makes himself comfortable on top of it.

Silver asks."So where do you come from cherry?"

Cherry says, "I come from that way." He points. "From the land beyond the dry land beyond the great cliffs beyond the not-dark forest."

Silver nods."Ah...I come from very far south..."

Cherry says, "Yes, south, that is the name of the direction!"

Silver laughs."Well yes it is...but i dont know were i come from...all i know is that is was very far south!"

Cherry says, "No, south is the direction from whence Cherry came."

Silver nods."Ok...so wot brings you up here?"

Cherry says, "Cherry is swan. Cherry is told that birds must fly north for summer."

Silver hmms."Ok...why do you do that?"

Cherry thinks for a minute, and says, "Cherry does not know. Cherry merely does."

Silver nods."Ok, well i do hope you stick around!"

Cherry says, "Perhaps. Cherry saw nice fishpond from air before sparrakillees were so mean to him."

Silver frowns."Oh the sparrows where messing with you...?"

Cherry nods. "They pecked at Cherry and scratched at Cherry and chased cherry into roof and then chased Cherry down into table."

Cherry adds, "Cherry is too old for sparrakillees to mess with."

Silver frowns."Well if you should have the abbot talk to them...or i can keep them away if you every need to swim or wot ever you swans do!"

Cherry says, "Cherry shall have oddmouse abbot talk to nasty sparrakillees."

Silver nods."That is a good plan!"

Cherry squawks, and says, "Is there any food in this Redwall Castle for Cherry?"

Silver nods."Wot would you like?"

Cherry asks, "Does this Redwall Castle have vegetable soup for Cherry?"

Silver nods and stands up."Yes...I will be right back..."He goes into the kitches looking for soup.

Cherry squawks and hisses and coughs at nothing in particular while he waits for soup.

Silver comes back with a pot of vegetable soup for the bird...

Cherry says, "Oh, put the vegetable soup in front of Cherry."

Silver puts the soup infronto of the bird.

Cherry dips his head down into the soup, eating out the vegetables.

Silver laughs."How is it?"

Cherry pulls his head up. There is a carrot on his beak, which falls off into the soup. "It is good soup. Better than pond growth."

Silver laughs."Yes I bet it would be!"

Cherry says, "Pond growth is still good though." He dips his beak into the soup again.

Silver smiles."Glad you are enjoying it!"

Cherry says, "Cherry is glad he is enjoying it also!"

Silver smiles."So tell me about yourself cherry...you must have a few storys if you have been flying north and south all your life!"

Cherry says, "Cherry has been doing this so long... Cherry does not remember many stories, and Cherry is much too old to make interesting stories these seasons. Cherry does not think he has ever seen this Castle before... we usually see great fire mountain where are many rabbit-hares."

Silver nods."Yes, I tryed to go there once...but I got a little lost...and ended up here!"

Cherry says, "Cherry does not remember why he did not fly there this season..."

Silver smiles."Well I am glad you are here!"

Cherry nods. "Perhaps Cherry never knew why he did not fly there. Perhaps Cherry is meant to be here this season."

Silver smiles."Maybe you are."

Cherry says, "Cherry has felt very tired this season. Hm."

Silver smiles."Well if you ever feel sick or get hurt tell me, I am a healer you know!"

Cherry squawks. "Bah. What is meant to be is meant to be." He preens his feathers. "Perhaps Cherry will stay here and not go back south when cold comes again."

Silver smiles."Well you are welcome to stay with us as long as you want!"

Cherry says, "That is good for Cherry to hear." He looks at the windows, and hisses. "Cherry cannot tell what the time is with the colored windows."

Silver looks at the windows and shrugs."Well being that the sun is shineing low it is almost night!"

Cherry squawks in suprise. "It is almost night? Cherry must find a place to sleep for when night comes! Where are the places to sleep in this Redwall Castle?"

Silver smiles."Up the stairs, you can rest up there!"

Cherry nods. "I will make sure to look up there when it is time for Cherry to sleep."

Silver smiles."Very good!"

Cherry squawks. "Very good, good indeed!

Silver smiles."Is there anything else you need?"'

Cherry flaps his wings. "Cherry would like some bread."

Benar glides through the archway from the stairs, the squirrel payuses as he regards the hare and swan making his way over. "Miss Silver good day to you"

Silver goes into the kitchens to get some bread, he comes back and hands it to the bird...

Silver smiles."Hello brother benar!"

Cherry hisses at Benar, and then pecks at the bread. "Cherry is no 'miss'-bird."

Benar asks, "Miss bird? I never called you miss anything Lady Cherry, a Swan could be nothing but a lady no? Is that not the rule?" he smiles and waves at Silver."

Cherry squawks forlornly. "Cherry is mister-bird, silly squirrel!"

Benar asks, "Ah well then it is Master Cherry no? Or Lord Cherry?" he folds his paws inside his sleeves and bows, "I appologise for not getting it correct. I am after all just a silly squirrel I know not the secrets of birds.""

Silver just laughs at the two...

Cherry squawks in laughter. "Cherry likes to be called just Cherry. But Cherry likes silly squirrel."

Silver asks."How have you been brother benars?"

Benar says, "I have been quite well thank you Silver, a bit busy with work in the kiln but fine" he sits down in a large armchair and smiles at the swan. "Very well then Cherry, it is nice to meet you""

Cherry nods from his comfortable spot on the table. "It is nice for Cherry to meet you too, silly squirrel."

Silver smiles."Well glad everyone is doing good!"

Flicktail walks down the stairs with a book underhis arm

Benar says, "I am actually called Benar, not silly squirrel Cherry." he grinsa t her, "So you are enjoying the abbey?""

Silver smiles."Hello flicktail!"

Cherry says, "Yes, Cherry is enjoying the Redwall abbey-castle, silly squirrel Benar!" He sees the fox enter, and stands up on his table, hissing and flapping his wings.

Flicktail smiles "ello, oh Benar, Oi be glad to see you, oi ave a message from Father Abbot for ya

Benar says, "Ah.. ah calm down please Cherry." he makes a soothing motion with his paws, "This is Champion Flicktail, he is the great protector of the abbey""

Flicktail pauses and looks at the stunning swan "Ello Marm

Cherry is about to sit down, when he hisses loudly again. "Cherry is not marm-swan. Cherry is mister-swan, champion-fox."

Silver just laughs...

Flicktail blinks "My Pardon...oi not be verra good with our feathered friends....Sir

Benar sighs, "I made the same mistake"

Cherry sits back down on the table, and preens. "Cherry is thinking he should wear a sign with beast-writing on it so beasts know he is a mister-swan."

Flicktail says, "well then oi don't feel as bad"

Silver smiles."Maybe you can put a sword on you back or something to make you look tougher!"

Flicktail says, "well notin tha Abby o course"

Cherry hisses. "Cherry cannot use sword anyway."

Benar says, "Now now Silver no need for weapons. We just have to make sure people are properly informed." he glances at Flicktail and then back at Cherry, "We are both very sorry and I for one am glad you are with us here in the abbey""

Silver shrugs."It was just an idea!"

Cherry nods. "Cherry is glad to be with all in Redwall abbey-castle also. Will be nice place to stay for summer. Maybe longer."

Flicktail says, "aye Oi cannot remember a more...handsome guest" he smiles and walks over beside benar"

Benar says, "Well Cherry you are most welcome to stay with us as long as you should wish to do so.""

Cherry nods. "Also depends on if the sparrakillees will let Cherry even out of the Redwall abbey-castle without attacking him."

Silver sighs."Well will talk to the sparrows for you cherry!"

Flicktail says, "No one be attacked in th abbey Sir"

Flicktail says, "um..Oh Benar..Father Abbot wanted me to speak toyou about Gupthie, unless Father found ya first"

Benar frowns "If the sparrows are causing issues I'll take it up with King Quickbeak myself. The Sparrows are our friends" he glances at Flicktail. "Who?"

Flicktail says, "Gupthie..now Novice second Class. Father Abbot wants ta know if ya kin elp train im"

Benar says, "Well I can certainly do my bit Flicktail, I am a brother after all.""

Flicktail says, "Thenk ye Benar"

Flicktail says, "oh and Gupthie be afraid o heights"

Silver smiles."Well looks like there will be alot of beasts trying to teach gup!"

Cherry hisses from the table, and asks, "What is Gupnovice?"

Flicktail says, "Well novices have lots ta learn"

Benar tilts his head and looks at Flicktail. "Flicktail... that is personal information relative to Novice Gopthie, not yours to tell any and every beast who walks past." he frowns at the Champion, tail twitching. "Gupthrie is a mouse I do believe one of the Abbey Beasts."

Speak of the devil. At this moment, Gupthie comes in from Cavern Hole. His eyes boggle at the sight of a swan on the table. "What the- who the- hello there, sir."

Silver smiles."Hello gup!"

Cherry nods, and then looks at the mouse who has entered. "That is Gupnovicemouse?"

Benar says, "Novice Gupthie good day to you, this is "Master" Cherry, a guest of ours.""

Flicktail says, "hello Gup" he also looks at Benar curious what the squirrel is on about but but doesn't inquire"

Benar just gives Flicktail another look, he was referring to flicktails casual revelation about the mouse's dislike for heights.

Silver smiles."How are you doing gup?"

Gupthie nods to the swan. "Yes, I'm Novice Gupthie, Master Cherry." He turns to the others. "Good day to you, Brother, Flicktail, Silver." He turns to Silver. "I'm doing fine. How about you?"

Silver smiles."I am doing good!"

Cherry nods at the mouse. "Cherry likes that Gupnovicemouse knows he did not call him lady-swan."

Benar glances at the fire and leans over to stoke the flames then smniles softly at Cherry before he glances at the Novice, "Novice Gupthie, Flicktail here tells me the Abbot wants me to take over your education. To prepare you for the day when you join the ranks as a Brother."

Flicktail chuckles "so woudl any beast like some pie and tea?

Silver laughs."I would love pie!'

Cherry cocks his head to the side. "What is pie?"

Flicktail heads into the kitchens for some Strawberry rhubarb pie

Silver blinks when the swan asks what pie is."You have never had pie!?!"

Gupthie extends a paw to Benar. "Pleased to meet you, then! Or, pleased to meet you regardless, rather, but more pleased to meet you since you'll be educating me!"

Cherry shakes his head. "No. Cherry has never had pie. What is this pie?"

Flicktail brings out several fresh pies..and cuts wedges serving Cherry first

Silver blinks."Well...pie is kind of like a cake but with stuff inside of it!"

Cherry squawks. "That is no help. Cherry does not know what cake is." He sniffs the pie cautiously, then dips his beak in. His eyes light up. "Cherry likes this pie."

Flicktail looks to Gupthie

Flicktail looks to Gupthie "Benar be one o the best ta earn from

Silver starts to eat a pice of pie...

Benar grins at Gupthie and shakes the paw, "This is the bit were if this was a story I'd say "You'll not be pleased by the time I am done! Fifty laps around the abbey building hop too it!" he winks at Gupthie, "Or maybe I'll insist you can learn best by doing the washing up for a week." He chuckles and looks over at Cherry, "I am glad you like our Pie Cherry and none for me thank you Flicktail."

Silver laughs."Well if you two dont eat any than we get more!"

Cherry nods. "What is the stuff that is in the pie?"

Flicktail says, "Strawberries and Rhubarb"

Gupthie looks at Benar, and says, "But this isn't a story, riiiight?"

Cherry says, "Now, Cherry knows what those things are."

Flicktail looks at Guptlie "be warned if Benar says somin, e means it

Benar taos his chin and grins, "I dunno... this is Redwall we are famuous for our stories" he winks at the mouse and nods to the chair opposite him. "Sit down and lets talk. I want to get a grip on what you know and do not know so I can work out what you want to learn and need to learn if I am going to be the one to tell the abbott you are ready to become a Brother."

Gupthie nods, and sits down.

Silver smiles."How are you doing flicktail?"

Flicktail says, "Oi be ,uch better wi Pie"

Flicktail looksto cherry "where do you come from Mr Cherry?

Benar smiles softly, "I was joking Novice, relax I'm nt about to make you run fifty laps but I might make you help me in the kiln"

Cherry finishes his pie. He says, "Cherry comes from the south. Beyond the dry lands beyond the great cliffs beyond the not-dark forest. That is where Cherry is from."

Gupthie smiles. "Well, you can never tell with some beasts."

Benar asks, "So Gupthie what do you envision yourself as doing as a part of the order? Where do yuor skills lie?""

Silver smiles and eats his pie...

Soutrac hobbles down the steps.

Gupthie hmms for a minute, and then says, "Well, I'm thinking I'd like to do something involving cooking. I've been trying a few things the past few days, and I seem to be taking to cooking the best."

Zoomy wanders out of the kitchen...certainly not eating another bag of chestnuts...

Silver smiles."Hello again soutrac!"

Flicktail looks up "who be Soutrac?

Silver points to the badger...

Cherry stands up on the table, and says, "Well, Cherry is tired now, and does not want to go upstairs. We think we will sleep by the pond. Good night."

Soutrac looks around the room. "That would be me."

Cherry heads outside and into the Abbey Entry..

Benar says, "Cooking is good, I can teach you how to prepare a fire properly I think that should be our first target. And I know a bit about cooking but I am no master chef.""

Zoomy chuckles,"I do believe the Master Chef part is where I come in."

Gupthie says, "Well, I also like history, too..." He notices Zoomy, and waves. "Hi, Zoomy!" He also waves at the large badger that enters.

Flicktail says, "whoa big Badja...ello oh and hi Biff"

Soutrac laughs heartily,"Hello there."

Silver smiles."Well its good to learn alot gup!"

Benar chortles softly and nods to Zoomy, "Heya Zoomy and mm well History is good, I'll have to work out a comprehensive program of reading for you as well as. The history of the order and abbey are a good place to start." he looks around the great hall and smiles softly. "Alot of people aroudn"

Biff walks donw the stiars, she has ryan and lacey with her and she smiles."Hello everyone!"

Flicktail brightens "DIBBUNS!" he smiles going to see Ryan and Lacy

Zoomy waves to everyone belatedly,"Hey....Where did my bag of chestnuts go?"

Silver smiles."Hello biff!"

Biff offers to let flicktail to hold the dibbuns,,,

Gupthie nods. "Sounds good. I've actually been reading some of that already. In fact," he motions to the book under his arm, "I've got a book right now on the legend of Mariel."

Benar says, "Ah that is a good legend" He smiles softly, "I used to live in Southsward, were they still have a Councillor to the king called the Bellmaker""

Flicktail says, "Oh you should read about the Rat Blagut...."

Silver smiles."Most of the books are fun to read!"

Flicktail smiles and takes both dibbuns cuddling them

Zoomy says, "Cookbooks are good reading if you ask me."

Gupthie laughs. "I've always been a big bookworm. Must have rubbed off on me from my old friend back in the village, Mr. Furgo."

Silver smiles."I did alot of reading when I was liveing in the woods...there was not much else to do..."

Flicktail says, "Um..Gupthie, oi don;t suggest ya say yer anna kin o worm infrot o any sparra"

Zoomy chuckles,"I did all my reading when I couldn'

Benar nods his head and smiles "Well I suggest when you finish the legend of Mariel you try the legend of Joseph, that rounds out the tale and when you are done with that I will sggest something else." he stands up. "For now I need to get bac to the Kiln. But tomorrow come on down to my Kiln we'll go over basic fire making for cooking."

Gupthie nods. "I'll make sure."

In a repose:Zoomy chuckles,"I did most of my reading when I couldn't find anything to eat.

Gupthie laughs at Zoomy. "I'll believe that."

Silver laughs."Well there was not much to eat when i was in the woods so that must have been why i read so much!"

Flicktail exclaims, "Oi got me 2 dibbuns!"

Flicktail asks, "where did th badger go?"

Gupthie hmms. "Yes, where did he go?"

Silver shrugs."I think he fell asleep."

Soutrac shakes himself out of his nap in the corner/

Biff smiles."How are you feeling soutrac?"

Flicktail brings 2 Dibbuns withhim to look at Southrac

Soutrac frowns,"Hungry."

Gupthie says, "For anything in particular? I can get you something."

Soutrac says, "Anything big and tastey."

Gupthie says, "One big and tasty something coming up!" and scurries off to the kitchens.

Flicktail says, "well ya can;t eat Dibbuns"

Biff laughs."Yes that would be bad!"

Flicktail says, "they likely give ya a tummy ache"

Soutrac guffaws and says kiddingly,"Dibbuns, but thats my favourite snack!"

Silver laughs."Do you eat anything other than dibbuns?"

Gupthie comes back in carrying a sizeable portion of a wheel of cheese in his paws. He says, "This is the biggest tasty anything I could find that I could also carry!"

Flicktail exclaims, "wow THAt be a Cheese!" he looks at Southtrac "you a blacksmith?"

Biff laughs."That should taste better than dibbuns!"

Astro runs into the Great Hall from Cavern Hole, knocking right into Gupthie.

Gupthie is knocked over with a yelp, sending the cheese flying.

Flicktail has his arms full of Dibbun so HE can't catch it

Silver blinks and dives after the cheese trying to catch it...

Biff watches as the cheese flys thought the air...

(The cheese collides into the floor with a thump.)

Silver frowns as he hits the ground face first missing th cheese...

Gupthie shouts, "Oh no! The cheese!"

Biff laughs at silver."Good job sliver!"

Flicktail says, "tuff cheeze"

Astro picks himself up off the floor, and immediately tries to look as innocent as possible.

Silver rolls over and sighs."Oww...my face..."

Flicktail says, "Thas a new record..Sil-fur went 2 days wi out bein injured"

Biff laughs."Wow that need to go in the abbey records!"

Gupthie laughs as he picks himself up, and looks sternly at the dibbun who bowled him over.

Silver sits up and frowns as blood flows out his nose...

Astro sees the blood, and begins quietly backing away.

Flicktail says, "Ey lad, it be pl..just a scratch..yer not in troible"

Biff hands sliver something to wipe the blood of his face.

Silver laughs."That was kinda fun!"

Astro says, "Is Mr. Flowerty okay?"

Flicktail says, "aye he be fine lad, have some pie"

Biff looks at astro and smiles."Yes he is fine, just tryed a little to hard catch some cheese!"

Gupthie goes and picks up the cheese. He asks, "Do you think it's still good to eat?"

Astro nods, and says to Gupthie, "I'm sorry I runned into you and made you drop it."

Silver laughs."You guys better try to eat it!"

Flicktail says, "we knows lad"

Biff laughs."I will eat it!"

Gupthie laughs. "Well, hares will eat almost anything. I think only Zoomy eats more!"

A mousmaid who is passing through nods vigorously. "Aye, I heard the Friar shouting at one only a few days ago."

Flicktail asks, "what be Fromage?"

Biff smiles."I dont think zoomy could eat more than a hare!"

(The mousemaid heads out to the kitchens.)

Flicktail asks, "kin the Dibbuns have some cheese Biff?"

Astro asks, "Can I have cheese too?"

Flicktail says, "course ye can"

Biff nods."Why not!"

A dibbun mole jumps up and down. "Hurr, oi wants chees, oi loik chees, burr aye."

Gupthie says, "Well, if the cheese is alright, then I'm going to go get a knife to cut it."

Flicktail smiles and sits with the dibbun mole feeding cheese to all dibbuns who want

Silver laughs."Can i have some cheese?"

Astro gladly eats some. "This is good cheese. Not as good as if it had candy chess-nuts in it, but I like it!"

Flicktail says, "only if ya can ave it wiout bein injured Sil-fur"

(The dibbun mole takes a slice of cheese and starts nibbling at it. "Burr aye, this cheese, oi loik this cheese, yurr. Hurr, give the gurt Silvery some cheese, yurr.")

Gupthie returns with the knife, and then laughs to see Flicktail's just breaking pieces off for beasts. So he goes back into the kitchen to put it back.

Silver laughs."I dont think the cheese will hurt me!"

Flicktail says, "It looks loikes it already did Sil-fur"

Biff laughs."It kinda did silver!"

Silver blinks."You want give me any cheese?"

Gupthie returns, and says, "I'll give my piece to Silver if you won't let him have any of his own."

(The Dibbun mole gives a bit of his piece of cheese to Silver. "Burr aye, munch on this leedle piece, hurr.")

Silver laughs."Well you guys are so nice!"

Astro finishes his cheese.

(The molebabe looks solemn. "Burr aye, me's noice, aye.")

Flicktail says, "well soon you gonna be tha foremole ere" he smiles braking off more cheese"

(The molebabe nibbles more cheese, but still has plenty left.)

A Dibbun hare is scoffing cheese at a great rate. "Blinkin' stuff's real nice tastin, wot?"

Astro looks at the molebabe, and asks, "What's your name? I'm Astro."

Gupthie laughs. "Where do all these dibbuns come from?" He sits down in a chair.

Biff smiles."Who knows!"

Silver eats his cheese...

Flicktail eats cheese

(The molebabe looks up at Astro. "Burr, oisn's Friggn, hurr hurr." The hare-dibbun is still scoffing cheese.)

A mousemaid passes by, cuffing the hare-dibbun gently. "You naughty beast, you! You leave some of that cheese for others, now!"

Astro says, "I was told we come from a bird called a stork!" He turns to Friggn, and asks, "Glad to meet you! Wanna be friends?"

Gupthie laughs at the dibbuns as he eats some of the cheese.

Biff says to the mousemaid."Just let him eat!"

Friggn looks solemn. "Burr aye, oi's already friendses." He nibbles some cheese.

Astro turns to the hare-dibbun, and asks, "What's your name?"

(The mousemaid looks sternly at Biff. "If you knew just how /much/ that naughty dibbun eats, and how many pies he's stolen from the kitchen, you'd think differently, sirrah!")

(The hair dibbun mumbles something incoherent around a mouthful of cheese. His ears waggle happily.)

Flicktail says, "well that what pies be fore..eatin"

Biff smiles."He is a hare, let him eat!"

Silver laughs."Umm I might have been the one who ate those pies!"

(The mousemaid frowns. "Hare indeed. Gluttonous creatures! Sometimes I think they want to eat us out of Abbey and walls!" She walks off.)

Flicktail says, "oi ratherlike hares meslef"

Astro frowns. "I'm sorry, I can't understand you with your mouth full. What did you say?"

Biff shrugs."Silver has been here for a long time and there is still food!"

(The molebabe swallows a mouthfull of cheese. "Burr, you'ns going to keep eating cheese till you's burstses?" he says, looking at the young hare.)

Silver watches the dibbuns eat the cheese...

Gupthie finishes his cheese, and takes out his book to read it.

Biff smiles."How are you doing gup?"

Gupthie smiles. "I'm doing well."

Biff smiles."Very good!"

(The molebabe clambers up Gupthie's lap and peers at the book. "Burr, gurt symbolses, mighty confusin, hurr hurr. Have soim cheese?" He pushes a morsel of cheese against Gupthie's lips.)

Astro climbs up into Gupthie's lap too. "Whatcha readin'? 's it a story?"

Flicktail smiles and hands Biff her dibbuns back, going out to check the walls

(The molebabe climbs onto the book, peering at the letters. "Hurr, gurt letterses!")

Silver laughs."The dibbuns seem to like you gup!"

Biff takes her dibbuns back and smiles."Well there are alot of dibbuns about wot!"

Gupthie is suddenly overwhelmed by the crowd of dibbuns on his lap. "Oh- my." He takes the cheese and sets it down, and says, "I've had enough cheese, and if you'd like, I can read to you from the book."

Several mousebabes and a little badgerbabe cluster around Gupthie's feet, clamoring for him to read them a story.

Astro chants, "Story! Story!"

(The molebabe rumbles, "Hurr, oi loiks storieses, burr.")

(The young hare hops over and sits down at Gupthie's feet, still scoffing cheese.)

Silver laughs."Well maybe you should think about helping oz with the dibbuns gup!"

(The hare finishes his cheese and looks around for more.)

Biff smiles and offers the hare dibbun some candied chestnuts.

(The hare-dibbun eagerly takes the chestnuts and begins chewing on one. "Thankee, blinkin' chestnuts be hard on me teeth...")

Gupthie laughs, and says, "Alright. Here we go." He begins to read. "Abbot Bernard folded his paws deep into the wide sleeves of his gard. From a viewpoint of the threshold of Redwall Abbey's west ramparts he watched the hot midsummer day drawing to a glorious close. Late evening light mellowed the red sandstone Abbey walls, turning them to dusty scarlet; across the flatlands, cloud layers striped the horizon in long billows of purple, amber, rose and cerise. Bernard turned to his friend Simeon, the blind herbalist."

(The molebabe nestles deeper into Gupthie's lap.)

Biff nods."Yes but they are very good!"

Astro smiles. "You read good."

(The hare chews his chestnut happily.)

Silver laughs and watches as gup tells a his story...

Biff smiles and asks the hare dibbuns."How are they?"

(The hare dibbun answers around a chestnut. "Blinkin' good, wot?")

Gupthie continues, "'The sun is sinking,' said Abbot Bernard, 'like the tip of a sugar plum dipping into honey. A perfect summer evening, eh, Simeon?' The two mice stood silent awhile before Simeon turned his sightless face toward the Abbot. He said, 'Father Abbot, how is it that you see so much yet feel so little? Do you not know there is a mighty storm coming tonight?'" When he reads, he does voices.

Astro oohs. "A storm!"

Biff laughs."Yeah i love them!"

(The molebabe shivers delectably. "Hurr, oi dont loik storms! Oi loikses tunnelses!")

(The hare-Dibbun looks excited. "Hoo, a blinkin' great storm, howlin' winds an' flyin' hail, wot?")

Silver falls asleep in his chiar...

Gupthie laughs, and continues, "The Abbot shook his head, disbelieving, yet unwilling to deny Simeon's unerring instinct. 'A storm? Surely not!' he said. Simeon chided Abbot Bernard gently. 'Perhaps you have other things on your mind, my friend. Maybe you have not felt the cooling breezes die away. The air has become still and hot, the birds stopped their evensong much earlier than usual, even the grasshoppers and the buzzing bees have ceased what little noise they make. Listen!'"

(The molebabe is nodding off in Gupthie's lap, lulled by his voice. It nibbles halfheartedly at its crumb of cheese.)

Biff smiles as she munches on her own candied chestnuts....

Astro yawns softly.

A very young mousebabe, not yet able to talk, squeaks and points to the chestnuts. It's too small to eat them, though.

Gupthie continues, "The Abbot coked his head to one side, perplexed. 'I hear nothing.' Simeon chuckled dryly. 'That is because you are hearing the sound of silence, Bernard. One thing I have learned in my life is to listen to the sounds of Mossflower country. Every sound carries information; so does every silence. This is going to be a mighty storm, one that we have not seen the like of in many a long season.'"

Biff smiles and offers the small mouse some cheese."Here try this little one."

(The molebabe moves dreamily in Gupthie's lap. Hurr, oi doint loik storms......" It's voice trails off as it starts to doze.)

(The little mouse eagerly takes the cheese, turns it over in her paws, and nibbles bits from it. She makes soft, happy little noises.)

Gupthie continues, "Taking Simeon by the paw, Abbot Bernard led his blind companion down the rampart steps and across the lawn towards the main Abbey building. Simeon sniffed the air. 'Mmmm! I smell hot apple pie and raspberry cream pudding, and scones, fresh from the over too, with damson preserve spread on them. We'd best hurry before the moles get here or there'll be none left.'"

Astro smiles. "Mmmm... apple pie..."

Biff smiles as she watches the dibbuns...

(The molebabe wakes a little. "Hurr, oipple pies, sounds gurt, zurr....")

Gupthie continues, "The Abbot quickened his pace. 'How'd you know the moles are coming?' 'Bernard, Bernard, did you ever know Sister Sage to serve raspberry cream pudding and no moles to arrive?' 'Right again, Simeon. Your powers of observation leave me in the shade. Oh, I must tell young Dandin to beat the log alarm. It'll warn anybeast still outdoors to come in.'"

Astro yawns again, snuggling up. "I like pudding, too."

Biff smiles."All food is good astro!"

(The molebabe comes awake again. "Zurr, oi wanta pudden, gurt pudden!")

(The hare is still chewing its chestnuts.)

Simeon grimaced. "Oh dear, do we have to suffer that noise again? Young Dandin is a bit overenthusiastic at beating a hollow log with two clubs." Abbot Bernard smiled reflectively. "Yes, he does rather put his heart into it, doesn't he. Still, I wish everyone were as willing in their duties as our Dandin. If ever Redwall Abbey gets a bell, I'll be the first to vote him as bellringer."

Astro frowns. "But... Redwall has a bell, I thought?"

Gupthie says, "Yes, well, this story happens before we got a bell."

(The hare is on its last chestnut. The mousebabe squeaks happily, it likes the sound of Gupthie's voice even though it can't understand the words.)

Biff smiles and hands the hare dibbun some more chestnuts...

(The two mice made their way between the flowerbeds which dotted the dark greensward. An ominous grumble of thunder muffled its way over the far horizon to the northwest. Abbot Bernard turned in the doorway of the Abbey, attempting to conjure up his powers of smell. "Hmmm, cider poured cold from the cask, eh Simeon?" The blind herbalist wrinkled his nose. "Wrong, it's pear cordial." The Father Abbot of all Redwall tried not to look amazed. Even though Simeon could not see him, he might sense his Abbot's expression.)

Gupthie says, "Well, I'm afraid that's all I'm going to read tonight.

Biff smiles."Well i bet the dibbuns enjoyed that!"

Astro has fallen asleep on Gupthie's lap.

Gupthie says, "Well, I'm afraid that's all I'm going to read tonight." He closes the book, and looks at his lap. "Well, it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere."

Biff smiles."Its not that bad....I have these two sleeping on my lap all the time!"She points to the two sleeping dibbuns...

Gupthie smiles. "Yes, but you don't get woken up at sunrise tomorrow whether you're ready or not."

Biff laughs."Yes but you dont have to wake up 3 or 4 times a night to feed your dibbuns!"

Gupthie nods. "True. And if worst comes to worst, I'll just sleep in this chair. It is pretty comfotable."

Biff laughs."Silver sleeps donw here all the time, so it cant be that bad!"

Gupthie smiles. "And these dibbuns make kind of a warm blanket..."

Biff smiles."Yes they are very warm!"

Gupthie nods. "That they are. And as long as I don't need a drink of water or... oh. Hmm. I have to, umm, 'go'."

Biff smiles."Well if you dont move them to much they dont seem to wak up!"

Gupthie nods, and asks, "Well, I'd very much appreciate a little help getting them off, as I doubt they'd appreciate me taking them with me to go relieve myself."

Biff smiles and picks up the small dibbuns so gupthie can stand...

Gupthie stands up. "Thanks." He scurries off to... to... to wherever Redwall keeps its chamber pots!

Biff sets the dibbuns on there own chairs so they can sleep...

Astro snores gently.

Gupthie returns after a minute, looking relieved. "Ah, much better."

Biff smiles."Feel better gup?"

Byronn Quietly enters the hall and smiles when he sees the other beasts. He takes a seat and grins at Gupthie "So...climbed anything else?"

Gupthie nods, as he sits back down. He looks at Byronn, and laughs a little. Just a little. "No, thank you."

Biff asks."Wot happend?"

Byronn Smiles and waits for Gup to answer

Gupthie says, "Well, yesterday it was decided I would climb waaay up there to put the candlestick holders back into the chandelier after polishing. Not fun times."

Byronn says, "I think the sparra had fun...."

Biff laughs."Ah sounds like fun."She looks at byronn."Hello byronn!"

Gupthie says, "It was not fun for the mouse who fainted on that beam all the way up there that you can't even hardly see."

Byronn Chuckles. " Hello Biff! How're you?"

Biff smiles."I am doing great, how is your dibbun?"

Byronn says, "He's pretty hyper these days..."

Astro's father, Thomas, comes down looking for his dibbun. "There you are!" he says. He scoops the little Otter up gently, and carries him off to his own bed.

Biff smiles."Well he is a dibbun!"

Gupthie says, "Apparently the sound of my voice will calm hyper dibbuns right down." He nods to the molebabe asleep on the chair next to him.

Byronn nods "True, had to sing for a long time until he finally dozed off" he grins. " I didnt think you were so dull" he sats sarcastically

Gupthie laughs. "Oh, ha ha, Byronn." He looks around the hall, and he gets a funny look on his face. "Hmmm... strange..."

Biff hmms."Wot now gup?"

Byronn asks, "What is it?"

Gupthie says, "Nothing... just... I could swear I saw Martin wink just now."

Biff hmm."So he winked at you?"

Byronn scratches his head. "He's not really known to flirt with high-flying mice"

Gupthie shrugs. "Hmm. Eh, probably just my eyes playing tricks on me. It is getting fairly late."

Byronn nods "maybe"

Biff nods."Yeah...dont think martin has any reason to be winking!"

Gupthie hmms. "Unless it has something to do with the note... I mean, it's probably nothing, but I know the stories about great quests and things all involve Martin coming to beasts in dreams or planting thoughts in their heads and such."

Biff smiles."Well i do hope i have some crazy dream, cause a great guest sounds like fun!"

Byronn raises a brow "Note?"

Gupthie says, "Yeah. Biff said the Abbot found a cryptic note earlier. Biff, do you still have it?"

Biff hands byronn the note...

Byronn scans the note and bites his lip. "odd..."

(The note says, The contents of the note go thusly..."Over the seas and beyond the waves, a great, dark island sits.""Upon its throne sits Death alone, a dangerous trick, and hits.""Upon it's shore sit countless ships, torn by the furious gale...""To this place sad you would be mad if there you sought to go.""Irwin the Traveler."There is a footnote in another hand. "I have tried for years to find this place, but to no avail. I am not sure it even exists."Here the note ends.)

Gupthie says, "What do you think it means?"

Biff says."Rather odd, wot?"

Byronn says, "well it must be about some legendary island graveyard..."

Biff smiles."I still say we should go find it!"

Gupthie nods. "Didn't you say an odd hare left it? Did he do or say anything that might be a clue?"

Byronn nods " I agree! it'd take a few weeks or so of planning..."

Biff laughs."All he did was yell alot and than run off!"

Gupthie asks, "Was the nothing?"

Biff shakes he head."Nope...he ever said anything about it!"

Byronn says, "And if we were to...find this place...what do you reckon is there?"

Biff shrugs."Who knows...but thats all the more reason to go is to find out wot would be there!

Gupthie says, "I'd imagine some great secret or treasure. Or at least an adventure!"

Byronn hmms. "All we have is this note...I doubt any of the maps here would mention such a place"

Gupthie hmms as well. "And we don't even know which sea it's on the other side of. I'm inclined to think the western one, but who knows..."

Biff smiles."Well maybe we can find some maps or something more about this!"

Byronn says, "I'll look around the abbey for some history..."

Gupthie nods. "I will too."

Byronn asks, "would there be any references to islands like it in the library?"

Gupthie thinks for a minute, and says, "Quite possibly. There's a lot of old explorer's logs in there."

Byronn nods "might be worth a look sometime"

Gupthie nods. He yawns. "Tomorrow, though."

Byronn nods and rubs his eyes. "I should go check on Quinton.."

Gupthie says, "And I really ought to be getting off to bed. They wake us novices up with the sun."

Byronn grins "Sounds fun....."

Gupthie shrugs. "Sometimes I think they do it just to keep us tired.

Byronn Chuckles. "Anyways, tis late...have a good night" he proceeds to the stairs

Gupthie nods. "Good night," he says before he too gets up. He realizes then that the moledibbun is still sleeping on the chair, and so picks him up gently. "I'd best carry you to the dibbun dorms before I go to sleep."