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Date Posted: 23:29:26 04/14/03 Mon
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's message, "Ok, i'm going to post this story again so anybeast who missed it can read it and then i'm going to post new parts and by crickey if no one replies i'll be fair peeved because i spent ages on this story for you chaps." on 20:46:23 02/20/03 Thu
Chapter eight
Walker ran to his bag. He took out a bandage and a selection of herbs, then ran to Brogo and pulled out the knife. He then started to wrap up his foot. Brogo was breathing heavily and winced as Walker applied some of the herbs. As walker was tying up the bandage, Ham, Berry and Glippin stumbled into the cave.
‘What’s wrong with him Walker?’ asked Hamflies.
‘He has been stabbed’ Walker replied. He then picked up the knife and looked it over. He sighed and said ‘By a poisoned blade.’
‘Will he be alright?’ asked Glippin
‘Maybe. My healing skills cannot do much for this, as this is no normal poison. If we do not reach the healer at Redwall soon, he will become like one of them.’
‘One of what?’ Brogo had spoken. He was sitting up, still breathing heavily with his paw tensed up, but was otherwise fine.
‘One of those creatures which attacked us. Their true name is rarely spoken, but I shall speak it now. They are known as the Zanegg, which means Servant of the Thing in old terms, but are more commonly known as Black Hunters. They were once searats, given the nine things, which they readily accepted through their greed. But the power of the nine overtook them, and they became slaves of Gaugeron, who himself was known as The Thing, as he had complete control over it. They have developed a poison which is not easily cured, and even the strongest of will can succumb to their demands if not effectively healed. So we must get you to Redwall as soon as possible, where you will be properly healed and we will be able to have a meeting of different beasts to discuss what to do about this thing.’
Throughout Walker’s story, the shrews had been packing their bags, preparing to leave. Walker stood and turned to Brogo. ‘Can you walk?’
‘I do not know, but we shall see.’ He stood an took a few steps around the cave to get his bag. He moved easily enough, but his limping made him slower than he had been moving before. ‘I can move, but I shall be slowing you down.’
‘That does not matter. We should hopefully have enough time to get to Redwall, even going slow. Once we reach Mossflower, we may meet up with some other beasts who are very strong. I know a few from Redwall, and they may be out in the forest, if my suspicions are correct. They will be able to carry you quickly to the abbey, but I am not will to carry you, because of my spikes. Are we ready?’ The shrews nodded. ‘Good, let’s go.’
They left the cave and walked around to the other side, where they were closer to the forest. Walking slowly down, so as not to hurt Brogo much more, they reached the bottom as the moon began to set. From the bottom of the hill, the land was mostly flat until Mossflower, so they began to talk.
‘Walker, when do you suppose we shall be reaching the forest?’ asked Berry.
‘At the rate we are going, I would say about halfway between noon and twilight, if we do not stop. From there, it is about another days travel to Redwall at normal speed, or two days for us.’
‘Walker...where were you when we woke up earlier?’ asked Brogo.
‘I was following a trail I noticed. I suspected it to be Handilf going ahead of us, but he would be some days ahead by now. If I am not mistaken, he will have gone to Redwall and told the beasts their that we are coming. If he has explained the importance of our quest, there we hopefully be some beasts waiting to meet us, not far inside the forest. Then we will be able to reach Redwall quickly, get you healed and decide what to do with the thing.’
‘Walker, umm, where did your parents come up with a name like Walker? asked Glippin.
‘Glippin, that’s not a very nice question to ask’ said Ham
‘No Ham, that’s alright, Walker is a rather strange name. In fact, my parents didn’t give me the name Walker. It is a name I tell people until I get to trust them.’
‘Don’t you trust us?’ asked Ham
‘Yes I do.’
‘Then why have you not told us your real name?’
‘Well, you never brought it up, and I didn’t know how to tell you properly. My real name is Faraborn.’
‘Faraborn? That’s a strange name also, but I suppose it’s better then Walker’ said Glippin.
‘So do I’ said Brogo.
‘So, ah, Faraborn, is it? What’s so important about this thing?’ asked Berry.
‘You shall find out a lot about it at Redwall, as you shall al be at the meeting, due to your part in this quest. I will not divulge too much information now, but I will say this. If Gaugeron were to get the thing back, his power would be enormous. That could mean the end of the free world as we know it.’
It was to be some hours before more questions were asked. The sun rose in the east as the forest came ever closer, one pawstep at a time.
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