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Date Posted: 19:42:25 12/15/03 Mon
At noon the next day, Toblin and the other warriors of Springsville came runing into the village.
"Vermin are coming! Get everybody outa here!"
Sunflower was scooped up by her Grandmama and taken back to her house.
Toblin arrived just as Grandaddy Jawlur was about to go out of the door.
"Jawlur? What are you doing?" Toblin asked.
"What does it look like? I'm gonna go fight!" Jawlur yelled.
"No. Go with Cilla, your daughter, and our kids."
"I'm gonna protect this village!"
"No, you go with-"
"Stop. Dad, go with Mom and the kids. We'll take care of those vermin!" Robincall said.
"No. Robincall, Sunflower and Baby Topple need you." Toblin said. Toblin and Robincall huged, their tearstained eyes looking at each other for the last time.
Sunflower watched her parents not quite sure what was going on.
She tugged at the hem of her mother's dress.
"Momma, whats goin on?"
Her mother scooped her up and hugged her close.
"Well, dear, I, I,I-" her voice broke.
Toblin took Sunflower from Robincall's arms. Robincall ran over to Grandmama Cilla and started to sob as Cilla held her close.
Toblin looked at his daughter, eyes full of tears and said,
"Sun, some nasty mean vermin are gonna attack are village, and we need to get you out. Me and some others from are village are gonna stay and fight. And, I may not ever see you again."
Sunflower understood.
In the shelter of the trees, the familys hastily said there good byes. Halby, a young squirll ran up to Toblin.
"Sir, Skipper is on his way with his full force."
Toblin nodded. "Good, now you get going. Your mama is waiting for you."
About a minute later, vermin shouts were heard as they charged. At the same time, Skipper's otters arrived to help.
Toblin hugged Baby Topple, who was not even a season old.
Toblin, Baby Topple, Sunflower, Robincall, Grandmama Cilla, and Grandaddy Jawlur all hugged each other one last time. Toblin took out his long dagger.
"Here, Sunflower, take this. Twill be a long time before your old enough to use it, but take it."
Sunflower put the dagger in its sheth and put it in the tiny purse she always wore. Grandmama Cilla scooped her up and prepared to go.
Toblin took out his bow and arrows and hurriedly shooed his family off as the vermin got closer.
"Go!" he shouted.
Robincall hestated, "But-"
"Just go!" Tobin shouted back, "Go to Redwall Abbey. Its the best place to raise Sunflower and Topple. They can give the care you all need. Oh, and tell Triss I said hi! Its been a while since I seen her. Now Go!"
As his family retreated, Toblin paused, a single tear running down his face. Then he charged at the vermin shouting as he went,
"This is for my Robincall, who will be a widow because of you!" Vermin died in front of him as he charged on, wounded in several places, contiueing his shouting,
"This is for my Topple, who will never truely know his father, and because I will never get to see him grow up!"
He made his way to Rakra. Who he faught, saber aganst rapier. Before the final blow was struck, Toblin shouted,
"And most of all for my Sunflower, who shall grow up fatherless because of you!"
Rakra was killed by the final strike, but her crew fought on. Though there were many fighting against the vermin, none fought quite like Toblin did. Many died to either the rapier, arrows, or slingstones of Toblin Denpaw Brushtail that day. Toblin Denpaw Brushtail took many with him that day.
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