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Chapters (79)
  1. CHARGE!
  2. THE REDWALL BOOKS
  3. Dedication
  4. Map
  5. PROLOGUE
  6. ACT ONE
  7. 1
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  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 5
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  17. 6
  18. 6
  19. 7
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  25. 10
  26. 10
  27. 11
  28. 11
  29. 12
  30. 12
  31. 13
  32. 13
  33. ACT TWO
  34. 14
  35. 14
  36. 15
  37. 15
  38. 16
  39. 16
  40. 17
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  50. 22
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  55. 24
  56. 25
  57. 25
  58. ACT THREE
  59. 26
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  77. Epilogue
  78. Epilogue
  79. What’s next onyour reading list?

But Rusvul would not let it be. He pointed an accusing paw at Dann. “A guard’s a guard an’ a warrior’s a warrior, not some kind o’ dusty scholar. More so if yore name is Reguba. That’s a title to live up to, son, always remember that!”

A voice boomed out behind them. “Stop all this! I will not have arguing and bad feeling within these Abbey walls!” Cregga Badgermum strode up, with Skipper at her side. The big otter stood forward and spoke for her.

“Log a Log, put up yore blade, mate. ’Tis against Redwall’s rules of ’ospitality to draw steel agin’ another while yore a guest ’ere. An’ the rest of you, ’ear this. If you got any grievances while yore at Redwall Abbey, then the council of elders’ll sort ’em out. All must live in peace ’ere without arguin’ or fightin’. So settle any differences or ferget ’em. Show an example t’the young ’uns, eh?”

Log a Log sheathed his rapier and shook Skipper’s paw. “Sounds like good sense t’me, messmate. Right, let’s get on with gatherin’ weapons so we can show a liddle good manners to those Marlfoxes an’ water rats tonight!”

The dispute broke up amid chuckles and laughter. Cregga reached out a paw and halted Rusvul as he moved off. The good badger spoke to him out of earshot of the rest. “You have not been here many seasons, Rusvul, and I know you had a hard life. But you should not have shamed your son by shouting at him in front of otherbeasts like that. Dann is a fine young creature, but like us all he is bound to make mistakes. It’s part of growing up. I know you honor your title of Reguba, and the way of the warrior is not an easy one. However, it is no bad thing for a warrior to have a scholar’s knowledge. It can bring wisdom to his judgment and shrewdness to his thinking.”

Rusvul patted the badger’s wide paw. “Yore right, of course, marm, but ’tis no easy thing t’be both father an’ mother to a young ’un. I’m more used to fightin’ than to parentin’.”

Cregga turned her eyes toward him as if she could see him. “Good. Then show us what you are made of out there tonight.”

*

Five sacks of weapons had been collected, blades and short arms that were easily concealed within the curtain bags. Supper was taken early in Great Hall, and before it was served Skipper gave final orders.