All of Redwall was seated around the huge table in the Great Hall, staring in amazement at all the food that was on the table. Tibellom was about to leap into the food when Abbess Felice took her place in the great chair. Rae cuffed Tibellom smartly on the ears and took her seat, leaving the hare slightly dazed. "Sister Vanille, will you please say the grace?" Felice asked. Vanille stood up and cleared her throat and began: "Fur and whisker, tooth and claw, All who enter through our door. Nuts and herbs, leaves and fruits, Berries, tubers, plants and roots, Silver fish whose life we take Only for a meal to make." The grace was followed by a hearty Amen by all, and the snorting sound of Tibellom eating a plate of goulash. Friar Wendel smiled happily as he surveyed everyone enjoying there food. A young mousbabe named Darroway made a show of eating just like Tibellom, and Adam and Nutmeg were helping to feed a young hedghog dibbun, who was fighting like mad to eat Candied Chestnuts instead of salad. Her mother seemed annoyed yet amused at the scene. Abbes Felice was talking with Rae, Cerise, Vanille, and Yutan, the Abbey Warrior. Silverwind was half listening to them and eating at the same time. Perseus and Serah listened along with her. "We should keep faith that the vermin horde wont be heading towards our Abbey." Yutan commented. "If they do, we wont surrender." Felice said, looking a bit annoyed. " I would never lose this Abbey to be turned into an evil castle filled with slaves and plunder. It almost was once, until we brought Lord Rowanoak to the Abbey." Felice said. Vanille looked at her. "That journey was tough. Let us just hope we dont have to send others out on one." Vanille said. Cerise rubbed her snout. "I have a gurt strong feeling that we wull be a hearin' frum that vermun horde sumtime soon." Cerise closed her eyes. "Very soon." Cerise couldnt be anymore correct! As the feast began to die down and most of the Dibbuns were in bed, a loud howl was heard on the opposite side of the main gate. "Halloooooo to the Abbey!"
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Rizkah smiled in delight over her vermin horde. They were about to begin in a war for the bigegst gem of the all: Redwall Abbey! Lord Vercau had had his eye set on the Abbey for many seasons, he had just never made it that far. Now, here stood Rizkah, right outside its main gate! A large, muscular ferret named Bloodgut roared out a call to the Abbey. Almost instantly, an otter and a squirrel peaked over the parapets. The otter spoke first. "What do you want?"she demanded. "We wish to speak with the Abbot of the Abbey!" Bloodgut called upwards. "I am the Abbess." the otter, obviously Felice, called down. Rizkah stepped forward. "I am Rizkah the Assasin warlord, and I demand you surrender your Abbey to me!" Rizkah howled. The squirrel undetectedly signaled behind her. "What will you do if I refuse?" Felice taunted. Rizkah smiled menacingly. "If you do not surrender, i will place the Abbey under a siege, and also kill you!" at those words, a volley of arrows emitted from the Abbey, killing a few of the vermin. Rizkah grabbed a nearby rat from Vercau's horde to shield her. The rat dropped dead. "Try as you might, Rizkah! The Abbey shall, and always has, prevailed!" Felice shouted as Rizkah and her army retreated deep into Mossflower. Vercau's horde retreated as well. The dead were left behind.