User blog:Gandr Adderbane/Two Swords; The Return of the Rapscallions

Ok, I hope this works, I've been having some trouble with it. The story takes place after Doomwyte.

Prologue: What the Night Hides
It was a typical cool spring night at Redwall Abbey. Most creatures were asleep, Brother Dolon, the gatekeeper was walking with old Abbot Thren near the orchard. Many seasons of peace had passed since the last vermin attack on Redwall. No one noticed a small black shadow slip over the battlements of the west wall. No one saw it slip into the gatehouse. Shortly the Abbot and Dolon finished their walk and bade each other goodnight. Dolon entered the gatehouse and took a drink from a mug of October Ale on the desk. He accidently knocked a book off the desk, and when he bent to pick it up, an arm reached out from behind a curtain and sprinkled powder into the mug. Dolon retrieved the book, and straightened up. He took a swig of the ale, put the book on a nearby shelf, yawned, swayed, and fell to the ground.