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The Black Rose of Redwall
You have heard of the brave mice of Redwall; The mice with courageous, pure, good-loving hearts, Who defended their Abbey with everything they had.

Martin *  Mariel *  Matthias *  Mattimeo *   Dandin *  and others But not all of the mice of Redwall Were good.

This is Black Rose’s story.

==Book one: To touch the Rose unfearful…==

Chapter first
The sun was blotted out by the blackness. All consuming, the thick darkness enveloped all light, swirling, filling one’s senses. It went on, and on, and on. And then he saw her.

Rayso’s eyes snapped open as he uttered a shriek of fear. He was sitting up in his bed, covered in cold sweat. He covered his face in his paws, panting heavily. He hadn’t had this dream for two months…why was it back? He sighed and shook his head. It must mean something… But what?

The maiden… he knew her… he just couldn’t put his paw on it! She always came after the darkness, and just as she pushed her hood away from her face, Rayso would wake up. But he saw her eyes…. Those dark, penetrating eyes, and they would meet his, and a look of almost recognition came into them…. And then he awoke…. It became more detailed every time; this was the first time he had seen her  eyes… seen the recognition in them.

Rayso lay back down, cradling his head in his paws as he tried to recapture the sleep that had been snatched from him. He didn’t know that in another part of the Abbey, another creature lay awake… but not in fear.