User blog:Nitram the Warrior/Tales of Mattimeo: Slagar's Legacy

'This Story will sometimes Break the Fourth Wall.''  = Prologue''' =

The South of Mossflower has been a place of evil for so long. Once there use to be a kingdom under the ground being constructed by slavery. Not so long ago The Kingdom was destroyed, it's inhabitants killed, and it's slaves freed.This was possible thanks to the efforts of the Woodlanders from Redwall Abbey and their comrades. Now the kingdom once know as Malkaris lay in wasted in the a green desert. Many of the freed slaves just want to forget this place ever existed. Who in their right mind, may you ask, would take the perilous road towards this ruins. Two such creatures are doing this as I narrate.

"are we there yet mum?" The little fox asked

"Shsss, I told you already we are near, young Sly" The Older fox named Lenna replied.

"You said that Hours ago" Sly replied

"You said that minutes ago, now silence, I'm sure we are near" Lenna said

Walking, nearly reaching their destination, they encountered a colossal gorge. The young fox looked over the edge, then at the bridge that looked broken, and swallowed heavily.

"do we have to cross this bridge" Sly whimpered

"Unless you want to walk around it, I believe it would takes us about.... 4 days" Lenna replied.

The small fox groaned a out load. Smiling, Lenna took the young fox hand.

"There, there, is normal to be afraid. Tell you what, close your eyes and hold tight, I'll guide you.

Smiling reassuringly, the fox shut his eyes and griped tight to his matron hand. The foxes uneventfully crossed the seemingly scorched bridge. No sooner done, that they encountered a beautiful oasis. the foxes decided to rest and drink for a while. The liquid was invigorating. The traveled onward, refreshed. The landscape changed from a Barren desolate land, to a more green visage. It was a change changed after their former rocky Landscape.

Moments later, they encounter rock formations resembling a Badger's head and Bell.

"Whoa" said Sly.

"You should save that expression for a little later" Lenna smile.

Walking onward, they soon were facing a literally colossal tree.

"You were right, Whooaaaaaa!" said Sly, eyes gleaming with admiration. "this tree is beyond mere words. How much farther are we now, mum"

"Nearly there, just beyond this tree" said Lenna, with a somber voice.

Continuing their journey, the foxes made it beyond the tree, and into a hill valley. Covered with greenery as such that it has once being tended and cared for. It looked happier, compared to the once barren landscape.

"Mmmmm" Lenna murmured.

"What wrong" Sly inquired.

"Sly, I want you to stay right here for a while" Lenna said

"Why?" Sly asked.

"There is something I need to investigate before we move on" Lenna replied "please,be a good fox and stay here, please!

Sly reluctantly obeyed. He stayed still and quiet, until an hour past noon. He could not take it any more, so he went to see what has happened to Lenna. No much later, he found her bowing down besides a little rocky mound and a hole, apparently freshly dug, her mask wet with tears.

Sly hurried to her side "Mum, what wrong"

Lenna showed him what seems to be a ripped part of the type of mask they were both wearing, diamond-patterned, but both of their mask were intact. Realization of his mothers mourning struck Sly like Lightning. He knell down besides her.

"Can this be..." Sly began'.

"At ended his life gave him a resting place" Lenna interrupted through her tears.

Sly stared crying quietly.There was not talking for a long time. At about dusk, Lenna removed from her pack, a top-rounded stone and Chisel.

"I just new this would come in handy" She said gloomily, while chiseling the stone.

Sly said nothing and stared at his mom carving the stone. When the older fox finished carving and putting the rocks and earth back in place, into the hole, she pushed the tomb stone into the earth.

R.I.P Slagar.

The foxes silently slipped away, back from where they came from. Not before long Lenna looked back at the placed that has brought her and her son so much sorrow.

While clutching the thorn masked in her hand thigh, she exclaimed "I may had being able to help you heal your body, Slargar, but I was never able to heal your vengeful soul. If you had not left to exact your revenge on the Those Redwallers, or whatever their names are, we may have being able to stay together, all of us.

Taking her mask off and brushing her tears away, Lenna when on silently,her son right besides her, back towards Mossflower Woods.