Commissioned from  FortunataFox

The musical Companion, Hesam Whiteflower, sings of the missing Warrior of Redwall, Jue.

Plans is to at long last wrap up both Misadventures, W4B, and Interloper this coming year. Wish me luck, lol. Lmao.
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“Long ago, Jue was but a simple beast and younger, much like all of you are now, in the abbey of Redwall. He was an orphan, a vagabond lad who had received strange dreams from afar of a great evil coming to defile the forests of Mossflower! This shadow, this beast, was Kasg. Kasg the Craven! A great Black Rat as tall as Cluny, as sly as Slagar, and as evil as Badrang! He came down from the north with a great many vermin, a tide of ever flowing blackness with obsidian banners and iron weapons! He came for a treasure, a treasure hidden in the lands of Mossflower, chasing after the very sword of Martin the Warrior himself! He sent black clad rats to steal it from the abbey, they did, and stole it from under the nose of the very abbot, and made away with their ill gotten loot. Jue, oh, Jue, the brave warrior he was, swore vengeance and took up a single tree branch and ran after them, to reclaim the sword for Redwall once more!

Yet all was not well in Kasg’s horde, for you see, he held his soldiers in fear and terror, and his evil brought many to heel, but also many enemies to bear to stand against his might. He collapsed an entire tunnel upon a mole colony, the wretch made an enemy of the mighty Borbon Rocklore. The mole fought tooth and claw against Kasg, denying him at every turn. Yet, the wretch and evil Gandal Blackfur, the evil captain of the black clad horde, tricked the mole into a trap, capturing him! On the day of his execution, the Mole made friends with a captive otter, named Lorgar Watertrot, and together they escaped death. They fled to Salamanderstron, warning the badger lord of Kasg’s coming.

Jue made his way north, his friends following close by, but Redwall abbey did not wait idly by. Marthomis, your dear abbot and his dearest friend of Jue. He had taught him well to look for the signs of Martin’s spirit, and granted him a gift of riddles to guide him on his way. In the forests. Aided by the mole Bollo and the hedgehog Kalma, the young warrior was able to track down the rats who stole the sword of Martin the Warrior, and scare them away with trickery! Yet the sword was still stolen, alas, finding only a scabbard in place of a sword! The vermin had sold off the sword to another, a pirate who wanted a fresh new blade! Jue followed on closely, hurrying as he could, for time was short!

The badger lord, Galgor Ironpaw, led a great host of Hares against Kasg and his minion, his armies of hares and allies of Mossflower led charge after charge against the hordes of darkness which loomed overhead. The great badger crashed down his might upon the craven’s armies! Yet, so much were the vermin reinforcements, for it was all for not, and the forces of Mossflower retreated once again into the forests. They tricked and ambushed the black clad armies piece by piece, the tyrant of twilight never revealed himself! He sat at the back of his host, commanding his armies with vigor and fury! Kasg’s victory was near, and he knew it!

Jue found the pirate, who stole the sword, but yet the mystery had thickened. For he was dead, and the sword taken once again! This time not by no vermin, but by a snake! The evil spawn of hell itself, the great serpent Kanazzar, brought the sword to a great and endless mountain cavern of bats and death, but Jue and his companions still followed, close to finding the sword. Yet, they were not alone, an evil weasel assassin named Yautan tracked them, seeking to claim the sword for his master! Jue followed the snake, nearly crushing it with rocks in a humble trap which humbled and destroyed the serpent for good. Yautan striked at him, capturing them all in one fell swoop!

Galgor the mighty, Galgor the king smote down the enemy of Mossflower one by one! His sword cleaved into crowds of vermin, but Kasg still did not reveal himself! So in a final and desperate act, the Badger Lord divided his forces and took the heroes of Mossflower with him, leaving the brave and honorable Cato Vosh Veegnuff behind along with 50 hares, to defend the beaches of Salamanderstron from the enemy’s advance! Cato fought bravely, but did not last the night, his sacrifice is still honored to this day in the halls of our hearts, and in the forests beyond this mortal coil.

Galgor and his general Biggum Bigtail the third, charged straight through the lines of vermin, cutting their way into the heart of darkness itself, the warlord’s very camp at the border of Mossflower! Loe, and behold, Jue and his companions were also there, but as prisoners! Jue was not alone, for a bold move by the assassin Yautan captured the general Biggum Bigtail, and imprisoned him with Jue! Together, the made their escape, cutting through vermin, and even rescuing our dear badger mother here from a life of toil and slavery! This gaggle of heroes reclaimed the sword of Martin from Kasg, and dueled him in his own throne room! Alone and outnumbered, Kasg threw himself at our heroes, slashing and cutting, but unable to make a dent in them. Jue injured the evil rat, but it was Biggum who made the final blow! Kasg was dead, the slaves of his evil horde freed, and all of Mossflower was safe!

Yet that is not the end of our tale, far from it, for you see, me and my friends, the one you know. The brave and honorable hare Vogar Bakepaw and the son of Galgor, Maglor Ironpaw, joined forces with our dear Jue to hunt down the evil daughter of Kanazzar, the Lady of the Wood herself, Sigzazzar. Long has those days gone by, many details lost, many details forgotten, but le--”

Hesam was interrupted by a voice from the front, a mouse dibbum who spoke up “Exquose me mister Helamb, whut happen to Jue?”

Hesam sighed and sung a low tune on his flute “Alas no one knows, for you see, when we ventured out to find Sigzazzar long ago, we found no trace of him. Many adventures we went on, and we still do in his honor. Fighting an evil black bird who terrorizes the people of Mossflower, but the warrior still looms out there, still fighting the good fight I like to imagine. One day he will return, I am sure of it.”