Text copyright 2002 by The Redwall Abbey Company, Ltd.
Illustrations copyright 2002 by David Elliot
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jacques, Brian. Triss : a tale from Redwall / Brian Jacques ;
illustrated by David Elliot, p. cm.
Summary: Triss, Shogg, and Welfo escape from slavery at Riftgard
and are pursued across the sea toward Redwall by Princess Kurda,
Prince Bladd, and a band of freebooters who seek the
rumored treasure of Brockhall.
[1. AnimalsFiction. 2. Fantasy] I. Elliot, David, 1952- ill. II. Title.
PZ7.J15317Tr2002 [Fie]dc21 2001058307
Book One
A Season of Runaways
Of Serpents and Paradoxes
Were days that long, was grass so green, In seasons of youthful desire, Roaming o’er seas of aquamarine, Where westering suns drown in fire? ‘Cross mountain, forest and river, I’d wander, carefree and bold, Never heeding the days to come, When I’d wake up, slow and old. Oh, how the silent summer noon, Warms dusty memories, In an orchard, midst my dreams, ‘Neath verdant, shadeful trees. Come visit me, you little ones, Hear stories, songs and rhymes, A roving warrior’s saga, Of far-gone, golden times.
