Matthias And Matti Are So Sweet Together - Tumblr Posts

Redwallers would love Christmas. All the good food and community they already have, but accented with twinkling lights and gift giving.

And because it's Redwall, I imagine all the gifts would be handmade. Some creatures have natural creative skills, others don't, but that doesn't matter--because everything made would be done with love and intention for the recipient.

Imagine, if you will--

Little Matti makes a replica of Martin's sword with little sticks. No one can tell what it is, but when Matthias opens it he tears up.

And little Matti is concerned over making his father's eyes water, so he climbs into his lap and tries to comfort him. Matthias just wraps his arms around his son, his big warm habit sleeves all but hiding little Matti from sight. The fireplace is warm and crackling, the candles are in the windows, frost melting around the light of the flame while snow falls outside. The room is filled with the scent of evergreen trees. Cornflower watches her husband and son embrace and has never felt such happiness. In her hands are some dried cornflowers Matti found earlier that year with Constance, which Mr. Churchmouse helped him press in an old volume from his library.

All the warlords who tried to take the Abbey in its history and who will try in the future will not find the hoards of treasure they desire, but every single creature in the Abbey knows they live with more riches than money could ever buy, and they feel it with extra poignancy in that moment.