Novel 9 Synopsis The Bellmaker
by Brian Jacques

Mariel and Dandin have left redwall abbey and are now on a journey southsward. The two worriors are having a jolly time until they learn that foxwolf has taken over the kingdom of geal -------- and they are keeping him and his family prisoners (who then manage to escape with the help of a an otter Rab Steambattle and his crew). Mariel and Dandin ally with the hare meldrum the magnificent (a funny field marchal who leads a troop of his nephews), but they pet cought in a trap of foxwolf. Meanwhile the spirit of Martin the worrior deliveres a message in the dreams of Joseph the Bellmaker (mariel's fother). The message says that Durry Quill, Foremole, Hon Rosie Rufe Brush and Joshph must go southsword to rescue mariel and Dandin. They will have the help of logalog and the G.U.O.S.I.M. shrews and of the seacaptian Finnbarr Galedeep. Toghether the will steal a searat and adventure in the open sea. The adventure will be very dangerous because the will challange toads, cannibal, sharks (note: the adventurers are the wsize of mouses) and they will meet a band of shipwrekers on a deserted island to finally reach southsward. Meanwhile Mariel and Dandin have escaped from Foxwolf's prisones but they get trapped by his rats on the top tower of his castle. When they finally manage to escape the from the tower with some ropes Dandin is saved by Ebert the Scholar (an old wise mouse who all of the castle's secret passages), while Meldrum and Mariel manage to get control of the castle's gatehouse, but they must holt it for some time because their friends and everybody in southsword is coming to help them to finally liberate southsword from foxwolf and his gang.