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Thinking about how the relationship between Brigadier Crumshaw and Tergen was the best relationship ever written and they’re perfect for each other and Crumshaw respected Tergen and Tergen called him Brigadier Wotwot because he thought it was silly and Crumshaw let his guard down enough to allow Tergen to call him silly and Tergen was so sad and confused when Crumshaw died (such an honorable death, may I add) and it’s just the most heartwarming and heartbreaking thing ever

I love the way that Brian Jacques plays with his characters in his role as author.

I’m reading Doomwyte right now, and I just read the part where Bosie and Tugga Bruster get into an argument in the ditch. Bosie is angry with Tugga for calling him “longears” as an insult, saying “if ye refer tae the Laird o’ Bowlaynee as longears once more, ‘twill be a harsh lesson ye’ll learn.”

Not two paragraphs later, in the next scene, Jacques says “the hungry hare beamed from long ear to long ear.”

Rascal! Scoundrel! It’s such a fun touch, a fun dynamic that he creates with his characters and his writing.

And not to worry, this “longears” point certainly comes up again. Jacques is nothing if not clever.

This line made me smile so big when I read it. That’s what Gonff used to say, and it’s what the Gonfelin are saying countless years later! It’s like a callback to the classic Redwall books which live so rooted in my heart.