Salamandastron (Redwall, Book 5)

A Shared Destiny The inhabitants of Redwall Abbey relax in the haze of the long, hot summer-but as they do, the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the army of Ferhago the Assassin. Worse still, Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. When a lightning bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the Warrior, and young Samkin embarks on an adventure that leads him to Mara, five lives become inextricably intertwined-Samkin and Arula from Redwall, Mara and Pikkle of Salamandastron, and Klitch, the son of Ferhago. Can the good creatures triumph over the villainous Assassin?