Mellus
Mother Mellus was the Badger Mother of Redwall Abbey during the time of Abbot Bernard. She cared for Dandin when he was young. Mellus assisted with defending the Abbey against Greypatch while Dandin, Mariel, Tarquin Longleap Woodsorrel, and Durry Quill went to Terramort Isle. She rescued Hon Rosie with Flagg after the vermin fled.
Extremely protective of Dibbuns, Mellus gave her life defending Mousebabe and Furrtil. Upon seeing that the young ones' "treasure" consisted of only playthings, the sea rat captain Slipp threatened the pair with a kitchen knife when she charged into him. The knife in Slipp's paw was stabbed into Mellus' heart, killing her. She was buried on the Abbey grounds.
Mara eventually succeeded Mellus as Badger Mother of Redwall, many seasons later.
Trivia
[edit]- Mellus' name is derived from melus, the Latin word for badger.