Linda

right|300pxLinda is a female ferret and a reluctant slaver of Parus the Manipulator. At one point, Parus threatened her family unless she chose to join the slavers, and Linda complied, but secretly loathed the great-tit. Her first appearance was when she catches Whitemouth threatening to beat the slaves into silence and stops him, then took over in caring for the slaves herself. Due to being more merciful to the slaves and even resentful slavery, she actually became popular with the slaves. Linda presumably did not take part in Parus' mission to kidnap Freja Furrel, but the next morning, she and Parus check on Freja, along with her friends Ganner Grang and Zonder Banksnout, who knew Parus from seasons ago trying to loot Redwall, and even more surprising was that Parus eats bats, and orphaned one. 
They then march south, stopping only to catch more woodlanders like Russell Swordmaid, though Linda suddenly felt infatuated with this one, something that didn't go unnoticed by Zonder. The next morning, she finds Zonder's nether-region had sprung a leak due to being sexually mature, but along with Russell, keeps it a secret, and finally gets to chat with the latter, who has feelings for her. Then they set off in a swamp, and later the group get attacked by toads, with Kasper Thistledown being caught by a toad-tongue, but was saved by Linda and they survive. Parus later left with Spearbeak and Xof Chopsnout to recruit the toads to dispose of any pursuers, while Linda stayed with the slaves, and chastises Botaurus for harassing them, and ruining the food Whitebelly was planning to give them. She was the only one who noticed Russell snatch Botaurus' dagger, but keeps it a secret and lets them escape, though they fail to do it quietly. To keep the blame away, she pins it on Botaurus and tries to turn them against each other, but it didn't appear to work. Sadly, the fives' intended rescuers get stopped by a dinosaur, and the escapees were recaptured.
They later stop to rest for the night, where Linda expresses shame at herself, and when Zonder asks if she'd free them all and kill Parus, she ascertains she would, but claims never to have murdered before. She also felt glad that Zonder accepts her, and that believes Redwall will too, but Ganner believes otherwise, in part due to the last ferret who resided in Redwall (Veil Sixclaw) never became nice at all, even though he committed an act of heroism. Even so Zonder still thinks Linda is a good ferret. The next morning, she tells about Marlfox Island, how it was similar to Redwall before Parus' arrival, and what the tit has done to it.
They eventually arrive at Great Inland Lake, where Linda gives the slaves a heads up on what to expect, by dusk, Parus brings the ship of Brafilius to collect the slaves, and Linda insists on joining due to the island being her home and not trusting Parus, who relents. Reaching the island at night, she is confused to hear Viqi tell Parus she brought one of her minions over for once, and then furious when Viqi reveals Parus deserted every group she hired and had done the same to Linda's and was meaning to do it to her too. At this, Linda assumes Parus didn't keep her promise at leaving the ferret's family alone, and tries to attack her, resulting in Viqi defending the tit, only to be attacked herself by Russell. Parus though had noticed the squirrel and ferret take a liking to each other on the way to the island, and figured it was romantic, and she reveals it to all. Now branded an outcast among vermin, she gets thrown with the slaves and Parus has her and Russell taken to Castle Marl's dungeons. The next morning, Parus checks on them and as torture, has them stripped naked, then marched in the open in plain view for all to humiliate them before putting them with Freja and the hares. Linda was traumatized, but cheers up at Freja claiming she doesn't mind seeing them naked, nor would mind having parents of two separate species. She also accepts Kasper's bonnet, modified into a skirt, and Ganner's vest as replacement attire. They later were fetched by Viqi and set to work on one of the farm patches on the island, but luckily, their torment came to end when all her friends' loved-ones (Kav Furrel, Myotis, Jaxxon Thistledown, Sasha Churchmouse, Erinaceus Quill, Spinus, Howard Axehound, Alzbeta Grang, Poove, Reggie Swordmaid and the guosim) show up, and even Ganner began to like her and defended her. Unfortunately Brafilius catches them red-handed and had many vermin surround them, only for Kasper's father to summon many more slaves they had just freed and a battle happened. It is unknown if Linda took part in the battle, but luckily Parus died in the lake, and Linda finds her family are fine after all, and most accept her relationship with Russell, plus both got their clothes back. She later visits Redwall, and was stunned to see Koor, a corvid, living in the abbey. Brother Esuom later chronicled her relationship with Russell as an achievement like no other, though it fails to put the woodlander-vermin rivalry to rest, and it is unknown if they can spawn children.
==Appearance==
She wears a teal-coat, purple-breeches and had flowing head-fur resembling a curtain. Her weapon is a Javelin.
==Personality==
She could be compared to Romsca in a way, as Linda had a big-heart for a ferret and was the least enthusiastic at serving Parus or kidnapping innocent woodlanders. This though often got her disliked by the rest of Parus' crew (like Whitemouth), but was accepted by Zonder after observing her compassionate demeanor, and later the other woodlanders, with only a few of both sides detesting her crush on Russell.
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