Captain Snow and Squire Julian Gingivere from Redwall are respectivly a Snowy owl and Orange Tabby. They no longer live together and its because Owls manners. Matthias goes to them because they may know where Martis magical sword is. Snow tells Matthias that the sword is in the Adders den and is positive that he will die retrieving it and if he comes back he'll renounce his barbaric manners. he does.