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He is angry about the loss of his parents and baby brother, he is angry about the wolves and his family history, and he is angry about an injury he sustained in his flight. Picket spends a good portion of the book hating Smalls. It felt so very right to be angry, and there was Smalls, just asking for it.” Ch 16. Part of him was ashamed of the way he was acting, but he just couldn’t stop. “Picket couldn’t really explain, even to himself, why he resented Smalls. Heather and Picket love each other as siblings do, but they also have disagreements and get frustrated with each other. One of the things that appeals to me about these books is that the relationships between the characters are very human and relatable. and we prepare with all our might, to be ready when once again we are free.” Ch 25. A window into the past and the future world. We make crutches and soups and have gardens and weddings and babies. Here we anticipate the Mended Wood, the Great Wood healed. this is a place dedicated to the reasons why some must fight.

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This place is full of farmers, artists, smiths, weavers - workers of all kinds. “.there’s another kind of mending that must be done. The wood of Natalia has been wrecked and nearly ruined, and they are fighting to mend it. This is a place of refreshment, but it is also a place of healing and holy inspiration. This place is special and designed to preserve and protect that which is good, true, and beautiful about the rabbit way of life. In an effort to help us understand what the rabbits are preparing to fight for, he brings these rabbits to the one retreat that is unlike all the other citadels and warrens. Part of what makes this story special is that Sam wants to invite us into the hardness of the cause without marring our hope. It is here that the brother and sister learn the awful history of their family, the tragic history of their people, and make the decision to take their place in the battle against the evil that is mounting against rabbit-kind. When Uncle Wilfred and Smalls rescue Heather and Picket from the wolf attack, they lead them to a hidden retreat called Cloud Mountain. In the time since the fall of King Jupiter, the lords and captains of Natalia have kept the Green Ember (the prince) hidden and safe while they worked to unite the warrens and citadels, and prepare for war with Morbin and his allies. 84.Īt his death, King Jupiter left behind an uncle who had always wanted the throne, a brother who was willing to betray him for the throne, and a young son to whom he had bestowed the Green Ember. So if the crown of flames falls… the Green Ember rises.” - The Blackstar of Kingston, p.

The prince kept it as a down payment of his future inheritance and a sacred stewardship to guard while he awaited the day of his own rule. “In the old tradition, a king made his succession clear by passing the to his heir.

At the invitation of a small group of traitorous rabbits, Morbin Blackhawk, leader of the Lords of Prey, combined forces with King Farlock and his pack of wolves to kill King Jupiter, and to also devour, enslave, and torture all of rabbit-kind. This exciting and poignant story is more Mistmantle or Narnia than Watership Down.īefore our story begins, the rabbit king of Natalia, King Jupiter Goodson, has been betrayed and killed by a consortium of wolves, birds of prey, and traitorous rabbits. When their friends reach and rescue them, they are taken to not only a place of safety but a whole new way of life and a whole new family. As they run, they are unknowingly pursued by friends as well as foes. Confused and terrified, they are running away from a pack of evil wolves, and they have no idea where to go. When tragedy strikes a few pages later, these two rabbits must flee, and all that they can take with them is each other. Their friendship is evident, and reading about it invites us into a bigger story of family, friendship, and things worth fighting for. As they This series-starter opens with a brother and sister pair of dressed rabbits playing together in the field by their family home. This series-starter opens with a brother and sister pair of dressed rabbits playing together in the field by their family home.

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