In a final stand of the Bark Crew, which Trunn had tricked them into, Lord Brocktree joins forces and saves the day.Ī massive final battle begins, and Jukka the Sling and Fleetscut perish in the melee.

Thanks to the Bark Crew, the group of hares who had escaped from Trunn, as well as the sea otter clan of Brogalaw, the Blue Hordes slowly starved with their supplies cut off. They all journey to Salamandastron to reclaim the mountain. However, she gives the command of his army to Lord Brocktree. After winning three contests, Dorothea succeeds him as king. Brocktree has Dorothea challenge Bucko for his place as king.

They also journey to the court of Bucko Bigbones.īrocktree and his friends eventually find the court of Bucko Bigbones and discover the massive amount of creatures at his command. The wildcat took at least threescore hares as prisoners, however, through the efforts of Stiffener Medick and the otters they escaped.įleetscut eventually finds a grove near Salamandastron and recruits the help of chieftain Jukka the Sling and her squirrels. They soon met up with a group of otters led by Brogalaw and his heron Rulango. Stonepaw takes many vermin with him as he drowns himself to allow a few surviving hares to escape from their hideout in the cellars.

Unfortunately, they are discovered, and Stonepaw gives them time to leave by making a last stand in the underground pool. After hiding in the cavern for days, the hares find an opening leading out in the ceiling after remembering a poem. Eventually the mountain is overrun, Stonepaw and his hares find refuge in an underground pool under the mountain, but they cannot stay for long with dwindling supplies. The mountain falls under attack by Ungatt Trunn and his horde. Ungatt Trunn sends his messenger, the Grand Fragorl, to demand that Salamandastron surrenders, but they refuse, and Stonepaw sends Fleetscut to look for help and allies. Seasons of peace have left the mountain stronghold with few fighters, and the approximately 150 hares that remain are long past their prime. Meanwhile, at Salamandastron, Lord Stonepaw, the aging father of Brocktree, rules. With his three companions, as well as a tribe of Guosim shrews, he journeys to the court of King Bucko Bigbones to find aid in the recapture of Salamandastron from the wildcat Ungatt Trunn. Along the way he meets the quick-talking haremaid Dotti, otter Ruffgar Brookback and mole Gurth. NOTE: This is the only tale in the series which books have subtitles.īrocktree, father of Boar the Fighter, grandfather of Bella of Brockhall, and great-grandfather of Sunflash the Mace sets out to find the legendary mountain Salamandastron.Book 3: Comes a Badger Lord (also entitled: 'A Shawl for Aunt Blench').

Book 2: At The Court of King Bucko (also entitled: 'The Tribulations of a Haremaid').

Book 1: The Days of Ungatt Trunn (also entitled: 'Dorothea Leaves Home').

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