Wilfred tells the council that they would be attacked by the Terralains at dawn, long before their defenses would be ready.Įmma and the others fly to the Terralain camp.
Their council, however, is interrupted by Jo, Cole, and Heyna, returning from their expedition to the Terralain camp, and (to the surprise of everyone) Wilfred Longtreader, whom Jo encountered in the forest on his way back from the camp. He joins Emma's council at the palace, gathered to discuss preliminary matters regarding the upcoming battle. Picket, on Helmer's family farm recuperating from a leg injury he sustained previously, is told by Louise that he has been recalled to First Warren in anticipation of the imminent attack of Morbin's horde and the Terralain army, so immediately he leaves for the city. Louise and Picket together at Helmer's farm. Before Jo could begin his walk toward the city, he meets a group of rabbits in the wood, one of whom he recognizes and asks for Picket. The three of them are spotted by Terralain archers, however, who damage Jo's glider, causing him to fall to the ground. Using glider packs (inventions of Heyward) and Terralain catapults Cole and Heyna hijacked while Jo was in the tent, they launch into the air to return to First Warren. Once the two have left, Jo gets out of his hiding place and escapes the tent himself. Tameth further convinces Naylen to attack First Warren for his father's sake, and in order to remove any threats preventing Kylen from becoming king of Natalia. They discuss attacking First Warren, with Tameth reassuring Naylen of Morbin's trustworthiness in keeping the pact they made with him, also reminding him that Garten Longtreader had sworn the pact on his own niece's blood. Jo hears an approaching voice and hides, and then two rabbits enter the tent: Tameth Seer and Prince Naylen, Kylen's younger brother.
Heyna and Coleden help Jo get through the posted sentries, and Jo enters a tent in the center of the camp- Prince Kylen's tent. Jo Shanks, Heyna Blackstar, and Coleden Blackstar are on a covert mission in the Terralain camp northwest of First Warren to gather information regarding the Terralains' attack plan, as they were marching toward First Warren. Jo, Cole, and Heyna spy on the Terralain camp. Massie asks him what should happen if these should fail, and Lander prophesies that one of his descendants will someday rise and save the day. When Massie presses him for his decision, Lander says they must bury the dragon eggs in a mountain, dam up the junction between the rivers Flint and Fay, build their warren, and prohibit entry upon the mountain. Lander, meanwhile, relates to him that he can see a good future for rabbitkind in the wood before them, saying that he would dedicate his life to the colonization of the wood. Massie asks the Prince for a decision the lords requested regarding a certain matter regarding the Dragons. Prince Lander and Massie look over the Great Wood, still wild and not yet colonized. Till the Green Ember.ends." Plot PrologueĪn excerpt from Prince Lander & the Dragon War The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond.
Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the main Green Ember Series.
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