


With the Gorm in pursuit, the siblings barely escape (Podkin sacrificing his ear in the process) and are rescued by an ancient rabbit healer/seer who seems to know everything about them. While the Gorm murder his father, Podkin flees with his sister, brother, and Starclaw. When rabbits walked upright and lived in elaborate underground villages, Podkin “was perhaps the laziest, most spoiled son of a chieftain in the whole Five Realms.” One Bramblemas Eve, the Gorm-mutant, evil, iron-infused, red-eyed rabbits-invade Munbury Warren searching for Starclaw, a magical knife. A traveling bard tells the story of how legendary warrior rabbit Podkin lost his ear and confronted the treacherous Gorm.
