Bigwig, Hazel and others in “The Siege (Part 4)”

Hazel, we rally up anyone at silflay and take them down into the honeycomb at once.

Alright, Holly, go. Bigwig, go and tell Strawberry to collapse all the entrances for the wood run and the big root.

Wait, where are you going?

I'm going to buy us some time.

Hazel, no--!

Bigwig, go.

Is there anything I can do, Hazel?

Have you been able to make any sense of your visions? The hrududu, the ropes?

No, I don't know what any of it means.

Don't worry. Get back to the warren with the others and try to keep everyone calm.

Did Thlayli send you?

I am a friend of Thlayli, yes.

Ha! He's some chief rabbit. Sending you out here instead of coming himself. [darkly] We are going to destroy you.

I imagine you planned to take our warren by surprise, attack us at dawn, when we moved out to silflay. But you approached downwind and up here on the Downs, the wind is changeable. That’s what gave you away.

An inconvenience, nothing more. By closing off some of your tunnels, you're merely delaying the inevitable.

You should know that you won’t find it easy. You will leave with far fewer bucks. We should come to better terms. If we start a new warren in the belt of woods halfway between our two homes, we could share resources. Rabbits have enough enemies as it is, without fighting between us. You'd be seen as a leader of vision. You'd be seen as a leader of genius.

It, er, might be worth considering, sir.

It amuses me that you feel you're in a position to strike a deal. Let's see if you feel the same way after three days without food.

Very well.

Tell your chief rabbit that I look forward to seeing him again. [Hazel leaves] Each of you take your bucks and cover one of the entrances. Nothing leaves this warren and lives.