The legend of Podkin One Ear
Chapter one: Goodbye
Podkin was in his bedroom when Paz rushed in. “Pod we have to go now the gorm has arrived, pack your bags and follow me!” Podkin quickly got ready and followed Paz downstairs into the main area of the warren. They stealthily crept around the massive battle, trying not to cry as their home was being destroyed. Their father, chief of the Wendberry warren, was in the middle of this fight. It was unlikely he would get out alive.
Once Podkin and Paz were out of the warren, they made their way to Thicktrunck forest: it was safe there. Podkin stuck his hands in his pockets, he was unhappy that he had to leave his home. Suddenly, Podkin felt something in his pocket, so he pulled it out. It was a small package that his father had given him, he decided he would open it but before he could Paz screamed, “ DON’T LOOK ROUND…”
Chapter 2: Pod did you listen?
Of course Podkin had to look around. There behind him was the large figure of the gorm leader Scramshanks. “Did you think I didn’t see you leave? Haha pathetic baby bunnies, do you have the dagger of Wendberry? No, ok you can go for now, however if you are any trouble then…” At this he ran his hand along his throat. But Podkin and Paz didn’t see this because they had already run away.
They made their way to Thicktrunk forest. For the next few days they could stay with their aunt Bertha. Podkin looked behind him to check if the gorm were coming, then he opened the parcel. Inside was a small bronze dagger. “ Hey Paz what is this?” Podkin asked.
“ Oh my!” said Paz, “that is father’s gift from the goddess. There are only seven in the world and they belong to the first seven tribes!”
“What?” said Podkin.
“Pod, did you even listen in your lessons? This is the Dagger of Wendberry, it can cut through anything, anything that is apart from copper.”
Chapter 3: Here we are.
Finally, they had arrived at their destination. Their aunt’s house. The house had been covered in turf and the entrance was hidden. It was the perfect place to hide, for now.
KNOCK, KNOCK, Paz knocked on the door. Their aunt Bertha opened the door.
“ Hey aunt Bertha, can we come in?” Paz asked
“ Yes, yes come in come in, now tell me why you are here.”
Paz explained whilst Podkin helped himself to anything edible.
“Wow this stuff is good,” mumbled Podkin with a mouth full of food.
Aunt Bertha replied to Paz’s story with,“ Oh dear of course you can stay here but not forever, you can sleep in the spare room.”
That night Podkin and Paz slept together and Podkin dreamt of the fun times he had with his father and mother. He was hoping there was a chance that his mother was still alive and maybe his father as well.
After a few days of staying at their aunt’s house Podkin and Paz decided to leave. Their aunt gave them some food and water and then they set off towards Trunkhill forest.
Luckily, Podkin and Paz made it out of the forest quite quickly then, after stopping for a snack, they advanced.
Chapter 4: Arhhhhhhh!
Paz had ended up dragging Podkin most of the way to Vallyhill warren, they decided it would be safe there. However, unfortunately, they didn’t arrive without meeting the gorm. Halfway there, a gorm rider captured Podkin, holding him by the ear.The gorm’s metal was copper, the metal that the goddess hated, all rabbits knew that, but for some reason the gorm had disobeyed. They used to be sweet rabbits, but then they changed. Paz wanted to save her brother so she pulled out the Wendberry dagger and said, “Podkin, I’m sorry but it is the only thing that I can do.” Then she raised the dagger and sliced Podkin’s ear off. The gorm was left with Podkin’s ear. Paz grabbed Podkin’s hand and they ran and hid. By now, Podkin was in tears, the remains of his ear were covered in blood. Paz wrapped the wound in spider’s silk and dandelions and pressed it hard. “This should help Pod.”
After they had rested, Podkin and Paz made their way to Vallyhill warren.
Chapter 5: Please?
When they arrived, Vallyhill wasn’t as Paz had remembered from the holidays they had there.
Everything was covered in copper and there was a large rat guarding the entrance. “Umm Paz I think this place has been…” But before Podkin could finish the sentence, a furry paw pulled him away.
The furry hand belonged to a warrior rabbit. Luckily, he had not been taken to the dark side yet. “ Let us go!” screamed Podkin, but the warrior kept walking.
“ I am here to help you, but you have to help me. Help me fight the gorm and save everyone and then I will do anything you want, please?”
After some deliberation Podkin and Paz agreed and trusted the warrior rabbit. “ By the way my name is Davi,” said the warrior bunny.
“Cool, I’m Podkin and she is Paz.” Podkin asked why Davi wanted to fight the gorm,
“ My family was captured and killed by the gorm. Now I want revenge. I pulled you away because the rat could have killed you.” explained Davi, “plus, I saw your sister escape from the gorm and I thought you would be perfect to help me.”
Chapter 6: Brace yourself
One week later Podkin and Paz were sitting in Davi’s cozy sitting room eating some hot onion soup after another long day of training.
“Soon I think you two will be ready to fight,” said Davi.
“Cool, but what is the plan?” enquired Podkin. Paz, who was trustworthy, had been told the plan already so she explained it to Podkin .
“… and then you stick the dagger of wendberry in the heart stone.” Luckily the heart stone was iron, the goddess didn’t like this metal but she could still fight it.
Finally the day had come, Podkin, Paz and Davi were preparing for battle, there was only one word that was swimming through those three’s minds: brace yourself!
Chapter 7: The clash of swords.
They had come so far they could not go back now, they were at the gate of the gorm fort and about to sneak in. Carefully Podkin climbed over the tall fence then closely followed by Paz and Davi.
Of course there was a massive battle, Paz and Davi fought off the gorm whilst Podkin sneaked to the heart stone. When he arrived at the heart stone he pulled out his dagger and stuck it in the stone. There was a massive flash of lightning then the gorm fell to the ground and their armour turned to dust, they returned to the rabbits from the Cyprus warren that everyone knew.
Paz let out the prisoners, one of them was their mother. Their father sadly was not here and they searched everywhere but he wasn’t anywhere.The Wayans family knew that Dola was with the goddess in heaven.
Chapter 8: Finally reunited
After being reunited, the Wayans family lived with aunt Bertha whilst their mother and Davi rebuilt their warren.
This is the end of the story and I hope you enjoyed it, finished the bard. The bunnies who had listened to the story ran off to play and an old rabbit approached the bard, “ Podkin I’m pretty sure you may have exaggerated that story a little bit.”
“Oh come on Paz, that is how I remember it!”
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