I woke up sleepily, feeling Pipkin snuggled close by my side. Poor little buck. Such grief he has been going through lately. He loves Rosie's sister who had fallen for an egotistical, long-eared toe rag and now he was blaming himself for his parents' death. We would convince him he was not responsible someway. Intentional death was the last thing he would ever be responsible for, surely it would. I looked at Rosie who was sleeping peacefully beside me. In a split second she nuzzled into my arm, making me feel warm from the morning chill.

Pipkin was tossing and turning, moaning in his sleep.

I placed a paw gently on him

"Pipkin?" I said softly. "Pip, are you alright?"

Pipkin murmured and opened one eye slowly.

"Is it morning?" he asked.

I nodded.

"Thank Frith," said Pipkin quietly so as to not wake Rosie. "I was too scared to sleep. The nightmare I told you about was too horrible."

"I know," I said. "I get dreams like that too. But remember, dreams cannot hurt you. Nightmares are very cowardly for scaring brave rabbits like you, little brother."

My eyes widened from what I said.

"Sorry!" I said carefully in silence. "I didn't mean that. I felt like I was consosling Jason."

"That's alright," said Pipkin smiling. "I look to you like a big brother anyway."

I smiled and patted is back.

"Morning, Pipkin. Morning, Lolly."

I looked to my right and looked at Rosie stretching and getting herself up.

"Sleep well, Bagheera?" I asked.

"Very much," she yawned and kissing my cheek. I did the same.

"How about you?" she asked.

I was about to say it was pleasant when the memory of what happened kicked in; I was brought into the sun with Michael and Fiver who were wearing the same trinket I was wearing. A rabbit named Glowpaws told us of the trinket guiding us to one of three tasks for each of us testing our character. I still could not see if this was relevant. I unblocked the Necklace of Wisdom two years ago so I don't see what this had to do with anything. For that matter, I could not see how this was going to help us find Chestnut. A little kitten's welfare was more important than some tasks we could complete some other time.

I explained to both Rosie and Pipkin what I had just described and they stared in amazement when I had finished.

"Peculiar," commented Pipkin.

"Very mysterious," agreed Rosie. "Is enchantment common in this universe?"

"Not sure," said I looking at the gem and tapping it. "I never knew this world existed until I fell into the rapids."

"It never seemed exist," said Pipkin. "But then Hannah informed us of magic she was given. Silverweed used it in her stead, but subsequent to that came the Necklace of Wisdom, Chillblack the witch, her poisonous potion she tricked Fiver into drinking and now this."

Rosie gasped.

"How did Fiver survive?"

"Chillblack had to die for the magic to use effect," I explained.

"Yeah," said Pipkin. "He had to throw it up."

"At least he's alive and well," said Rosie gratefully. "Without him we'd have no dear little Chestnut."

"What did Glowpaws means the tinkers would show us the way to the tasks, Leo?" Pipkin asked returning to the prioritised subject.

"Not sure," I replied.

As I sat the looking down at it, it lowed brightly like a fragment of the sun that had fallen. Me, Rosie and Pipkin gasped as we watched the glow shoot from the gem and onto the ground. It zapped a distance away like lightning taking effect in the sky, leading out of the burrow. Me and the other two followed it to see the lining stretched on and on the the distance and where it started, it simmered into golden path.

Fiver woke up to the crack of dawn. The chill blew his way but he didn't mind as he was still in Hazel's embrace. He couldn't result sleeping a little longer against his big brother's warmth. But then, he remembered what Glowpaws told him, Leo and Michael last night.

"Hazel?" Fiver whispered nudging Hazel under his chin but to no prevail.

Fiver stood on Hazel's lap and rubbed is cheek making him open his eyes slowly.

"Too early for wake-up revenges," yawned Hazel.

"No, Hazel," said Fiver seriously. "It's something else. Something different - a sign."

Hazel made more of an effort waking up.

"What did you see this time?" he asked as he got out, Fiver hopping off his lap.

"I didn't," said Fiver plainly. "I was brought into the sun on account of this trinket, along with Michael and Leo."

Hazel looked very confused.

"Are you sure you weren't dreaming?"

"I'm pretty sure this was real," Fiver debated.

He told Hazel the story of meeting Leo and Michael in the sun universe, Glowpaws, his intelligence of the trinkets and the three tasks one of each group would face.

"That was all he said," Fiver finished. "And then he placed us back here."

"Didn't he say anything else?" asked Hazel.

Fiver thought very hard until at least he remembered another important instruction from Glowpaws.

"He said the the necklaces will guide us to the challenges by their glow."

The two brothers looked at the golden necklace. It just shone from reflection of the lightest part of the sky.

"Didn't he say when it will glow?" asked Hazel. "Surely it must have an important thing to inform the three of you o-"

Hazel's final word of his sentence was interrupted when the necklace glowed like the sun. Fiver considered taking it off but his instinct told him to keep it on. He and Hazel watched as the glow shot from the gem and onto the dewy grass. It zapped a distance away like lightning taking effect in the sky. The lining stretched on and on the the distance and where it started, it simmered into golden path.

Michael slowly opened his eyes. The burrows they dug was one chamber, everyone asleep peacefully. Dragonfly and Butterfly nuzzled their mother Cherry's warmth with Thorn asleep next to them. Burdock on the other hand had his own space. Pipkin's Owsla were all huddled together. Jason and Strawberry were sleeping in company which Michael found uncharacteristic of Leo's vicar-natured brother. Hawkbit was snoring on his front whole Dandelion was sleeping on top of his back, drooling.

"Must I dig again?" murmured Hawkbit. "Make back aches some more."

"Shut up, Hawkbit and let us sleep," murmured Jason.

Michael was lying next to Blackavar. He was considering upon waking him up to tell him the dream but he wanted to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He had never made a fool of himself with dream disorientation and he did not want to start now. Uncle Ridd would have something to film - if he could afford a camera or iPhone.

Blackavar yawned and turned over. He opened his eyes and looked at Michael.

"Morning, Dawn-Rah," he greeted. "Sleep well?"

"I'm not sure," frowned Michael.

"What's got your tail in a twist?"

Michael gave in and told Blackavar what had happened; waking up in the sun, meeting Leo and Fiver who were just so happening to be wearing the same necklace Michael himself was wearing Glowpaws the weird rabbit and telling them about the one of three tasks for each of them and that the light of the trinkets would show the way.

Blackavar looked confused.

"I can't tell if that was a dream or not," said Michael.

"It probably was," agreed Blackavar. "Only Fiver could view such things - but then, he was present i the dream along with Loe."

"Dream don't mean anything," said Michael. "If they did, Uncle Ridd would be hanging upside down in the orchard naked."

At that joke, the necklace began to glow.

"What the Inle?" reacted Blakcavar.

The glow woke everybody up, even disorientating Hawkbit who wailed:

"I'm sorry, o'Lord Frith! I promise I won't grumble again! I promise I will drop my sarcasm I promise to stop sleeping in! I promise to help Clover with the digging even if she murders me!"

The glow shot from the gem and onto the dirty ground. It zapped a out of the warren like lightning taking effect in the sky. Everyone chased it outside to see the lining stretching on and on in the distance and where it started, it simmered into a golden path.

Chestnut slowly awoke to the sensation of being drifted back and forth. He turned and smiled sleepily.

"Good morning, Daddy," he yawned as he licked the the cheek of- "What are you doing?" cried Walnut who jolted awake.

"I'm so sorry!" Chestnut gasped. "I thought you were my daddy!"

The shocked was responded by closed giggles by Giselle. "You two are so funny. You know, you remind of two men I once saw a group of humans watch. It was on this wall where you could see humans move. The one man was fat and the other was scrawny and they were always arguing, falling over, getting hit with heavy things and smacking each other."

The two males looked at each other awkwardly.

"So did you sleep well?" asked Giselle.

"Like a log," said Walnut smiling sheepishly.

"Logs sleep?" asked Chestnut. "How?"

"It's a saying, Chessie," replied Walnut.

"Meaning you slept very well," Giselle chipped as she got up and stretched her hind legs. "Did you sleep well, Chestnut?"

"I did thank you. How about you, Gissy?"

Giselle looked confused. "What did you say?"

"Gissy," repeated Chestnut. "Short for your name. Walnut taught me that it's fun to mess with names and turns out to be a good laugh."

"Oh," said Giselle as she smiled at Walnut who smiled back.

Chestnut on the other hand looked rather uneasy. "I didn't say anything wrong or off-sensitive did I?"

"Of course not," replied Giselle now laughing. "I think it's very sweet. But I think you meant to say 'Offensive'."

"Okay," said Chestnut. At that point his belly growled. He put his paws over it embarrassedly.

"Excuse me," he blushed.

"Let's eat," said Walnut.

Chestnut, Walnut and Giselle hopped outside into blazing sunshine. They got ready to tuck in when -

"Stop!"

River hopped outside with Elderberry, Sunflower, Periwinkle, Oaknut and Blossom.

"What?" said Walnut. "There's enough to feed Ela-Rah's people."

"Don't you cheek at us!" said Elderberry. "You forgot to prayer."

Walnut knew Elderberry was right but he wanted to kind kick his face something badly.

The rabbits gathered in a circle, Chestnut, Walnut and Giselle following their lead.

River announced the prayer;

"Frith out father of us. We give thee thanks of the greenery you put before us to live. Help us to seek your field in safe measures and the two young rabbits who wish to have their wishes granted."

And they all began eating. They all ate calmly while Chestnut nibbled gratefully.

"Like I said," replied Walnut warmly. "'Small rabbit, big appetite'. Always this hungry?"

"Not really," said Chestnut with his mouthful. "I just find this grass real juicy."

"At least someone's grateful," said Walnut. "Rawfinn would only give us one blade - five if we lived up to the rules."

"I'm just not willing to return there," said Giselle. "Horrible place. Valley of Fire on Earth."

"At least we had the weird one who hurts himself," chuckled Walnut. "I could watch him all day and never get tired."

"We shouldn't laugh," said Giselle. "He probably cannot help that, not matter how bad he is."

"No time for chat," said River. "We need to get our strength of we are to reach Rabscuttle's Glade before sundown?"

"Rabscuttle's Galde?" responded Gsielle.

'He speaks to us there at night," River replied. "He will show us what is to be foretold before we reach the meadow."

Chestnut wandered that it should be something magnificent. Looking at Oaknut on the other hand who hadn't eaten a thing, he looked very down.