Prologue
It was a cold winter evening at Salamandastron. In a room near the top of the mountain, a badger and three leverets were sitting by the fire.
"Can you tell us the story, marm?" asked one of the three.
"Yes, I will tell you the story. Mind you, it really did happen a long time ago, when I was only a babe. Here is the tale of the Destroyers."