Gingivere wastes no time hacking a hole in his other prison wall. He’s now made two openings so the hedgehogs can converse with each other. The wildcat also alerts Chibb to their plight. Meanwhile, Tsarmina is scheming to use the hedgehogs as bait. Her soldiers are ordered into the woods to waylay any rescue parties.

Back at Brockhall, Bella finishes translating the directions to Salamandastron. These were given by a migrating goose, so all the landmarks are from an aerial perspective, which makes them hard to understand. Gonff says, “So, mateys, we walk through the woods, heading west, and cross the path below Kotir. Then there’s only one way we can go. Straight out across the flatlands and the open plains” (147). The travelers decide to figure out the rest of the directions as they travel along.

During this time, the Corim comes up with a plan to send provisions to the imprisoned hedgehogs, so they won’t starve. A party carrying haversacks will travel close to Kotir and leave their supplies under a tree for Chibb. Then, the robin will fly the food inside, one small load at a time.