 In the Sandleford warren , Fiver , a young runt rabbit who is a seer , receives a frightening vision of his warren 's imminent destruction . When he and his brother Hazel fail to convince their chief rabbit of the need to evacuate , they set out on their own with a small band of eleven rabbits to search for a new home , barely eluding the Owsla , the warren 's military caste . 
