▁of ▁domestic ated ▁does . ▁Before ▁they ▁can ▁free ▁the ▁females , ▁the ▁farm ▁cat ▁and ▁dog ▁ch ase ▁them ▁away . ▁Later , ▁they ▁are ▁found ▁by ▁Captain ▁Hol ly , ▁who ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Sand le ford ▁by ▁humans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁v icious ▁rabb its ▁called ▁the ▁" E f raf ans ". ▁F iver ▁finally ▁finds ▁the ▁hill ▁he ▁en vision ed , ▁W aters hip ▁Down , ▁where ▁the ▁group ▁sett les ▁in ▁with ▁Haz el ▁as ▁their ▁new ▁chief . ▁ ▁They ▁soon ▁be friend ▁an ▁injured ▁black - head ed ▁se ag ull ▁named ▁Ke ha ar , ▁who ▁f lies ▁out ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁does . ▁That ▁night , ▁the ▁rabb its ▁return ▁to ▁N uth anger ▁Farm ▁to ▁free ▁the ▁does , ▁but ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁them ▁fails ▁which ▁ends ▁with ▁Haz el ▁getting ▁shot . ▁F iver ▁follows ▁a ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁myth ical ▁Black ▁Rab bit ▁to ▁his ▁injured ▁brother . ▁Ke ha ar ▁returns ▁and , ▁while ▁pe ck ing ▁out ▁bu ck shot ▁from ▁Haz el ' s ▁leg ▁with ▁his ▁be ak , ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁does ▁at ▁the ▁large ▁E f raf a ▁war ren . ▁Captain ▁Hol ly ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁dangerous ▁total itar ian ▁state , ▁but ▁Haz el ▁feels ▁they ▁must ▁go ▁there . ▁Big wig ▁in fil tr ates ▁the ▁war ren ▁and ▁is ▁made ▁an ▁O ws la ▁officer ▁by ▁their ▁cruel ▁chief , ▁General ▁W ound