, ▁and ▁shows ▁the ▁towns folk ▁smoke ▁from ▁the ▁Rat ▁Cre ature ▁army ▁adv ancing ▁toward ▁Bar rel h aven . ▁A ▁pack ▁of ▁Rat ▁Cre atures ▁enc oun ters ▁the ▁party . ▁Th orn , ▁with ▁the ▁four ▁Ven i ▁Yan ▁mon ks ▁alongside ▁her , ▁drive ▁the ▁Rat ▁Cre atures ▁back , ▁and ▁Ph oney ▁uses ▁Th orn ' s ▁sword ▁to ▁free ▁the ▁drag on . ▁The ▁drag on ▁and ▁Ven i ▁Yan ▁mon ks ▁ch ase ▁the ▁Rat ▁Cre atures ▁away , ▁and ▁Th orn ▁instruct s ▁the ▁towns folk ▁to ▁arm ▁themselves , ▁as ▁they ▁finally ▁realize ▁they ▁are ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Rat ▁Cre atures . ▁ ▁Category : B one ▁graph ic ▁nov els ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁graph ic ▁nov els <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch est nut ▁Hill ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁As he ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁south ▁of ▁C rum pler . ▁It ▁lies ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 5 6 ▁feet ▁( 8 4 0 ▁m ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁As he ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁D ynast y ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁topic ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁deb ated ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁dec ades ▁by ▁histor ians . ▁The ▁differ ing ▁opinions ▁mostly ▁revol ve ▁around ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁the