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I think there are many troubles ahead—many trials and tearings. But in the end, I believe we will find our mending.
 


The Mending is a long-prophesied event among rabbits, having been spoken of as far back as their time in Blue Moss Hills.

History[]

The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner[]

One of the earliest known references—if not the earliest—to the Mending was contained in the Stone Book of Fay. Fay's words were in reference to her husband Flint's Stone Sword, noting that "When the Mending [came], it [would] be unmendable." This prophecy was later recounted after the Stone Sword was recovered—whole and unbroken—following the betrayal of Desolation.

Prince Lander and the Dragon War[]

The prophecy about Flint's sword was mentioned, with Lander wondering if what it actually meant was that the sword needed to break to make the Mending possible. When explaining his plans for First Warren to Massie Burnson, Lander told him that they would "always [aim] at the mending". Fleck Blackstar expressed hope to Galt that they would eventually find the Mending.

The Green Ember[]

Mrs. Weaver tells Heather that the inhabitants of Cloud Mountain are busy mending, showing why they must fight. The Mended Wood is mentioned many times, with the rabbits all longing for a place where there would be no more hurt and strife.

Ember Falls[]

The Mending and the Mended Wood are mentioned on multiple occasions, as the rabbits attempt to keep up hope and remind themselves what they are fighting for. The Mending is the greatest hope of the rabbits, where they will be free and glad again, and there will be no more hurt, death, betrayal, or strife.

Ember Rising/The Archer's Cup[]

Among the signs of rabbitkind's continued belief in the Mending was the use of the code phrase "a friend of the Mending" as a means of entering Harbone Citadel. This code had fallen out of usage by the time of Helmer and Picket's arrival on their way to First Warren. The rabbits of Natalia thought of the Mending often as a source of hope and a reminder of what they were fighting for. Emma mentions many times how they must fight for the Mending, putting it before her throne.

Ember's End[]

Picket Longtreader: Will this mending have no limit? Will even death finally die?


Heather Joveson: May it be so in this Mended Wood.

Ember's End, pgs. 406-407
 

The Mending was mentioned several times as the rabbits of Natalia prepared for and fought the Siege of First Warren, with the generally held belief that the outcome of the Siege would either be the Mending or their utter defeat at the talons of Morbin Blackhawk.

Subsequent to Smalden Joveson's slaying of Morbin Blackhawk (which resulted in the breaking of the Stone Sword of Flint in fulfillment of Fay's prophecy), The Mending becomes a reality, as every foe that ever stood against rabbitkind had been brought to an end. The rediscovery of Firstflower perpetuates every life and heals every wound, so that The Mending would last forever.

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