Elfquest Reader's Collection #11: Legacy

This book is the first in the "Ember" series that also comprises Huntress and The Wild Hunt. Having been charged with preserving the Wolfriders while the majority of them go off to fight for the Palace in Ascent and Reunion, newly fledged chief Ember and her small band-Leetah, Skywise, Pike, Moonshade, Redlance, Nightfall, Dewshine, Scouter, and pregnant Tyleet, along with their respective wolves-embark on a quest for a new Holt. At first, every decision is a test for Ember, as she struggles to determine which direction to take and how to find shelter in the open plains through which the band is traveling. To make matters worse, Moonshade freely expresses her doubts about and displeasure over Ember's choices. It takes a series of dangerous encounters and a bout of insect-induced hallucination for Ember to understand and deal with Moonshade's distress. Ember's first chance to really shine comes when a period of bad hunting for the elves leads her to consider a source of food that they would have otherwise overlooked: mice.