King Stern rules over a Dark empire of hares. His brother Atta leaves. Before his love Hulde gives birth to their first child, he wants to find his own field, bathed in Light. Every day Hulde runs to the frontier where she stands on the lookout. But then; the baby arrives too soon. At a rapid pace, Princess Ebba grows into a smart child. Hulde notices that she resembles more and more like Atta and that is not a gift. When later on they discover an abandoned bird nest in a rabbit cave, Ebba wants to go on a trip just like her father. But, is she as brave as him?
