#Mouse guard black axe free

That day he was returning to Lockhaven, and a younger mouse was going to take over his post. We then join the young Celenawe in Spring 1115, we see him doing his chores, while ruminating 'it was the day my life would change forever.' He tells us that he had lived alone for forty seasons, working as a Guard Mouse who trained new Guard Mice whose first lesson was locating him. She ruminates that she hopes one day soon the Guard and the common mice can soon once again 'have a new hero in which to believe.' Celanawe's death has shaken her, 'I did not know the myth was truly protecting us, and when we found out that he was, we lost him forever'. She knows Kenzie and Saxon are worried about him but cannot spend the resources to look. She reflects on the fact that young Lieam has gone missing, he left armed with the Black Axe after Celanawe was killed in the Winter 1152 story. The Matriarch of Lockhaven is writing her diary over images of the mice gathering food and so on. It starts with said prologue set in Spring 1153.

#Mouse guard black axe free

As well as the main miniseries, this collection includes the Free Comicbook Day prologue, epilogue and maps, guides and cutaways, all of which help with the world building of the series. This story is a prequel to that already covered, set in 1115 it tells the story of how Celanawe came to discover The Black Axe and wrote his story into legend. He came out of retirement to help them and died after mentoring a replacement for him in the form of the 'redfur' Lieam. The first two tales were set in Autumn and Winter of 1152, and the correct guard were aided by a grizzled old veteran called Celanawe, who also was known as 'The Black Axe' after the mythological weapon he wielded it. Time to return to artist and writer David Peterson's tale of the titular Guard, a fantasy story in which mice have formed a protective organisation made up of fierce little furry dudes who, armed with swords and suchlike protect the common mice from all the dangers life can throw at them. 'A lone mouse, even with the mythic Black Axe was poor odds against a single fox in its own lair' - Celanawe.