<![CDATA[Ollie Francis: Kingdom]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/s/kingdomhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zXKp!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05a55b74-f0e6-4ba0-bc54-470fa30d4a3a_363x363.pngOllie Francis: Kingdomhttps://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/s/kingdomSubstackFri, 03 Apr 2026 21:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Episode 17 - Leap]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-17-leap-4c6https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-17-leap-4c6Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:45:46 GMTThe bears begin their journey to Blackwood. Their mother, WIllowback, wants to retake the Kingdom. But she is injured. She is not well. And something is following them on the scentpath...

A huge thank you to all my supporters, including everyone who has been kind enough to donate towards the project. It's been marvelous to connect with people through story like this.

This is the final episode of season 1. But the story continues. You can find out more at www.olliefrancis.co.uk.

Until then, may the gods always hear your song.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 16 - Blackstripe]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-16-blackstripe-a60https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-16-blackstripe-a60Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:09:10 GMTExhausted by the desert, disheartened by the loss of Nightfoot, and days from home, Blackstripe prepares himself for the inevitable. His wolves will turn on him. The end will come.

This is the penultimate episode of Season 1.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 15 - Dewdrop]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-15-dewdrop-968https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-15-dewdrop-968Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:55:47 GMTDewdrop wakes, drugged, dragged from the river.

They have her. But where are they taking her?

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 14 - Bluetongue]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-14-bluetongue-b11https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-14-bluetongue-b11Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:56:42 GMTThings start to go wrong when Bluetongue and Halfoot discover something suspicious by the river.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 13 - Halfoot]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-13-halfoot-d2dhttps://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-13-halfoot-d2dMon, 28 Nov 2022 22:06:28 GMTThe Applewood Foxes are leaving Highwood - all except for Halfoot. Her job is to stay behind and represent her father's bloodwood to the King. She travels along the Treewall, searching for the greenmasons the Daughter of the King, Dewdrop, introduced her to the night before. But there are rumours of an old enemy returning to Highwood. Maybe this is Halfoot's chance to prove herself and earn her brother's respect.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 12 - Leap]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-12-leap-ae8https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-12-leap-ae8Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:44:01 GMTLeap and his brother are left at the cave. But there are new scents on the horizon. Someone is coming. And they bring unwelcome consequences.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 11 - Blackstripe]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-11-blackstripe-aa1https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-11-blackstripe-aa1Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:38:13 GMTThe wolves cross the desert. But there is dissention in the ranks. And what is that following them?

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Until then, may the gods always hear your song.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 10 - Dewdrop]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-10-dewdrop-44fhttps://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-10-dewdrop-44fMon, 18 Jul 2022 13:27:18 GMTThe King's Daughter introduces the Daughter of Applewood to her new home. But something is waiting in the darkness.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 9 - Bluetongue]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-9-bluetongue-bb4https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-9-bluetongue-bb4Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:47:13 GMTAfter Bluetongue and Snowtip return from the celebrations at Farclaw's Citadel, Bluetongue slips away to meet a squirrel named Ashfoot and hears some terrible news.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 8 - Halfoot]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-8-halfoot-47fhttps://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-8-halfoot-47fMon, 30 May 2022 11:30:15 GMTThe Applewood Foxes have received their marks from the new king, but Halfoot's father has something important for her to do.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 7 - Leap]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-7-leap-355https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-7-leap-355Tue, 17 May 2022 16:02:45 GMTHidden deep in Northwood, the young bears are finally allowed out to play. But things go wrong when they make a new friend.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 6 - Blackstripe]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-6-blackstripe-758https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-6-blackstripe-758Mon, 02 May 2022 14:12:11 GMTCast out by the new king, a pack of wolves brave the mountain to cross into the Eastern Desert. None of them will survive but honour compels them, for the glory of the Kingdom - whichever king reigns back in Highwood. So they go, marching to their dry deaths, on and on to seek the mythical Forest of the Gods beyond the eternal sands.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 5 - Dewdrop]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-5-dewdrop-ce6https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-5-dewdrop-ce6Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:51:00 GMTDewdrop, daughter of the King, gathers her cousins beneath the bloodwood tree to welcome the Applewood Foxes to Highwood. The Citadel is filled with activity and expectation fills the air. The Brightwood Flowers are ready to bloom. But something is wrong with one of the Applewood visitors. Something very wrong indeed...

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 4 - Bluetongue]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-4-bluetongue-21fhttps://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-4-bluetongue-21fMon, 04 Apr 2022 11:05:09 GMTNew scents slip through the Treewall. The Applewood Foxes have reached Hightwood but will they be welcome?

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 3 - Halfoot]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-3-halfoot-9d3https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-3-halfoot-9d3Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:29:13 GMTThe Applewood Foxes travel to Highwood, stopping off at a new bloodwood founded by the Threehorn Stag. The journey across the Greatlands has been hard on all of them - but especially for Halfoot, who has been haunted by strange and unnatural dreams. And now the dreams have started coming while she is awake.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 2 - Leap]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-2-leap-ef5https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-2-leap-ef5Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:19:26 GMTLeap waits with his mother and brother for the world outside their cave to thaw. He dreams of returning to HIghwood, back to his friends and the world he once knew. But that world is gone. All they have now are songs and story.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 1 - Prologue]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-1-prologue-959https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/episode-1-prologue-959Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:17:10 GMTThere are newcomers in the treeless forest. Strange creatures wander the moonstone stacks, carrying with them a strange power not seen for generations. The old gods have woken and now they come walking.

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]]><![CDATA[Welcome to Kingdom]]>https://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/welcome-to-kingdom-ddbhttps://www.olliefrancis.co.uk/p/welcome-to-kingdom-ddbTue, 22 Mar 2022 13:05:02 GMTWelcome to Kingdom, a fantasy story written and produced by Ollie Francis.

The Old Bear is dead and the Threehorn stag rules in Highwood. One by one the other bloodwoods of the kingdom have come to receive the mark of the new king and pledge him their loyalty. But there are rumours that the Old Bear lives, that his family is hidden away in the North plotting their return. There are whispers that his ghost stalks the vast wasteland of the frozen forest, longing for vengeance. There are even tales that the old gods are walking again and have crossed the desolation of the Eastern Desert to reclaim the bloodwood trees from those who have abused their power. 

It is a dangerous world for the animals of the Kingdom. Few will survive what is coming. Fewer still will be glad they did. But there is hope. Those who know, feel it flowing like sap, giving strength to the weak, nourishing the young until it is their turn to step into the light. And when they do, then the dance will begin.

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