This battle consisted of the forces of Matthias, which included Orlando the Axe, Log-a-Log and Queen Warbeak, among others, against the Longtail Horde of Stonefleck, of which outnumbered Matthias' army almost ten to one. At first, the Longtails seemed to be winning the battle. They shot at Matthias' force with arrows, who were on a raft in the middle of a river, and managed to pick off a large number of shrews. Then, the Longtails tried to follow Matthias' force in a raft of their own, but it was still tied to the bank.