Story Plot: Barnaby is alone, walking near the forests when he is ambushed / kidnapped by two bandits for ransom, both mutts and wearing thin short sleeved clothing. They tie him up with ropes (ankles, thighs, torso and wrists), gag him with a large sponge stuffed into his mouth followed by a cloth tied over his mouth and nose - and blindfolded with three dark cloths. He is then stuffed into a trunk made to accommodate him, with pillows, leg-room, etc. he is then stuffed into a stolen wagon and drive to their wooden hideout.
Two brother bandits, Jared and Jos, known as the ‘The Sack Brothers’, roam the kingdom of Merrivane, trying to stay alive and cause their own chaos. They kidnap high-ranking / well-known canines for ransoms, who their boss, Hemlock, takes care of.
Bartholomew is getting ready for a royal event. The Sacked Fangs, at that time break in for a robbery, but are mortified to see the king in the room at that time. Bartholomew, however, assumes them to be servants, and requests he helps him get dressed. The Sacked Fangs play along, and ‘help him get dressed’, as they really add clothing and accessories that restrain and gag him, with Bartholomew assuming they know what they’re doing. Soon, once he is restrained to their satisfaction, they lead him out to their getaway carriage they stole and force him in the trunk (which is about when Bartholomew realizes this is a kidnapping, and is very annoyed at the embarrassing nuisance).