- "Why, what do you mean? What for?"
- — Bugloss being fooled by Holly
Captain Bugloss was a captain of the right flank mark.
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Holly and the other Watership Down rabbits were put into his flank. Holly felt that Bugloss seemed like a nice enough fellow and was conscientious, but a bit weak and having to put up with too much work than he could cope with.
Because Holly and the other Watership Down rabbits needed to escape Efrafa, Holly devised a plan inspired by an El-ahrairah story. One night, during silflay, Holly approached Bugloss and said that General Woundwort needed to see him, which was a lie. Although Bugloss was doubtful, he gave in when Holly was leaving. This allowed Holly's group to escape.
General Woundwort later demoted and expelled Bugloss from the Owsla for letting them escape.