The emerald leaves of the magical Sundergrove Forest whispered as the dusk began to pour honeyed light through their trembling boughs. Vanshaj, who had always felt a peculiar kinship with the enchanted trees, tiptoed along the mossy trail, feeling the silvery feathers of anticipation tickle his heart. Word had spread like wildfire that the malevolent Tiger, Rashn, was prowling near the village, his amber eyes glinting with mischief and malice. Rashn had been the forest’s terror for weeks. He leapt from shadow to shadow, scattering herds and ruining feasts, stealing fruits, and frightening the littlest creatures into silence. Squeaking fearfully, Miri the mouse and even Yash the wise old elephant, had begged Vanshaj for help. After all, Vanshaj was no ordinary adventurer—he was the friend of every critter, a boy whose courage shimmered brighter than the moon itself. With a sturdy walking...

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