Beyond the Silent Scream

Previously

…As Leo watched the shadowy creature recede back into the deeper woods, its form dissolving into the encroaching twilight, a sense of purpose, fragile but persistent, began to bloom in Lily’s chest. The grove pulsed around her, its magic a comforting embrace. She looked back at Professor Hoot, her eyes filled with a newfound determination. The silence of Oakhaven was a heavy burden, but perhaps, just perhaps, a shy girl with a secret song in her heart could be the one to break it. The quest had begun.