Nia and Grindle the Keeper

In the quiet valley of Willowbrook, the farms flourish and the land appears to be blessed. For generations, the villagers have lived in harmony, guided by a single, golden rule: Take what you need. Save for tomorrow. It is a place where trust is as abundant as the grain, and no one goes hungry.

But even in a paradise, shadows can stretch across the sun. It begins slowly a missing sack of wheat, a vanished basket of fruit, a gap in the winter stores. As the harvest disappears, whispers of curses and thieves replace the laughter in the village square. When fear takes root, the familiar faces of neighbors can start to look like strangers.

The answers lie beyond the safety of the farmland, deep within the Border Forest a forbidden place of ancient trees and mythical creatures that no villager dares to enter. It is said that the forest holds secrets that are both kind and dangerous, waiting for those brave enough to seek them.

This is the story of Nia, a young girl with sharp eyes, and Elder Thomas, a man of quiet wisdom, who must cross the line between the known and the unknown. It is a journey into the heart of mystery, where the true test is not fighting monsters, but understanding the difference between greed and survival. As they step into the woods to find the vanishing harvest, they will discover that the greatest magic of all is found in the choices we make for tomorrow.

Welcome to Willowbrook. The test is about to begin.