Kai has always loved the forest. He knows every blade of grass, every tree, every animal and every danger. It's been his home for longer than he can remember. Why, all of a sudden, there are people from the village invading, he has no idea. Nor why they keep wandering into the most dangerous parts – places that he has to rescue them from. If he had his way, he'd leave well enough alone. Now, if only Radelae would stop sending him on errands that take him deeper and deeper into the forest.