Chani Petro

The Heart of an Elk Chani Petro

A Darkness creeps through the forest, its tendrils corrupting all that it touches. The trees are not safe, the elk are in danger, and the King of the Forest must act. A blue boy emerges from his mighty chest; their hope lies with him. But the Darkness is cunning and though it cannot kill him, it taints the boy. He is lost, lost to his people, to his herd, and lost to the land. The boy turns his blackened hand against the forest and sends the Darkness to devour the King of the Forest. But as the Darkness threatens to consume them all, a woman with golden hair appears on the hill.