Chapter 1

The trees were quiet on the mountain. Theyd been quiet for as long as Tirra could remember. Mirr had stripped it of all life, adding males to her tribe, killing rival Queens, and leaving nothing for the animals to eat.

Tirra sighed as she stepped over some rocks. How far and how long would she have to travel before she found life again? Shed left the tribe last season after a fight with her mother came too close to being deadly. Mirr didnt care for her children, Tirra knew that, but...