Synopsis

She discovered them in the shadowed hollow near her new home – a community of beings unlike any she had ever encountered. They were… boisterous. Their activities involved much thumping and resounding, a constant, rhythmic clamor that filled the air. Initially, curiosity drew her to the cave's mouth, and soon, a hesitant friendship blossomed. She learned their ways, their strange songs, their peculiar customs. But her father remained unconvinced. He harbored a deep-seated apprehension, a fear