the Grove Beneath Ash

When the forest he once called home falls to a creeping, unnatural blight, Derwin returns not as the druid he was trained to be - but as a man hollowed by guilt, loss, and years spent running from himself. He expects the trees to reject him. Instead, they whisper his name. To save what remains of the wilds, Derwin must face the legacy his parents left behind, discover why he alone is untouched by the corruption, and walk straight into the heart of a dying forest that seems determined to either claim him... or awaken him. But he is not alone. Not anymore. With the loyalty of his monstrous companion and the fragile hope of a battered survivor camp, Derwin steps onto a path that will force him to choose. Will he remain the broken druid who fled the grove or become the protector the spirits have been waiting for?