Into the Woods
Authorities were called immediately. By evening, police and park rangers traced the shepherd’s path back into the forest. Staff had already given him a name: Hero.
Following the trail, the search team discovered a makeshift campsite hidden beneath tangled branches: a scorched fire pit, tattered tarp, food wrappers, and blood-stained cloth draped over a log.
Half-buried in the dirt was a child’s shoe—matching the one still on the girl’s foot. The silence of the search party spoke louder than words. Something terrible had happened there.
