The Tear Catcher

When children begin vanishing from remote villages, Elder Augarth knows he must act, even if it means defying his fellow council members.

Ten years after his own daughter disappeared without a trace, Augarth convinces Drake-a young tracker with mysterious abilities-to join his desperate search. As they journey into the forbidding mountains that have loomed over their lands for generations, they discover signs of an ancient evil once thought to be merely legend.

What begins as a rescue mission becomes a fight for survival when Augarth is gravely injured in the mountains. As they struggle onward, haunted by ravens and pursued by unseen watchers, they uncover a horrifying truth: something feeds on children's tears-and it's been doing so for centuries.

With time running out for the missing children and dangerous secrets emerging about their own village, Augarth and Drake must confront a monstrous adversary with the power to drain more than just tears. To save the children, they'll have to decide what they're willing to sacrifice-and whether some enemies deserve mercy at all.