A young squirrel named Niko survives a devastating forest fire that destroys everything he knows. Forced to abandon his home and family, he flees through a burning world where the old rules of nature no longer apply. In the ash-covered wasteland, he forms an unlikely alliance with another survivor, Lyra, and together they navigate a transformed landscape where prey must become predators to survive. As winter approaches and a wolf pack closes in, Niko must lead a desperate band of refugees in a battle not just for territory, but for the soul of what it means to survive. A dark, lyrical fable about trauma, transformation, and the price of survival in a world that has lost its balance. …more