In the quiet village of Stillwater, nestled in a valley of whispering pines, there was a place known as the Whisper-Grotto. The adults saw it as a simple cave, a curiosity of echoing acoustics. But the children knew its true magic. If you stood in its very center and said nothing at all, the cave would listen to your heart and answer with an echo of your deepest, most unspoken wish.Lena, a girl of twelve with a thoughtful frown and a pocket full of half-finished sketches, felt more lost than most. Her friends all seemed to have a purpose. Milo