At first the forest didn't appear all that scary. Maybe it was the crisp mountain air that made everyone feel invigorated, or perhaps it was the lingering sunshine. For Jasmine, something strange was happening – she started to feel a newfound excitement and, believe it or not, a sense of adventurous fun.
There she was, Jasmine Goddard with her limp, walking through the Shadowed Perilgrove Forest, and surprisingly, she didn't really mind it. This went on for a while until ominous black clouds slowly covered the sky, and the sun disappeared. Thunder rumbled in the distance, and the woods turned dark and eerily quiet.
Suddenly, a lightning bolt streaked across the sky, and ahead of them, there was a deafening crash as massive trees toppled to the ground, one after another. Then the storm u
