Where the Bears Roam - The First Warning

Years before the events of Where the Bears Roam, a solitary mountain ranger named Petar patrols a forgotten section of forest along an old border. Strange things begin happening:- wildlife disappears- deep in the forest he finds tracks that are not animal... and not quite human- an abandoned military radio tower suddenly activates at night Villagers whisper that the mountains are waking again. When Petar follows the trail into a forbidden valley known as The Bear's Hollow, he discovers signs that someone is using the wilderness as cover for something dangerous. Something that will later trigger the events of the main novel. The story ends when: Petar sends a final warning message before vanishing. The last line could be: "If anyone receives this transmission... stay away from the valley. The bears are not the only hunters here."