It Started Out As An Ordinary Day

It all began on a seemingly normal day – like any other. Austin was hiking with his stepfather, Hubert, on a familiar trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Although they had walked this trail before, they knew that familiarity wasn’t enough to let their guard down. With few landmarks beneath the otherworldly canopy of trees, it was easy to get lost. Austin – and indeed, his stepfather — should have known better.