Some secrets are buried. Some are buried for a reason. Dr. Edward Foster is a brilliant scientist with a future full of promise. But when a life-changing experiment goes terribly wrong, he wakes up small, frightened, and alone in the body of a rat.Forced to survive in a hidden world beneath Twain University, Edward discovers a colony unlike anything science prepared him for: Ash, an old storyteller who remembers too much; Pip, a collector of impossible things who never met a bottle cap he didn't love; and a family of unforgettable characters who slowly teach him the one thing his brilliant career never could the true meaning of home.But something else lives in the dark below. Ancient symbols carved into forgotten chambers. Fresh tracks where no tracks should be. And an old legend that says: when the lights wake, the Keepers return.As the mystery deepens beneath the university, Edward must decide what truly matters and where he belongs. Because the old ones have a saying: seven days below, and the world above starts to feel like a story. Seven more, and this one starts to feel like yours.A heartwarming tale of friendship, courage, and choosing what to keep for anyone who has ever wondered where home really is.