The beginning place

Two young people who cross over from everyday reality and meet in the magical village of Tembreabrezi volunteer to take on and destroy the unknown malevolent force that is threatening the village with destruction Fleeing from the monotony of his life, Hugh Rogers finds his way to "the beginning place"—a gateway to Tembreabrezi, an idyllic, unchanging world of eternal twilight. Irena Pannis was thirteen when she first found the beginning place. Now, seven years later, she has grown to know and love the gentle inhabitants of Tembreabrezi, or Mountaintown, and she sees Hugh as a trespasser. But then a monstrous shadow threatens to destroy Mountaintown, and Hugh and Irena join forces to seek it out. Along the way, they begin to fall in love. Are they on their way to a new beginning...or a fateful end? [source][1] [1]: https://www.ursulakleguin.com/the-beginning-place Hugh And Irena Assummed That They Had Just Stumbled Upon Tembraebrezi, A Beginning Place, But Tembraebrezi Has A Secret Dark Fear That Is Threatening The Kingdom And Hugh And Irena Were Led To The Beginning Place For A Purpose. Ursula K. Le Guin.