Rinchen Thapa Chapter 1 The dawn broke slowly over the mist-cloaked valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, the jungle heavy with dew and the distant murmur of unseen rivers weaving through the dense canopy. Dr. Meera Sen adjusted the strap of her field bag as she followed the narrow trail cut by locals, her mind more on the expedition notes than the shifting ground beneath her boots. The air was thick with the perfume of wet earth and decaying leaves, each breath tinged with the wildness of a land still untamed by roads or electricity. Behind her, Colonel Arjun Rawat kept a…