The mask of the raven - Hunter x reader

Chapter twenty four

Chapter 24
The owl House

Caleb proposed to me! It was such a cold morning, and we went outside and watched the worm demons swimming around in the lake, when he turned away from me. I thought he was going to give me his jacket, but no, no he reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring!

Y/n

"I don't know where I am Vix," I say. My hands tremble, my body shivvers, I stare longingly into the sparks emerging from the small fire I attempted to make. It was a poor attempt, everything sizzles out in a matter of moments and it takes all my energy to keep the little circle, spurting purple flames into the twigs going. 

It's night. 
It's cold, I'm alone and I hate to admit it but I'm scared. and I miss Hunter.

Vix is asleep, I don't even have her for company. I lean against a tree, sinking to the sandy floor. I've thought about leaving, flying over the boiling sea until I've found the next island, maybe I'd find my way into the next realm. There have to be more, I know about the human realm already, there must be more. Yet, something is holding me back.

So I've been here, staring at the sea for the past few days, hoping someone would find me, and know what to do. No one has, of course. I'm alone again, even if someone did find me I'd still be alone, without Hunter.

I feel exhausted, everything hurts in that same fatigued pain I felt so often after my early morning missions. But then I could just sleep, now I'm not able too. Over these past few days my eyes haven't closed for more than an hour or two. I can't let them, or Belos will find me and I'll die and no-one will be able to keep Vix safe or get Hunter out of there-

My head starts pounding. 
I don't think I want to be by the boiling sea anymore, it's what got me into this mess to begin with. I can't believe I trusted that, that rat. Belos.. Belos- I don't have the words to describe my fury.

"Wake up Vix," I nudge their sleeping form, the slow rising and falling of their chest becoming rapid as they awoke. 

I remember the words someone spoke to me, a while ago now. "Look kid, if you ever need a place to go the owl house always has room for ya," 

Funny, I used to be so scared of her, now I'm going to her for help -I think. Vix stares at me with one eye, scrambling to her paws, she lifts where her front paw would have been to my face, she smiles in that strange way palismen do, where the smile isn't really there. I think visiting Eda would be a good idea she says.  ̶s̶t̶r̶a̶n̶g̶e̶,̶ ̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶O̶w̶l̶ ̶L̶a̶d̶y̶'̶s̶ ̶n̶a̶m̶e̶?.̶

Vix tries telling me to sleep first but there's no way I'm going to, out in the open like this, so I lift a hand up to my shoulder and she resigns to laying there. I walk, for a long time. I'm still not entirely sure where I am but it doesn't take long to find Bonesborough, from the voices of the night market. I keep my eye directed at the ground, hiding my face. My cloak is in tatters, after my starry one was stolen I tore apart some of the fabric I bought with Luz back in Latissa for those masks, funny how 

"Want to buy some eyeballs?" I feel someone tap my shoulder and I'm so startled I yell and immediately cover my mouth. The demon who bothered me inspects me for a moment, now I'm facing them. "Hey, you're the kid from the wanted poster ain't cha- lotta snails for that bounty, lotta-"