Stardew Valley Fanfiction:

'The Farmer Witch'

Chapter 41:


After staring blankly at the Mayor for a time and getting no further explanation, the terrified warlock turned to face the young man beside him.

"You're my-?"

There was a gasp and the sound of breaking glass from behind the Mayor. The group turned to see a petrified looking Robin covering her mouth, a glass mug shattered at her feet, clearly dropped out of shock.

The carpenter's family was standing beside her, confused over her sudden reaction to what appeared to be a stranger.

Damon stared at Robin - hurt, terrified, and sad…..

Sebastian stared at his mother – angry, confused… and sad…..

Robin started to sob, running back the way she'd came, running away from the town mortified. The sheer fact that she felt humiliated spoke volumes to her guilt. It was clear to everyone who had been observing the event since the beginning that Damon had had no idea that he had any son at all.

Demetrius had gone after his wife, Maru following behind them. Sam and Judy stood beside Marnie and Pam still. It was obvious to Alice now exactly what Marnie had been animatedly explaining to Sam before. Abigail stood with her mother, both watching in stunned silence. Shane had put down his pumpkin ale, pushing it away on the table. Apparently this qualified as one of the few times he felt it proper to be sober.

Lewis had moved over to the farmer, putting an arm around her. It was then Alice realized just how much she was crying. Sobbing, in fact. She was shaking all over and her breathing was uneven.

Tired of being gawked at, and overwhelmed by all that he'd just learned, and angry and confused Sebastian took off towards Cindersap Forest. Damon called after him pleadingly, chasing after his son into the forest without hesitation.

Alice tried to push away from the Mayor, tried to follow, but he blocked her path. "I think it's best to let them work this out alone farmer…" It made no difference. Alice collapsed into tears in the man's arms a moment later anyway. She wouldn't have gotten very far.

Caroline and Abigail took her away to the general store, trying to calm her down. But the witch was inconsolable. The man she thought of as a father must be hurting so badly right now. Her best friend, Sebastian, must be hurting so badly right now. And all she could do right now was lay in Abigail's bed and cry. Cry, as the purple-haired girl stroked her hair and told her that everything would be alright. Cry, as Caroline whispered an explanation to Pierre outside the bedroom door. Cry, as Sam came over and reported to Abigail that he'd tried to find the two men in the woods but lost them. Cry, as her two friends sat helplessly at her side and tried to comfort her. Cry, as she eventually fell asleep there, miserable and confused.

Alice awoke the next morning. She was immediately overcome with embarrassment. She'd totally broken down last night and that wasn't like her at all. She felt terrible for putting Caroline and Abigail through that, and Sam too. She sat up in Abigail's bed, seeing her friend sound asleep on the floor of her room. More surprisingly, Sam was still here, laying right beside Abigail and snoring loudly. How had either of them slept through that?

Alice smiled, happy to have friends like these. She looked to Abigail's alarm clock – 6am on the nose.

She swung her legs over the edge of the bed. "Abs?" She whispered, nudging her gently with her foot.

Abigail stirred and wiped her eyes before looking up at Alice. "Hey girl~ How you feeling?"

"I'm fine Abs. And I'm so so sorry for last night." She smiled apologetically.

Abigail shook her head. "No big deal. Well… yes big deal, but I don't blame you for being bent out of shape over the whole thing. Last night was wild." She kicked Sam a little harder than necessary, waking him up. He flailed briefly from the unexpected attack, then sat up and stretched.

"Morning~"

Abigail rolled her eyes and stood up. "I imagine you have farmer stuff to do? Last day of the season and all."

Alice nodded. "Thanks for letting me crash here, but yea, I better be getting back…" She looked at her feet sadly.

Abigail nodded in understanding. She knew Alice needed to get home and check to see if Damon and Sebastian were there.

"Call us if you need backup~" Abigail offered her a supportive grin.

The farmer smiled back a little. "Definitely. Just keep me updated on the word around town." Pierre's shop was a hot spot of information and gossip.

Her two friends walked her outside, Sam complaining about how early it was and Abigail roughly elbowing him in the gut, reminiscent of Caroline's actions last night against poor Pierre.

Alice advised Sam to walk back home and crawl back into bed, she'd message them both later with any updates. Then the farm girl started her walk back home. It was quiet. Fall was coming to an end and Winter was settling in. She needed to harvest her fields before the chill blew in tomorrow. But first she stopped by the farmhouse. She quietly entered, seeing no one in the kitchen or living room. Her bedroom was empty and so was the upstairs. The boys weren't home.

She didn't know if that was a good or bad thing. Had Damon managed to catch up to Sebastian last night? Had they talked?

She looked out the back window and noticed the bikes were still sitting out there. They must still be in town or the surrounding area then. Alice changed clothes into her farmer overalls and made some fresh coffee. She needed to get to work to keep her mind off of things.


Next chapter will be a Sebastian POV taking up after he leaves the festival. Gotta catch up with our magic boys! - Mystical Jelly