Chapter 4: Anger

BOS entry included

Ariah has betrayed me. My unfaithful niece, the witch I had favored so much, has left Scotland. She must have magically cloaked herself as I can't find her anywhere and she's covered her tracks with so many concealing spells that I don't even know which direction she's headed in. I should have never took her in, never brought her to Amyranth and strengthened her powers. I should have killed her whilst I had the chance. Now Ariah is a great danger to any dark witch. Especially me.

-Neimhidh

"I have to go." And with that, I bolted to the next exit, but Hunter was faster than me. He caught up with me and grabbed hold of my arm.

"Let go!" I shrieked, tugging my arm free.

"Ariah, I know this is hard for you, but you're going to have to face the facts," Hunter said calmly, stroking my hair as I sobbed into his jacket. "Look, I'll take you back to my place. You can stay there, okay?"

Without thinking, I nodded. Hunter smiled. "Okay. Widow's Vale: Here we come!"

Hunter's house was just like I had remembered it. Sky Eventide – Hunter's cousin – met us at the doorway.

"'Lo, Ariah." She greeted me with a brief nod before heading out of the house.

Hunter then turned to me. "Okay, Ariah," He said cheerfully. "You'll have to sleep on the sofa for the moment. We're a bit short of space, you see."

"No problem," I muttered, dropping my bags onto the floor.

"Ariah…" Hunter followed me into the kitchen. I opened his fridge and poked around for some Diet Coke.

"Got any soda?" I asked, ignoring the tone in his voice.

"Yeah, it's in the cupboard," He mumbled and ran his fingers through his pale blonde hair as I popped the top on a can of Diet Coke.

"Ariah, I know you're not feeling pretty good at the moment," Hunter began. I arched my eyebrows as he said, "You can't burry your head in the sand."

"Yah think?" I said sarcastically.

His face hardened. "Ariah, this isn't a laughing matter, god dammit!" He thundered. My own temper caught fire. "DO YOU SEE ME LAUGHING?!" I screeched. "YOU'RE NOT THE ONE WHO'S FOUND OUT THAT YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE!!!! YOU'RE NOT THE ONE HAVING TERRIFYING VISIONS OF THE FLIPPING FUTURE, ARE YOU? HAVE YOU DREAMED ABOUT YOUR FUTURE DAUGHTER BEING PUSHED OFF A CLIFF RECENTLY, EH, HUNTER?"

"What?" He gasped.

I shook my head, wishing I hadn't said anything. "I need some space. I'm going out for a while." Hunter looked as if he didn't approve, but he made no objection.

As for me, I dashed off to the local power sink. I needed to speak to my mother, and I knew how to do it. I was going to open a bith dearc.