Hunter bursted through the door of the Owl House, ignoring the yelling behind him as he raced off into the forest. Questions ran through his mind as he tried to keep himself from breaking down on the spot. He was a grimwalker? Belos had been lying to him this whole time.. But he trusted him. Why would he do that? Hunter continued to run, not turning around as he continued to go deeper into the woods. He couldn't go back to the castle. Belos knew he knew. Belos would punish him, do something to harm him and keep him quiet. Below would kill him!

Hunter's breathing picked up, and he squeezed his eyes shut. Where could he go? Belos would certainly be looking for him. He'd send scouts out to look for him. Hunter felt tears prick in his eyes, but he wiped them away. He couldn't cry now. He needed to think of something.

He stopped sharply when he heard voices. Coven scouts. Already? He knew they heard him too. He get began running again, not ready to give up yet. He heard the footsteps behind him, he knew they were faster than him. He took another step forward but nothing was there to catch him. He slipped down the side of the steep hill, knocking his body on every small thing protruding from the hillside. He clawed at the dirt, trying to catch himself as he fell further. It was too dark to see what was below him, but the impact would surely hurt him, if not kill him. It seemed the scouts had seen him fall, and they had decided to go around and try to find a different way down to retrieve his body. Hunter felt the air get knocked from his body as he hit the side of the hill again, his head throbbed and he could feel blood trickling down his forehead.