Hunch

Calix Favela is the boy who cried wolf. His hometown, Lochhaven, has completely shut him out, due to its citizens believing him to be insane. He isolates himself from humanity by locking himself indoors, hardly ever making an appearance otherwise. Although, contrary to popular belief, he does this to protect Lochhaven in countless, yet secretive, ways. Lyra Baltz has only ever heard stories of Calix from one perspective: the generic, skeptic citizens'. Although, after Lyra's countless (accurate) predictions- which remained confidential to her- she begins to think that Calix isn't nearly as strange as some make him out to be. In fact, she feels a strange connection to him. Eventually, she begins to be haunted and harassed by incessant dreams, hallucinations, and thoughts of a vague, dark presence lurking in Lochhaven. Just as she was about to publicly reveal these disturbances, Calix crosses paths with Lyra and warns her of the terrible things that would occur in doing so. The pair must now face the problem head-on without any assistance, but will they be able to identify the source of the darkness in time?