The mask of the raven - Hunter x reader

Chapter sixteen

Tw: there's like mention of Belos abusing people but it's not too bad.

Chapter 16
The way of the witch

Hunter

I finished my mission at 4 am, running on two hours of sleep and four mugs of coffee- I actually got some decent sleep today (okay that's a lie I did not get a decent amount of sleep but im telling y/n i did of they'll worry).

I open my scroll, im meant to be awake and ready for golden guard duty by now but my eyes keep slipping close. I have to keep reminding myself; im used to this, im used to this. I'm supposed to be able to stay awake, I've had days like this before - a lot in fact; im the golden guard for Titan's sake, this is what I signed up for.

I'm not allowed many apps on the scroll, Belos says its distracting, but I recently found something called 'amphibia' where the Sprig frog comes from.. Who knew humans could make quality shows?

...

My eyes open and I realize I fell asleep watching my scroll, my eyes sting and my limbs ache from sitting upright. I'm not entirely sure what the time is but Belos is going to be mad.

I practically fall out of bed and shove on my golden guard attire -my eyes brush over my reflection in the floor length mirror and I cringe- I don't hate my face- but the scar reaching across my cheek is a display of my weakness.

I reach my door, frantically, without checking my surroundings first and I trip over a peice of paper. My face hits the floor and leaves a small smear of blood. I shove my mask back on, no time to check that- there might be an assasin, or kikimoria- or a peice of paper.

I pick it up, and turn it over. There's writing on the back, scrawled in untidy penmanship:
Hey Hunter,
I'm going out into bonesborough, you were asleep so I didn't disturb you.
Y/N

I swear my eye starts twitching. They went into bonesborough? No this won't do, they ̶d̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶e̶t̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶ might get in trouble with uncle belos.

The cardinal taps on my window, I spin around to see it and my face softens, poor little guy, always running, like me. I open it and he pulls on my hair, i didn't even realize he could get to it under my mask.

"Hey," I shout, i know he's meant to be dangerous and wild magic but he's okay- Y/n has a palisman so they can't be that bad right-

He twitters at me- Sometimes I think I've heard something, like maybe a voice when he opens his beak, but then it goes.

"Well little rascal," I still can't believe I've used the human's nickname for this creature, "we're going to rescue a Raven Watcher."

Y/N

I walk through bonesborough, I'm wearing a concealment stone with a plain cloak, my starry one may be flashy but clearly too obvious.

I'm not sure why I'm here, but I'm scouting around the day market. I had no missions today, again, im starting to think Belos doesn't trust me. Good, I don't.

Vix crawls onto my shoulder, she's telling me this is a bad idea, but she says that about everything so I don't think it matters. I don't know what I'm going to buy but I'm in the mood to waste some money on something.