He shouldn’t be here. He shouldn’t be doing this... But how else was he going to find more information? He’d already looked through all the books in the castles library and even went through the forbidden stacks of several of the towns libraries, but he couldn’t find anything of what he was looking for...
So now he’s here, standing outside the emperor’s personal library. Only the most restricted of information was accessible solely by Belos. If that fact alone wasn’t enough to keep the boy away, the enchantment on the door’s lock should have made him turn back.
However, in reading so many books on wild magic he picked up things here and there, including how to bypass heavily enchanted locks. From a pouch on his hip he pulled out his palisman that quietly transformed into his staff form.
Hunter took a deep breath and drew a small golden spell circle in front of the lock. There was a loud click and he stashed Rascal away before trying the door. The knob turned easily, the large door creaked softly as he opened it. No one was inside... Good.
Quickly he hurried it, softly closing the door behind him. It wasn’t a large room but there were still several book shelves filled to the brim with tomes and grimoires. It would take him some time to look through them, but he hoped he’d find something quickly. He wasn’t sure how long he would have until his uncle came back here.
Hunter sifts through books, skimming their contents, trying to find anything talking about wild magic. One looked promising and he starts to flip through the pages, trying to glean what he can from it.
A noise catches his attention and he shuts the book, clutching it to his chest as he spins around to face the door.
“U-Uncle! I-I-” the boy stammers out, his heart hammering in his chest as he looks up at the older man. He has no explanation. He can’t talk his way out of this.