Legacy of the Pantheruos

A Familiar Face...

3rd POV

The next day when he stepped into the guild, he immediately noticed that everyone was crowding around the bounty board. All of them seemed excited and were eager to complete a bounty or two. Some saw him ignore the crowd and go to a table and stand by it. The newer ones whispered about him, not knowing that he could hear them perfectly fine. The older guild members made comments but chose to ignore him. Despite all his years of stopping by the settlement and earning his onyx rank, he never took off his cloak. Others saw how dirty it was and usually judged his character based on that.

"I guess they'll let anyone be an onyx rank now." A blonde woman commented.

"Leave him be. As long as we don't bother him, he won't bother us." A man dismissed as he turned back to the board. Raptor just waited patiently as the large group near the bounty board picked the ones they wanted to do. The next several minutes was spent issuing the bounties to the group or the individual. People left shortly after and he made his way up to the board after everyone left and looked at it. He noticed that there were a couple of low paying ones but he didn't care, it gave him something to do. As he plucked a bounty off the board and went up to the desk, a blip appeared on his radar.

"PANTHER!!" A familiar voice called out. He turned around to see a familiar person dive at him with a happy expression on her face before he moved to the side suddenly. She crashed face first into the counter and groaned before turning around to look at him from the ground. He sighed when he realized who it was, her white cloak all too familiar.

"Why'd you move?" She rubbed her face.

"I thought you were going to attack me." He answered.

"I was going to hug you!" She cried out

"..." He stared at her silently.

"..." She did the same. Several long, silent seconds seemed to pass by and the guild girl and her assistant just stared at the sight before them.

"Why were you trying to hug me?" He asked.

"Why would I attack you!?" She shouted as she stood up.

"...What are you doing here, Mrs. Rose?" He asked. It had been twelve years since he's seen her face and to say that it wasn't welcome would be a lie. There was nothing wrong with her, aside from the fact that she was noisy and needlessly animated at times, but he could go the rest of his life without seeing her.

"I'm glad you asked; tall, dark, and mysterious. I've come to check on the status of the settlement." She pointed at him.

"It is fine." He answered, then finished getting his bounties verified. When he stepped out of the guild and began walking to the street, he sighed when he knew she was following him.

"So... while I have to check on the status of the town, I also need to-" She started.

"If it is trying to get me to work for Beacon, then leave." He interrupted. A shocked look adorned her face suddenly; how did he even know about what she was going to say? She didn't even finish her sentence.

"W-Wait, how did you even know?" She asked.

"Ozpin came to me five years ago, along with two others. He offered me a position at Beacon and I turned him down. You also stated that you worked for him, so I assume he sent you here on a mission to recruit me. I am not interested in Beacon nor will I ever be." He stated bluntly.

"Can you at least consider it?" She asked.

"No." He answered.

"Come on. I didn't travel all this way to be rejected! Do you know how long it took for me to get here? Especially after dealing with so many Grimm?" She asked as she followed him out of the settlement.