The Branded Hunters Trilogy: The Masked Musician (On Hold)

Chapter 9: The Endless Night of Dancing

I bit my lip, at the sight of the mysterious letter.

I looked at Fidget. "Um, Fidge, could you..."

He closed his eyes then covered them with his ears. He hopped off the sink, accidentally bonked to the wall then slowly left the bathroom. I got out the tub and quickly dressed to a simple tee and shorts. I went to my living room and sat on the couch, staring at the envelope. What secrets does it posses? Is my identity and life in danger?

"What do you think it is, Fidge?"

Fidget jumped on the table and put his paw on the envelope.

"Yeah, you're right. I have to read it to find out."

I grabbed the golden envelope, a simple square envelope. I turned it to see a wax seal on it's flap. I brushed my finger over it to see there were letters on it.

"M. A. G?" I looked at Fidge. "Mag? What the hell is mag?"

But all Fidget did was twitch his nose then put his paw over his eyes. What does he mean by that? Then it dawned on me.

"M. A. G. The Medieval American Government!" I exclaimed, now I'm really scared.

Oh this is bad, really bad. The Medieval American Government (MAG), is a bit of a combination of the government back then and the system with the king. What do they want from me? I haven't done anything bad... for the last couple of weeks.

I slowly opened the envelope, hesitating like there's a bomb in the letter. But the envelope only possessed a letter.

"Oh no Fidge, do you know what this means?" I asked him. "It's the worse of all letters! The written ones! It probably says that my bounty hunter skills are revoked, or my bounty has been lowered. Oh anything but that!"

Fidget growled at me.

"Yeah sorry, sorry. Back to the letter."

I opened the paper and read it's fancy cursive handwriting,

Dear Masked Musician,

Do not worry for your identity and safety because this letter has found you. How we have found you will only remain to us, but your identity itself is not known to even to the MAG. We the MAG, had acknowledge your power, skills and reputation as a bounty hunter representing the state of California. 

That is why you have the honor to be invited to the once a year, Annual Bounty Ball. As you may know, it will be held like always in Washington, D.C on the 28th of December starting from 9 p.m to midnight. It will be a black tie event, we require your outfit to match both your title and ability. You will be in the presence of the royal family, and we suggest that you don't harm the royal family. You may carry your weapons, if you have a legal permit, and bring your animal partners, as long as they house broken. You may bring a plus one, as long as he/she is a fellow bounty hunter or assassin.

We hope you enjoy this memorable even. And please, to the minimum, not make arguments to fights, we do not want what happened last year.

Now please remove any traces of this letter. Thank you

Sincerely, 

The MAG

I leaned back on the couch, looking at the ceiling. The Annual Bounty Ball, I've finally been invited to it. The Annual Bounty Ball is a yearly tradition in which famous bounty hunters and assassins gather in the presence of the king himself. It's bit like a ball and a feast, and a bit similar to the Red Carpet back then. Every bounty hunter or assassin knows that they're almost at the top when they are invited to it. Many of my bounty hunter and assassin friends offer me to be their plus one, but I all decline them. I want my first time, to be when I'm invited.