| card =

| quote = I didn't ''say'' that. Or maybe I didn't say ''that''. Perhaps ''I'' didn't say that.

| titles = Ratatoskr, Drill Tooth, The Messenger Squirrel

| names =

| aspects = {{Aspect|Knock}} {{Aspect|Moth}}

| arrival = Not long after the Harlequin first visited the Spirarch.

}}

The Thorned Courier is a mischievous Hour. He ferries messages from Hour to Hour, but always makes sure that the messages are delivered as insults, or is intentionally misleading as to what the messages mean. This leads to disastrous miscommunications, and the Thorned Courier delights in using the resulting chaos to sneak behind the backs of other Hours, usually in order to steal whatever catches his eye at the time. The Thorned Courier knows the every hidden path, and every secret passage. He uses these paths to travel quickly, and escape those that he has angered. The Thorned Courier has a habit of getting into places that he shouldn't, and some say that sometimes, he takes short-cuts through the histories during his travels.

===Appearance===

===Principles===

The Thorned Courier wields Knock, that he may travel anywhere, past any obstacles. He cannot be denied entry. He also wields Moth, for his sense of mischief and the chaos he causes.