Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Royal Renegade. Enjoy the 800-words. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.
(Atlas, Schnee Family Mansion)
Fiye blinked as 2 AK 130s stood guard behind him as he heard Weiss's father clear his throat, Weiss sat in another chair with General Ironwood stood next to her.
"It is so good to see you again, Fiye… How is your father doing these days?"
Jacques asked, Fiye hummed and cleared his throat before speaking up.
"My father is well, Mr. Schnee… I am less concerned with him, he was on business the last time I spoke with him… So, he is well… I don't know how well… But I know he is well… Thank you for asking…"
Fiye said, General Ironwood cleared his throat and went to speak, putting his flask to the side for the moment.
"I spoke with his father a few weeks before the lockdown, Jacques…. His family manufactured those AK-130s in the first place and the 180 Spider Droid… Don't pester and crowd the boy more than he is already… And don't blame him for what I did…"
General Ironwood put in, he knew the elder Schnee wasn't happy that he wasn't able to ship dust anywhere since the borders had closed… But blaming someone wouldn't help him in the slightest.
"I am not, General… I am simply asserting the fact that Atlas is in a… Rough spot as the moment shows, with our borders closed, it is paramount we protect what we have right now… I can imagine your trying to keep your family safe at the moment?"
Jacques asked, Ironwood nodded and looked off, as if considering something and then disregarding it.
"We don't have a choice, Mr. Schnee… If I were to open the borders of Atlas, then we risk a Grimm and White Fang invasion… I still have men sweeping the entire forest for anything… After Vale, taking a chance isn't something I'm willing to leave to fate… not if it includes letting innocent people get harmed… I'm sorry, but you're have to make your money here…"
The Atlesian General put in, Weiss cleared her throat, no longer conformable sitting by in the topic.
"Father… With all due respect, I must concur with General Ironwood… Vale is so damaged and abandoned by the attack that there's barely even a port left for a small cargo ship, let alone a fleet… If anything, you'd be supplying the White Fang with more weapons to harm Beacon…. So please, take his words to heart?"
Weiss asked, she looked at Fiye, he looked at his Scroll and then to one of the androids, as if awaiting something.
"I… Fair enough, I won't push the issue…. Yet… But things must still must change…. General Ironwood, let us finish our business…. Weiss, please wait with Fiye outside until I call for you…. I have a topic I wish to discuss which I don't want to talk about within earshot for now…"
The Elder Schnee said, Weiss nodded and motioned for Fiye to follow her, he did so, casting a glance at the two older Atlesians and then leaving the room.
Fiye turned to Weiss while the doors closed and two of the manor guards took up their positions.
Weiss frowned at this… Though it didn't surprise her as much… Her father had a knack for shady business… Something she had tried to argue with Blake… She missed her comrades, even if she wouldn't admit it.
"I know Vale isn't gone… I know not everyone perished in the city… if they were, Atlas would have told us…. They wouldn't sugarcoat it, even to protect lives and moral here…"
Fiye suddenly put in, Weiss blinked and nodded, Fiye was at least still good at pointing at small details… Something he probably learned from his father…. Weiss wished her father was like that… But she would not argue the point here…. Not near her father.
"Yes… But you should know things aren't peaceful oversea, Fiye… There might still be a city left… But the CTC is…. Communication glitches at times and I know Atlas will run itself into the ground trying to fix it…. But my father…"
Weiss said before catching herself, making an enemy of her father was the last thing she wanted to do… Granted, it seemed the only thing she could do at the moment…
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done. Yes, I know it is short, chapters aren't going to be long for a while…. I also want to point out this story won't be as updated as Blake or Yang's since I don't have much of a plot for it at the moment. Next chapter will be in a few weeks and will show why Fiye is here. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
