A/N: This chapter does include information from Frozen Remnants and I have decided to go against the recap simply because it would have to go through nearly every line cause I might reference some line of conversation that isn't in a recap. Also, until I get into school work and know exactly how much I shall be getting weekly this year I shall be releasing chapters on a biweekly basis as to get ahead in chapters in case one week I can't write because of writer's block or just too much work

"So what did he say?" Yang asked eagerly

"The council had disagreed to my decision" Weiss stopped "But he had recommended we go anyway as the situation is getting dire"

"I doubt Ozpin would tell us to disobey the council unless there was no other option" Blake pointed out

"But we can't just leave these people that it is our jobs to protect" Ruby bursted out in anger

"People are going to die anyway, look how many did in this village alone at the least we can respond faster with what this guy knows" Weiss argued

"That's not what my mother or Chase would've done" Ruby shouted

"And look where that got both of them!" Weiss responded, just as angrily before realising and regretting what she said. The team turned silent for a moment.

"Ruby I didn't mean to" She said softly

"It's okay, I just don't want anyone else to die if I can stop it" Ruby said, sounding tired

"We all do" Yang said hugging Ruby tightly "But we can prevent these attacks this way"

"I know, it's just a part of me doesn't want to leave these people"

"We can't keep reacting to the grimm attacks" Blake interjected "We have to be able to prevent them and act first, this will save more than it will kill"

"Okay" Ruby said, calmly "Then how should we start searching for this person, we don't know much about him"

"Well, no matter how good he is at fighting grimm he must have some base of operations" Weiss started

"It would have to be easily defended, probably some ruins in the forest or something" Yang said, seriously

"We have a map of the area in with our supplies" Ruby responded immediately, using her semblance to quickly grab said map

"It doesn't show anything in the forest" Ruby pointed out

"Well no one has really explored areas outside the four kingdoms unless it was to settle" Weiss said

"So maybe the villagers know of something near here" Yang suggested

"Yang and Weiss can ask the survivors about anything around here while me and Blake get everything ready to leave"

Weiss still felt guilt for what she had said about Ruby even if she had said it was alright, the fact that she went that far was worse than the glare Yang was giving her right now.

"I didn't mean to say it"

"I know you didn't but you still did"

"And I feel like shit for doing so"

"You're lucky that Ruby didn't mind it or else I would be having a different conversation with you right now"

They were coming up to where the remaining villagers had been huddled up in fear. Yang stopped a few feet before and put her hand on Weiss' shoulder indicating her to stop as well, she gave Weiss the 'we need to talk' look which struck fear into the heiress.

"We need to talk about the mystery man"

"Couldn't you have done this while we were having the team meeting?"

"It's not something I should say around Ruby, I promised not to say anything to her and it could cause her to invest too much into this"

"Well what is it?"

"Before Chase left on that Bullhead he wanted to speak to me."

"And?"

"He told me he was still alive, it sounded stupid at the time but… there's a possibility he's who we are chasing"

"Even if he was alive what would make you think he's the mystery man, Chase didn't use brute force to fight."

"No but you said that the survivors were encased in ice, you know better than anyone that it's near impossible to get dust now without your father's company knowing, even the White Fang stopped their attacks"

"If you're right then this could be easier than we thought"

"Harder, with his semblance"

"But if we can just talk to him, he might listen to us"

"Alright, but we can't let Ruby know if there is a possibility that it is him"

"Agreed"

Yang let go of Weiss and they walked over to the survivors, who were distraught, anyone would be if they had suffered what these people did.

"We need to ask you some more questions" Yang said somberly

"Sure, anything we can do to help"

"Is there anything in the forest around these parts? Ruins or Landmarks?" Weiss asked

"Umm, nothing close to us, but there are rumours of a ruined city far to the north, why?"

"We are going to try and find the guy who encased you in ice, he might know something about these attacks"

"I hope he does, if the other outer villages have it as badly as we do…."

"Umm, actually I would like to know if you noticed anything about our mystery man"

"We didn't really see him"

"Just anything, maybe the way he spoke, how he spoke, anything"

"Well, he sounded as if he was struggling with his words, he was always brief with what he said"

"Thank you, that could help us with finding him"

"Have you been able to find out who's behind all this?" Neo asked

"No, frustrates me" he grunted

"Maybe you should tell us something, you are having difficulties already, you need some help"

"I'm fine" he shouted

"Okay, we worry about you, just so you know"

He stayed quiet, staring at his food for a bit before mauling through the rest of it. After which he threw jumped up and left the house they took refuge in to check the area.

"You know I have the perimeter safe, there's no need for you to check. You need your energy"

"Have enough energy"

"Okay….."

"Worry too much"

"You haven't had any problems yet, but that doesn't mean you won't"

"I'm fine… really"

"They said that there is a chance that there is an abandoned city up north, but we don't know how far"

"Well, if they are staying somewhere that would be it, how far should we travel before we decide it's just a rumour"

"Well, looking at the map again, the most likely place for a city to be made would be here" Weiss explained, pointing to an area of the map near a river "The river would give them some defence from grimm"

"Alright, then let's head out tomorrow, after we get these survivors out of here"