Well that's one cat out of the bag
Ozpin's quick retreat at the press conference had sparked something, the following day Glynda arrived at his apartment and angrily threw his clothes at him. "Get dressed, James is on his way." She didn't wait for him to dress, simply stormed outside leaving the door wide open. Confused and annoyed he dressed quickly, racing through his morning routine. Ruby had left last night saying she would come by and see him after classes today. After he had walked out on the media circus there were floods of reports that Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon Academy was traumatized over his month long imprisonment.
Whatever James had to say to him today would no doubt have something to do with the mess being made right before the Vytal Festival. Pausing at a mirror Oz sighed happily, Winter was a little calmer today, he couldn't detect any frost and his hands remained clawless. There was a noticeable paleness to his skin and the air around him was cooler than it should have been but he hoped it would be enough to pass off.
Glynda stood outside, her eyes had bags under them and Oz frowned. "I'm sorry Glynda, my change has been difficult on you and the rest of the school I imagine."
The frown she wore tightened a little. "We really need to find a way for you to learn how to control this." She waved at the air between them. "Magic you have, the people of Remnant would grow frightened if it came out."
"I'm trying Glynda, but you're right, perhaps I can reach out to some others who may have knowledge about this. I don't want to go on being unable to control myself and attack someone." He wouldn't admit it but the idea of possibly harming anyone over his lack of control frightened him to no end.
His hand frosted a little more and Glynda shivered despite the warm sunlight streaming around them. "Ozpin!" She reprimanded him sharply, knowing it was him and not the wind.
Taking a deep breath didn't seem to help calm him down so as they walked to the school so he stood a little further away from the other teacher. He tried not to notice the stares and whispers but it was hard, especially when a passerby pulled out their scroll and took a picture. Hoping Winter wasn't too visible he lengthened his stride forcing Glynda to quicken her pace to keep up.
Thankfully classes were still going on and the number of students littering the courtyard were too busy with themselves to notice their Headmaster walk past. Oz looked up at his tower and could just make out the figure of General Ironwood standing in the window watching them approach. This was not going to go down well.
Classes had just ended and Ruby was already trying to come up with excuses to ditch the rest of her team and go to Ozpin. She had promised so she needed to find a reason fast or Yang would be all over her. Ever since they came back, the brawling firecracker had been uncommonly clingy. Yang probably thought that she needed to be able to see her sister to know she was safe. Unfortunately that made sneaking away more difficult, she was just thinking of excusing herself to self study when Weiss's scroll beeped.
The heiress stopped in her tracks and read the message, her face breaking out into a wide smile. It was almost scary how ecstatic she looked. "I have to go, my sister is here." She hardly waited for a response before jogging on, her heeled boots tapping down the path.
This could be her chance, it would be easier to slip away from Weiss then Yang, waving to her sister and Blake she set off after the white haired woman. "I'll go with her."
Ruby put a bit of speed into her movements, racing to catch up with her partner as she headed outside to where an airship was landing at the edge of the strip.
Twigs crunched under black shoes as a man in a tattered cape stumbled from the Emerald forest. It was late in the afternoon and already he swayed with drunken steps. People got out of his way, some going so far as giving him a wide berth so as to not have any such contact with him. Qrow observed through squinted red eyes a gaudy ship land at the edge of Beacon, heh, time for some fun.
After introducing herself to Weiss's older sister Winter, Ruby had been able to slip away from the Schnee sisters as they walked back to Beacon. She had intended on going to Oz's apartment but as she wandered around she realized that she had no idea where it was. Things always seemed so much different in the daylight and following signs back to Beacon had been a simple matter. However finding the right apartment was not.
Giving up she pulled her scroll out and texted Oz, choosing to lean against a signpost while she waited for a reply. Thankfully it didn't take long, the scroll vibrated in her pocket and she checked the message.
:Glynda's had me return to my office, General Ironwood is here for a meeting.:
Wonderful, just what they needed, Ruby texted worried for him. :Are you okay?:
:Yes, I will try to finish this as soon as possible . . . Ruby, would you come up to my office when they are gone?:
The Scythe wielder smiled, :Of course, I will wait in the courtyard, send me a message when you're free.:
There were no other responses after that, so Ruby retrace her steps and returned to Beacon to wait for her love.
People milled around the courtyard outside Beacon Academy and as they walked no one noticed the wisps of shadows start to form under their feet. Within moments a tear formed seemingly out of nowhere and a tall figure stepped out. Almost immediately the figure veiled himself with his magic from the eyes of the people and closed the portal behind him. The tip of the Vorpal sword tapped against the concrete stones beneath him and William got his first real look of Remnant.
It was crowded with people that was for sure, but as his cold copper eyes drifted over the masses he couldn't detect the trace of magic he had been searching for. In fact Remnants magic felt more like flies around him rather then the raw power he was use to. "Weak."
So many people he grimaced, what atrocious revealing clothes they wore with their skirts ending mid thigh some women even wearing men's clothing. Normally he would have treated his eyes to the sight of such exposed flesh but they all paled in comparison to Ruby's. She was who he searched for, her and Ozpin. He had to move quickly, time in Remnant would be slower and who knew what the Jabberwocky might do during his absence.
A man stumbled past him, his tattered cape lifted in the slight wind to reveal a huge sword with gears. Ozpin was the headmaster of a school training people with such weapons, perhaps he should follow this man. He was obviously trained, as soon as William fell in behind the stumbling man he turned. Something there, the red eyes gazed around him, searching the space, almost as if he could sense him.
Two figures in white walked into their view and the man he had started following turned back and strolled off with determination towards the two females. Strange. Still he needed to find his runaway son and thus he followed.
Qrow walked behind a pair of Atlesian Knights and crushed them together before the machines even turned round. Pulling the head from one robotic form he chucked it so it rolled towards a taller woman with snow white hair. "Hey!" When Winter turned round and Qrow could see those steely blue eyes he carried on. "Yeah I'm talking to you, Ice Queen."
Winter watched as the drunken man threw the robot or rather scrap metal now to the side. As another Knight tried to move forward she stopped it. "Halt!"
Weiss couldn't believe the nerve of this dirty older man and stormed up to him "Do you have any idea who you are talking to?"
Great, an Ice princess. Qrow pushed back the snow white head, speaking softly as though she were a small child "Shhhh sh sh, Not you." After pushing Weiss away he straightened and nodded towards the older Schnee. "You." William watched the interaction, his attention only partial on the growing interaction. "Saw that gaudry ship of yours in town, guess you're here too."
Winter didn't take the distasteful comment lying down. "I'm standing right before you."
Red eyes squinted a moment in amusement "So it would seem."
"You realise you just destroyed Atlas military property." This man had only been here a few minutes and already he was grating on her nerves.
Qrow wanted to laugh, the whiskey in his body demanded such so instead he spoke in the most derogatory way he could imagine. "Ooooh I'm sorry, see I mistook this for some sentient garbage."
It had the desired effect, causing Winter to step forward and address him in an annoyed tone. "I don't have time for your immature games, Qrow."
William watched the man called Qrow and 'Ice Queen' go at it. She was 'military' such a shame to let a body like that enter the fight. Still the drunkard 'Qrow' showed her up, he could feel the female become more irritated and annoyed with the sarcasm and veiled dislike. It wasn't long though before the people who had been going about themselves notice the argument. As he looked around the faces of barely young adults he searched out for the ones he was looking for. Nothing yet, perhaps he was at the wrong place. The potion he had drank to find Ozpin had already faded, there hadn't been enough blood to make it more potent and he had next to no idea where to start looking.
As he had been lost in thought the two arguing in the courtyard had accumulated quite the crowd. 'Ice Queen' pulled out a sword on the drunken man and threatened him. William was quite intrigued on how a fight between the two would go. Perhaps he could learn more about these fighting styles to better combat anyone stupid enough to fight him.
Qrow slicked back his bangs with a grin and baited the older Schnee. "Come take it."
Glynda again put herself as far away from Oz as possible in the elevator. Oz was tapping his fingers against one pant leg, he was not looking forward to speaking with James. His mind was still thankfully much clearer than yesterday, the messages he quickly swapped with Ruby helped as well. Knowing she wasn't far and all he had to do was get through this without showing James to much.
The doors dinged open and James Ironwood was waiting for him. The look on his face was singularity unimpressed. "What happened yesterday? You've done dozens of press conferences, never once have you lost your cool like that. The council called me this morning and asked if you were fit to be Headmaster."
Oz winced and put some distance between himself and the other two. Partly so he'd stop chilling Glynda and so hopefully James wouldn't notice. He did not fancy explaining to the man what had happened and that it was getting increasingly difficult to appear human. "It's nothing James just… extenuating circumstances."
Ironwood scoffed and gestured to Ozpin with a hand. "Care to explain? The council is not going to accept 'extenuating circumstances' even from you."
"No." Oz said flatly his eyes narrowing, he shoved his hands into his pockets to hide the frost that grew with his annoyance. He looked out the window so he could see his reflection, he could see flecks of gold creeping into his eyes. Not good, really not good. The blooming Fae took a few deep breaths trying to calm down, slow his heart before he showed his hand to the one person that could kick him out of Beacon if he saw Oz as a threat.
James's brows rose with disbelief. "No, that's your answer. I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation, if I don't give the council my approval they will remove you."
On the tip of Ozpin's tongue was that he would be fine with that as he didn't plan on staying on past Ruby's graduation anyway. Instead he bit on his tongue tasting blood as his canines extended slightly as he fought and failed to stay in control. He could be a field operative same as Qrow and free to be with his hopefully wife by that point. "I'd rather resign," He clenched his fists then released as he felt his claws start to form. "but give me till the end of the year."
The jaws of both his companions fell, he had not mentioned this to Glynda but she instantly knew why. This year Ruby would graduate, it clicked in her mind he intended to leave with her. Gods what a scandal that would be, the Headmaster and the youngest student running off to elope.
"Are. You. Serious! You would resign from this position, a position let me remind you that took years of hard work and determination to achieve." James was furious, how dare he. "I need an explanation for yesterday's screw up and I need it now. Forget the end of the year the council will have you out before the end of the week!"
Oz stared out the window hardly paying attention as James raged on. The sound was grating on his nerves and he wanted to be anywhere else. His mind naturally turned to thoughts of Ruby, she said she would wait in the courtyard. Eyes tampered with gold and green flittered to the location, up this high he could see all of Beacon. He was serious when he said to give him to the end of the year, he would happily resign as Headmaster if it meant being with Ruby. It surprised him at how calm he felt thinking of leaving Beacon even when his body grew colder and Winter started become louder.
He wanted to see Ruby, to hold her, more he wanted to finally be with her but James and Gylnda were standing in his way. He looked over at James coldly, frost peaking out from under his bangs. He considered showing just why he had to fled the press conference, that he couldn't show his magic. He needed to hide, he frankly did not what to know what would happen if magic became common knowledge. "What do you think of magic James?"
That was a question that felt rather left field to the General. "Your predecessor had some, he gave Qrow and Raven the power to turn into birds. That cane of yours is magic, what of it?"
"What do you think would have happened if it very suddenly and very publicly came out that magic is real." He grit his teeth and removed his hands from his pockets. "And much more powerful and potent than giving two people the power to turn into birds?" He let Winter out, let it pour free of his skin and roll out into the room.
Glynda shivered and backed away as fog curled around her calves. James on the other hand stood firm clenching his fists, his jaw set he didn't know what was going on. Ozpin wasn't magic, he had just been very skilled, a prodigy during training, what's why he was picked to apprentice under the last Headmaster of Beacon.
Ozpin turned away from the glass and walked over to James, letting his claws extend and his eyes transform, he stopped right up in James face exhaling frost into it. "What do you think would have happened if this happened live on Tv?"
James stared into those gold feline eyes, he could feel the cold settling into his prosthetics. Oz turned away and walked back to the window his eyes seeking out the red and black that would be Ruby. He found her and let out a sigh of relief, he closed his eyes and braced a hand against the window. Just a little bit longer, pretend you can control this. The silver haired man thought back to that night, to Ruby, to her scent, how she felt. The ice slowly receded, as did the claws and finally his eyes flicked back over. He pushed Winter out of his mind, but it didn't go far. When he opened his eyes Ruby was not where she had been before, he looked out and saw flashes of red and white. "We're needed in the courtyard."
Ozpin walked into the courtyard with James and Glynda flanking him. Beside him James shouted, "SCHEE!" stopping Winter an instant away from slicing Qrow's throat open.
Winter turned on her heel and saluted. "General Ironwood sir!"
"What in the world do you think you're doing?" James Ironwood said looking between the two of them.
"He started the altercation, sir!" Winter said quickly.
Qrow put his hands behind his hand and relaxed. "That's actually not true. She attacked first."
"Is that right?" He watched Winter struggle for words then looked down in shame. "And you? What are you doing here?"
"I could be asking you the same thing." Qrow said with a smirk.
"I-." James started as Ozpin cut in. "Now, now, everyone. There is a sanctioned fight happening just around the corner at the Colosseum, that I can assure you has better seats… and popcorn."
William had seen enough and his son had finally shown his face. He let his veil drop walked out of the crowd and out into the street and took far too much satisfaction watching Oz's eyes widen. "So this is what you do for a living? Herd these children pretending to be adults around." He wave a hand out gesturing at the crowd as well as Qrow, Winter, James and Glynda. He smirked as he caught sight of Ruby, watching her as she dove behind Weiss. "Hello Ruby, miss me?"
Winter roared up inside of Oz and without thinking he moved forward putting himself between Ruby and William. "What do you want William?" He took deep breaths trying to Winter from showing on his skin.
The elder Wizard laughed and smirked, the crowd could see the resemblance between the pair. "Is that really how you say hello to your father?" He placed a hand on his chest in mock injury. "Especially after I've come all this way to see you. You wound me."
Oz winced as he heard the crowd suck in a breath, saw Qrow's jaw drop out of the corner of his eye. "You haven't answered my question." He clenched his fists, Winter was demanding that he rip into the threat to Ruby, bathe his fists in its blood.
William watched Oz, he need to test the boy again that little display of power at Dragonstone had been on his mind. The boy shouldn't have had that kind of access to Winter, yet he could feel it now as Oz struggled to keep a lid on it. He looked around Oz to Ruby. "Come out come out little Silver Eyes, I have need of you yet."
Oz couldn't help it, frost started to collect on his skin. "You will leave her alone." He snarled unable to keep from baring sharp canines.
"Why?" William smiled, "You can't stop me and her kind are so dreadfully rare. The Jabberwocky refuses to be bound again but he is going to decay. I need your little maiden," he grinned tapping the edge of his belt buckle. "Oh right, she isn't yours, is she? You should have seen the Red Queen when I told her that. You already pissed her off, imagine a creature of Winter at the heart of her own castle. Now she knows of the farce between the two of you. Better be very careful next time you come visit."
"We are not going back." Ozpin hissed, he felt his claws starting to form and took a deep breath, catching a few bystanders pull Scrolls out of their pockets. Now was not the time to lose it!
"You, I don't care about, the little maiden on the other hand… well I am looking forward to having her at Dragonstone. Not like you can stop me." William grinned and licked his lip, he readied a shield if his hunch was right that would about do it.
It did, Oz's eyes widened at the implication, and fell deep into Winter with a snarl he lashed out with his right hand a snarl of " Forzare!" ripping from his lips. He pulled his cane from his pocket his Aura crackling to life as he extended the cane and attacked blasting forth with such force that the pavement broke under his feet.
William raised a shield around him in a clean clear orb as Oz's spell hit him, then the young Fae blurred out of sight raining a storm of blows down on the shield. The shield flashing blue with each blunt stroke. Another flick of William's fingers yanked the cane from Oz's hands and blasted him down the courtyard. It flew into his hands and he turned the item over, "That's interesting." he collapsed and pocketed it.
Qrow, James, Winter and Glynda moved to intercept William to help, another flick of his fingers had them in golden chains, so heavy they fell to their feet. "Please, I kept a dragon imprisoned for centuries, you're only human." He drew a circle in the air with a finger and spoke, " Udún amlug o dath cae tri nin rod plural rodyn a gar hi fen edr na cin. Tul dago nin glorth." a orange elaborate rune circle spiraled open.
People scrambled back as a wolf like demon crawled free of the gate, it burned with fire radiating heat. Lava fell from its slobbering maw, the ground blistered from its heat. Oz picked himself up just in time for the wolf to race for him impossibly fast and leaped upon him. " Defendarius!" Oz stretched out his left hand his shield bracelet coming into view as the blue wall stopped the demon from tearing him to bits. Ruby watched with wide eyes from behind Weiss the other girl was equally frozen in place. She wanted to help, but her fear of William kept her fixed.
The wolf crawled at the shield, Oz franticly tried to keep it in place, its claws tearing it to ribbons. Winter told him to let it OUT, his woman was in danger if he lost. Desperation caused Winter to gather and gather, the shield failed and Oz had to grabbed the hell hound by the neck to keep it from tearing his throat out. His clothes caught fire and he was burning… Oz saw white.
Winter EXPLODED forth blasting the hellhound back in the same instant it froze and shattered when it hit the ground. William's took a step back in shock as the courtyard was covered in ice, the temperature dropped as frost ran rampant. Fog rolled forth from Oz and bits of snow fell from the sky, everyone in the courtyard was covered in frost. Oz lept to his feet nimble as a amur leopard a wordless snarl rumbling up from his chest, his hands spread and clawed.
This was not right, William drew the Vorpol blade, Oz shouldn't have this much Winter, shouldn't be so much Fae. He stared into those cat eyes, as it occurred to him. Lily, she must have had Winter Court blood and not Mabs, this much power couldn't be Wizard blood and it was much too diluted with human for this.
Oz prowled forth unthinking, Winter said to prowl so he prowled, his feline eyes slits. Narrowed on his father, William summoned another hell hound and set it forth testing his son again.
Oz blasted forth his Aura had be broken by the first one, but he still felt strong with Winter humming through his bones. As this wolf leaped for him, Ozpin swept his hand out and a wall of white ice blasted forth freezing it mid flight. His hand closed around the creature's neck shattering it. He turned his attention to his father and teleported in a flash of emerald green, blurring through the space between them before disappearing.
William spun raising his sword just in time to block Oz's claws aimed for his throat. They scraped down the blade with a horrible SCREECH and William barely had time to take in Oz's snarl before his son teleported again. Oz's claws ripped open his thigh, again he teleported creating a path of green where he had been.
Ruby watched as Ozpin teleported freely, listened to the Wooshing cracks as the air around William blurred green. She wondered when he had figured that out but as she saw his eyes she didn't think her Oz was home. She watched William grow frustrated as Oz blitzed around him in a wave of green light.
"ENOUGH!" William roared throwing his magic out around him in a wave of force. Oz tumbled back, falling on his back. William raised his hand and flicked his fingers gold chains bound Oz in place two around his legs and arms. He walked over as Oz struggled and snarled, his features twisted in rage!
Out out out, rip, tear! Fight, KILL! Winter roared inside of him, Oz pulled with all his strength against the chains, but they didn't budge. He panted and called on more Winter, let it fill every fibre of his body. William walked over and looked down at his son, he could barely believe something so inhuman came from his loins. Whatever Winter Lily had in her blood must have been very potent still less than ten generations. Then another source had been introduced into her line with her love for him, thus giving Oz a double dose of something that was not meant to be contained in a human body. He sighed sadly at the boy, out of his mind with Winter, he probably wasn't even capable of forming a rational thought.
William pushed the Vorpol blade's tip against Oz's chest, the younger man's Aura breaking with a crackled again. He then sheathed the blade and knelt, his hand hovering just above his son's chest. As he stretched out his magic, sure enough he felt a raging Winter, much more Winter then he had himself. Mab and… the Winter Knight, his eyes widened, why hadn't Lily said something? He looked deeper and found… Elder Blood, Lily had been of Elder Blood. "Shit." He hissed, damn that woman and her secrets! Well that explained the teleporting, somewhere in Lily's bloodline a Lady of Space and Time had visited Remnant.
Oz snarled at his father, his muscles bulging as he strained against the chains. Rip, tear, kill, kill, KILL! William ran a hand through Oz's hair gently petting his son, sinking his fingers into and enjoying the one touch. It was softer than his own with a little curl in it, he wondered where the curl came from. Both he and Lily had perfectly straight hair. He knew Ozpin was stubborn and if left alone now ran the dangerous possibility of turning into a Wylde Fae. William shuddered, he did not fancy being held in Demon's Reach for his part in creating such a creature. "I can't let you go." He said mournfully, another son lost only this one he had to kill himself.
Curse Lily and her secrets, with the Elder Blood in Oz's veins no force would be able to hold him, William had no choice. Nor did he want to start a war between Summer and Winter when it got out that the source of Oz's teleport was not Remnant magic, but Elder Blood. He had half a mind to take a few samples for spells later, maybe a bargaining chip for the Crones. William sighed even more deeply, Oz was the combination of too many things. It was either him or Ozpin and Mab may kill Oz just for the danger he posed. He stroked through Ozpin's hair again, he hated how the boy snarled at him, though he had earned that several times over. "This is what happens when you marry for love. I promise to be good to her." Oz snapped forward trying to bite the hand that petted him.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a Cold Iron railway spike about twenty centimeters long. Oz hissed, Winter already telling him what it was, he struggled even harder the chains moving as his muscles bulged and strained, pulling slightly bare millimeters up from the ground. William's eyes widened in shock at that, he aimed and plunged the spike down. Then quickly weaved another spell over it so no one could remove it, for all this faults he was thorough.
Oz SCREAMED an inhuman agonizing sound, everyone that could covered their ears. Ruby couldn't stand it any longer and she raced out shouted. "Leave him alone!" Ozpin's eyes focused on her Winter clearing from them for a second. "NO! RUN!" He roared, the Cold Iron caused his skin to burn and blister, it seeped into his flesh. His heart pounded as his head fell back his breaths growing rapid and shallow.
William turned and threw another spell of chains around her. Leaving Oz's side and catching her before she could fall. He tossed her over his shoulder as she screamed. "Oz!" She tried to use her Semblance but the chains glowed in response halting the action.
"No, no, no!" Oz lifted his chest writhing the spike cutting him up over and over, it had gone straight through into the ground keeping him pinned in place. He focused on just the one side, pouring Winter into his muscles he pulled as the gold chains slowly moved. Millimeter by millimeter he won against a spell made to contain a dragon. "NO! RRA!" He roared, pulled his arm lifting as he writhed, blood pooling around him, his vision starting to be dotted in black spots.
Ruby struggled trying to get out of the body bind while William said. "He's got two minutes at most, less if he's as much a Fae as I fear he is. Forget him, he's too dangerous to let live, he should never have been born to begin with." He raised his free hand and spoke softly. " Aparturum." He opened a way into the Nevernever and stepped through, it closed behind him stealing them both from sight.
The 'Way' shut behind William and the body binds failed, Qrow raced to Oz's side Glynda hot his heels. Oz clawed at the head of the railway spike, cutting up his chest without thought. Whenever his fingers gripped it for a moment the iron blistered his fingers. Qrow reached for it spike but each time his fingers closed around it they slipped off. He couldn't help but watch as black lines spread from the spike, Oz coughed blood flying from his lips. William had missed his heart but got a lung instead, said lung was filling with blood but with each wet hack he jerked on the spike.
"Hang in there Oz." Qrow grabbed the corner of his cloak and tried to use it get a better grip on the spike but it didn't work.
Winter started to quiet as Oz's sight clouded over with darkness, he clawed at the spike once more before his hand fell limply to his side.
"Don't look." William said as they passed into the Nevernever, she didn't need to see this face of the Nevernever. Each part was different and there were many layers to it. Ruby caught sight of a black human skull and did as he instructed. She felt them walk through two more dimensions before William spoke again. "We are home now."
Ruby cracked her eyes open and saw that they were standing in the courtyard of Dragonstone. "William what have you done?" She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at the sound of the dragon's voice, she opened her mouth to and managed to shout. "Arach he-!"
William snapped his fingers and stole Ruby's voice. "Quiet."
Arach bristled at William's treatment of Ruby, it had not be a week since she left. "Release her!" The Dragon boomed coiling and exhaling hot air over the pair.
"You do not scare me dragon, you can't do anything without the risk of hurting her." William said smugly.
"But I can." A coarse but rumbling voice sounded from beside them. Ruby struggled to look over her eyes popping out of her skull, the man if he could be called that was huge. At least seven and a half feet tall, but thin all muscle with very little fat, his skin pale like Oz's when he was struggling with Winter. He had silver hair just a bit longer then Ozpin but with more black in it, a thin black scruffy beard over his jaw. His eyes were feline shaped and a light brown, more silver within them. An impossible colour, but one that spoke of power. His nose was hawk shaped, his cheeks high but thin like he had been starved at one point and had never quite recovered. He wore huge black combat boots, dark blue jeans and a white shirt that said in black all caps with shiny silver outlining. 'I kill Grimm and I'm a sexy breast between the sheets', Over that he wore a long black leather duster well loved but very high quality. Lastly a black oak staff that he held in his right hand, runes carved into the upper half. He pointed it straight at William's back. "Drop her." He growled his voice turning even to harsher tones, oddly it didn't frighten Ruby.
"Kalen?!" William's eyes shot up and he turned around his jaw dropped to the floor his gut filling with dread. Kalen Dresden stood behind him, he had a different name long ago but had changed it a few centuries ago to something he felt was a little nobler. Or he had gotten tired of the 'Harry' jokes. William's eyes fell to the silver pentacle amulet around Kalen's neck, a red ruby jewel in the middle. Jealousy rose up in him, that ruby was the only map of the Nevernever in existence. Every "Way', every dimension, Kalen travelled wherever he pleased.
"Drop her." Kalen repeated gathering up his power and will, when William did not obey he snarled. "Forzare!" The force was about the width of his fist but that was still a substantial diameter fired from the end of his staff. Unlike Oz it was perfectly controlled blast straight into William's chest just as he dropped Ruby and tumbled back head over heels. Before William came to a stop Kalen snarled again. "Arctis servitas!" Ice blasted forth from the end of the staff in a perfect cyclone and encompassed William and when the spell ended a moment later.
William was frozen in a perfectly square block of ice, upside down legs and arms splayed. Ruby could see his eyes moving around then settling to glare on Kalen. She couldn't help it, Ruby Rose laughed silently at William Vorpal.
The corner of Kalen's lip pulled upward but he didn't quite smile, he walked over to Ruby and snapped his fingers. William's chains broke around her and her voice returned, he helped Ruby to her feet. "Thank you." Ruby said having to lean back and titling her head completely back to look him in the eye.
"I've a soft spot for damsel's in distress." Now he did smile, Ruby liked that smile there was a kindness to it.
"I am not a damsel!" Ruby said leaned up on her toes and tucking her hands behind her back.
"Sure you're not." Kalen smirked playfully and turned to Arach, "As much as I'd love to stay and chat we've got to get going." he nodded at William. "Thaw him out for me will you." He pause as he turned away to open another 'Way', then turned back and as an afterthought he said. "Feel free to do it at your leisure."
Ruby giggled at that thought, then remembered. "OZ!"
"I know Damsel." Kalen raised his staff touching one finger to the tip and pulled the space between dimensions apart. " Aparturum!" He turned and offered his hand to Ruby. "You won't be wanting to look at where we've got to go."
The Silver eyed woman hesitated, but took it, remembering the Silver eyed journal. His hands were just as coarse as his voice and huge around hers. She looked over at Arach and the dragon gave a little nod, Kalen was 'safe' or as safe as a Fae ever could be. "I'll come visit later."
"Thank you. Go." The Dragon pushed the ice cube that was William a few meters to left and curled up glowing red eyes glimmering with humour.
"Quickly now." Kalen pulled Ruby towards him bending and picking her up, Ruby parted her legs and wrapped them around the one hip of his like a child as she couldn't easily reach the other. "Now don't look."
Ruby tucked her face into his chest and closed her eyes tight, she felt them travel through the 'Ways' but quicker then William had past she felt the cold space that Oz had created as he lost control. She looked up and saw Beacon, saw Oz's strength fail, saw Qrow kneeling beside her love. Her eyes shined bright silver and she leaped off of Kalen and ran for Oz.
She was barely visible as she raced through the courtyard and Kalen kept easy pace with her. He snapped as Qrow, "Move mortal." and knelt beside Oz, reached into a pocket and pulled out a white human skull that was carved with runes. "Bob I need you're help."
"What's up Boss? Ohh~ That's not good." The eyes of the skull lit up orange.
Qrow scrambled to get out of the way, Oz had been getting colder and colder starting to crystallize. Kalen quickly glanced over Oz, his stomach turning, then settling on the spike. "Get that out first right?" He waved his hand over it and William's spell dissolved.
"Yes Boss, then seal it with ice, a good shock should bring him back. You'll have to get the girl to thaw him out so we can start pouring potions into him." Bob's voice was high and almost playful.
"Have some respect Bob." Kalen pulled on a black glove from a pocket, then braced his knee on Oz's chest and grabbed the railway spike. "Sorry kiddo." He ripped the spike out, Oz's body jerking with the force Kalen had to use, the Fae set the spike down beside him then pushed two fingers into the wound. He concentrated his will through his fingers, ice bloomed out from them. "Not like you can get frostbite." He pulled his fingers out of the wound and pressed his hand to Oz's chest, then paused thinking it over. "Damsel put his head in your lap, he's gonna jerk I'd rather he not crack his skull open."
Ruby did as she was told instantly, she was trying to keep the tears at bay. His skin was cold, his chest didn't move, no air, no heart beat. She stroked through his hair, looked up to Kalen and nodded.
Kalen moved his knee and uttered softly. "Electra."
Oz jerked his eyes flying open, he hacked a horrible wet action as blood flew from his lips some splattering Ruby's face. Her eyes glowed brighter as her tears fell on his forehead.
"Turn him to the side Boss, that lung needs clearing." Bob pitched in.
Kalen turned Oz on his side with ease, Ruby helping turning Oz's head up as he coughed blood splattering the ground as his body did the best to clear the lung of blood. He moved his free hand up to Oz's lips and whispered again. "Sang vento." Ozpin jerked and hacked all the harder but Kalen helped pulling the blood from his lung.
"Boss, I'm thinking you should use a blood rune to get that cold iron poisoning out. Cylia's transfer rune should do the trick." Bob hmmed as he spoke clearly still thinking it over.
"That is the last thing he needs!" Kalen snarled at the skull.
"Do you have a better idea boss?" Bob asked cockly.
Kalen grumbled but didn't contradict the skull, he ripped the remains of Oz's shirt, vest and coat off, pulling his glove off as well. Then cut his index finger of his right hand up with the ice claw of his left thumb, he pulled Oz back onto his back and started to paint on his chest. First a pentagram, then a circle then runes that Ruby couldn't describe. Oz had finally come around enough to reach up and grab her forearm with his left hand.
Their eyes met, Ruby's filled with shining silver tears dripping down onto him, but now she was trying to smile. Kalen was fixing him up, he wasn't still in her hands anymore, shaking shivers or breathless gasps. He was still cold her hands only removing the frost under them and no further. The life in his eyes didn't make it any easier when Kalen finished drawing his runes. Oz arched in a silent scream of pain as Kalen's blood seeped into him as his own infected blood oozed out through his pours. Unlike the runes it welled up out through where they were then fell completely out of shape.
Ruby petted and stroked his head trying to give him something other than the pain to focus on. "Shhh shhh, Kalen's fixing you up. Shh you're okay." Her tears fell as his hand tightened around her arm painfully, she knew it would bruise but she didn't care. "Shhh it's okay, you're gonna be okay, we're okay."
Qrow noticed when 'you're okay', turned into 'we're okay' he also noticed that Oz's grip relaxed. Kalen poured a potion over the wound turned it into ice and forced it into the wound. "Damsel thaw him, I can't have this other potion freezing and the one in his chest needs to melt.
"Uhh, I can't, not all of him." Ruby said while move her hands over Oz's face down to his chest heat melting what little frost she touched.
"Hells Bells, right you've never met a proper Fae have you? Crap, right you're a Silver Eyes not a wizard so your magic flows a bit different. The tears are a good start but try pushing all the power in your eyes through your hands, uhhh Lothron im energui im gobennas on- na nin n- menna o nin na hon, lothron ho n- leith o gurth. I've a feeling you'll feel it in your very bones, what you need to do." Kalen moved her hands over bloody chest to his heart. "Relax into it Damsel, the reason Silver Eyes Warriors don't use spells is because they are more physical creatures. Do what feels right."
Ruby didn't really get it, Emily hadn't said anything about it but then Emily wasn't higher Fae but lower. Kalen was the first real High Fae she had any lengthy contact with and if it was the same Kalen as in the journal. She had a feeling it was, he was at least seven hundred years old, probably a hell of a lot more. Feel it, he had said she looked into Oz's eyes and said slowly making sure to get her pronunciation perfect. " Lothron im energui im gobennas on- na nin n- menna o nin na hon, lothron ho n- leith o gurth." Nothing happened her power stayed behind her eyes, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes, she leaned forward and said it again more relaxed. " Lothron im energui im gobennas on- na nin n- menna o nin na hon, lothron ho n- leith o gurth." Her eyes started to hurt to burn, she bowed forward and let out a soft sigh the words were pretty, they made her feel strange. " Lothron im energui im gobennas," She leaned forward her back arching and sang out her magic burning through her. " on- na nin n- menna o nin na hon, lothron ho n- leith o gurth."
Her magic started to flow, she rocking her body pushing and pulling like she was dancing. Heat started to radiate from her, Oz closed his eyes and turned his head breathing deeply of her scent. "Lothron im energui," She almost moaned out the words, "im gobennas, on- na nin n- menna," the Silver Eyed Fae's eyes fell open a fraction pure silver light radiating them so bright her eyes were solid silver. "O nin na hon, lothron ho n- leith o gurth."
Instead of cold giving Qrow frostbite he had to back away from his niece as she turned the air around them into a sauna, steam rising up into the air. Ruby continued to sway almost erotically, Kalen careful not to disturb her gently took ahold of Oz's head and turned it back up. He poured a potion into Oz's mouth and the MUCH younger man obediently swallowed it. With Ruby heating his body the potion that Kalen had put in his chest wound melted and the flesh started to throbb as the heat dilated the it.
Blood oozed forth but the potion was doing its job, slowing the blood flow. Kalen worked fast muttering under his breath, encouraging the Cold Iron kissed flesh to move back to where it was supposed to be. To join veins and muscles, bone started to regrow but the blistering from the Cold Iron remained.
Ruby sang out once more, giving and giving to Oz helping in the healing for that was what the spell really was for. Not to heat the air, to heat Oz, but to give of her body's energy to fuel the healing Kalen was directing. " Lothron im energui im gobennas on- na nin n- menna o nin na hon, lothron ho n- leith o gurth~" Unlike Oz she hadn't truly used her magic like this, charms and potions were more passive magics the actions she did making them leaked her magic into the otherwise normal items. Unused to the drain as she sung out the last syllable, she crumpled as she had no more to give. Qrow lurched forward catching her, his Aura flaring to protect him from the heat she was projecting.
Oz subconsciously reached for her, he ignored the pain in his chest and took her hand. Kalen counted to work though without Ruby's energy what he could do was becoming quite limited. He could give of himself, but that was unwise on apocalyptic levels transfusing his blood with Oz's tainted blood had been dangerous. Winter already had too much of a hold on the untrained, ignorant child of a Fae. Winter was feral, dangerous, lustful with a mind and feeling alien to what Ozpin had grown up with. Taking him to Arctis Tor would be the wise thing to do, it would give him a few centuries to learn how to deal with the new instincts and magic. However Kalen was not William, Titania the Summer Queen or worse Maeve the Winter Lady or the even more horrifying idea of Mab the Winter Queen. He'd always done more the right thing, rather than the smart thing.
"Can you stand kiddo?" Kalen Dresden asked Ozpin, grabbing the tattered remains of Oz's shirt to clean up the blood as best he could. Then wrapped the railway spike up in it and pocketed it with his glove. Unlike normal Ruby's magic did not ease his Fae features away, instead the tips of his ears had tapered back. Kalen was already regretting giving Oz his blood. Gold cat eyes blinked up at Kalen then he nodded, reluctantly letting go of Ruby's hand and pushed himself up with both arms. Pain lit up in his chest and Kalen wrapped an arm around Ozpin's back and helped him to stand.
Ruby came around much quicker than normal and got up on her own for the most part. Qrow wasn't about to let her go for a moment. She watched as Oz pushed a hand to his chest, blood oozing in time with his pulse. "You need to get that bandaged up." She said, leaning on Qrow, cleaning his blood from her face with her sleeve.
Ozpin's attention snapped back to her, Winter snarled at Qrow holding his girl. His shoulders rose and a snarl started to form on his lips. Kalen grabbed him by his good shoulder and snapped his fingers in front of Oz's face. "Focus kiddo, she's fine. Don't listen to it, don't let it control you. You're no better than a freaken Red Cap if you give in."
Oz tried to listen to him, Kalen oozed calm he was Winter but not the same Winter that stormed, roared, snarled and demanded that Oz give in to all the most basic instincts. Ozpin wanted Kalen's Winter, or to learn how he controlled Winter. Ozpin was already getting tired of the urge to fuck any woman that looked pretty and sturdy enough to take it. He took a deep through his nose and let it out through his mouth, even as he calmed down his Fae features didn't fade.
"That's it Grasshopper," Kalen rubbed Ozpin's back in a comforting gesture, he felt it help Oz relax despite the pain in his chest. "that's it little Changling, deep breaths."
The whole process of putting Oz together had taken less than three minutes. Glynda, Ironwood and Winter had been stunned into stillness, so many things changing so fast. Ozpin had died before anyone could call for an ambulance and come back again before anyone could react.
"Hey Boss, I get you'll all happy to meet the new kid on the block but don't forget about me!" Bob yelled from the ground.
Kalen rolled his eyes and turned sweeping down, grabbing the skull pocketing it and his staff. He returned to Oz again resting his hand between Oz's shoulders. "Medical wing Grasshopper, I don't have anything to bind that with."
"I'm coming too." Ruby jumped on that, she wasn't letting Oz out of her sight, though she was also completely oblivious to the fact that her ears like Oz had tapered ever so slightly, less than Oz's by a large margin.
"Good plan." Kalen said and pushed gently between Oz's shoulders getting the young man to move with a bit of a lurch.
Ruby pulled away from Qrow and fell into step beside Ozpin.
"Now wait one minute! Who are you!?" James Ironwood finally moved out of his stunned stillness.
Kalen turned and looked down at the man, shorter than himself but near two feet. "Kalen Dresden, Winter Knight of the Winter Court, Warden of Demon's Reach. You're history would better know me as the Last King of Vale. Mab has granted me leave to stay for as long as it takes to… educate Ozpin about his… bloodline." As a Fae Kalen picked his words carefully, the Fae made the inhabitants of Wonderland look like fluffy puppies when it came to the importance of words and courtesy. "Come or do not, I frankly don't care. I am not going to stay here and explain to you while my last descendant bleeds out undoing all my hard work." He turned on his heel, returned his hand to Oz's back and coaxed the struggling man forward again.
James Ironwood had never been so casually dismissed in his life. Later he'd be pissed about it, right now he was too stunned to be. Instead he fell into step behind Kalen with Glynda and Winter following suit. They all ended up staring at Oz's back the long red scars from the first Grimm attack standing out against his pale skin.
A few of bystanders had caught the whole thing on video, others however were only now grabbing enough of their brains to take pictures. Weiss ran across the courtyard to walk beside her sister, neither saying a word.
Ruby turned the last few minutes over in her head, her hands were still sticky with Oz's blood, it was not a pleasant feeling. "How'd did you know to come and save my butt?" She asked, thinking it over she had no idea how he had known to intervene.
"Walking through the Nevernever leaves an echo, William was less than quiet and you two made quite a mess in Wonderland. Rumours of you two had long since reached Arctis Tor, then Grasshopper here pissed off the Red Queen in a rather spectacular fashion. I've got eyes and ears just about everywhere, I hoped you two would be fine once you got home but I was already getting curious and then William… Well, I decided it was time to intervene." Kalen knew exactly where to go, he still remembered the lay out of his schools.
He didn't blink at the scrolls taking pictures of them, that said given what his shirt said it was safe to say he was up to date with the current technology. He shoved the doors of the medical wing, nurses scrambled away from a tv that had Oz's encounter with William on a loop. "Bandages." Kalen ordered in a tone that had the nurses scrambling, he coaxed Oz to sit on a bed.
Oz let himself be guided around, Winter just wouldn't shut up. No matter how he tried to calm down, he was still in pain his eyes always seeking Ruby. He didn't like how Qrow approached her or even Weiss, he bared his teeth at both. Winter demanded that he grab Ruby, protect her from all these other men around. His rational side told him he was being stupid, the rest of him was back in raaa raa protect female from everyone mode. It was damn annoying, he hadn't felt like this since his teens. Then again maybe that went with the whole wanting to fuck anything that looked nice and strudy. Ruby was really damn sturdy… he shook his head and grabbed it between his hands. "Gods fuck it!" He yelled, two minutes without thinking about fucking, TWO that's all he asked for, one would think with the hole in his chest his thoughts would tend to that!
Everyone jumped at his sudden exclamation. Kalen looked over at him, his eyes roaming up and down, then he burst out laughing. He patted Oz's shoulder bending over holding his gut. "Aww to be new to this, be thankful you haven't meet Maeve. She can fuck your mind and your body at the same time while playing all your senses like a violin. A school of huntress's is nothing compared to that."
"That is not making me feel any better." Ozpin said with a groan, more out of frustration then pain.
Ruby quickly walked to the back of the hall and washed her hands, then returned and took the bandages from a nurse who was staring at Oz with her jaw on the floor. She walked over and started on Oz's chest binding it up giggling inside, having long since figured out what was going on in Oz's head. Then he started to purr, honest to the gods purring more than loud enough for everyone to hear. "Oh quiet you." She said fondly, finishing with the bandages and scratching behind an ear of Oz's. He leaned into it, purring louder and titling his head his eyes sliding shut his tongue slipped from between his teeth sticking out, peeking from between his lips. His whole body leaned toward Ruby, Winter finally calming down. His thoughts cleared after a fashion more to the lines of instead 'Pretty, fuck, fuck, fuck' too 'Touch good, mate is touching, mate is fine, life is good'.
Kalen couldn't keep his chuckles in, Oz tipped over more and more the pain forgotten. Ruby moved over curious and sure enough as she lightened her touch Oz pressed to her fingers. TIMBER, Oz tipped over his head landing into Ruby's awaiting lap. She giggled and processed to pet his head thoroughly, playing his hair, running her hands over all the pleasure points on his skull. Purr, purrr, Ruby's fingers rubbed in circles on a temple PURRRR, she felt that one all the way up through her thighs and fingers up to her heart.
The White Knight finally managed to get a hold of his laughter. Young Fae could be so adorable, no control over their bodies, so easily giving in to the littlest touch. "Alright, everyone not important get out." That got a few grumbles but the nurses cleared out, while Weiss settled on the bed across from Ruby, her sister beside her. Qrow picked his way over to stand beside Oz's bed while Kalen sat down beside Oz, stretching out his incredibly long legs, his staff leaning against his shoulder. James and Glynda remained standing between either bed at the end.
Kalen pulled Bob out and let the skull in his lap. "Well Bob what do you see? I don't fancy opening my third eye with so many people around."
Bob's eye lights lit up a warm orange, Ruby could see them scanning over between her and Oz. "Well Boss, I was totally right when I said you should have brought your kids back to Arctis Tor. Not only did William fuck one of your great, great, great, granddaughters. One of your grandsons fucked a Elder Blood girl, I think so anyway. Recent too, the kids got it bad. He's both yours and Mab's, that poor mortal body is gonna give away soon if he doesn't get a lid on Winter. Seventh son of seventh's son, born on the Day of the Dead, Elder blood. Hells bells Boss please tell me you're taking this powerhouse home with you. Or at least hide him, we don't want a war when Mab and Titania find out you're bloodline didn't die out and now got a heaping load of Elder Blood in it."
Kalen rubbed his temples, yeah Hell's bells this was bad. "Elder Blood as in Lady of Space and Time Elder Blood? As in free dimensional travel whenever he bloody well wants?"
"Yup, he could raid Hades's vault without batting an eye. Jump between Courts whenever it pleases him, heck he could go to the Outside if he wanted. Take whatever he wants from where and whenever he wants." Bob said cheerily.
The Winter Knight ran his hands through his hair. "Well that explains why William tried to kill him, Mab is gonna skin him alive for this. Lily's dead so she can't be drawn and quartered for this mess up."
"To be fair, you started this when you fucked up pretty big, bedding that Silver Eyed Princess all those centuries ago. Mab didn't kill you for that." Bob offered almost sympathetically.
"Only because my screw up wasn't mixed in with Elder Blood and unlike this fuck up. We were balanced." Kalen looked over to Ozpin, Ruby's hard work just about had Oz asleep the purr had softened but was constant with each breath. "You listening Grasshopper?"
"Mhh hmm." Oz purred, Ruby's touches felt too good for him to summon up the fear at what was being said. He relaxed for the first time in ages, Ruby oozed calm, Winter was happy with her close by. Safe with him, his chest still hurt his muscles ached but he didn't revert to human again.
A corner of Kalen's lip turned up, gods these kids were cute. He sighed and leaned on his staff, he decided to explain as everyone was staring at the sleepy purring Oz. "Fae aren't like you humans, we live damn near eternally but when it comes to children. Well it's a bit of a mad dash to maturity just to lessen the period of weakness, after we slow almost entirely. Oz the unlucky kiddo, was born human enough to have what magic he possessed be dormant. All magic comes from the Nevernever, but it reflects differently through each dimension manifesting in different ways. Remnant's magic is a… quiet thing most of the time, centred on individuals rather than saturating the land. Basically not enough to stir dormant magic in a person. Oz is Elder Blood, which is what started this mess, it gives him the ability to teleport to well, wherever and whenever he pleases. With some training." He addressed everyone but the pair of little young Fae. "Which is how he ended up in Wonderland, between the Red Queen calling him in and William looking for him. Well blood calls to blood, so he teleported to Wonderland without any real understanding of it. It's been what a month here? Well that's two in Wonderland a world much closer to the Nevernever then Remnant, then add in a lot of emotional stress." Kalen dodged talking about William's manner of pushing Oz. "Well Bob's your uncle, you've got one young Changling with no control and more magic then he even knows about." Bob chuckled at that, he couldn't be anyone's uncle.
Glynda spoke up knowing the rest of the story. "So that's why he changed? Why he's reverted to being so young?"
"He's what thirty seven? Young, just barely matured by Fae standards, so he's matching the mindset of a Fae of that age. Damsel is significantly less Fae than Grasshopper and younger so Wonderland didn't affect her near so much. She'll probably stay as she is for a few centuries, maybe more, but won't revert to a matching age of a Fae." Kalen explained, rubbing a hand over his stubbled jaw, thinking this whole mess through. "Best they both stay here, Titania was already getting uppity at the sighting of a Silver Eyes. Remnants magic does have some perks over straight up Nevernever magic, Aura and Semblance for a start. I'll have a word or two with Thomas, see about getting those videos purged from the internet." He reached over and waved his hand over Oz's face the Fae features of the younger man disappearing, as he applied a glamour. "So long as Grasshopper stops teleporting he might be able to hide in plain sight again. At least from other Fae."
Ozpin sat up and rubbed his eyes, magical and physical exhaustion creeping up on him. "I can do that."
"Rise and shine sleeping beauty." Bob said cheekily his orange eye lights glowing bright.
That gave Kalen an idea, he couldn't stay he could already feel his time limit closing in on him. He picked up Bob and put the skull in Ozpin's lap. "Bob you get to stay with Grasshopper, I need to borrow a Scroll and make a few calls but then I have to go back to Mab. You will stay and teach Ozzy here so he doesn't lose control again."
"WHAT?! Come on Boss! You're gonna leave me with the new kid?" Bob shouted indignantly, though the jaw of the skull didn't move.
"Yup!" Kalen got up and extended his hand, Glynda handed over her Scroll without a fuss. He walked away from them punching in a number and putting it to his ear.
Bob's eye lights went out as soon as Kalen left, evidently pouting at his new assignment. Oz turned the white rune covered skull over in his hands, choosing to look at it rather than his peers. Tracing over the carvings for a minute then addressing the skull asked his friends. "So did I miss anything?"
"No." Qrow said and looked over at Winter.
"Go enjoy the festival Schnees." Ironwood order, they both opened their mouths to argue but a stern glare shut them up and they left.
"We still haven't found who tried to kill Amber, only that they are here." Qrow looked over at Ruby, wondering why Oz hadn't sent her away.
"Cinder Fall, Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black." Ruby said resisting the urge to snuggle up to Oz.
"And there is already a bug in the CCT, we need to purge the whole system." Ozpin set the skull on his lap and looked up seeing the jaws drop. "What?" He asked glancing between them. "I didn't get my back clawed open, my family history shoved in my face and turned into some magic creature for nothing. The Red Queen wanted us to clean up a Grimm problem in exchange she let Ruby and I view some futures of Beacon. I'll take care of Cinder while you," he addressed Ironwood. "will subtly clean up the CCT."
"You have a plan for Cinder then?" Ironwood asked, something in the back of his mind told him he didn't want to know.
"Yes." Ozpin said clipply and offered no clarification.
Kalen hung up on the Scroll and returned handing it back to Glynda. "While I doubt that will clean it all of it up. But with a little luck that will keep any Fae from seeing any of that footage. I have to go, Mab wants me on the Outer Gate, I can feel it."
That jogged something in Oz's noggin, "Thou shall not open the Outer Gate?" he looked up at Kalen his voice full of questions.
The Winter Knight nodded reaching out and squeezing Oz's shoulder. "I'll come visit when I am able, you've got lots to learn. For now let's just say Summer and Winter Courts have jobs, you don't need to worry about it. You're too young, ignorant and untrained to even think about it. Bob can teach you and help with any questions, give you a way to contact me."
Ozpin nodded then his eyes flashed open wide. "My cane!?"
"Way ahead of you, Tootoo." He snapped his fingers.
A blue athletically built tiny humanoid with dragonfly wings appeared out of thin air, Ozpin's cane in hand. "I has the weapon, my Lordzs! Arach was more than understanding!" His voice was high and squeaky, he tossed it at Oz who snatched it out of the air. "Though why's a cane a good weapon? it's not sharp or anything useful!"
Kalen smirked at the cane and said just to plant the idea in Oz's head. He had a feeling the kiddo would thrive if given a puzzle. "You can reshape it you know, something that suits you better."
"I'm sorry what?!" Oz asked getting up as Kalen stepped away and opened a 'Way' out. "Wait?!"
Kalen waved over his shoulder as he walked out, Tootoo the pixie zipped over to the Winter Knight and landed on his shoulder. "Have fun with Bob!" He stepped into the 'Way' and turned to face Ozpin with a smile that made the much younger male Fae's heart beat at a rapid tattoo. Not fear, not lust, hope, Kalen played on something that in Oz's head equated to what he thought feeling a father's pride might be. Not that he knew what that felt like, William defiantly didn't inspire that feeling. Kalen shut the 'Way' and Oz looked down at the cane, he wanted to know how to change it shape to make Kalen proud of him. It was a strange and confusing feeling, that said over the last few days Oz was getting used to strange new feelings.
There was silence in the room as everyone thought long and hard about the information they just received. Qrow was the first to speak up, coughing slightly. "Wonderland heh?"
Cheshire "Well that was unexpected."
Bob "Ha! If you think that was crazy, you should have seen Kalen's face when he found out one of his children was still alive. He was like 'Bob we have to save him!' threw me in his pocket and hightailed it out of the Nevernever faster then Toots can eat a pizza"
Cheshire "I assume that means fast."
Bob "Almost impossibly so."
Cheshire "What about this 'Lady of Time and Space'?"
Bob "Oh, you mean Ciri? Now she was a fine bit of ass. *makes a wolf whistle despite having no lips* She can teleport at will, to any location, whenever she feels like it. Kinda annoying to track her down. Not too sure if she knows what happened to her daughter Lily yet."
Cheshire "Remnant is not a world too kind to those with magic"
Ardy "For those wondering who the heck Ciri i : / / witcher . wikia wiki /Ciri. Not my creation, neither is Bob, he's Jim Butcher's." Now we get to the good bits!
Kry "Somebody's happy."
Bob "Of course she is, you finally posted chapter 4 and ME!"
Kry "Dont be getting any ideas Bob,"
Ardy "Quick Bob porn or panties!?"
Bob "Porn my dear, always porn."
Cheshire "Thus the perverts begin their crusade."
