A/N 1: Uploaded 11/01/17

Who am I?

Nameless, Lenore, Age: 6 years, Level 10

Vitality: 48 = [ 1 (lv + 2) x Endurance]

?= 1 = ½ [ 0 (lv + 2) x Psyche] Minimum 1.

Negativity: N/A / 8250

Fighting: 2

Agility: 16

Strength: 3

Endurance: 4

Reason: 11

Intuition: 12

Psyche: 13

Boons

Fatal Feathers, Negative Requiem (Locked), Beowulf in Sheep's Clothing, Of Two Forms, Cosmic Game, Basic Sentience, Third Step on the Never Ending Path, Magpie Nest, Just the Wind and Nothing More, Eagle Eye, Haunted, Identify, Loneliness Broken

Boon Points: 10

Titles

Trailblazer of Knowledge, Just the Wind and Nothing More, Haunted, Loneliness Broken, Unique Species

Finding Patch had been much harder than the Lenore had expected. What it thought would be a few days of travel had turned into several months of searching. Whenever it would meet people on the road or go into town, they would start yelling. Some would throw things, some would try to smother it, others would stare… it was rather annoying.

It was some time before the Grimm realized the problem. It appeared to be a young faunus walking around without clothes. Unfortunately, even after fashioning a covering out of a discarded blanket, the humans still would rarely be helpful. Despite repeatedly asking for a map, humans tended to either ignore it or simply drop a colored card and walk away. Those were prefered to the humans that would provide a sharp kick before laughing as they left. It didn't like them.

Faunus it approached were, somehow simultaneously, both more and less helpful. Sometimes it would get lucky with the person pointing them in the right direction. A lot would offer food or more of those cards, but would also try and get it to go with them. Something about how 'a child shouldn't be alone' and 'the White Fang can make sure you always have a roof over your head. These were the most annoying because they seemed to honestly want to help… but just weren't...

Why would I want something over my head… I wouldn't be able to fly…

Town hopping became the most reliable way to gain information without needing to deal with the same people trying to 'help'. At one of these towns, the humans were particularly antagonistic.

After landing, people tended to stay far away from the young Grimm. It would tend to arrive at stores right after they'd close. The bad luck continued as young humans began pelting it with rocks. The rocks were small and throws, weak, so it decided not to seek conflict and continued walking. The humans followed for quite some time, until…

"Hey! Get out of here!" A female was shouting. She had short black hair and was dressed rather cleanly. Judging by her attitude she was most likely a faunus. The Grimm was always impressed that others were able to identify faunus on sight while it needed to use Identify. After the woman chased the children off, she turned to face the Lenore. She started speaking in a much softer voice "Are you alright, sweetie?"

Oh no, this one is going to be difficult… the ones that say 'sweetie', 'dear', or 'darling' are always difficult.

"I am unharmed." It responded curtly.

"Well, that's good. You're very brave for not fighting back." The woman kneeled down to meet the young Grimm's eye. "Your family must be very proud, can I help you find them."

Difficult, she didn't even start by asking about a family…

"I don't have a family. I don't want a roof. I don't want food. I don't want cards…" it bluntly lists everything people try to offer it. It understands that those people are trying to help, but it doesn't understand why they are so bad at it. "I just want to get to Patch. Do you know where that is?"

There was a brief silence before the woman pulled a rectangular object from her pocket. "I don't, but I can find out."

She started fiddling with the rectangle. to the Grimms surprise, it continually changed the images on it. It couldn't help but gasp in wonder. "What is that."

"It's called a scroll, I can use it to access information, talk to people far away, take pictures, and a lot more." She spoke as the Grimm had its eyes locked on the device. "Oh dear… are you sure it's Patch you're looking for?"

"Yes." It nodded. "I need to get there as fast as I can."

"Well… we're here, in southern Mistral on the continent of Anima…" she points to a spot on the map. She then moves her hand to a small island near the coast of a separate landmass "...and Patch is all the way over here, near Vale…"

"Thank you for your assistance." the young Grimm spreads its wings to their full 15-foot span and gives them a strong flap. Right before it could get airborne, it felt a tug pulling it back down.

"Oh no, you don't!" The woman placed both hands on the young Grimm's shoulders. "Where do you think you're going."

"Patch…?" The Grimm was confused "did you forget?"

"No, I… Sweetie, Patch is hundreds of miles away. Even if you didn't stop to sleep, it would take you months to get there. That's not even including if you got lost over the ocean. Even though it's water, you can't drink it. And if you're attacked by a Grimm…" the woman wrapped her arms around the Grimm. "I want to just take you home, make sure you stay safe and sound...but you have your heart set on Patch, don't you?"

"I don't know what that means…" it thought back to the look on Summer's face. It felt it needed to do this. "But I have to go to Patch."

"I understand." She dusted herself off and held out her hand. "I think I can help you get there faster."

The Grimm hesitated. It started at its two sharp claws, at the woman's soft hands. The woman must have noticed, she reached out and took its wing and began leading the way.

"You're sure you need to leave right away?" She asked as they walked. "If you stay with us, I could probably convince my husband to take you to Vale in a few months. I bet you and my daughter would be great friends."

She gave a toothy grin, but the young Grimm was instead watching its feet… after a short silence, it finally replied: "I think you're a good mom…"

"I try to be." she laughed but it didn't feel genuine. She took out a small medal carved with a flower with a pair of cat eyes. She reached down and wrapped the chain around the young Grimm's neck. "If you're ever in Menagerie, show this to just about anybody and say you're looking for Kali."

"Thank you." The young Grimm played with the shiny object around its neck. People value the shiny objects, however, this woman freely gave it away. She is kind. "I wish I had a name to give you. I'm just a nameless Lenore."

"I wouldn't say that." Kali gently patted the Grimm's head "Lenore is a wonderful name."

It was about to open its mouth to correct her but was cut off.

You have been given the name Lenore, However, the one who gave you the name has no authority to do so. Would you like to register your name as 'Lenore': YES / NO

A name… I have a name…

"Yes...it is." the young Grimm was overwhelmed. It could barely stand. It had a name. It couldn't understand why it had tears running down its face. It couldn't understand why Kali was wrapping her arms around it. But it knew it liked it.

They walked a little further before coming to a large open area with several large metal objects. The pair walked up to a young man loading several crates into one of the metal objects.

"Tuck!" Kali shouted waving her hand. The young man stopped and approached the two. "Lenore, this is Tukson. He's going to be taking you to Vale."

"I am?"

"He is… if he doesn't want me to tell Ghira about his side ventures…" Kali's voice hardened as she spoke until Tukson gave a small nod. "Is there anything else you need? Food? Money?"

"No thank you." Lenore shook its head. "You've helped me more than I can ever say."

"Why don't you go check out the Bullhead while we hammer out the details." Tukson points over at the metal box, and Lenore obliges. "So, what's with the kid?"

"Too common of a story, with extremely rare determination," Kali responded, paying more attention to Lenore examining the ship than Tukson. "The only thing she has is a destination. No home, no money, no family…"

"No ID, which is why you came my way." Tukson sighed "but Ghire could have taken care of that. Why not go through the regular channels?"

"That was my plan… but the moment I pointed out where Patch was…" Kali frowned "She is set on going straight there… she was going to get herself killed flying there. I doubt she would have been willing to wait."

"Yeah, I can see the…" Tukson started but his eyes widened "Fly! She can actually FLY!"

"Yeah, I was shocked too but she didn't seem to think anything of it." Kali's eyes had never left the child. "She's been isolated a long time, I doubt she knows how odd it is. Try not to make a big deal out of it."

"Any clue what's waiting on Patch?" Tukson asked, causing a palpable silence.

"No, maybe nothing… but I can tell she'll keep going, no matter what." Kali's face fell. "The only thing I can do is make sure she has somewhere to fall back to."

"Meaning…?" Tukson grabbed his head "You want me to keep an eye on her."

"No, even if I wanted that… you probably couldn't keep up." Kali laughed at the thought of Tukson chasing the flying Faunus. "Just let her know how to contact you, and arrange a ship to Menagerie if she needs it."

"Alright, Kali...But you owe me. Alright, kid!" Tukson called over to the young child from its investigation. "Take off will be in a few minutes, say your goodbyes and I'll get you situated in the smuggler's hatch."

"Alright, I suppose this is it. Be a good girl for Tukson." Kali wrapped her arms around Lenore once again, however, this time Lenore did the same. "If you ever need to, you can go to Tukson for help."

"I don't understand…" Lenore muttered, it...she knew she wanted to say something but nothing would come out. She could only stand there as Kali gently patted her head.

"Don't worry, Lenore. Goodbyes aren't forever." Kali cooed, "Someday... you should visit. Tell me all about your trip."

Your acceptance of a name and gender has provided you with a greater understanding of yourself, causing a Boon to evolve.

Fourth Step on the Never Ending Path: You are fundamentally changed from your Grimm origins. You are an individual, not subject to positive or negative effects that target Grimm.

"Goodbye, Kali," Lenore mumbled as they separated. She couldn't bring herself to look up as Kali left.

Tukson returned and lead Lenore to the back of the Bullhead. He reached over and pulled away a metal panel revealing a hidden room with a pair of seats. "You'll need to stay back here during the trip. We should be to Vale in 10 to 12 hours… Hey, you okay kid?"

"I understand why you are helping me… blackmail…" Tukson shuddered slightly at Lenore's blunt statement. "But… Kali… She has no reason…"

"Listen, I wouldn't think too hard about it…" Tukson smiled "Helping others is the right thing to do, but some go farther than others. Kali's like that, she saw a little girl in trouble and decided nothing would stop her making sure that child had a chance."

"How…" Lenore struggled to get her thoughts in order. "What should I do?"

"Honestly… just accept the help for now. Kali would be happy just knowing you got where you're going." Tukson sighed as she rubbed the back of his head "I'm gonna close this up. See ya when we get there."

Tukson shuts the hatch, leaving Lenore alone with her thoughts. Compared to the amount of time searching, she'd be in Patch in no time. Half a day of peace and quiet to contemplate… The box began to rumble and shake. She wasn't moving, but she was. The noise echoed through the tiny compartment, her abdomen was doing flips… She had heard of this before in passing…

Your weakness to vehicles has earned you a new title, Motion Sickness Master

This must be hell…

A.N.: So chapter four. This one took me quite a while. I had mentioned earlier, this was supposed to be a sort interaction... probably about as long as the raven scene but... that didn't happen. I've been a big fan of the Belladonna's from the moment we saw them in the S4 intro (although my friends and I couldn't agree if Kali was Blake's mom or sister... I was on the wrong side, I blame rooster teeth) and I wish that Blake had brought the rest of team RWBY and Ren and Nora cause she would 'Mom" them... Tukson was never supposed to be in the chapter at all but i figured… what the hey.

So the Nameless is no longer nameless… Lenore is both her name and the name of the species of grimm. Lenore was pulled from the Edgar Allan Poe-m the Raven as most of you probably know. The grimm was always meant to be a girl from the start, but that name… I went through about a dozen Lucifer, Hugin, Hue, Lucy, Maggie… uhg… but now YAY no more ITS!

Apparently… i missed something important last chapter. It's been fixed but it's only two lines of text so going back just for that...pointless. Lenore's wings attach at her shoulder, replacing normal human arms. She still has the two sharp claws like a nevermore. Her Beowulf in Sheep's Clothing boon only makes her hard to identify as a grimm… not impossible… possibly the cameo in the next chapter can see through…

I also received questions about the Of Two Forms boon… that i probably should have cut... But i really wanted to have that for a few jokes later on so... oh well, too late now

Next update will be 11/05