Entry 25

It's been a few days since Ruby woke up. She's been bedridden the entire time. Well, maybe that's not entirely true. She can walk at this point, but I haven't been letting her. It sounds like all the muscles in her body were strained after what happened at the tower. She was yelling at me because I'm 'overprotective' and that she can 'feed herself'. I'm pretty sure she's only partially serious though. It's not like I'm never going to let her move again. I just want her to take this cautiously.

All medical experts have been working day and night to help everybody that came from Vale and Amity. One small injury now might not seem like such a big deal, but there's no sense in risking anything that can be healed with time and rest. Unless that suddenly changes, a few more days in bed won't hurt her.

Then there's Yang. She hasn't even tried getting out of bed yet. I know she can, but it's almost like she's separating herself from us. I know things are going to take a while to go back to being normal. Well, maybe 'normal' isn't the right word to use. Her arm is gone. Things are never going to be normal in the way that she remembers, but her new version of normal is going to take a while to get used to.

I've heard her shuffling around every night. She's got to be having nightmares like the ones Ruby used to have. Back then, Yang would hold her throughout the night to make her feel safe. Yang hardly lets us into her room though. I keep on trying to think of things to help, but until she moves out of her room I don't think there's too much I can do. I'll just have to be patient. It took me a much longer time than just a few days. I'm sure Yang's situation will be no different.

In the meantime, I'll have Qrow around to help me out a bit. He's been going into Vale to fight during the day while I've been taking care of the girls. That Grimm that Ruby froze on the tower is still alive. I don't know how, but it keeps attracting more Grimm towards it. It's like its presence alone is enough to call them to its location. How it does it doesn't really matter though. It means that a constant stream of Grimm are always running towards what's left of Beacon.

With the sheer amount of Grimm that come, I don't know how we are going to reclaim Vale. I know the professors at Beacon have been attempting to help put things back together. I just don't know how anyone will be able to get control over the situation without the help of another kingdom. We just don't have the manpower after the attack. The real problem is that we can't even call for help. The CCT was destroyed. We have no real way of getting into contact with the rest of Remnant.

At this point, we just recently got the local communication back up and running. It's not much, but it's a start. Getting news out to everyone is going to be important. Having families together, and evacuation plans set will be a huge relief on the people.

It didn't seem to relieve Qrow at all though. While he has been helping in Vale, his primary goal has been to find clues on Ozpin. If what we were told about Ozpin is true, Qrow is probably going to be headed for Mistral soon. He's going to need help from all the headmasters if this situation is going to get any better. I mean, it's not like it could get too much worse.

He had his talk with Ruby when she woke up. He asked me to leave so they could have it as just the two of them. I'm not entirely sure what he told her. Whatever it was, it brought her further into this mess. He promised that he would let me keep them out of it. After everything that happened with Summer and Raven, we both agreed that the girls didn't need to be a part of it all.

Yet, here we are.

I can't fully blame him for it. Things are bad. What Ruby did is going to paint a target on her back. She needs to learn about all the things that make her special, and just how dangerous they are. Not telling her anything isn't going to get us anywhere. I just struggle with deciding how much is enough, and how much should be kept a secret.

This isn't her fight. She doesn't need to get involved in it. Telling her everything will make sure that she does. There are evils out there that she won't be able to beat. She's definitely grown, but that doesn't make her a fully trained huntress by any means.

The good news is that I have some time. Winter is going to be coming up real quick. With the cold and snow, there won't be too much else to do besides talk. That should give me the chance to start letting her know about things one step at a time. If she has the time to process the information, maybe it will allow her to ask questions instead of chasing after answers. If Yang is up for it, I'll be able to include her too.