Qrow looked up at the bright morning sun. The fortress of the Mabino was laid out below him, he hated this place. Not because it was old fashioned or out of the way. Nor because it was an official settlement. No he hated it because it kept him from his wife. She who was several days late on her due date. He could feel flickers of her misery over the bond, the distance muted it but he could grasp it and when he listened he could feel her. Qrow reached back and set his hand on Harbinger, the blade had been spilling human blood more then Grimm as of late. Xaio Roi had been using him to clean house. Ozpin was forced to allow it, the fact that it helped Mistral and his reputation.

A scuff from behind him had Qrow whipping around to find the king of bandits upon Anima behind him. Xaio Roi's hawkish feature and curly black had become a familiar sight. The lavish finery of his suit was colour in red and blue. "Qrow." The king nodded.

"Roi." Qrow turned away looking back out into the settlement. Smoke curling into the air from chimines, the smell of fresh bread catching on the wind.

"You know, I was quite put out when you came without your wife." Xaio Roi said as he walked with an exaggerated cock of his hip.

"Yeah but she has school and was too pregnant to leave the city." Qrow forced his fingers to release Harbinger's grip.

"She is due now yes?" Xaio Roi watched Qrow carefully with grey stormy eyes.

"Now."

"Then go, I will not keep you from your wife when the birth of your child is around the corner." Xaio Roi said. "Tell Ozpin that I still wish to meet him, when the school takes it's break I expect him to come visit. Bring your wife and child as well."

"I will relay your message." Qrow said and stepped back before transforming into his crow shape and taking to the air.

The flight always took a couple days. They were torturous days, feeling Ruby more and more feeling her pain. He passed over farms with manpower several times over what would be considered normal. Thanks to Ozpin's Huntsmen's teams providing safe transport out to the farmsteads, Dust trade was slightly restored, but the council was wisely stockpiling it for winter. Thus farm hands were still in high demand.

Qrow flew over the main roads scanning for Grimm but the teams had gone a good job and he found none. He was flying up the city towards Lydia's house, their house. When he felt it, a lash of pain across the bound, sharper, stabbing worse then all the others. His wings faltered as he managed the bond as best as he was able and the pain. He added as much speed to his flight as he dared, wings flapping furiously. It didn't make much to guess that Ruby's waters had finally broken.

Ozpin was helping Glynda with her combat class. They were doing another mass spar, annoying reporters were on the edges of the training yard. Their presence had been getting worse as the months pressed on. Oz wasn't sure what more they expected to get out of him or the others, none of them were talking now but they still persisted like a murder of vultures. Ruby wasn't able to run the same as before from them, her pregnancy was starting to tap her Aura, more and more as her due date drew closer. Now she was past it and even when she tried to use her Aura for something as simple as protecting herself it never lasted more than a few seconds. They had been worried at first, at least till Lydia had produced a journal from her mother reporting the same thing.

So they had chalked it up to being a quirk of her soul. Still when she couldn't hold an Aura anymore Ruby started to stay at home. Doctor Rutile had moved no small amount of medical equipment to a room that Lydia had set aside for when Ruby ultimately went into labour. Ren had been taking additional medical training just in cause Rutile was busy. A gong sounded, signalling the end to classes and as Ozpin brushed down his trousers a reporter came up to him.

She was a tall curly blonde woman. In a horrible green pin suit, her skirt was on the short side and she had an awful skin handbag. Even her glasses were a distasteful red. She hand her Scroll out held nonchalantly between a few fingers. "Headmaster can I have a word. You've been managing Haven for the last five months but have refused to give any statement."

"I have nothing to say to you. I've been busy restoring this city to some semblance of functional. My private life is just that, private." Ozpin turned on his heel and started to walk away.

Undeterred the blonde followed behind him, her heels clicking on the floor. "How is your charming wife? She's been absent from school for the better part of a week now. Tell me, did you force that child on her? To stay away from the school? What about Qrow? My digging has found that he's been your lover for a long time. Was she just your surrogate?"

Ozpin turned a half step back to her, he could see the students milling around, some of them pointedly turned away while a few watched with interest. "Ruby has made every choice on her own. It was she who invited me and the child is not mine genetically. It was an accident and she chose to keep it."

"Why would she do that? She's so young with all of her life ahead of her. It's even getting in the way of her schooling."

Oz hated the sickly sweetness of her voice, the insincerity of it was like grating chalk on a board. "Less then you would think, after all two of her partners have been teachers as is her father. The child has not hindered her progress and she is at a higher level than many of her peers."

"Ohhhh, that's sweet." The woman put a long red fingernail on her lip. "Big bad Huntsman like you sticking up for her… Is that why you picked her out at Beacon? Because she was special, a cut above her peers?" And there it was, the snake hidden in the grass, Gods he hated reporters. He should have just noped out of there the minute her mouth opened.

"Hardly." Ozpin turned away and started to walk away when the pain hit him. That stabbing agony in his guts, only it wasn't from him. Everyone saw him go very pale. "Ren, home now!" He didn't waste time and ran his Aura making him vanish into a blurr and jumped clear out of the school.

Ruby was in Lydia's garden harvesting her raspberries when the pain stabbed her. "Owww." She dropped her basket and grabbed at her lower stomach. She felt the wet slash hit her panties. "Lydia!" She screamed, she fell to her knees. The pain was unlike anything else she'd ever experienced.

The older woman came racing from the house, while she appeared to be a woman in her sixties. She moved like a woman of thirty. "Ruby." She came to a stop and pulled Ruby up to her feet. The upright position sent another wave of pain through her, almost forcing her back on her knees if not for Lydia's firm hold. "Come on, you need to get inside."

"Ow ow ow." Ruby took a few deep breaths as, Lydia helped her stand and walk into the house. They made slow progress to a room on the second level of the house. The stairs were a challenge but they managed and Ruby staggered into the room Lydia had set up. It had a fireplace though it was dark now but more importantly there was a table covered with medical supplies. Before the fireplace several large absorbent pads covered in a sheet so Ruby had a place to walk if she felt up to it. Lastly a small double bed, with easily cleaned bedding.

Lydia helped Ruby out of her pull over dress and get her panties off. "Come on lay down."

"Gods why does this hurt so much already!" Ruby got into the bed and Lydia helped propped her up with several pillows.

"It's your body telling you what is going on." Lydia reached out and pressed gently on Ruby's belly trying to find the baby's head. It was facing down and Lydia let out a sigh of relief. "She seems to be facing the right way. I'll call Rutile." Lydia rushed from the room.

Not thirty seconds later Ruby heard the front door crash open and pounding footsteps on the stairs. The door was thrown open to allow Ozpin to race over to her. "I felt it through the bond, are you alright!?"

"I'm fine, it's normal." Ruby leaned up as Ozpin came over and kissed her softly.

Ren had went straight for the medical table and grabbed a stethoscope, put the buds in his ears before pressing the cold head of it to Ruby's belly.

"Hey cold!" Ruby squawked.

"Shh." Ren said moving it around and listening. "Everything seems right. Have you felt any contractions yet?"

"No my water just broke." Ruby said. "It hurts less, then it did a couple moments ago."

"Okay, hopefully Rutile will be here soon." Ren pulled the stethoscope off and put it away.

As he spoke another set of steps came up the stairs and Qrow burst in. "Are you ok-" Qrow's breath caught as he took in Ruby's very pregnant form. It had been a several weeks and she looked so beautiful. The pain had departed enough that the colour had returned to her cheeks. "You look beautiful."

Ruby blushed at his dumbfounded expression. "Yeah well I don't feel it, how'd you get here so fast?"

"I had a feeling you'd be soon and Roi let me go early." He crossed the space and Ozpin moved to let Qrow embrace her. "Beyond that I felt your pain through the bond."

"Oh sorry, I've been trying to shield it." Ruby winced as a contraction occurred. "Gosh whatever happened to the early labour stage?"

"Maybe it was too mild for you to notice?" Ozpin offered, his left arm was aching as per usual. It had gone from feeling nothing to a deep near constant ache a few months ago. "Lie would you help me take my brace off?"

"Sure, letting it breath would be a good idea too." Lie said.

Ozpin heard the front door open as the others arrived and joined Ren by the medical table. The younger man helped unbuckle and remove the protective layers. He removed his vest and shirt as well, it would be easiest to not get the cream everywhere. Oz shivered when the withered limb was exposed to the air. It wasn't the black husk of months before, instead the 'skin' had evened out and had taken on a very angry red and white appearance. Skin had started to grow around his shoulder but no further. Lie grabbed a white cream and started to apply it in a thick layer. Back when the arm had finally stopped bleeding when Jaune applied his Semblance. Doctor Rutile had prescribed a cream to help protect the new flesh and sooth the ever present inflammation and flaking. It still had to be covered most of the time but over time it was getting aesthetically better.

"Feeling anything?" Lie asked as he massaged the cream into the skin.

"A little." Ozpin pursed his lips and tried probably for the ten thousandth time to move his fingers. Unlike all the other times he got the tiniest twitch, the skin all but creaked in protest. "They moved!" Oz grinned as Ruby tried to see from the bed.

Lie pulled away and sure enough saw the twitch that made Ozpin so happy. He gently took the fingers in his hands. "Try again, I'll help."

"Okay, three two one." Ozpin tried to curl his fist and Lie moved the fingers in time. Pain lashed up his arm like wildfire as if something was grating on his bones and nerves. Oz snapped his free hand up to bite down on it to mask the scream of pain. Lie gently moved the fingers back to rest. "At least you can feel it. You'll have to tell Rutile after Ruby's done her labour, she'll probably want to start you on some sort of physiotherapy."

The tall man let go of his hand and took several steadying breaths. "Maybe, I think it still needs more time."

Qrow had left for a minute to change into clean clothes. Choosing slacks though going shirtless, the room was kept cool but the heat from outside was infectious. He got back to Ruby just in time to hold her hand through another contraction. Ruby took big slow breaths. "Help me walk a bit? I don't want to be sitting for who knows how long."

"Of course." Qrow helped Ruby out of bed and to the padded ground before the fireplace.

Watching Ruby's steps get more steady made Ozpin hoped that maybe this wouldn't be too hard on her. They had been informed that the first baby was often the hardest. That they might be here for a day or more. Ozpin got up and moved over to her, Ruby gave him a weak smile but paused to let him embrace her in that one armed hug she'd grown accustomed to.

Lydia finally returned with a tray of tea and sandwiches. "Doctor Rutile will be here in half an hour. I brought snacks, as we will likely be here for the long haul."

Ruby only had a few sips of tea and nibbled a sandwich before another contraction hit. She got up and walked, finding it helped reduce the cramps. Her back was in agony, Ruby gritted her teeth and reached back trying to sooth the pain. Beads of sweat dotted her head and ran down the back of her neck. Ruby began whimpering as she paced back and forth trying to ignore the pain as another contraction started. The next half hour passed much the same way, Ruby nibbled as she was able and Qrow or Ozpin followed her around the room in case she needed help. They all had their eyes on the clock over the mantle for counting the minutes between contractions.

When the door opened again they all let out a relieved sigh, Rutile had arrived with a swirl of white doctor's coat and studied Ruby's sweaty form. "How is it going? How far apart are your contractions?"

"Seven minutes or so, the earliest ones were fifteen minutes apart. It's only been half an hour." Ozpin said, it was his turn to hold Ruby as she walked around.

"Walking helps." Ruby said holding her belly as she waddled back and forth.

"Please sit on the bed so I can have a look." Rutile walked into the attached bathroom to wash her hands.

Ozpin helped Ruby back over to the bed, she settled leaning back on her hands and parting her legs to a comfortable level. Rutile returned and carefully checked how dilated Ruby was. "You're only at five centimeters of dilation. You were probably starting to dilate before your water broke. You'll have to wait for at least another centimeter before the more active labour will start and then another four before you can push."

"Ugh. Think it will be a while?" Ruby eased herself back further onto the bed. She wanted a break from all the walking.

"Probably, first labours are often slow." Rutile turned the quilt over tucking her in. "Just try to rest while you can. You'll need all your energy as things progress."

"Okay." Ruby moved onto her side and tried to get comfortable.

Weiss, Blake and Yang raced to Lydia's house from school. Word had spread like wildfire that Ozpin had taken Ren and raced from the school. It didn't take much to guess that Ruby had gone into labour. It had been the talk of all the classes as everyone knew that Ren was learning to be a medic. As they took off their shoes and raced up the stairs a wail of pain had them put on a burst of speed.

They found Ruby dressed in a short white cotton gown, kneeling on her bed. Qrow was behind her holding her up. "Deep breaths Ruby."

"When this is over I'm going to kill you!" Ruby screamed through another contraction.

"Yes dear." Qrow pet her head getting her bangs out of her face. Sweat was soaking her body. Rutile was watching Ruby as she neared dilation.

The contractions were almost on top of one another now and as Ruby came away for a small respite the Doctor reminded her to pant. Ren had moved to the bottom of the bed and was on hand with heated water and towels at the ready. "Okay, you can push with the next contraction Ruby." Rutile said moving a bit closer to touch her make sure she was ready.

Ozpin came over with a wet cool cloth and cleaned the sweat from Ruby's face, attempting to ease some of the discomfort on his wife's face. "You're doing great, deep breaths, just think, she's so close Ruby, keep going."

"Hurts!" Ruby panted as another contraction hit she screamed and barred down pushing hard. It passed and she fell back against Qrow panting. "I'm tired."

Ozpin sat down beside them and reached through the bond. They were all a bit tired from helping her for the last six hours. Still it wasn't lasting as long as they fear so that was a plus. He tired to lend his strength through the bond. He carried it through Aura and he did notice when Ruby breathed a little easier and she seemed a bit more awake. He took her free hand and gave it a squeeze. "You're doing great, just a bit longer."

Qrow felt what Oz did and attempted to do the same, give her some of his strength and energy but further he tried to dull the pain. Ruby smiled up at him and then screamed through another contraction.

Ren hovered with thick dark blue towels. Weiss, Blake and Yang were forced to sit on the edge of the bed and watch Ruby's pain. Ruby was far too busy to greet any of them, her face an odd mix of furious red and almost sickly pale. Rutile saw the baby's head start to crown and grinned. "You're almost there, she's crowning."

"Ahhh!" Ruby pushed again and panted as the contraction passed. She felt Rutile's fingers on her. She tried to catch her breath but the next contraction came quickly and she felt Qrow and Ozpin support her as she pushed with all her might. She felt something slip from her, a smile bloomed over her face. "Is she?"

"Not yet." Rutile said. Ren brought his towel in close under Rutile's hands.

Qrow was getting tired, he was shouldering her pain and giving her energy. He could feel Ozpin helping through the bonds as well, but the hours of this had worn them all down. Ruby pushed but couldn't muster the energy to scream when the baby's shoulders came free and Ren caught the little red and wrinkly life in the towel.

Rutile quickly cleaned her mouth and head of mucus. The little girl kicked out with all her little chubby limbs and opened her eyes. Rutile smiled at the alert silver that bounced around looking up at her and Lie then back at her. Lie offered his second towel and Rutile cleaned her again revealing a head of black hair that was exactly the same colour as Ozpin's was but it had a feathered curl that could only have come from Qrow. No what made her smile fall away in shock was the lock of light blue at her right temple.

The doctor pulled the dirty towel away and presented the little girl. Ruby beamed and took her but at the sight of the blue lock Ozpin's heart plummeted. It was the exact same colour as the girl the Wald had shown to him. She had been real. Ozpin shifted as Ruby took her daughter and held her on her chest. "She needs a name." Ozpin said.

Qrow reached up and held his daughter by her side. She looked up at him with silver eyes that he swore focused on him. She reached out a cuddly hand and went. "Da!" His heart melted and he moved his finger so she could grab it. He was surprised by how strong she was as she pulled it to her toothless mouth and gummed on it. "Da da!"

The little silver eyes looked up at Ruby. "Ma!"

Oz's breath was stuck in his chest. "Lydia~ I think you were right about her being very intelligent."

Lydia came over and out her hand on the baby's head. She closed her eyes and reached out with her soul. She was met with a vibrant purple soul that leapt to her touch. Rather than the usual confused awe, it was very clear in images that were too focused to come from a baby's eyes that she knew who everyone was and was very eager to say hi. Lydia withdrew her hand. "Well she has definitely been making full use of the bonds. While I imagine she will get frustrated at her lack of motor functions but she knows all of us."

"I'm sorry, bonds?" Rutile asked.

"Oc!" Chirped the baby waving a hand at Rutile.

"Oh my Gods." Rutile said her eyes wide as she covered her mouth.

Ozpin reached up and pet her head. His thoughts swirled around, searching for a name. When those silver eyes landed on him again and she squealed in delight he saw it. "How about Euclase? It's a blue and silver gemstone, a very beautiful one at that." He added as if just speaking to the babe.

"Euclase, I like it. Are you Euclase my little girl?" Ruby coed at her baby.

"Ma!" Euclase reached both hands up to Ruby.

"Ow!" Ruby tensed and remembered. "Oh right placenta."

"Just focus on your baby, this will be quick and less painful." Rutile still wanted an explanation on whatever these 'bonds' were.

Euclase wiggled and Ruby adjusted her hold of her baby to offer her a nipple. Euclase kneaded her breast but couldn't seem to get a hold of the swollen nipple. Ozpin found it very cute so he reached over and pulled Ruby's breast up slightly. Presenting the nipple to his daughter.

"Oh that is so weird!" Ruby giggled as Euclase sucked enthusiastically at her breast. White milk seeped just a little from between her lips.

"Oz." Qrow said staring.

"Yeah?"

"Why is that so hot?"

Ozpin now noticed exactly what Qrow meant, it was very hot as well as sparking a mix of warm fuzzy feelings in his heart. "I don't know."

Lydia giggled watching the two. "It's called biology boys."

Rutile deliver the placenta but didn't cut the umbilical cord until the placenta was delivered and checked over. "Well this was a wonderfully smooth birth. How are you feeling?"

"Good, I do want a bath but while I ache and I'm tired nothing really hurts anymore." Ruby said looking over to the doctor.

"Well you look very good and the placenta is whole so you shouldn't have to worry about infections. If you don't mind, I'd like to take it back to the hospital. Your blood type, O positive could help a lot of babies."

"By all means take it." Ruby said.

"Thank you." Rutile took it over to the table along with the remains of the umbilical cord and put it in a refrigerated box. "I'll come for the rest of the equipment later, it's a relief that it went so well. Call me if you need me, I'll be at the hospital but I'll have a nurse keep an eye on my Scroll."

"Thank you Doctor." Ozpin said nodding to her as she left. "You should come by for dinner at some point."

Rutile stopped by the door and smiled. "Careful Oz, I might take that as an opportunity to give you more vaccines."

Oz rolled his eyes. "I'll deal."

As the doctor left with a simple goodbye. Weiss and Yang zipped over to Ruby, Euclase had filled her tiny tummy and was looking up at her three parents. "Ohh she's so cute!" Weiss and Yang cooed while Blake stayed back a little not wanting to crowd Ruby too much. Weiss reached up and offered her hand to Euclase. "Hi I'm your godmother."

"Weiii!" Euclase chorted and grabbed Weiss's index finger. "Weii!"

"I guess she's heard your name a lot Weiss." Ruby said smiling at Euclase's obvious joy at seeing Weiss.

"You're so lucky Weiss." Yang had called into the bed to be on Ruby's free side. "Hiya I'm auntie Yang."

Euclase tried to look at Yang but her muscles clearly didn't move like she wanted them too. Ruby felt the impending tears over the bond. "Hey hey, it's okay." Ruby moved Euclase to face Yang cradled in her arm. The happy feeling was near overwhelming as Euclase reached out for the golden locks of her sister's hair. "Ya!"

Yang pet her tummy. "Ya-n-g, Yang."

"Ya!"

"She probably can't make compete words yet Yang. We have a theory she'd had access to our minds for a while now but that can't make up for a lack of physical development." Ozpin said.

At the sound of his voice Euclase looked up and Ozpin felt a new prod through the bonds. Though it wasn't truly new as he had been feeling it grow stronger for months. Then she burst into little shouts. "Pa! Pa!"

"She's got you down." Qrow said with a smirk.

Ozpin saw a crowd of people, he recognize many reporters a few students and teachers. He looked down and saw his left arm exposed and limp.

Ozpin blinked and saw that Euclase had gone quiet and was staring at him. The vision had been very clear the last time he had a vision like that he had mistaken for a nightmare. "Ohh hells…" Oz remembered the dream he had about the creation of the Botchling. "Was that you?"

"Pa pa!"

"Ozpin what are you thinking?" Qrow asked, he didn't like the shock on Oz's face.

"Qrow take her for a minute." Ozpin said as he moved to brace an arm on Ruby's shoulder.

"Okay." Qrow carefully took Euclase.

"Oz what?" Ruby moved at his promoting so he could see her tattoo. The golden lantern seemed to sway under her skin as it hung from the tree painted into her back.

"Qrow bring her over here."

"Oz~?" Ruby said worried.

Ozpin picked up the blue lock of Euclase's hair and held it against the blue of the Relic of Knowledge lantern. It was exactly the same colour. "Ohhh f-."

"No swearing!" Ruby said glaring at him over her shoulder.

"Foxtrot." Ozpin finished the word.

"Explain now." Ruby said as Qrow gave Euclase back to her and she laid back onto the pillows.

"Remember back when Qrow and I investigated the murder of a whole family?" Ozpin asked.

"Yeah."

"That morning I guess, I had a dream about a woman giving birth and the child being abandoned in the forest. Basically how that Botchling had been created. I don't think that was something my mind provided. And I met Euclase in the Wald, through another vision she was probably around thirteen and begging for a name. Only the Botchling stole her from me before I gave her one. I think the dream was her, she was warning me about the Botchling." Ozpin bit his lip. "And I think she could do that because some of the Relic's power is a part of her. Her Aura is purple right? Qrow and Ruby are red and I'm green and whatever the Relic is, would be blue. So purple. Beckett mentioned a forth soul in the mix for Euclase."

"So what whatever the Relic is, it has a soul and you've what? Made Ruby's it's host? Enough so that it influenced our daughters soul?" Qrow near growled.

"Don't look at me like that! How could I have known?" Ozpin growled back.

"You're the one who put it there! Surely you had to know something!"

"I don't have all the answers Qrow!" Oz shouted and Eculase burst into tears between her fathers.

They both instantly reached for her petting and cooing. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have raised my voice."

After a few moments of soothing and soft apologies their baby gurgled happy and settled down. Lydia chuckled covering her mouth with a couple fingers. "My she's already got you two wrapped around her finger."

Ruby took several deep breaths. "Let's just let it go, I'm not worried about it. She's done nothing but warn us and we knew she was going to special since I'm a vessel soul. So what if she's a little bit more special than we thought."

"Mama!" Eculase snuggled into her chest and promptly fell asleep.

Weiss pulled out her Scroll and took a picture of the three. Ruby looked up startled for a moment. "Someone's got to start a collection."

There was crashing up the steps and Taiyang raced into the room. "Did I miss it!?"

"Shhh!" Yang shhhed him.

Taiyang quieted himself instantly and grinned at the little bundle in Ruby's arms. Blue eyes teared up at the sight of his youngest holding his granddaughter. He walked over and Ozpin got out of the way. "Can I hold her?"

"Of course dad." Ruby smiled sweetly as Taiyang sat beside her, very carefully she passed her daughter to her fathers safe embrace. "You missed her attempt to name people."

Tai pet her little chest with a finger. "I'm sure there will be other chances."

Blake moved over to peer at the little sleeping face. She wasn't quite sure what to make of the baby, the very smart baby.

"Qrow, Oz can you help me to the bathroom? I want a bath and to move to our room. This is all well and nice but I just spent hours sweating in this bed not too mention embryonic fluid." Ruby shifted and Ozpin offered his good hand to help her stand. Qrow got off by the other side and zipped off to start the bath.

Ozpin and Ruby walked slowly through the room and by the time they got the bath. Qrow had it at a good temperature with epsom salts already dissolved in. Ruby took off her nightgown and Qrow helped her step into the tub. Ruby sighed in relief as the hot water covered her up to her shoulders. "That feels so good."

Qrow smiled and leaned against a wall. "I'm just glad it's over."

"You weren't the one pushing her out." Ruby giggled.

"I was more worried about my Semblance."

Ozpin shook his head. "I told you it wouldn't hurt her. I'm going to head back out, as much as I trust Tai I want to…"

"Go on, I'll be fine." Ruby said and dropped down rubbing the water through her hair.

Ozpin walked back out to see his father in law surrounded by Yang, Weiss and Blake all peering down at Euclase. Weiss was petting her head the little curl of black and blue hair. He reached out and Weiss backed up letting him stroke over his daughter's head. "Can I have her please?"

"Yeah sorry." Taiyang stood up and helped Ozpin settle Eculase into Oz's good side. They all headed downstairs and sure enough Lydia was handing out tea and cookies to Glynda, Peter, Oobleck as well as Jaune and Nora. Ozpin stood in the doorway all eyes snapped to him. "May I introduce Euclase Branwen."

Nora zoomed over. "Aww she's so cute!" She reached up and pet Euclase's head very very gently.

Glynda came over and even her stern features softened. "How was the birth?"

"Good, Ruby's fine she's having a bath right now. Qrow stayed back with her." Ozpin said and moved to sit on one of the couches.

Glynda sat beside him and reached up to touch the featherly hair. "She's beautiful, you all must be very proud."

"We are." Ozpin said smiling down at the sleeping face.

Peter walked over and smiled. "I look forward to seeing her at classes. Perhaps she will like my stories."

Yang, Weiss and Ren joined them from upstairs. "Ruby will be down in a little bit. She's just cleaning up." Yang bounced over to Oz and leaned on the back of the couch. "She's so cute!"

Oobleck thought Yang looked very cute, cooing at the baby. Her long blonde locks tumbled over Ozpin's bad shoulder. Peter backed off to sit on the free couch. Glynda asked. "Can I hold her?"

"Of course." Ozpin didn't want to let Glynda take her, he didn't want anyone to hold her but there was no reason to say no.

The combat professor carefully took the child from Ozpin. She let the baby rest her head on her breast. Euclase opened her eyes just a fraction unfocused and wide before they closed again her mouth opening just a little making a kiss motion before she fell asleep again. Glynda reached up and touch her soft chest. "She's so soft."

"She's been in the world for less than an hour." Ozpin said and heard a creek.

Ruby was dressed in a new green gown, it came mid way down her calves but the cut was very low to make it easy to free her breasts should Euclase need them. Qrow had a hand on her hip and he guided her over to the middle of the couch. She sat down beside Ozpin and opened her arms to Glynda. "Can I have her please? I haven't gotten to hold her much yet."

"Of course." Glynda handed the baby over.

Ruby held her against her breast and Euclase woke again. "Ma." She said blinking her bright eyes. Her eyes moved from Ruby's face up to Ozpins. "Pa!" She pulled her hands free of the blanket. "Pa!"

Ozpin dipped his head to lean on Ruby's and gave Euclase his hand to grab. She pulled on his thumb and pinky and he set his hand down on her chest. She patted at the back of his hand and went. "Pa, pa, pa!" Oz smiled watching her, play with his hand.

"She can tell people apart already?" Glynda asked surprised.

Euclase looked over to Glynda she blinked a few times. "Ba?"

"Gl-yn-da." Ruby sounded out the name of her.

"Da!"

Ozpin chuckled. "Well, it seems she knows people who've been around since everything started."

"I'm amazed, I've never even heard of a baby being able to tell people apart so young. How can she even see the difference in people?" Taiyang asked, then frowned. "Could it be the bonds you three have?"

"I think so." Ozpin said.

"What are you talking about?" Glynda asked.

Qrow walked over and looked down at his daughter. She saw him and reached up. "Da!" Qrow reached down and cupped her head.

"Ruby, Qrow and myself all share a telepathic bond. We can send just about anything through it. Ruby is what we call a vessel soul, like a grounding point. She formed a bond first to Qrow and then myself. However as her pregnancy progressed either she or Euclase formed a bond back to us. I'm pretty sure that is why she knows, Ruby, Qrow, Ren, Weiss, Yang and Lydia. We have been around her through the later points of her pregnancy the most."

Lydia spoke up. "I believe that the child of a vessel soul, has access to the minds of its parents. Which may have created a higher stage of mental development. I wouldn't be surprised if she access Ruby, Qrow and Ozpin to help her look around. Make up for the lack of development in her own body. My mothers journal mentioned I did much the same thing when I was born."

Oobleck zipped over. "That is incredible!"

Eculase look over and wiggled she reached for him with a squeak of. "Ba!" He gave her a hand and she grabbed his thumb. "Ba!"

"I guess she doesn't know you enough to try your name." Ruby said and Euclase wiggled and pulled at her dress. Qrow pulled the side of Ruby's collar away and lifted her breast up so Euclase could suckled again. "Hungry girl."

"Well her stomach is quite small right now." Lydia said. "Still you three should head up to your room and rest. It's been a long day for you all."

"That's a good idea Lydia. I am tired but I didn't want to sleep without her." Ruby got up slowly with Qrow and Ozpin's help. "Thank you all for coming."

The three headed upstairs, a table had been added to Ozpin's room it was already full of baby supplies. Ruby walked over to it and set Euclase down on a thick absorbent pad. Like she had read she wrapped Eculase up in a cloth diaper. Buttoning it up at the sides. "There, you're all set for a couple hours."

Qrow and Ozpin stripped and Oz walked over to her. "She's beautiful, you did great."

Ruby giggled, took off her own gown and picked Eculase back up. "Only because everyone helped."

They all snuggled into bed together, Ruby in the middle with Eculase on her chest. Qrow stayed up watching as Ruby and Ozpin fell asleep almost instantly with Euclase. Just watching them made him smile, his Semblance hadn't harmed anyone. His daughter was safe and she was perfect. Even Ozpin hadn't re-wrapped his arm before bed, it lay exposed over the quilts. Today had been a good day.