June was curious about Atlas officials wanting to talk to Uruclay, but she knew his love for their technology and thought asking would be intrusive. In the meantime, she was focusing on getting to Mantle. She wanted to see the city, but it seemed that Mantle's reputation was plummeting since the capital was moved to Atlas. She still, however, wanted to see the city for what it was. She bumped into Uruclay before she left, and told him that she would be back the day STRQ arrived. She would then head to the public airfield to depart for Mantle, but she would find a little trouble finding a way there. It seemed almost all airships had been departing from Mantle to Atlas, so the only flights back were airships planning to bring people to Atlas and they weren't prepared for passengers. She was able to negotiate a way to hitch a ride on the way back to Mantle, telling the pilot that she didn't need any accommodations. The trip would take a day, so June had to find something to do on her way there. She decided that she would read up more on Mantle, which included asking the pilot about the city. It seemed he was biased, saying that the city was getting worse and that it had poor living conditions. Something else she learned was that, since the moving of capitals, there was a majority of Faunus that lived in the city. Having been raised in Vacuo and having parents who didn't care who you were, she had no reason to hate Faunus. She did know that Faunus were treated very poorly in Atlas and Mistral, though, and it, in fact, was part of the reason she wanted to go to Mantle. She wanted to see conditions that Faunus were in in other kingdoms to see how bad it was.

The airship had landed, and June found the environment to be hostile quickly. Even with the harsh winter, when she got off she saw that were many people wanting to get on. For being told that the majority was Faunus, she found the most of the people leaving were humans. She started to look for the nearest Inn or place to stay for the time. She wasn't used to the cold, but she got over it quickly. She then found an Inn, which was also a bar, down the road. It was a decent place, better than some places in Vacuo, but looked old when compared to places in Atlas. She also realized the only people there were Faunus, and considering the way they looked at her when she walked in, they knew she wasn't someone who lived there. June went to the bartender to ask for a room. When she asked for a room and took off her scarf, the bartender looked confused for a bit. He was a large, older Faunus who had a lizard tail and some scaly parts on his face. "Are you a Faunus," was what the first thing he asked. "No," June had intentionally said it in a confusing tone. He then told her there was a better Inn farther down. "Why would you be encouraging me to go somewhere else," June added. "Hm, you're not from around here, are you," he went on. "No, I'm visiting Ma-," she started, but was cut off by him, "I mean, you're not from Atlas, are you." She told him she was there for the Vytal Festival, and he understood. "Where're you from," he was starting a conversation. She told him that she was apart of one of the teams competing for Beacon, and he showed that he wasn't very surprised that she was from Vale. He told her how things had worked in Mantle, confirming that the city wasn't as developed as Atlas was. He then added that the few humans that lived there weren't very happy about living there, as more moved to Atlas every year. She found herself learning a lot from the barkeep, who was named Ruthor. She felt truly bad about what was happening there, between the Faunus miners who would be lost in the mines, and their basic mistreatment from the people they worked for or lived with. She was very open with questions, asking why it seemed that the people there didn't show any distaste for her. Ruthor had been clear, telling her that it was because if they acted out of line, they would usually be ridiculed and might be taken out of a job depending on the person. It seemed that most Faunus' there were scared of humans. She didn't blame them, with the way things were in the city.

Her stay wasn't very long, but she did learn a lot from it. She now saw the hardships Faunus were going through firsthand, but she hadn't seen Mistral yet, which was supposed to be almost the same. She also gained a small reputation there, as it was uncommon for a human in Mantle to show respect to Faunus there. An example being her going to the local market. The day after she got there, she found a market area that was full of people. There were more expensive areas and shops, but June was visiting the entire market. She found that she was stopped more near those areas, though, because they weren't Faunus run and therefor weren't scared by approaching her. However, a Faunus child had walked up to her asking to look at what her parents were selling. Her mother, however, had gotten her and told her not to bother June. "No, I would like to look," June had told the mother. She let her look, but she still looked worried and wasn't talking to June. "No worries, I'm just visiting from Vale and was looking around," June said this to get rid of her worry. "Oh, well I hope you've enjoyed your stay," she had said in almost a completely different tone than before. June, though not being into flowers, had bought some because she wanted to help them. She had another plan as well, getting a white rose for Summer. The rest of her time in the market would resemble that encounter, Faunus being scared of her at first, but then she would make them feel better after she explained where she was from. She left the next day, finding it was more cramped on the way to Atlas. When she got back, STRQ had already settled in, but Summer was waiting to see her. She acted like she hadn't seen June in years, and they started to head back to the academy dorms. June had remembered the rose she got, and she reached for it from her bag to give to Summer. She was shocked by the gesture, but made it obvious that she loved it. They spent the rest of the night together, until they both went to sleep in each teams dorms.