Roman held his scroll in his hands. He spent all morning and the better half of the afternoon doing research on Red. It didn't take him long to find her name, given that their little run-in at the dust shop was bound to have shown up on the news. Allegedly, she preferred not to let the news use her name in the report, but they did mention something about how stopping the robbery was opening doors for her. With a little digging, he discovered that they meant Red received early admission to Beacon, which explained why Red and her band of merry do-gooders came swinging at him when he took his business to the next level.

But strangely enough, Red was special. According to rumors, she beheaded a Nevermore on her second day at Beacon and subsequently became the leader of her team. Aside from meddling in Roman's affairs, Red was quite accomplished as a Huntress, even though she was still in training.

Roman had been under the impression that Red was just some ditsy girl who couldn't hold up in a fight, but apparently, hand-to-hand is her only weakness. The only thing she really needs at this point isn't skill or talent. It's experience. And when she gains that experience, she might just become one of the greatest Huntresses this world has ever seen.

Which means that if there is ever a time that Roman would need to take her out, that time would be now.

Oh come on, let's face it, Roman thought. She's nice and all, but she poses a potential threat to Roman's future. And knowing how annoyingly far she'll go to fight for justice, she won't give up.

But that didn't answer the one question he's been vying to answer this whole time: why would she waste good time and energy to save his ass?

Roman had no clue. Still, to this point, he was confused as to why a straight shooter like Red would save his life. She could have turned her back on him and let him bleed out. Problem solved, right? At least, that's what he would do—let nature take care of your problems. Or maybe she wasn't like that. Roman strives to see the world through a different lens, economically. Maximize profit, reduce costs.

No, Red probably doesn't think like him. Red has done things that risked her own life. For example, she tried to interrupt his plans at Mountain Glenn unarmed. He wasn't exactly surprised when she stopped his robbery with a giant scythe, but unarmed? God, she must have a death wish or something. She certainly gives less value to her own life than Roman does.

So why would she risk it to save his? She couldn't honestly put any worth to his life, given that he has taken countless, merciless shots at her. Would she really save his life just for the sake of saving his life?

No, that couldn't be the case. It just doesn't make any sense. She must have an angle, otherwise she wouldn't be doing any of this.

Roman looked down at the scroll in his hands. He is at a major loss, not knowing anything about the current situation. Making a move now, when he didn't have any information, would surely come back around later. So his next task is simple: find answers.


I know. It is short. Don't worry, I'll give you guys a better reason to hate me later.

Okay sooooo….because I signed up for a sponsorship trial with Rooster Teeth, I was able to watch Episode 11 of RWBY Volume 3. None of my friends are sponsors, so I'm getting really good at flipping out about the new episodes without spoiling anything, so here goes—HOLY SHIT.

At this point, I cannot say ANYTHING spoiler-y about the new episode, and it is EATING ME FROM THE INSIDE OUT. First of all, Ruby, like, damn, I know you're mourning, but that's just straight up stupid. (You'll know what I'm talking about tomorrow, non-sponsors.)

About episode 9, I correctly guessed that Cinder is going for the terrorism play, so I don't need to change a whole bunch about the story!

Yeah, hot damn. The Volume Three season finale will not disappoint.

Oh, and by the way, thank you guys so much for the support! I love you all so much 3