Glynda made her way out of Ozpin's office and towards RWBY's dorm, with Saber following behind her. It was only once she had left the office, did Saber realize she had an important question to ask; still, she held her tongue.
As they continued to walk down the halls, the sounds of doors shutting could be heard as the students headed back to their own respective dorms, reluctantly; most still wanted to mingle with friends after the exciting display at the tournament, but after the Breach and the switch in security, a curfew was instituted at the Academy, which required all students to turn in early for the night.
As Glynda and Saber walked down the halls, Saber could hear the sounds of metal clacking together in the distance, which drew closer until she saw a giant metal being appear from around the corner. Glynda continued onward, ignoring the Atlesian Knight robot as it scanned from side to side until its gaze fell upon Glynda and Saber, its sensory gaze lingering especially long in Saber's direction.
A few lights blipped on its visor, which caused Glynda to stop and let out a sigh of exasperation and she crossed her arms as the Knight made its way towards her; Saber quickly turned as another Knight appeared from behind but this time, accompanied by a man in uniform who stopped in front of the two women with his hands behind his back, and stood up straight as he addressed them.
"You know that no one is to be out this late," the soldier stated.
"I am part of this school's faculty, I don't adhere to these arbitrary rules that have been set up by General Ironwood," Glynda replied sternly.
"What about her?" The soldier asked as he nodded his head towards Saber.
"I am escorting her back to her dorm; I have this situation under control, and it is really none of your business as to our intentions," Glynda said, which made the soldier snort in reply, and he dismissed his Knights with a wave of his hand.
"On your way then," he said.
Glynda took a step forward but stopped as she had noticed that her companion stood frozen as she watched the Knight. Saber took some time to examine the strange mechanical being which lingered behind and continued to stare at her; only until it got closer, did she notice the unnatural way it stood still, like a statue, and when it turned to walk away, it walked with heavy steps.
As she continued watched the Knights depart, Glynda took her own time examining this visitor from an otherwise different world, and how she saw genuine curiosity in her eyes; the same curiosity that she exhibited when she stared at one of their Faunus students, Velvet.
"Come, Saber," Glynda said, to which Saber nodded slowly and resumed following her escort.
Having just arrived back in their dorm, Team RWBY all sat on their respective beds as they all exchanged confused glances back at one another.
"A magic cup that can grant wishes?" Yang commented in disbelief.
"Sounds really farfetched, if you ask me," Blake added. "Like something out of one of my books."
"But you got to admit, what she did during the show was really awesome," Ruby piped in, giddily, as she wiggled on her bed with excitement.
"Yeah, it was," Weiss finally commented, first with a smile, but it slowly faded. "Have you ever seen anyone do anything like that before?"
"You mean a person being able to break through the protective barrier?" Yang asked rhetorically and scoffed.
"So, I guess the real question is, is she is telling the whole truth?" Blake added, her eyes widened at her own thought.
"Another person strong enough to break the barrier?" Yang replied. "That would be cool against the Grimm.
"Except they wouldn't be fighting the Grimm, they would be fighting each other," Blake interjected. "A war, she called it."
"The Vytal Festival is supposed to celebrate peace between the Kingdoms," Weiss added, as she likewise began realize their situation. "The idea of some kind of war would ruin everything."
"Well, think of it this way," Ruby commented, and everyone turned their attention to her. "Saber did say that there are other- what did she call them?"
"Servants?" Blake answered, a little confused at the wording herself. "But she's right: So far, Saber is the only person that we know that has appeared out of nowhere, and there are supposed to be six more."
"Yeah!" Ruby replied. "We won't know if she is really telling the truth until we see another Servant."
"So in the end, if there are no other Servants, then she could really be lying," Blake commented.
"Well, yeah," Ruby commented but suddenly slumped her shoulders and began to twiddle her fingers. "But I personally wouldn't use the word 'lying'. I like her, she's nice and seems genuine, but-"
The dorm went silent again.
"I don't like this, you guys," Ruby finished, and Weiss felt the dread intensifying.
"Professor?" Saber asked.
"Yes, Saber?" Glynda replied, as they stopped in front of RWBY's door.
"I have a question regarding Weiss, and her mana," Saber said, and Glynda quirked a brow at the question.
"Mana?" Glynda replied, remembering Saber's previous mention of mana before, but the only time she ever heard of the concept of mana anywhere else were from fantasy stories.
"Yes, with her supply of mana, I can remain awake indefinitely, and I wouldn't need to eat," Saber continued. "However, I have been feeling strangely fatigued and even hungry."
"I think you just answered your own question," Glynda replied, although the thought lingered as to the thought of anyone feeling hungry or tired to be strange, is in it of itself, strange. However, Saber still looked at Glynda as she continued to expect a straight answer.
"Any questions you may have can also be answered by the girls," Glynda said, and knocked on Team RWBY's door, and seconds later, it opened with Ruby peeking through, which brought a smile to Saber's face.
"Welcome back," Ruby said with a soft smile.
"Good night, RWBY, don't stay up too late," Glynda said, before she walked back to Ozpin's office but noticed a Knight standing down the hall, and for a moment, she swore that it was observing her.
Ruby held the door open, as Saber made her way inside the dorm and noticed the uncomfortable silence in the room, and she knew the reason why. She let out a sigh, and closed her eyes as her armor glowed and changed back into her gown.
Ruby, Yang, Blake had seen this before when Saber charged in to defend Weiss during the show, and now Weiss has witnessed this transformation for the first time. To her, it was a real example of what can be described as 'true magic'; something that Dust, Aura, or a Semblance could not mimic.
Everyone made their way to their beds and stared at Saber as she stood in the middle of the room. She could feel their eyes on her, but she kept her composure. Saber then pulled up a chair from the corner and sat with her hands on her lap as she waited patiently.
"Saber," Ruby spoke, and everyone turned their attention to her. "What you did was pretty amazing."
The praise caught Saber off guard but something in her made her quickly reach for an answer.
"It was nothing, Ruby; I do what I must to protect my Master," Saber replied.
"This is pretty serious for you, huh?" Yang asked.
"Of course," replied Saber. "I would like to think of myself as someone who always speaks the truth."
"Saber, you don't mind if I ask where you came from, do you?" Weiss said, and Saber turned toward in her response.
"Of course not, Weiss, but I believe I have already explained that to you all, along with your Headmaster," Saber said.
"That you came from this 'Grail', I know, but is that really all? Were you created just to fight?" Weiss added.
"Sounds rather sad, if you ask me," Blake remarked somberly before Saber could respond.
"That is a difficult question to answer. All I can say is this: Servants were once people of great importance, even heroes," Saber replied, almost with a smile. "To some extent, we are made into Spirits by our deeds in life."
"Really?" Ruby asked excitedly but then she sulked on her bed. "But I have never heard of someone named 'Saber'."
"I have to agree, Saber is a strange name." Blake added.
"Saber is simply the name I go by, Blake," Saber responded. "It is my class of Servant; it is not my real name," Saber said.
"Class?" Yang asked.
"Yes," Saber replied. "Sabers are spirits that fight with blades for example, while Lancers fight with spears."
"If Saber is not your real name, then what is your name?" Weiss asked.
Saber opened her mouth to speak but froze, but her mind drew a blank. All she could muster were images of how she learned to fight, but even these memories felt incomplete.
"Weiss, I must be apologize, but I honestly can't seem to remember," Saber said in a quiet voice. "I can only remember so much, at least for now."
"We can help!" Ruby said excitedly once more, while everyone looked at her curiously. "We can head to the library tomorrow, and look for clues to figure out who you are!"
"That's not a bad idea," Blake said with a smile.
"Hell yeah! I would like to know who kicked that much butt in real life!" Yang exclaimed before she and her sister laughed together. Saber smiled at the two, and turned back to Weiss; they both looked at one another for a few moments, before Weiss turned away again. This time, Saber noticed that she also smiled; it the first time since she had been summoned that she had done so.
"Are there any other questions you girls wanted to ask me? If you are done, I would like to ask you some questions as well," Saber said.
"I am sure we all have a lot of questions, especially Ruby, but in all fairness, I think it is your turn to ask us some," Blake replied and the dorm room went silent once more as the four girls waited for Saber to speak.
But as Saber opened her mouth, she detected something faint, and she immediately recognized this feeling: magic. And it could only have come from one source, as static began to fill the air.
A knock on the door pulled her from her thoughts as she then stood and forced the door.
"Ruby?" The girls heard on the other side of the door as it then slowly opened and in peeked Jaune. "Sorry if I am bothering you, but, have you seen Pyrrha? She disappeared after the show."
"What are you doing? What is this?" Pyrrha pleaded, but no words came out of her mouth, as her body seemed to be controlled by a powerful force as she moved automatically. She raised her hand, the markings on her hand glowed brighter, and it felt like the light would almost be enough to blind her in a matter of seconds. The marking began to pulsate slightly, before a similarly bright light appeared on the ground in front of her, which formed into a circle, with intricate glyphs decorating it.
Almost as if it was a power source, the light on the markings swept into the circle before their luminosity matched each other. Pyrrha could feel the air begin to pulsate with static as electricity seemed to emanate from the circle, growing fiercer as it and the markings grew brighter.
Then in the center of the circle, Pyrrha noticed a shape begin to form. At first, she couldn't determine what it was, but as it rose from the ground she recognized the shape of a person kneeling before her. Then suddenly, the figure emitted a force strong enough to knock her off her feet.
"What was that?" Weiss exclaimed, as an explosion echoed through the corridors, and shook their dorm room, almost knocking Ruby's bed from its ropes and to the floor as she clutched at the bedpost.
Without an answer, Saber stood up, her dress glowed once more, and she was back in her battle regalia.
"A Servant!" Saber hissed as she once again, grasped at her invisible sword and dashed towards the exit, her shoulder aimed at the door. Jaune quickly jumped out of the way, as she knocked the door from its hinges and into the other side of the corridor, half embedded into the wall.
"Saber! Wait!" Weiss called out as she and RWBY ran after her; leaving behind a shocked Jaune, who was startled even further as his dorm room suddenly opened with Ren and Nora staring at him, horrified.
"Jaune? What did you say to Yang this time?" Nora asked, wide-eyed.
Pyrrha blinked, she was on her side on the ground, and she blinked a few more times. To make sure, she moved her hand to push herself up, and indeed, she could move her body again. With a groan, she lifted herself off the ground and stared in confusion, as well as shock, as the circle she had seen had burned itself into the ground. As she examined it, she noticed the figure still kneeling at the center of the circle, but this time she could see it more clearly.
A muscular man, with golden armor that seemed to be made to fit the contours of his torso, with abdominal "muscles" forged into the lower torso of his armor. A giant shield on his left arm that was almost as big as him, with a spear in his right hand.
The weapon alone was enough to put Pyrrha on high alert, but she cursed herself as she realized that she had gone up to the school's roof without her weapons. Then, the figure began to stand up, and Pyrrha lowered her body, ready to jump into action if need be.
As he stood straight, she noticed the the shape of its body; she deduced that it was male and she looked to meet this man's gaze, only to notice that he had a helmet with a rather peculiar design, and red hair which seemed to run down from the top of the helmet, down to the back.
The features of the mouth obscured most this man's facial features, all but the mouth and eyes, which he opened and the first thing he was Pyrrha, ready to fight, even without weapons.
"You must have been pretty strong to summon me," the figure said, but Pyrrha did not reply; she instead felt a little confused at this reference to a summoning.
"So, I guess you must be my Master. Allow me to introduce myself, then. I am Lancer."