This chapter was a lot of fun to write, and came together really easily for me. It's quite a nice feeling, I must say.
Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 30: Forward
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September 8th
Sunday
Cloudy
"So, what am I looking at?" Azura asked, glancing up at Luna, who was looking at the map upside down. The library was mostly empty, so she had to entertain herself, Azura assumed.
Blake shifted the scroll into his hands, which he took, then drew an invisible circle above it as she leaned over him slightly. "This is the main area where the fires took place. I noted that they all seemed to occur within the same area, which already suggests the presence of a large group, but the fires were mostly contained here."
Azura nods, looking at the map she made. "All within this section of this part of Vale?"
"Yes. It seems that we were just super unlucky with what happened a few days ago." Blake answered, an expression of slight melancholy on her face for a moment. "Nonetheless, it wasn't hard to track this stuff down once I found some smaller news sources."
"It's good to know someone was, or else we would be on a wild goose chase."
"Yes, we would be." Blake said. "Which would make it even harder. But now, I have a complete list of all suspected arson cases in that area as well as what each building was. Though, we're only visiting the ones I suspect to have something we could use, since I can sort of guess how the White Fang function."
Azura tilted his head, scrolling the map with one finger as he listened to Blake talk. A moment later, he made his own comment. "Mostly industrial buildings...a warehouse...an abandoned factory...and a small apartment complex. Kinda reminds me…" He frowns, falling silent.
"What is it?" Blake asked, looking at the map for a moment in confusion.
Azura shakes his head. "It's just kind of close to Lu's orphanage, that's all. It's close to that district, I believe."
"Well, they should all be safe. I mean, whoever is doing it seems to be targeting places with evidence against them." Blake said, trying to stop him from worrying.
That certainly didn't stop Summer. "Still kind of worryingly close for my liking."
Azura nods, answering both of them. "Right." He handed the scroll back to Blake. "We should get going, then?"
Blake accepted the scroll back, a confident smile on her face. "Yes, we should."
They stood up, quickly exiting the library. The cloudy skies dampened the day, the sun hidden behind gray clouds. Once Azura noticed that they were walking to where the airships docked, he looked at Blake and asked the question on his mind.
"No Bumblebee this time?"
"Nope. Yang said she needed it today, though she never told me why." Blake replied, her eyes looking at the ground in thought.
Azura nudged her shoulder. "It's just Yang, you know. At worst, she's gone for some joyride, you know?"
His attempt at comforting Blake drew out a small smile, but not much else. "Thanks, Azura."
He smiled back, turning back to face where he was walking. There was an airship docked at the moment, and they made it onto it with plenty of time to spare.
Taking a seat on a bench along the walls, Blake sighed to herself. Azura glanced over, seeing her look at the map, and simply let her think of whatever was on her mind. He leaned back, watching people walk around or talk to their friends or sit on their scrolls, and relaxed.
"How's your team doing, Azura?" Blake asked.
Azura looked at her, surprised. "Uh...they're good." He continued after a few moments of collecting his thoughts, not having expected her to make conversation. "Jaune's really been improving as a fighter, according to Pyrrha. As far as I know, I've seen his body get more muscle and his exercise routine has been really great. Speaking of Pyrrha, she's been fine. Doing the things she always does, though she seems to be frustrated. Probably with Jaune, and she's too nice to tell him if she is."
"You should talk to her about that, I feel." Blake said.
"Me?" Azura asked, feeling the airship start to move again.
She shrugged. "Just an idea. What about the others?"
"Nora's been fun, though she has yet to realize that we've banned her from lightning dust for now. At least in the dorm, that is."
"I can imagine she's...well, Nora but mixed with sugar and coffee." Blake said.
Azura chuckled. "Something like that. So, until she gains some self-control, she only gets lightning dust if Jaune gives the okay."
"Jaune uses lightning dust?" Blake asked, confused.
"No, no. The poor guy is learning the simplistic sword and shield for now, which is fine." Azura said. "Pyra gave him a small supply from her own dust to use for Nora." He frowned, thinking of Pyra. "I'm worried about Pyra, actually."
"She has been a little out of sorts, I must say. A bit tired at all times and she's grown a bit quiet." Blake said.
He nodded. "Yeah. She's been having trouble sleeping as well, which worries all of us in the dorm, obviously. Though, she just says she's fine and doesn't want us to push the questions." He sighs. "Which just worries me more, since I always see her looking down at her hands, like she's trying to remember something."
Blake frowned. "Weird. I'm surprised Ruby hasn't tried to help in her own ways."
Azura shrugged. "Knowing Ruby, she has tried helping and we just haven't seen her attempts."
Blake rolled her eyes. "You have a point there, I suppose."
"Who else?" Azura asked himself. "Oh, Ren! He really does a lot for us, you know. Always there to lend Pyrrha a hand, trying endlessly to improve Jaune's aura control since he has so much, and his 'duties' to Nora. He's kept an eye on Pyra for me if I can't be there, such as today, and has been trying to get Pyra to try some of his methods to sort thoughts out, meditation and other things."
"Wow. He's keeping busy, then."
Azura laughed. "He really does. He's kind of the rock of our team, I would say." He shook his head a moment later, his laughter dying off. "And, how about the wonderful team Ruby?"
"Well, I'm personally doing okay, new ideals and thoughts put aside." Blake started. "And obviously busy with our investigations."
Azura nods. "That is true. It's been a good distraction, that's for sure."
"Yes, it truly has." Blake replied. "Weiss is the same old cranky Weiss, always finding something to nitpick. Just yesterday, she was grumbling about glyphs and a certain someone not showing up when he said he would."
Upon seeing her amused eyes turn to him, he coughed into his hand awkwardly. "I do have an excuse, to be fair."
That got a raised eyebrow from Blake. "Oh? And what excuse is that?"
"Well, I was…" He sighed, deciding to just say it. "I was looking for Penny most of the day. Though, after searching the campus, I kinda gave up and practiced the accuracy of that jump from Summer's semblance and trying to slow my fall."
She narrowed her eyes, moving her head towards him. "That...okay, I can understand the Penny part, sort of. You and Ruby did kinda promise that you were both her friends." She laughs slightly. "But then you promptly forgot to check in with Weiss to practice with Summer? Were you even doing it for training?"
Azura smiled sheepishly, letting it speak for itself. "Anywho, how about Yang?"
Blake rolled her eyes, letting it go. "Yang has been just fine ever since the dance. The girl got her dances, and though she laments missing out on some action that night, she's just kind of...reset back to when we first knew her?" She shrugs. "Something like that. Just Yang being Yang."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. She wouldn't be Yang if she didn't joke around and call herself 'Mama Yang'."
"As for her sister...she lives." Blake said, tilting her head as she thought about Ruby. "I mean, she's still a bit glum about the recent events and has some thoughts going on in that little head of hers, but she's acting like she usually does other than that."
Azura frowned, feeling Summer's full mental presence shift, as if waking up. "Is she feeling okay?"
"She's fine, Azura. I promise." Blake said. "Trust me, Yang's keeping an eye on her and making sure to spend a lot of time with her."
"Good to know." Azura responded.
"Very good to know, yes." Summer said.
"Well, we should be in Vale soon." Blake commented, looking out the window. "Why don't we review our plan one last time?"
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The first building they would investigate was the closest from the airship docks, a decently large storage warehouse. As they approached the location, walking down the rundown roads, signs of a fire could already be seen, if faded. From the entrance alone, Blake and Azura could see several burn marks and slightly melted metal walls around the building.
"What kind of fire could this have even been?" Azura asked aloud. "I'm no expert on fire, but would it just melt through metal so easily?"
Blake shrugged. "Not easily, no. But that also depends on the fire, I suppose." She looked to the dark clouds covering the landscape. "The warehouse we were at had fire dust, that's for sure. No fire is suddenly explosive, and my scouting of the building while in there showed no signs of explosive material."
"Right." Azura said. "Might as well go in and investigate. You think we'll find something?"
"It's possible, but unlikely." Blake responded, stepping forward beyond the entrance and into the building itself. "There are several locations with arsons, and for all we know, any evidence was truly burned out by the fire."
Azura hums in agreement, moving into the building as well. The rooms were dark, Azura noted, as his vision sharpened. "Thanks, Faunus traits. Though, being half-Faunus likely stunts the night vision for me." He finished jokingly.
"You'll be fine." Blake said. "And go find a way up to the second floor of this place. Two floors, one for both of us. Look for anything out of place in regards to the fire or the White Fang, and do be cautious."
"Right-o." Azura said, his voice echoing slightly as he entered a different room.
Most of the rooms were still charred and had broken and burned boxes around, but not much else. Azura entered another room, finding the stairs, and moving up to the second floor. The room it led to was almost identical to the one just below, full of broken and burned boxes, any materials that were in them destroyed.
Most of the rooms that followed were the same thing, though some rooms had shattered windows that let some light inside.
Azura stepped to a window, looking out and around. There was a small concrete opening that separated the storage warehouse from other buildings with a chain link fence after several meters.
"I wonder if most of these buildings are actually just empty or abandoned...do so few people live out here?" Azura thought to himself.
"That is the likely case. Been that way for years, even before I came to Beacon." Summer responded.
The dark skies did nothing to lighten the mood.
"That's a shame."
"Yes, it is. Not much us Hunters and Huntresses can do, though. Not without being in a position like Ozpin."
Azura stepped away from the window, making his way through the rooms again and back down the stairs. Looking around, he spotted Blake crouched down and touching a wall. When he approached, Blake turned to look at him, standing up.
"Did you find anything?"
Azura shook his head. "Nothing notable. How about you?"
"Outside of weird patterns in the fire, no." Blake said, walking off towards the entrance again.
"Weird patterns? What do you mean?" Azura asked as he followed.
"It's just weird. The soot on the walls makes it seem like...the fire was alive?" Blake said, as if confused by her own words. "For now, I'm writing it off as just an odd occurrence."
As they stepped into the light again, Blake sighed and paused, looking at her scroll. "Next location isn't too far. Just a few streets over."
Azura nods, walking forward to take the lead after seeing the map on Blake's scroll. "Okay. And this place is what? A third warehouse?"
They stepped onto the street again as Blake responded. "No, as surprising as that might be. It's an apartment, made for a family size. Close enough for it to merit a look, since it was also subject to a fire."
"An apartment, huh?" Azura said, putting a hand to his chin, thinking. "It makes sense. Not every White Fang member is directly involved with their actions, you know."
"I doubt that was the case here. I'm confident that every fire that happened in this area weren't accidents." Blake responded.
They turned a corner, and Azura turned to look at her. "What's made you so sure of that, again?"
"Keeping secrets safe has always been a priority of the White Fang." She responded bluntly.
Azura frowned, but didn't respond. As they turned down another street, the burned apartment building now in sight, Blake spoke again.
"Hopefully this one will show some clue for what's going on."
Aura nodded. "What are you hoping to find? Outside of a clue for who did this or what's making them happen, that is."
Blake shrugged. "If I could have my way, an easy way to figure out exactly where they are in the southeast would be great. But I'm settling for what can possibly be found in the aftermath of the fires."
"I guess that's the silver lining to the lack of proper care in these areas of Vale." Azura said.
"Yeah, I guess it would be." Blake replied quietly.
Crossing over another street, they finally made it to the apartment they were heading for. Looking it over, the walls looked weak and horribly burned, but it still stood. It seemed rather small, and had no second floor, and Azura had to question just how safe this was.
"This building looks like it'll collapse any second now. You sure we should even enter it?" Azura commented, turning to Blake.
She frowned, looking at the building. "We'll have to be quick, then."
"And cautious, I suppose." He said after her.
"Let's get inside." Blake responded simply.
The door creaked and felt loose in Azura's hands as he opened it, and he gently kept it open, careful to not have it fall over.
"Better safe than sorry." Summer commented.
The room they entered was bland, though that was partially because of the damage that was caused by the fire, if Azura could guess. As Blake opened a closet within the room, Azura moved into what was the kitchen, looking at the soot that was all over the place. The room was filthy, and Azura stepped over the pile of fallen pots and pans, looking through the cupboards just to see if anything was hidden among them. Finding nothing, Azura stepped into another room, seeing it to be a dining room. A table that could fit four people was in the center, seeming to be the least damaged part of the entire building, though it was easy to see that flames had singed and burned the legs on them.
What caught his interest within the room was the staircase that led down in the corner, and Azura could see that most of the stairs were destroyed. Only because of his enhanced vision in the dark, Azura could see that the fire had raged down in the basement as well. He frowned, debating going down there.
"If you do, we can jump back up. It's only ten to twelve feet, at my guess, so it's not an impossible feat for us." Summer said.
He nodded, agreeing with Summer, and spoke. "Hey, Blake!"
"Yeah?" She called, sounding like she was still in the other room.
"There's a basement over here, no stairs. I'm gonna jump down and check it out."
A moment of silence was his answer before Blake spoke. "Do you need Gambol Shroud? Or can you handle getting out without?"
"I'll be fine, just wanted to warn you about what I was doing." He responded.
"Right. Be careful down there."
"You got it, boss."
He jumped down a moment later, crouching down and placing a hand on the ground to brace his fall. Getting up, he looked around the basement, seeing boxes and other things scattered around, as well as a bed in the corner. He kept along the walls, eventually finding a small room to the side, a broken down and destroyed washer and dryer within them. Burned clothing rested on the ground, and he took a few minutes to search among the clothing.
The only thing he ended up finding was that there was indeed a family that lived here. He sighed heavily, hanging his head.
"Too many lives lost already. Could it really get worse from here?" He said quietly.
"It's better to not ask, Azura. Try not to linger on those thoughts." Summer said to him coolly.
"Right." Azura said, standing up.
He stepped out of the small area within the basement and back into the center of it. He dug through bags and boxes, trying to find anything that could possibly clue them in the right direction. It wasn't until he found a burned and broken White Fang mask that he saw anything of interest. With it in hand, Azura moved to leave the basement, gauged the small distance back through the door, and jumped with rose petals fluttering down behind him.
He grabbed onto the wood that would have held a door in place, stabilizing his landing as he got back up. He saw that his hands were dirty, but shook it off, looking for Blake. She was in a bedroom, searching through the closet within it.
"Have you found anything yet?" Azura asked, looking down at her.
"No, nothing of importance. You?" She asked back.
"Not much, but it confirms that we're doing something right." He said, lifting the mask in his hand.
She moved out of the closet, looking at him, then at the mask itself. "A White Fang mask. Which means that we weren't caught up in some freak accident, even if the other fires can confirm that for us. There's something going on here, Azura."
"But what? We know that the White Fang are being extremely tight-lipped, but about what? And who is the one stopping deserters from talking?" Azura asked.
"I do not know. That's why we're looking, though." Blake said, taking the mask and examining it. She sighed a moment later, throwing the mask on the ground. "Well, a step in the right direction is fine enough. We can leave now."
Stepping through the door and out into the open air was a relief to Azura. He wasn't sure how Blake could stand the smell of ash and fire so well, or at least ignore it. He moved back onto the street, looking around.
"Where to next? There were a few more areas on your little map."
Blake pulled it up, looking it over. "Well, there's a factory nearby. Or rather, was."
"Was?" Azura asked, turning to her.
"It was abandoned. The only thing marking it as a factory is the building itself now."
"Well, let's go. All of these locations are rather close for my liking, but it's nice when you're walking everywhere." Azura said, trying to keep the atmosphere light.
"You commented on that before, in regards to the orphanage that elderly woman runs. Are you worried?" Blake asked as they started walking again.
"Yes, I am. Aurora is living in an area that, as far as I can see, is getting more and more dangerous." Azura responded. "That, and Ruby would probably lose her mind if she knew the same thing."
"She does have a penchant for emotional responses." Blake agreed.
Azura smiled, responding jokingly. "Hey, we can't all be moody."
"Keep it up and I'll throw a book at you at some point." Blake replied dryly.
"So physical, Blake. Honestly, you're a perfect Huntress already."
"And you are too soft, Azura. Summer should toughen up that heart of yours."
Azura rolled his eyes as they turned a corner, still walking. "I'll have you know that I'm known for my heart! It's even in the name!"
"Yes yes, I'm well aware." Blake said, sarcasm deep in her voice. "You and your bleeding heart."
"Everyone says that about me." Azura grumbles. "Is it the smile? The pretty boy look? It's not my fault I took after my mother, you know!"
That got a short laugh from Blake. "Poor little Azura can't catch a break, can he?"
Azura sighs dramatically. "No, I really can't. I blame it on Summer."
"Hey!"
"I feel like it might be better to not annoy the ghost in your head." Blake said, as if she knew exactly what kind of response Summer had.
"I'll try that possession, don't make me." Summer said, more teasingly than anything.
Azura rolled his eyes again, and the factory that they were walking towards finally came in sight. They dropped the conversation and started to jog, quickly coming into the open area that led to it. It was large, but one wall was crumbled in on itself, broken bricks laying around on the ground.
"Well, here we are. This place is in the worst state of all the places we visited." Azura said.
"Likely due to age. The factory was abandoned, so it would make sense that it was rundown and not taken care of." Blake explained.
"Bah, I didn't come here for a history lesson, Blake." Azura replied, waving a hand at her lazily. He then looked at the factory more closely, frowning at what he saw at the main entrance that was in front. "Is it just me, or does it look like the entrance was intentionally blocked off?"
Blake walked closer to the doors, Azura following after her, and crouched down to examine it. "Yes, actually. That already confirms it to me that these are all connected."
"Not wrong there, I'd say." Azura says. "Well, we can get in through the broken wall, so let's go that way."
Blake nodded, and the two of them moved around the side of the building until they got to the wide opening of the wall, and walked through without much trouble beyond climbing some rubble. The inside was the same as the other areas they checked, burned and covered in soot.
"And no bodies to speak of…" Blake said to herself quietly. "Don't you find it weird how there are no bodies at all? People were definitely locked in during the fire, otherwise there'd be no point in setting the fires."
"Huh. You have a point there. If it was to destroy dust, that would make headlines in the news. If it was to destroy info, it wouldn't make sense, since they have such a large amount of people already, so they can just send a group or two to retrieve it if need be. And well, we were pulled into one of these fires because of people who were willing to give info on the White Fang." Azura said, saying his thoughts aloud as he walked around.
"Correct. Still, there could be something of importance around. Let's check the office." Blake said.
It only took a minute or two to find the office room, and while burns could easily be seen, it was on a less severe degree than others. Searching through the desk proved to be the best choice, as Azura drew out a letter with the angry looking symbol of the White Fang on it.
"I think I found what we were looking for this entire time, Blake. Not sure why it was left here, though."
Blake came closer from where she had been sifting through semi-burned papers, looking at it. "What's it say?"
She grabbed it from him, turning it over and frowning after a few moments. She then read it aloud. "Whistleblowers will be punished by those above them. If you are so much as suspected, you will be found and taken out, I promise you that. Heed my words when I say that I will know of the information you may give up in order to escape, and that you shall not escape me when you try."
"It's…personal. And much different compared to Torchwick's version." Azura said, frowning. "More brutal and harsh."
"Azura, there is something seriously wrong here." Blake said, turning to him. "So much worse than I thought it could be. Whoever this person is, they will do anything to stop any info leaks from occurring."
"Like," Azura started, looking at her. "Destruction and chaos kind of bad? Grimm kind of bad?"
Blake sighed. "I'm thinking something like that."
"Well, you know what we have to do, then." Azura said, glancing at the letter of warning.
"Inform my team?" She asked, though she clearly knew the answer to her question.
"Let's get back. Looks like it'll be a late day conversation for us."
Blake put the letter away, nodding.
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Arriving back on Beacon grounds was nice to Azura, away from the broken and rundown state of the lower districts of Vale. What was less nice to Azura was the reactions he and Blake got when they came back, a bit of soot still on their hands, and darkened expressions.
"You two look like you got run over by a pack of Boarbatusks with those expressions!" Yang said. "You and your secret adventures are coming to an end if that is what's happening!"
"Secret adventures?" Ruby asked, poking her head over her bed. "It better not be dangerous…" She grumbled.
"Did we not discuss what would happen if you and Azura went off on your own? We've asked you not to do such wild things without informing anyone." Weiss said, giving her natural ice cold glare.
There were a few moments of silence where Blake and Azura looked at each other, unsure of what to say. Though, not much longer after that, Blake withdrew the letter and placed it down on the desk.
"There's been...a bit of a discovery, if you'll let us talk about that first."
"A discovery?" Ruby asked, curious.
Blake looked around, and when no one else had anything to say, spoke. "Me and Azura were first caught up in an active arson at a warehouse near the docks, and I have a feeling that you have seen the news on this one."
"You were what?!" Weiss exclaimed. "And neither of you decided to inform us? That's...it's insane! People died in that fire!"
Blake let Weiss have her small explosion before continuing. "White Fang members died in it, to be exact. And well, while we were there, Azura found a letter addressed to the White Fang by Torchwick."
"Neither of you were hurt, right?" Ruby asked, interrupting and coming down from her bed perch to stand on the ground.
"No, we weren't. Shaken up a bit, but not hurt." Azura answered, shaking his head.
"Good." Ruby said, her leader persona coming out.
"Well, if I can continue…" Blake said, sounding a bit more amused than annoyed. "That letter suggested that someone up high was taking measures to...stop any info leaks from happening. And that Junior was involved."
"Junior?" Yang asked, as if shocked that he would be involved in any capacity.
"Yes. He was also threatened with a letter, and had to comply with getting materials that would lead to the White Fang out and away from any prying eyes. But he was able to help us, even told us that there was a series of unreported arsons that occurred." She looked at Ruby as the girl was about to ask why, and decided to just cut her off. "Well, that comes to today, with Azura and I investigating some of those arsons."
"And you found another letter." Yang said, pointing to the desk.
Blake lifts it up again. "Correct. And this one was written by the very person who gave the order for the arsons, if the wording means anything."
"So, why are they setting themselves on fire to stop info leaks?" Weiss asked. "Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of their recent recruiting?"
Blake frowned, shaking her head. "Think about it for a second, Weiss. If they are willing to have some casualties in order to keep all of their info and plans a secret, including those who wouldn't know much about said plans, what does that say?"
"What they are planning is big enough to be worth stopping any leaks from occurring." Weiss said, her eyes widening. "You think they're trying something so big and possibly dangerous that they would do that?"
"I do." Blake responded quickly, no doubt in her voice.
"Makes sense, I suppose." Yang said. "Just reinforces the fact that we need to go and investigate the southeast section of Vale itself."
"And as soon as possible." Ruby spoke up, nothing but a decisive determination in her voice.
"You're all so easily swayed to take action." Weiss said, sighing. "Fine, I'm in."
Azura smiled, leaning on the wall as he watched the whole scene. Blake looked over at him for a moment, and then turned away once he looked at her.
"You guys should know...that my beliefs in the White Fang have changed." She said, looking uneasy. "I don't think I can pretend that they haven't lost their way. That they haven't gone over several lines." She sighed heavily. "I'm asking you all to help me with stopping them now. Please."
Ruby practically leapt at Blake, hugging her. "Our little Blake is opening up! Of course we'll help you!"
"Damn right we will." Yang said, dragging Weiss with her into what was turning into a group hug.
"Hey!" Weiss exclaimed as she was grabbed, grumbling something as she was dragged into the group hug, but stopping as she shifted a little uncomfortably within it.
"Not joining in?" Summer asked.
"Nah, let them have the moment. Plus, I enjoy the outside view from here." Azura replied.
"Don't think you can hide from me!"
Azura yelped as he was dragged forward by Yang right into the group hug, practically pushed against Yang and Ruby. Yang was laughing, and he just sighed, giving into it and bringing his arms around Yang and Ruby.
"I suppose the inside view isn't that bad." He mumbled to himself.
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Ozpin sat in his office, simply reading over the papers that he was sent from Glynda, when the elevator doors opened. He glanced up, seeing Glynda walk into the office, and smiled.
"Good of you to make it." He said, welcoming them.
"Of course, Oz." Glynda replied. "Is this about the missions starting up soon?"
"Yes." He started. "Or, rather, it's about what a certain group of students are attempting to do."
Glynda frowns, crossing her arms. "Team Ruby? What are they up to this time?"
"So negative already, Glynda." Ozpin said, chuckling. "You know they mean well."
She sighs heavily, glaring at him. "Well, what do you know?"
"You saw how Miss Rose tried to push her ideas of the White Fang being involved and how she just so happened to hear those women from the CCT talk about the southeast areas of Vale." He said, smirk growing. "Well, it just so happens that there is a mission to clear out Grimm in those areas ready to go for the missions."
"Oz, those are meant for second and third year students. You know how dangerous that area can be!" Glynda replied sharply, her frown deepening.
"I am aware, Glynda. But they have all displayed excellent skill, and it is not like they would be alone. I would be sending two people with the four girls."
"Two?" Glynda asks. "I know you assigned Oobleck to whatever mission they take, but would a second person be necessary?"
Ozpin nodded. "Of course it would be." He pulls a folder out, flitting it across the glass desk. "I'll be sending Mister Heart with them. Miss Sol will stay with team Juniper for whatever mission they choose to take."
Glynda looks through the folder, her already deep frown somehow deepening. "This is...Oz, what are you planning?"
"Something that will be useful in the long run, Glynda." Ozpin said. "It just requires a little bit of trust. From both sides."
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And there we are. We have Team RWBY + Azura doing their thing, and we have Oz doing Oz things.
Have a nice day/evening!