"Hey, Headmaster!"

"Ah, Dove, Russel, Sky, please sit down."

"Don't mind if we dooooo." Sky dragged on, as he sat him in the middle chair, in his lap the same little boarbatusk that followed them from yesterday, with each of his own brother's by his own sides, with Dove sitting Rosemary down in his lap. "What is it you want to talk to us, about, Headmaster?"

"Please, Sky, you can just call me Ozpin."

"All right, Headmaster."

"... Well, boys, first I just want to thank all of you for... saving Vale from the attack yesterday-"

"-Uhm, it was actually Cardin that save the city. All we did was call him down from the airship and watch as Dove kicked him OUT of it, DOVE." Russel leaned forward, as he glared over at his brother, who stared back with open blue eyes of madness, and shiny white teeth grinning. Russel shook his head. "But yeah, you should be thanking Cardin instead of us."

"Ah, and where is Cardin, if I may ask?"

"Cardin, Headmaster Ozpin, is slumbering within our own room, due to having overexerting himself from yesterday's seemingly impossible task!"

"... Thank you, Dove... how about you? How are you doing? How are all of you doing?"

"Pretty good," Sky answered as matter-of-fact, wryly, but gently, smiling, "why uh... why you ask?"

"Sky, you know why I am asking. I've just been given the report of your first mission by Port."

"Yes, and?"

"Sky, If I am to take this report seriously, which I do, you... all of you, even Cardin, had gone under what Port called 'experiments'-"

Rosemary interrupted, to correct him with, "Rituals," which he did acknowledge in a slight gesture of his hand, mentally noting to get to her later.

"Rituals, that has left Cardin without a heart, while you, Sky, in your current state, Russel having regained his other eye, yet left him with half of his skin is replaced by an obsidian-like substance. And Dove has-"

"-BEEN granted knowledge, far beyond for any human mind to properly comprehend with out a little reshaping!"

"... Of course, of course, I should have known-"

"-You sound little sassier than usual, Ozpin," Thrush would point out, "are you doing well yourself, today?"

"Yes, Russel, I am. Thank you for asking." And they believed him, for how would they know about the uncertainty of him maintaining his current role as Beacon's Headmaster. "All I want to know now, is just how are you thre... four, are doing."

"Is that it? You don't have any questions about how Cardin saved Vale? Don't got any questions about that?" The little boarbatusk in his lap snorted, after Sky let out that series of questions. The sight of that boarbatusk just distracted Ozpin for a few seconds, before he would answer.

"Sky, what Cardin did yesterday, I can't really get into at this moment. All I care about is that he helped save the city, and that's it." Ozpin would be lying if he were to say that Cardin did not pique his interest, however. "But to be frank, Sky. I am concerned about your two... guests, you have with you right now."

"What? Rosemary? She'll be fine, Ozpin, she doesn't require much maintenance. We're honestly just probably keep her in our room half the time."

"And the other half of the time, Russel?"

"I told them that I would much prefer for them to be able to take me out of the room as often as possible, for me to see what the rest of the world has become."

"... I see, and your name is... Rosemary, am I correct?"

"Yes. I am Rosemary, of the fallen Soloman Empire."

"Wonderful. Well, if you are going to be fine with spending your time at..." Ozpin stopped for a moment, the fact tat he was talking to a brain in a jar having suddenly drilled into his skull, before he continued on. "Then I believe we should move with... the other guest."

"The... boarbatusk in you lap, Sky."

"My name is Gilgamesh, She Who Devours All That Breathe."

For the first time in this ridiculous meeting, Ozpin pinched his brow, just finding this all to be rather a waste of his time, just dealing with a problem that refused to properly communicate back, as Russel told him, "you can just call her Gilgamesh, she's fine with that."

"Okay, okay. Listen, I don't mind that you're all keeping a boarbatusk as a pet, or whatever. But what I do care, is the safety of my students, and my staff, and if... Gilgamesh ends up attacking any of them, then I am expecting all of you to release her into the forest, understand?"

"What if she attacks a student who attacked us first? Or broke into our room?"

"If that is the case, Russel, then it's perfectly fine. But I won't tolerate her attacking anyone out of the blue, understand?"

"Mmhm."

"Yep."

"We DO understand, Headmaster Ozpin."

"Good, and also know that we won't be providing food to any of you for feeding... Gilgamesh."

"Of course." Russel responded, fully knowing well that they could just her food from the dining hall anyways. Also, the blessed Grimm, just like the unblessed, don't desire to eat. Though they can consume just for the taste of it though, but Russel just guessed Ozpin was unaware of how blessed Grimm operate.

"Good, you're all excused to leave now, if you wish."

"Wait! Ozpin. It would mean a lot to us if you, or any of the professors... don't share with anyone about what Cardin did yesterday."

"What makes you say that, Russel?"

"... Some secrets are secrets for a reason, Ozpin. If people find out about Cardin's, they're going to try to kill him. Not only that, but Ziz is gonna be pissed if she finds out. Those are two things you don't want to happen now, right?"

"... I see what you are saying, Russel. I understand. I will... keep all of this just between us, and tell the professors, AND Ironwood- if I can get the chance- to do the same."

All three of them smiled, "Thanks," and just got up in a split-second, as they went into the main elevator, the doors closing off their sight of the headmaster's office, as they descended down the tower, leaving Ozpin with yet still too much on his plate for him to deal with today.

"So... we gonna get breakfast or what?"

"Yes, Sky, we can get breakfast now."

"We gonna eat in the room?"

"Yes, we're gonna eat in our room."

"We gonna drop Rosemary and Gilgamesh off in there?"

"... Yes, yes- Sky, shut up. Just shut up."

"Okay."

The elevator doors slid open, and out they went, into an absolutely riled up lobby of the CCT, personnel and soldiers running about, with reporters from a few news stations or sites scattered about, all just proving to be little obstacles for them awkwardly shuffle pass, as they would stop to just stare at their freakish features, and question to themselves that were they legitimately carrying a baby boarbatusk and brain in a jar.

The day was rather okay, being a bit chilly, clouds floating throughout the blue sky like molasses, with the streets, just like the lobby, to be bustling with students, who just like everyone inside, gawked, some horrified, others mystified, by those freaks. That what they looked like to them now, freaks who visually looked more twisted than the faunus that they once harassed.

It only added to more and more students trying to move out of their way, as they went on into the dining hall.

"All right, I'm gonna have to lay you down, Gilgamesh. Stay close to us, okay?"

"Yes sir." She squeaked, her little, corkscrew tail wagging, as she stayed close to the Lark boy's feet, he and Russel grabbing trays, stacking foodstuff, as Dove just followed them, Sky using his to get breakfast sandwiches, while Russel smothered his with bacon.

"So, this is what modern man eats?"

"Yaaaasss, Rosemary. We quench our thirst with carbonated beverages of sorts, while mainly eating all sorts of cooked meat of beasts!"

"Dove, that's what we eat," Russel pointed it out, "not everyone drinks as much soda as we do, or eats as much meat. Though we really should stop drinking so much soda; it's not doing us any good."

"Fuck off."

"..." Russel guessed that was an appropriate response from Sky. Or at least it the most appropriate one he could have gotten at that moment. "Why do you gotta be like that, Sky?"

"I fucking love my Professor Pepper, Russ, that's why."

"It doesn't give you anything beneficial though."

"It gives me a refreshing sweet taste of 46 FLAVORS, cunt."

"46 flavors? H-How is that even possible, Sky?" Rosemary inquired. "How can someone fit 46 different flavors into one beverage, Sky?"

"It... you know... it just... I don't know- get off my back, bitch, I don't have to take any shit from some lady who can't even have sex anymore."

Dove brought his head down, lining up his mouth with Rosemary, whispering: "Do not hold anything against mah dear brother; he becomes rather disgruntled when you threaten to take away his favorite FOODSTUFF." It was unfortunately loud enough for Lark to hear.

"Ah, it is fine. It does not bother me, for I have access to a dream realm where I can sleep with men a thousand times better in EVERY way than Sky."

"... Yeah? That's true, huh? It doesn't really matter, because those men aren't real, are they?

"... That is true."

"Yeah, that's what I thought, bitch.-"

"-Hey guys!" The three brothers whimpered, Sky almost shedding a tear, when they heard Jaune call for them. When they turned around, to face what they only hoped was Jaune, they were instead met with the sight of him, his whole team, Yang, Blake, Weiss, Coco, Velvet, Sun, Neptune, and Penny, just casually approaching them, like they were friends or something like that with the brothers. "How's it uh... how's it going?" They could already tell that all of them, let alone Jaune, were slightly put-off by the sight of the ascended Sky and Russel- but not so much Dove- along with the little Boarbatusk and Rosemary.

But hey, they did not mind the slightest if they showed their mild discomfort. Such feelings were made known when Sky, just as plainly as he can be, replied, "Bretty good, bretty good," almost making himself snicker even with his purposeful replacement of the letter 'p,' a small change that went unnoticed. "What'chu 'all want?" At this point, he was just now imitating a strong southern accent, that was noted, but did not bother them.

"We just wanted to thank you fellas for saving our rumps down there, yesterday." Sun would answer the Lark, just noticing at that moment that all his scars were actually gone, though not acknowledging it at the moment.

At the same time, Gilgamesh would approach Penny, sniffing at her feat, not even disturbing the artificial student, whom in fact found the little boarbatusk to be rather cute, even daring- and successfully- plucking her up, and started to rub her belly, much to Gilgamesh's delight.

It all just went on without a battering of the eyes, as Russel told Sun "Oh, okay, if that's what you all want, then... you should be thanking Cardin instead of us. He's the one who save Vale."

Pyrrha asked, in a gentle tone, "Oh? Where is he then?"

And Dove responded, his peculiar accent ringing through their ears, "Ahhhhhhh- Cardin is slumbering in our ROOM this wonderful morning! If you wish to give him your thanks, then you can follow us to our room." That honestly, to everyone, sounded unpleasant. It was not because of fear however, but just due to Dove himself informing them. Had it been either Sky or Russel, then it would be fine, because they do not talk like that of a mentally deranged man.

Though at this point, they were sure Dove was indeed deranged.

"Thank you... Dove, that'd be... nice. We'll go see him now, sure..."

"... Ohhhhhhh." Dove actually did not mean that. Albeit being mentally unstable as of now, that doesn't mean he wants some alone time with his own brothers. He cursed himself for trying acting in kindness towards them. "If i-it is what you wish, then please, follow us... heh." Not one person, Dove was sure of it, was going to enjoy this visit.


The first thing to assault his sense was the smell of fresh air, blowing into their room from what he assumed to be an open window. And sure enough, when his golden, yet crusted-shut, eyes fluttered open, requiring force. Their window was indeed open, with the drab curtains gently, slowly swaying, forward to back, as the sunlight crashed onto the wood-imitating flooring.

Everything was aching- tis just a part of one of the daily burdens he would always find himself in- as Cardin sat up in his own bed, his blankets sliding down to his waits, exposing his bare chest, his scar that stretched all the way to his back exposed for no one to see. No one at all to see him, when Cardin got back up on his feet, seeing only himself to be in white boxers with pink hearts scattered about. His brothers must have stripped him, to get him out of his dirty armor and clothes

He stood, leaning forward a bit, his hands resting on a nightstand, as Cardin looked out the window, into the beautiful day waiting for him outside. Or not, Cardin felt more comfortable with sleeping after having exerted himself yesterday. But should he not look for his own brothers? And where was Rosemary? Ah, Cardin knew he could always just call them on his scroll.

But where was his scroll? Gah, Cardin would sod it off, just go back to bed, he would say to himself. But what was that? The toilet in their own bathroom was flushing, having just been used; perhaps one of his brothers were still here.

Though when that door to the bathroom opened, Cardin just stood there corrected, when Ruby came out of their bathroom, to catch sight of Cardin, standing before her, in only his boxers, letting her take in his almost naked, hairy figure, just making her cheeks brighten in red, as she maintained a solid poker face, or tried her best at least.

"O-OH- CARDIN! Hey! I didn't know you were uh..." One of her small hands, curled up, would just be raised to hide her mouth, her eyes darting around the room, occasionally staying on his chest, his shoulders, arms, before she just focused on his face. His mockingly-grinning face, baring those chompers of his, sharp, that could easily break her skin if he wanted to do so.

"What are you doing in our room, Ruby?" He did not mind her presence, as would be expected from the crude behemoth, with his gutter of a mind thinking of perverse imagery, but not for long, with him still having the dignity of not wanting to stand before Ruby with an erection.

"I-I was given access to your room from your brothers."

"Why?"

"Because they were the only ones who trusted me to not abuse it-"

"-No, why did you want access to OUR room? Why do you want to come in here?"

"I just felt scared for you, and I wanted to be able to check in on you. So I asked your brothers if I could see you, and now they're allowing me to... be here."

"Ah, I see. You just want check up on little ol' me, huh?" Ruby nodded her head in confirmation, her gazing of his face almost faltering when he crossed his arms. "Cool, cool..."

"..."

"Do you want me to put a shirt and pants on?"

"Mm-hm."

Coyly, one of his brows raised when he asked, "Are you sure? I don't want to deprive you of a pleasant sight, Ruby."

She fumed, her face scowling in blushing ire when she responded, "Yes! I'm sure, Cardin."

"What if I don't want to? This is my room after all. If I want to go nude in here, I can."

"I bet you won't do it."

That sure did shock Cardin. "I'm sorry. Are you insinuating that you want to see me naked?"

"N-NO! Just put some clothes on already!" He raised his hands in self-defense from the reddened Ruby, when she picked up and threatened to throw Sky's pillow at him- as if it would cause any real harm.

"Okay, okay, fine." Cardin just took a few steps in his room, gathering only his black leather poncho and pants, not bothering for the shirt since it was damaged, along with his armor. But it enough to suffice Ruby for the moment. "Is this good, enough?"

"Yes."

"Good," Cardin sat himself back on his bed, ungloved claw-like hands rubbing his knees, while his eyes, hesitantly, met with her silver orbs, as Ruby pouted towards, arms crossed, "so... okay. You can leave now."

"... Are you kidding me? You just put your clothes on, Cardin!"

"Yes, I did. But now I realized that there's not much for us to talk about now, s-"

"-You know, I haven't thanked you yet for saving us yesterday, that's something to talk about."

"Oh... okay. So are you gonna thank me then?"

"Yeah."

"Cool, cool..."

He gestured for her to do so, and she obliged. "Thank you Cardin." It was very unsatisfying to hear that.

"... Your welcome." It was not because of how awkward it was to get to this point of Ruby thanking him.

And Ruby was able detect it. "Is something wrong?"

"... I don't know if I did the right thing or not."

"What? What you... Cardin, you save Vale! You stopped an entire horde of Grimm! I mean we were fighting them before you guys showed up, but still... you stopped so much destruction, deaths, yo-"

"-Ruby... no- You don't understand what I did, yesterday." His meaty hands, those dull claws, scraped through his hair, groggy eyes, puffy, staring up at her. "What happened yesterday was one the most dangerous thing I've ever done in my life."

"What? You aren't making any sense Ca-"

"-Ruby, what do you think it was that I did yesterday? Think about how the Grimm changed after I got there, how they changed after I was done there."

"... Uh... they seemed like they were... treating you like a leader?"

"Yeah, yeah. And then...?"

"Then... when that flash you made went away, they were able to... talk, they could speak our language- and they were scared for you. It was almost like you gave them... self-awareness?"

"It's something like that, yeah."

"So... what's so bad about that?"

"Ruby... my family has been hunted down for this. For as long as we've existed, we've been hunted down, strung us, and slaughtered by armies. No matter how many times we hid, we changed our names, we were always found out. For today, if people started to find out that there are humans, who can give Grimm intelligence, and are able to control them, they'd be scared shitless. Word will spread, and people will find out that there's a student at Beacon who can grant Grimm new life, and see him as being the type who would use Grimm to take over towns, cities, or even kingdoms. They won't try to understand it, they'll just wan me to be dead."

It was a lot for Ruby to process. Her lips, frowning, all she could do was remain quiet, letting her eyes fall to the floor, as Cardin decided to keep on going, his claws gripping the bed sheets, shaking, his face just frozen in the look of a plain mouth, with scowling, thousand-yard gaze.

"I don't know if people care about us anymore though, and I really hope that's the case: that the world just forgot about us, or has stopped caring. But no, I know better. It's just gonna be a matter of time now until one of... Ironwood's soldiers, or a professor, or some fucking student goes and blabbers their mouth AND..."

Ruby sat herself by his side, her small hands, wrapping around him, resting her shin of his right shoulder, just soothing a giant, with his state of fury melting away when feeling her warm body pressed up against him, and hearing her voice, gentle, like how his own mother would sound in the rarest of occasions.

"Cardin, it's okay. It's okay, I understand how you must be feeling right now. Angry, for just exposing such a secret about yourself. And scared, for yourself, your brothers, anyone who's close to you. It all looks terrible now, not knowing how you're life is going to be now. But you shouldn't be. The Cardin I've come to know isn't scare of no one, who beats-down anyone who threatens him or his family! Who's own mom has an entire army of soldiers and ex-hunters under her command, and has..." she felt weird saying this, but Ruby had a hunch that it was true, "... Grimm, who see you as a king, and are going to protect you, no matter the cost."

Cardin turned his head, and for once, when staring at those big, round, silver eyes, he felt no natural disgust, no natural hatred, no natural urge to gouge them out. He just felt peace, warm, overwhelmingly so, especially when for a moment, Ruby pressed her lips up against his cheek, an act that was met with shock, then acceptance, as he now smile back at her, feeling one of her hands meet his, entwining her small fingers with his meaty claws,

"And you have people here who'll help you too."

Cardin, staying silent, just looking at her, softly breathing, gently tightening their grip, would reply, "... Thank you, Ruby." Her smile was enough to make him grin, which itself made Ruby grin right back at him. But they remained only like such, until Cardin's faded away, having started to lean forward, forcing instincts to rise in Ruby when she back away, just a few inches, just only to find herself kissed right back on her rosy cheeks as well, giving Cardin in return a small giggle.

"..." But Cardin... he wanted more. It was obvious when he kissed her cheeks a second time, his breath blasting onto her cheeks. Ruby's grin faded, when he arm wrapped around her small frame, hand grasping onto her shoulder now, with Cardin, nibbling her jawline.

"C-Cardin. Wait, this- Ahhhh~" He was starting on her neck, teeth, chomping down onto her skin, just as soft as he could be, his breathing, steaming, its heat pounding onto her neck, forcing a jolt to rush up and down throughout her petite figure, eyelids half-closing, with Cardin now assaulting her neck, kiss after kiss, playful nibbling ensuing.

"Caaaaaardin!~" Ruby quietly called out, her cheeks starting to burn, as she craned her neck, letting Cardin having fun with all he wanted. But he wanted move on there, she knew when his hand grabbed the back of her head, dull nails burying into her reddish hair, forcing her to bring her face to his.

She was weak when he locked their lips together, feeling now her whole body to start heating, her silvers eyes watering, when his tongue forced itself upon her, wrestling it down, twisting around it, their saliva mixing; Ruby wrapped her arms over Cardin's shoulders again, pulling him closer too, for his own tongue to bury its way into the back of her throat, forcing tears to stream down her cheeks in retaliation, as her eyes started to roll over, her thighs forcibly closing, ash she could her his other hands snake down in-between them, easily overpowering her own leg strength, to be met back with a loving whimper, just thundering out of her when feeling his claws go under her skirt, and press through her panties.

CLICK-

"Mmph!" Then Cardin and Ruby pulled apart, just stopping entirely, Rose still a bit more daze form that experience than Cardin was, as one could tell by her beet-red face and the drool that poured in a small string from her mouth, as Sky opened the door, seeing the two of them sitting on Cardin's bed, automatically smiling in delight from seeing her brother was awake.

"Oh shit- I hope I didn't interrupt anything going on between you two, heheh."

"..."

"..."

"..." Sky was able to pick up from their still-bodies, Ruby's exhausted, blushing expression, and Cardin's visibly agitated features that his joke was no such thing. "O-Oh. Wait, y-you both were?-"

"-Sky, go in already!" Eyebrows raised in concern, Sky hesitantly followed through with Russel's request, already stressing just as much as Ruby and Cardin were, as they watched Russel follow Sky, Dove following Russel- while holding Rosemary, then JNPR, then Blake, Yang, Weiss, Coco, Sun, Neptune, and Penny, carrying with her Gilgamesh, whose presence immediately caught the eye of CRDL's leader, but was not enough to draw most of his ire. "We got you breakfast, Car-"

"-Why are all these faggots here, Russel?!"

"It's nice to see you too, Cardin." Blake said, honestly not surprised by his behavior, just as she was ignored by him, still staring at Russel, waiting for an answer.

Fortunately, Pyrrha answered Cardin, "We came here to thank you Cardin, for saving us yesterday," and in return, Pyrrha drew his frustration towards her. Though now, hearing their reason for coming here, Cardin softened up, subtly nodding his head, his facial muscles relaxing, sighing.

"... Okay, you're all welcome. Now get your asses outta here."

"Hold on, Cardin- Wait!"

"What?! What is it now?"

"Do you honestly think we're just gonna leave without you telling us what happened to all four of you?!"

"Now hold on Weiss!" Sky started, taking up a no-nonsense tolerating tone, as he laid his tray down. "We don't owe any of you an explanation for ANYTHING! Okay?"

And Jaune shot back, "What? So we're just suppose to accept that all of you are... just LIKE this now? Is that it? What if you all got some disease that turns people like this?!"

"Jaune, you absolute buffoon. They do not have any diseases. They were instead put under rituals that have ascended them into superior beings!"

Rosemary found herself now being the center of attention, her mere existence breaking their comprehension of how life exists in this world. But that was not what she picked up from it at all.

"... Oh sorry, I'm Rosemary, by the way."

"... How... why do you all have a talking brain? And how can it even talk?!"

Dove took it upon himself to answer Neptune, "Ahhh- you see, child of the ocean, Rosemary is contained with a jar, made out of the very blood of their kings, mixed with blessings from the Kasts themselves, that allow her to ABSORB the memories and knowledge of ANYONE who touches the glass. As such, when Sky, the first of my brothers to touch her glass, she took in his understanding of our current-day language, granting her the capabilities of being able to understand and speak with us today."

His answer was of very little help, further and further just confusing the students with overwhelming information that they could do very little with, along with his brothers too, just being left to take it all in.

"What has happened to Dove? He seems a little different." Once again, Rosemary would take it upon herself to answer a question only she could answer, for the Penny girl.

"Dove has been turned into scholar, a position of the Soloman empire of men who's minds are forever altered by the knowledge of the Kasts, and attain a higher understanding of the universe around them."

Just like with everything about CRDL, Rosemary was being of little help too, as Coco asked, "What the hell is the Soloman empire and... Kasts?"

And AGAIN, Rosemary answered, "The Soloman Empire is what it is: an empire that existed long before Vale, Vacuo, Mistral, or Atlas existed. Before the Grimm came to be. And Kasts were to us what Gods are to you. With them, they guided the Solomans for their rule, in war against the other empires, or in war against the Neelanths, a vile horror of the cosmos, the sworn enemies of the Kasts, of mortals, of humanity, and all beyond in space and time."

"..."

"Need I explain more?"

"... No... no- it's all good, I understand." She did not understand at all. No one, save for CRDL, understood what Rosemary said, to occupied by the impact of hearing her words that rewrote their own understanding of history. Or it would have, if at least a third of them could comprehend it to begin with. "So they're just going to be like this forever, huh?"

"Yes, except for Dove. His mind will fully recover within a few weeks or so. But other than that, none of this is reversible."

"Not like we care anyway, we're all fine with this."

"Really Sky? You're at peace with the way you look now?" Ren, for the first time since entering the room, spoke up. "What about the rest of your brothers? Are they fine with this?"

"Yeah, I can see out of both sockets now. That's pretty cool."

"Yaaaas! And I, with my newfound KNOWLEDGE of this reality, will usher in prosperity for my brothers, and myself!"

"... Fuck, yeah- I'm fine with being put in a state that is between life and death now."

"What does that even mean, Cardin?" Velvet inquired, her presnce alone catching him off-guard.

"Oh damn, I had no idea you were in here too-"

"-CARDIN!-"

"-ALL RIGHT! Jeez- it means I got no heart now."

"... Bullshit." It was called out as a bluff by Sun, just as Ruby, without asking permission, placed her hand onto Cardin's chest, where his newly attained scar was, juts to pull back, slowly, in realization that he spoke the truth.

"Wha- how? How are you even alive, Cardin?!"

He answered Rose, "I dunno," shrugging his shoulders, "just 'am. Guess it's pretty cool. It means I can pull off playing dead now."

"But how did you lose it?! Are you even okay with this?!"

"I said yeah, didn't I? I'm cool with it. But as for what tore it out... we don't know. Maybe it was a ghost, a Neelanth, a Kast, or fucking WHATEVER. The point is: I don't care that much. As long as I live and breathe, I'm all good with it."

"... Okay. If you're all fine with this then who are we to be against it?"

"Rosemary just said we can't go back, Weiss. And we didn't choose to go through with it either. Whatever it was that tore our Cardin's heart did this to us while we were knocked out."

"Yes, Sky, I was just... GAH- forget about it. I'm leaving now." Weiss stated, being agreed with by several others, tired by this discussion now.

"Yeah, I think we should... we should leave too." Jaune stated, his team, almost all of RWBY, Sun, Neptune, Penny, concurring quietly, right as Coco opened the door.

"See you later, Cardin," was all she would said before leaving, followed by Velvet, JNPR, Sun, Neptune, Yang, Blake, Weiss, all sharing their goodbyes, thanking them again for yesterday, their tones being that of as if they were ungrateful of a gift they received, yet they still want to sound polite.

Ruby would whisper in Cardin's ear, just one word, "Bye," gently brushing his arm as she got up and left, following her sister, leaving Penny to stop at the doorway, still holding Gilgamesh.

"Should I leave her here? Or wo-"

"-Drop me! I want to be with Cardin!" Gilgamesh squirmed out of her arms, slamming onto the floor with little of a disgruntle grunt, rushing over to the Winchester and jumping up onto his lap, just being unacknowledged by Cardin, his eyes focused onto the floor, hands cusping together.

"Okay... bye."

"Bye Penny." Russel said back to her, shutting the door to her face, not too hard now, wanting to avoid making it look as if they were all displeased. He turned back to the door, pressing up against it, his arms crossed, his face stretched into a yawn. "Gah- that was terrible."

Sky agreed. "I know. At least they didn't go and try to ask us about what Cardin did to all those Grimm yesterday."

"Yeah, but honestly, I think they're all smart enough to figure it out on their own."

"Really? You gonna give them that much credit?"

Russel replied to Cardin, "Yeah, I mean it's not hard to figure out what you did. The barest thought they might have is that you just have command over Grimm. Blake and Pyrrha and Weiss, they're the ones who can probably think deeper on it."

"... You think they'll tell anyone?"

"Nah, they got no reason to."

"..."

"I don't think so at least..."