Meryvelle waved goodbye to her parents as she boarded the ship departing for Beacon Academy. She felt the hilt of her sheathed sword, and the crossbow slung on her back. She held her cane in her hand, and with the other hand she took Alondra's elbow.

They boarded the hsip and Meryvelle stood with the others as they oohed and ahhed at the view out the large window. "Look you can see Signal from here!" And "You can see the whole city!" And then… "Meryvelle I wish you could see this, the view is amazing!

Meryvelle nodded. "That's cool." She said. She didn't mind hearing everyone talk about seeing something she couldn't. It used to bother her, but she got over it. She felt them starting to land and found Alondra's arm again. Just because this was a totally new area she wasn't comfortable wjth yet.

They entered Beacon and walked across the parking lot. Meryvelle smiled when she heard the "wows" and "cool"s again. They went inside and set up beds for the night. They would find their teams tomorrow. She was sitting against the wall with an audiobook when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Pausing it, she looked up.

"Didn't you see us all leave? We have to go to the opening preaentation!" A very annoyed, unfamiliar voice told her.

"Well… " Meryvelle said as she stood up, she put her book player away and grabbed her cane. "No, considering I'm blind there's no way I could've known everyone was leaving." She followed people's footsteps.

"Wait… blind? Like you can't see?"

"Yep"

"I believe you've been misplaced. Theres no way you can become a huntress without being able to see!"

"Well I've trained at Signal, and proven my worth to Professor Ozpin." Meryvelle said. "And I'm not letting my disability hold me back."

"But theres no way you could be even proficient at sparring without sight."

"I have my ways." Meryvelle smiled.

"Anyway, this isn't hust sparrig anymore. We're training to figt monsters here."

"I know that."

"And how are you going to defeat a Grimm?"

"The same way I spar. Young navigational and spatial awareness, my semblance and aura, and all the skills I've learned and will learn!"

"Pff, well a girl can dream, right?" Then the person walked away, obviously not believing a thing. Meryvelle wouldn't let it put her down, though deep inside it was quite frustrating. .

"Psssst, Mery, over here!" Breckenn tapped an open seat and Meryvelle slid into it as the presentation began. When it was over everyone went to bed to prepare for the next morning. Meryvelle told her friends about her encounter, because they were wondering where she had been.

"well they can just aee for themselves how good you are." Alondra said.

"If only she knew how good you are, you guys shoulda stopped right there and dueled! You would've kickdd her butt!" Leandra said with a giggle.

Meryvelle laughed as Breckenn joined them and they went to bed