Here we are again boys and girls! Another chapter for this ride of a story. Something I need to let you all know right away, like I said in my other stories, I am currently going through a bit of a crisis. As I've said before, I have a full time job, and now I have to take even more hours. Which leaves me with just two days a week and a handful of hours to write. As you probably would have guessed, this would mean that updates are going to be less frequent, and are probably going to be shorter. I'll try to keep going at three chapters a week, but I cannot make any promises. I know I've said it once before, but this time I am actually going to have to slow down on the updates. I am sorry for this, life sucks that way.

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The Blind Huntsman

Chapter 35- Volume 1, Episode 2

Recruitment

Kai, Ruby, Brick, and Rick were all lead to a nearby station not too far away from the location of the incident that had just taken hold. Kai, with his enhanced hearing was able to hear the officers frantically running around the station as a manhunt was set for Cinder Fall, and Roman Torchwick. Mercury, and Emerald's names were also among that list of criminals, but compared to the former too, they might as well have been kittens. That's just how dangerous Cinder was, he assumed this Roman character would be as well, since he was working directly with Cinder, he was obviously needed for some reason. But Kai could sense in his voice that Roman was working very reluctantly with Cinder.

Ever since the incident in Mistral, and Cinder's face being seen during the attack as well as Mercury's, Emerald's, Adam's, and many other terrorist's. They were on the top of the list for most wanted criminals in the entire world. Apparently, Leonardo Lionheart, headmaster of Haven Academy in Mistral has come under fire. Since it was revealed that the transcripts and records of Cinder Fall and the other two minions she had with her officially hailed from that academy. He is under investigation as of this moment, and it was expected that he would be forced to resign for allowing such a dangerous woman conjure up plans right under his nose for so long.

Now however, his fellow silver eyed warrior was telling him about what happened before he showed up. How it all lead up to him having a second encounter with Cinder.

"So after Brick told me that the place was being robbed, we sprung into action!" Ruby said as she went through a series of karate chops through the air, making ninja noise she heard from movies as she did so.

"You went after Roman Torchwick, who is known to be at least professional Huntsman level, by yourself, and left Brick behind to fight against someone who is also at least professional Huntsman level." Kai recounted, raising an eyebrow above his blindfold as he makes his own conclusion of what went down.

"T-To be fair, I knew you would come help me out." Brick said, coming to Ruby's defense even though he knew now that maybe fighting Neo alone wasn't such a good idea.

"When I showed up I sensed that she was on top of you, and was pointing something sharp down toward your neck." Kai pointed out, a flat expression on his face which was on the brink of bursting into anger.

"I…" Brick sighed, and hung his head. "Yeah, maybe fighting her alone wasn't such a good idea."

"Yeah, you think?"

"Well, at least Rick showed up to help him out when you came to help me!" Ruby exclaimed, lightening up the mood a decent bit. "You saved me, Rick saved Brick, they held off against that girl, then a Huntress saved all of us. In the end, everything worked out okay!"

Kai, for all he was worth, couldn't hold on to his anger any longer. Yes, it did work out in the end, but it just as easily couldn't. He could sense that she was being genuine however, she knew that it wasn't really a good call now that she was able to think about it. He sighed and nodded his head.

"Yeah, in the end. Everything worked out, but that doesn't mean that you guys shouldn't be more careful in the future, now that we know that there are dangerous people working in Vale. Every move we make needs to be careful.

"We get it Kai, you're worried about us." Rick teased and chuckled, leaning on his side in the chair as he looked over his brothers shoulder to look at him. "You can just say it you know, we won't tease you for it… that much."

Kai let out a single chuckle, amused by a fraction. "I was worried about you guys, once I heard Bricks semblance go off from a few blocks down I came running. I feared the worse."

"Awe, Kai!" The Violet twins and Ruby cooed at the same time, wrapping Kai up in one big group hug before he had the chance to react to it.

"We care about you too, but we're Huntsman in training as well." Brick said as he patted his shoulder.

"Guys… please." Kai said, embarrassed about being treated like this.

"You have to trust us." Ruby added, in a much more serious, yet happy tone. "We aren't going to go down that easily.

"Ditto." Rick said.

Kai relaxed under their comforting action, he wasn't against hugs in the slightest, though he jumps every time he gets touched without having sensed it beforehand. It was a nervous tick of his, zoning out for a few seconds and suddenly snapping out of it was stressful. But that's what friends were for, and slowly he has been able to get out of that bad habit. It was still a reoccurring thing, just not as serious as it once been.

"Okay…" Kai said finally. "I'll try to leave more trust in you guys. It's just that I can't…" He took a deep breath, a flash of memories going through his mind. His fight with Cinder with the help of his mother, the death of Shae and his father, and then the first activations of his silver eyed powers. They were dark memories, and every time he was actually able to use his eyes to see, all he saw was chaos and death.

"I just can't lose any more friends." He eventually said after about a minutes pause in between.

Their group hug got a little bit tighter.

"We know." Ruby said softly.

After staying like that for half a minute, enjoying the comforting body heat of each other. The door to their interrogation room was opened. Rick and Brick couldn't have separated from Kai and Ruby faster than they did when it was Glynda Goodwitch that walked in. Kai could sense that the two brothers had a mixture of relief and fear for the woman, which makes some sense. He has heard about this woman being one of the best Huntresses in all of Vale. Ruby wouldn't shut up about her sometimes, that's how he knew about her. She was described as a strict and stern professor, but based off the reactions of her apparent nephews. He wouldn't be surprised if those terms were fair to describe her with.

"You two will be coming with me once we're done here, I've contacted my sister on your behalf." The two twins winced at the mention of their mother, already feeling guilty and already hearing the shouts of worried that would come from her. "But for now, all of you have a visitor."

None of them were able to reply in time, for a man with bright silver hair stepped into the room. Kai recognized the vibe that came from him. He would never forget it, this was Ozpin without a doubt, headmaster of Beacon Academy. Why was he here for just the four of them?

His brow furrowed when he recalled a line from Raven, back when he believed her name was Falcon.

"He is not the man the world sees him as, the worst mistake you can make is actually putting your trust in him."

That was one of the many lessons she taught him that he has kept close to his heart, he kept silent for now. He could feel the gaze of that man stare right at him, Kai knew what that man wanted. With his father dead, and Ruby still in Signal. He was the only one of decent age with silver eyes, Ozpin was going to try to recruit him. Or at least, that was what he thought.

He set out a very large plate of cookies before them all, Kai raised an eyebrow when he heard the ceramic bottom clank against the metal table. Then raised his other eyebrow when Brick, Rick, and Ruby all started swallowing cookies whole.

Kai was able to know it was cookies, because Ruby mumbled 'Mmm, cookies~' in a sing song voice. She always made that sound whenever she got her hands on some.

"Hello, I assume you all know who I am." Ozpin said as he took the seat across from them, an amused smile on his face as he watched the three Huntsman in training devour the cookies he set out for them.

"Yuh huh," Ruby said with a full mouth, then swallowed so she could speak clearly. "You're-"

"You're Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon." Kai answered before she could finish her sentence. "We met before, at the Mistral Vytal Festival tournament two years ago. Right before one of my matches."

Ozpin's smile faltered slightly as he caught on to the subtle hostile tone in his voice. But recovered just as quickly. "I remember, you have a good memory Mister Matsuoka. Tell me, are you still looking to attend my school?"

Kai thought about it for a few seconds, drawing his answer out. Obviously the answer was yes, but he didn't want the headmaster to get the satisfaction of hearing that word come from his mouth. So instead, he nodded.

Ozpin smiled. "I look forward to having you."

"Hey, what about us?" Brick whined as he hate another cookie.

"Yeah, were prodigies too. Graduated from Signal a year younger than everyone else." Rick bragged, more than proud of that fact.

"You may be exceptionally skilled for your age, but you still have a long way to go." Glynda said with a glare. She was still angry at them for almost getting themselves killed.

Rick and Brick straightened up right away, and miasma of pride they had was washed out under the glare of their aunt.

"Yes mam."

"Sorry auntie."

Ruby giggled at their submissiveness, that was going to be funny to witness in the future.

Ozpin chuckled as well, amused with the antics of the Violet twins. "Of course, having the prodigy sons of a well renowned Huntsman such as Shade Violet is also something I look forward to. Your father graduated from this school after all, I hope you two will as well."

And like that, the bravado came right back to the boys. Smiling gleefully as they puffed out their chests at the same time. Even though their aunt was still there, they thought they were allowed to feel such pride.

"Of course, this does not mean that your actions will go unpunished." Ozpin added, and just like that, the emotional roller coaster headed straight down for a nose dive.

"W-what do you mean?" Brick asked with a nervous gulp.

Ozpin kept his smile on his face, and turned to Glynda.

"Glynda, these two are dismissed. Since you are the only available kin to them, they are under your responsibility for as long as they are in Vale." Ozpin said calmly.

"Very well, the papers have already been signed luckily." Glynda smiled at her nephews. "For as long as you are in Vale, I am your legal guardian. Now come with me nephews." An ominous haze covered half her body as she slowly opened the door to the room, a scary loving smile on her face as she gestured for them to follow her.

"Let's go home."

Brick reached out for Ruby as he and his brother were lifted off the ground by their aunts semblance. "Help." He whispered as he floated away helplessly. "Remember me!" He shouted as he followed his whimpering brother out of the interrogation room.

"I will!" Ruby said as she waved goodbye to them. They would be fine.

Surely.

A few moments passed in silence, the only sound being Ruby nervously grabbing a cookie every few seconds and inhaling it into her mouth and down to her stomach. Ozpin somehow managed to stare at both of them at the same time, keeping a calm demeanor and expression as he waited for something to happen.

"You, both of you. Have silver eyes." The headmaster finally said.

Ruby perked up at the mention of her eyes, and remembered what Kai told her. He explained to her what their eye color meant, and what they were capable of. She has never used them before, but she became all the more determined to become a Huntress because of it. The idea of burning down Grimm with just her eyeballs was an exciting prospect to her. No matter if they hurt a lot when she would first use them.

"Yeah, we do." She replied with a shrug.

"What about it?" Kai asked, even though he already knew the answer to the question.

"I see you are both aware of what that means." Ozpin closed his eyes and sighed. "I suppose I should have expected you to inform Miss Rose about what silver eyes meant."

Kai shrugged in response. "Probably."

"In any case, I know you are going to be coming to my school Mister Matsuoka. But what about you Miss Rose?" Kai sucked in a deep breath as he sensed his attention switch to Ruby. "Will you also be attending my school?"

Ruby of course, didn't catch on to what Kai did.

"Yeah! I want to be the best Huntress ever, and going to Beacon is going to help me help others." Ruby said eagerly, practically bouncing in place out of pure happiness even as Kai tensed up.

"I see… well, I assume that you have been training intensely, would I be correct?" The headmaster asked next.

What are you planning…? Kai thought to himself.

"Oh, yeah. Kai trained with me a lot after he recovered, thanks to him, my uncle, and my friends in the upperclassmen years. I'm already one of the best in Signal!" Ruby boasted pridefully. Thankfully, no one pointed it out to her, because if they did. She'd be reduced to a stammering mess.

"I see that, it says here in the report that you held off against Mercury Black, and Emerald Sustrai on your own. While you weren't winning, you were hardly losing as well. That is indeed impressive." Ozpin said, his smile growing.

"What's the point of this? Aren't we supposed to be being interrogated?" Kai asked, losing patience.

"Why, I am just considering allowing Miss Rose here to come to my school early." Ozpin said, laying it out flat just like that.

Kai's shock was shown when he dropped his crossed arms, and opened his mouth slightly ajar. He could tell that Ozpin was telling the truth as well, which made him even more flabbergasted. He didn't know how to respond to this sudden proposition for one of his best friends.

"R-really?" Ruby stuttered. "You'd let me in early? Just like that?"

Ozpin shrugged his shoulders. "Of course, I don't see why there is a need for you to be held back. You have the skills needed, and of course you would need extra help to catch you up on the academic side of things. But I know that you would make it work somehow. You have the determination needed."

"Oh my God is this really happening!?" Ruby screeched to herself, getting more and more excited by the second. "Kai, what do you think?"

"I…" He thought on how he should respond. It was true that he was not entirely comfortable with not being able to train Ruby anymore, he did have some plans to try and get her around Grimm so she could use her eyes. But with him going away, along with most of their friends, she would almost entirely be alone besides having her Dad and Qrow with her. She might also become a target just because of her eyes.

In a way, bringing her into Beacon early was great for a lot of reasons. But it was also terrifying in another. If Ozpin wanted her, Ruby Rose, a young girl with exceptional skill and of course with silver eyes in his school early… Did that mean that he was going to try and recruit her instead of him?

"I'd talk to your Dad about it first, or maybe even Yang. This is a big decision to make, and I don't think my input would be much help." Kai explained honestly, aiming his face toward Ozpin and keeping it there.

"Hm…" Ruby hummed, thinking to herself on what would be the best course of action.

"In the end, it would be your choice to do what you want with your life." Ozpin pointed out, making Kai scowl at him. "This would be just one of the many choices in life you will have to make that will change you for better or worse. In this case, I believe it will be better for you."

"You really think so?" Ruby asked, eyes practically gleaming at him. Her age showing through with how easily manipulated she can be.

"Of course, I wouldn't be here if that wasn't the case." Ozpin chuckled. "Unless you two would rather be charged with vigilantism for fighting off criminals without an official Huntsman license."

And there it was, Kai figured it out. Ozpin wasn't just here to recruit Ruby, he was here to give them an ultimatum with only one real choice. He felt angry when he sensed Ruby gasp and her heart skip a beat out of fear, and he wanted to yell at Ozpin for it, but that wouldn't help his case here at all, if anything it would just make things more difficult for Kai himself.

He wanted to ask if there was a similar law in Mistral, but Ozpin would probably think of a way to prove that Vale have different laws. Vigilantism was a real problem all over the world, and could be taken seriously, especially if it was someone as dangerous as a Huntsman in training still going to a preparation school. Not saying that all Huntsman in training were like that, but some unfortunately were.

"Of course, if you two were Beacon students, you would be given the appropriate licensing to stop crimes of your own free will in Vale as well as the other Kingdoms. Since you are still students of Signal, according to the laws of Vale you are restricted from stopping crimes until you are at least a first year at my school."

"You could have just stopped with the ultimatum, you know that right?" Kai asked with a growl. Ozpin only shrugged in response, not that Kai was able to see it. "I was going to your school anyway, but I guess now Ruby has to as well. Is that okay with you?"

"Y-yeah! I don't wanna be a criminal, I'm only fifteen! I have my whole life ahead of me." Ruby took a deep breath, and ran her hands through her hair. Struggling to regain her composure and only did when Kai placed a hand on her shoulder and shook her back into reality. She straightened up, and looked Ozpin in the eyes. "Yes, please, let me come to your school."

Ozpin smiled, silently enjoying his victory. "Then I hereby personally welcome you both to Beacon." he said as he stood up, emphasizing the word 'both' as to solidify his victory. He knew that Kai had it out for him ever since his father died, and knew that he knew some things that he perhaps should not have known at such a young age. But this was both insurance, and almost a complete confirmation that he would be able to control Kai enough to get into his inner circle.

"Miss Rose, Mister Matsuoka, I look forward to your attendance-"

"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt." A voice on the intercom interrupted the headmaster. "But there are two Huntresses in training that are about to bust the door down any second. One has red eyes and is on fire, and the other is screaming about being some kind…" The flap of pages were heard through the intercom, presumably some kind of message or report. "Flamingo Goddess, and is also holding a pink haired cat while demanding that she get her partners back… are these friends of yours kids?" The man asked, making it clear that he was being hopeful for a positive answer.

Ruby giggled, and even through his loss here, Kai couldn't help but burst out into a fit of laughter. That was Orchid to him, and it sounded like something she and Yang would gladly do if Kai and Ruby were really in trouble.

"Yeah, that's them." Kai said as he stood up, smiling happily as Ruby joined him. "Unless you still need us Headmaster, are we allowed to leave?"

"Of course, I'd loathe to keep you any longer." Ozpin said as he opened the door for them, giving them a small smile as they nodded and started to leave. "But as I was saying before, I look forward to your attendance to my school."

Kai and Ruby stopped for a moment, the former of the two looking back at him. If his eyes were visible, they would be narrowing at him. Even then, there was a silent warning shared between the two. Ruby asked Kai what was wrong, and that was when he turned back around and muttered an apology, letting the red hooded girl lead him out of the station and into the bone crushing hug of his partner.

Ozpin watched the scene for a moment, before closing his eyes to think to himself. Kai Matsuoka would be a great asset to his plans, and he was smart enough to figure out that before Malikai died, he must have told his son what was going on in the world. Even though the boy was going to have a lot of trouble being comfortable around the old headmaster, they did have a shared goal.

They both wanted Salem stopped.

Perhaps he could use that to his advantage, or perhaps he would have to wait for Miss Rose to come of age and surpass the blind huntsman in training. It may take years, but patience was what kept the war he had with his former lover going for centuries, and he had plenty of time to work with.

One of the many concerns he had with Kai was his untrustful nature. He only trusted his friends, and was wary around any strangers. Even those his own age. He may yet still be welcoming to a new friendship, but he could tell that it would take time before Kai would fully trust that person. Similar to what he could see in Ruby, Kai would do anything if it meant saving his friends. Even if it meant standing up against someone such as the half maiden Cinder Fall by himself. Perhaps he could also use that to his advantage, and perhaps it would not work. He simply did not know yet.

He was like his father, unpredictable. Ozpin hoped that he didn't grow up to be like him as well.

"RARGH!" Cinder screamed as she slammed a flaming fist into a thick concrete wall, shattering it all around the point of impact for a few meters.

"C-Cinder, it's okay." Emerald said in an attempt to calm her down. Mercury was knelt down beside her, as she was. Cinder has grown even more strict and unforgiving after what happened in Mistral. If either of them was to so much as mention what happened they would be burned for it. Anything they did wrong could, and would be punished. The same went for Roman Torchwick, he once tried to joke around with her just to see what buttons he could push and get away with it. Now he has a burn mark in the shape of a hand on his back, forever marking him as Cinder's slave. That was the first and only time he tried to get smart with her.

"No, it is not!" Cinder shouted as she pushed her fist even deeper into the wall. "That child is still alive, still out there. That blind little shit was the one who did this to me!" She screamed, raising up her left arm which was no longer human, but Grimm. She had sharp narrow white claws on the end of each finger, sharp enough to tear apart anyone she got that hand on. That was just another thing people were afraid of.

"He destroyed by beauty, my pride. He has to be put down for that! No one burns me and gets away with it." Cinder seethed as she looked down at her right arm, the burn mark was very small and faded, but it was there. It bothered her to no end. "All with those damn eyes of his… I should have made his father suffer before that, just so I could enjoy his cries for mercy."

"C-Cinder…" Mercury called to her, stammering and afraid. "With all due respect… that kid isn't our priority…" He stopped talking when Cinder glared at him with pure anger.

Emerald came to his rescue, one of the only people he was able to rely on now ever since what happened in Mistral. "Salem's direct orders was to prioritize the complete capture of the rest of Amber's powers, any silver eyed warriors was a secondary objective." When the glare shifted to her, she hesitated.

Mercury repay the favor. "She wants Kai to be captured alive, not killed."

Cinder looked like she was about to kill both of them for daring to talk back to her. But a part of her knew that she really did need them for now. The two of them would be great asset for her plans for both short term and long term. They would be kept alive, for now.

"ARGH!" Cinder screamed, spinning around and slamming her Grimm fist into the wall instead of her human one. This time the wall completely crumbled down, and it was only thanks to the fact that they were in a capture warehouse in a construction zone that no bystanders called the police for it.

When the wall was finished crumbling, Cinder didn't say another words. Instead she simply stormed out into one of the side rooms. No one dared to follow her, not the White Fang, not Mercury or Emerald, and especially not Roman or Neo. They just her do her own thing, and she could not be questioned for it.

"She's moody today." Roman commented only after he was certain that Cinder could not hear him. "What did that kid do to her? I mean, he's blind. How could a blind kid do that to a woman like her?"

"That kid is the son of Malikai Matsuoka." Emerald pointed out, surprising Roman.

"Really? Damn, that explains a lot. I heard that the guy was able to almost kill her, the bull guy, and the tiger bitch all on his own. I wonder what would have happened if he wasn't tired as shit already." Roman said with a chuckle, then lit a cigar and puffed smoke out of the hole that Cinder so generously made for them.

"She's losing it, you two know that right?" He asked, not even looking at them. He used to tease them from time to time, liking the reactions he was able to get out of them. He had to stop because Cinder demanded him to, saying that it was annoying to always have to listen to their bickering. Roman didn't want to tempt fate, so he complied.

Mercury and Emerald didn't reply, they already knew it. They had to stick with Cinder for two years ever since what happened, and they knew firsthand what would happen if they angered her. It was a wonder that Mercury was still able to grow hair on his head after he had to tell Cinder that he and Emerald failed to keep the Violet twins back, and failed to get Kai on his own and capture him. That was the first time Emerald ever saw him do something selfless, taking the blame for himself as well as the punishment. Their relationship changed after that moment, especially when Emerald had to nurse him back to health.

Roman sighed, puffing out more smoke as Neo appeared at his side. While the girl would have multicolored eyes most of the time, for now they stayed at their default white. That always signalled to them that she was either afraid, serious, or just not in the mood to try.

Whenever it was Cinder around, it was always the first one.

"I suggest that you two get away once we're done with Vale. Who knows what she'll be like with full power, if this is her half." He gestured to his back where he still has a burn scar in the shape of a hand. Neo winced for him when he touched it. "I don't even want to imagine what she'd be like if she had the other half of whatever power she had."

"We can't…" Emerald said slowly, glancing toward Mercury who just kept his head down. "We just… can't. We would have nowhere to go, and we owe her a lot."

Roman huffed. "Sure, keep telling yourself that." He said as he placed a hand on Neo's shoulder, and started walking away from them. "You always have a place to go, you just don't know it yet. I'll give you two kids one more piece of advice before I go, just because I like you. Don't be idiots, that's how most people get killed."

Leaving them with that thought in their heads, he left the building through the hole in the wall. Right now, he was stuck in this just as much as they were. Maybe even more because of the pull he had in Vale, but he was smart. Incredibly smart. Emerald and Mercury wouldn't be surprised if he managed to 'disappear' after their work here was done. Not in the slightest.

"Let's go Em," Mercury said as he stood up. "We got some work to do." His normal cocky sounding voice was replaced by one of emptiness, his heart wasn't in this anymore. He was doing it for gun before, but even he seems to have limits. Now, he was just bored with all this, and afraid.

"Yeah… lets." He was her friend though, as much as she hated to admit it. He might as well be the only one she could really trust in this shithole of a world they lived on.

Sienna Khan paced around a secret room, thinking and planning to herself. She was the supreme leader of the White Fang, yet she was being strung along by a monster of a barely human woman. It might have taken the entire White Fang to get rid of her for good, and that was too many lives than Sienna was willing to give.

Ever since what happened two years ago, their 'deal' was extended to Vale, and beyond. She wanted to say no and tell her to fuck off, but with the way she looked… she feared for her life. One of the only things keeping her from being replaced was the fact that she saved Cinder's life by stopping the human with silver eyes from slaying her. Though, looking back now, she wished she just let that man kill her. It would have made the world a much better place.

Now, the White Fang were seen as little more than terrorist's. Even Blake, one of the most dedicated to the cause stormed off after what they did. Even spat on their name when Sienna managed to contact her via scroll.

It turned out that immediately after running away, Blake disappeared into Menagerie back to her parents. Where she was protected by any kind of punishment by the White Fang. After a while though, she was the least of her concerns. She didn't even know where she was now, she wasn't even in Menagerie anymore if the last report on her whereabouts were anything to go off of.

One thing was for sure though, Cinder hated her, and wanted to kill her for standing up for the halfbreed. Cinder partly blamed her for allowing the hybrid to use some kind of eye semblance on her, nearly killing her. That was the first and only time Sienna ever saw her so vulnerable before, and before she was even able to think anything about it. Two strangers came out of nowhere and got her out of there. It was smart of them, because Sienna knew that she would have just killed her there while she was writhing on the ground in pain.

So here she was now, under her thumb and forced to direct the White Fang wherever she wanted them. She hated being like this, she was Sienna Khan, supreme leader of the White Fang, yet ironically, the leader of a revolutionary group was a slave herself.

"Sienna." A man's voice chimed in as he entered the room, a dripping katana at his side as he lifted it up and placed it on the table in the room. It was Adam Taurus, she knew without even looking at him.

The young man got a new mask after his old one was destroyed in a battle against Winter Schnee. A battle he was very close to winning. If it wasn't for the interference of General Ironwood himself. Trust that man to make life for the White Fang difficult at every turn.

"Did you complete what you were set out to do?" Sienna asked, looking at his bloody weapon.

"Yes, the owner of that book store is dead." Adam said with a sigh, cleaning off his blade. "It didn't need to be done, he was a faunus like us. The White Fang isn't for everyone, I understand that."

Sienna sighed as well. "I agree with you Adam, but you know we can't do anything with that bitch still around." She hissed at the very mention of her, even though it was herself that did so in the first place.

"Why must we keep following what she says?" Adam asked, voice hoarse and angry. "She's a human, she is beneath us. We should just rally up our best men, and kill her."

"As much as I would to give that order, you know how powerful she is. She would still win." Sienna pointed out, sitting down across from him.

Adam growled as he sheathed his sword. "If only I just killed her when she came to me in my camp that day, it would have saved us so much trouble. I know I could have beaten her, especially when my lieutenant was there, even Blake was there at the time. We would have won."

"That's not your fault, the White Fang does not kill mindlessly, not even humans. You did not know what would happen when you let her go." Sienna said, defending his past decision back when Cinder and her two loonies showed up at his camp. They tried the nice way first, then came back with more power than any one woman ought to have, and forced them to comply. No one could have predicted that to happen.

"I still blame myself, to this day. I feel partly responsible for the state the White Fang is in right now."

Sienna raised an eyebrow. "Do you now? I was under the impression that you do not care for such things."

Adam stared at her, and even behind the mask she could tell that he had his seeing eye locked onto hers. "Contrary to popular belief, I am not a mindless animal. I have the ability to restrain myself. I am not the monster that most of the world believes me to be."

"I know that, I have known you long enough to know what you are really like." A teasing grin rose upon her face. "However, when Blake left I remembered that you had a bit of an obsessive phase."

Adam looked away, embarrassed. "That was a dark time of my life, Blake was very dear to me and she left us all in the harshest way possible. Right in the middle of a mission no less. I didn't take it well, but I got over it."

"Yes, I remember that I had to beat some sense into you myself to get you to not chase her into Menagerie." Sienna said. "I suppose that Ilia didn't take it so well either, poor girl."

"Hm." Adam hummer, not exactly interested in Ilia in the slightest. He wasn't exactly enamoured with her, she was an associate at best, and a comrade at least. Whatever she did, he didn't really care.

"While you're here, I have heard some interesting news today."

"What would that be?" Adam asked, interested.

"That blind hybrid is in Vale, and had a run in with our… employer." Sienna said slowly, looking around just in case anyone was listening in.

Adam raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?" He vaguely remembered the boy, Kai if he remembered correctly. He had a memory of almost crossing blades with him at one point, only for Blake to hold him back.

"Yes, he was the only one who was able to actually hurt that woman…" Sienna gave Adam a knowing look, signalling something to him.

Adam looked shocked at first as he realized what Sienna was thinking about. It seemed impossible, but could it be done? "You want to recruit him into the White Fang?" He asked in a whisper.

Sienna shrugged her shoulders. "Not permanently, but we could be temporary allies with a common goal."

"To get rid of Cinder, I get it." Adam said, calming down. Of course Kai wouldn't want to actually join the White Fang, that would be next to impossible after what they did in Mistral. But an alliance could be possible. "Would he even want to listen to us?"

"No, not at first I presume." Sienna said. "We would just have to get him alone, and force him to listen to us. Whether he actually considers it or not is his choice in the end. But think about it, have you seen anyone besides him or his father to actually push Cinder?"

"No…"

"Exactly." Sienna grinned, proud of the plan she came up with.

"Okay, let's say that this works, and we get him onto our side temporarily. Assuming that he doesn't hold a grudge against the Fang, how would we even be able to get him to use that power? I noticed how much of a toll it takes on his body, and it didn't even kill her last time. What happens if he failed?" Adam asked, interested, considering, but concerned. This plan would either work out splendidly, or not at all. There was no in between.

"So many questions, are you losing faith in me Adam?" Sienna asked teasingly, to which Adam shrugged at, neither denying or agreeing to her. "I admit, I did not think so far as of yet. So for now, we will continue to do as she wishes. When it comes down to it however, I will be the one to speak to him."

"Do you think you would be able to turn him?" Adam questioned again.

"Adam," Sienna leaned back in her seat. "I am the supreme leader of the White Fang, and in those years of my leadership I have been able to recruit almost sixty percent of the faunus population. I think I can manage just one teenage boy. All it needs is a little coaxing, and some deals to be made."

Adam looked to be thinking for a few moments, but eventually he relented and agreed to Sienna's proposition. It may still completely backfire on them, but right now it was all they had to go with.

Cinder was going to be the end of the White Fang if they did nothing, and even after she's gone it may still be hard to regain a better reputation. But if they did nothing, they would never know what could have been.

Now however, they just needed to bide their time.

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