A few of the students had asked Raider if they could read some books about the Relics and Maidens. They found information on the rest of the Relics and each power they possess. The Relic of Knowledge allows them to ask any question and be given the answer, but they only get 3. Every 100 years, the three questions are renewed. It says that the spirit living inside the Relic is named Jinn.
Another Relic is the Relic of Creation which holds the spirit Ambrosius. It holds the power to create anything, but it has two rules: He can't bring anyone back from the dead and the Relic can't destroy. They figured that the second rule was common sense as it's the Relic of Creation. As for the other two Relics, some of the information either cut off or was blurry as if someone didn't know the information.
The Relic of Choice allowed the user to see into the future where they would need to make a choice. It states that what they are being shown is random and they are only shown a singular choice whilst wearing it. As for the Relic of Destruction, they can't seem to find anything about it, like what it doesn't hasn't been revealed yet. They found it odd, and severely unhelpful, but knowing three out of four Relics is better than nothing. A note that caught their attention is that when all four Relics are brought together, they could summon the Gods, meaning that these four Relics were left behind by the Gods.
Why they were made and left behind, they didn't know, but it was for sure that blank would be revealed soon enough as they kept watching. All that was known was that Salem couldn't get her hands on the Relics.
As for the Maidens, they discovered that the powers the Four Maidens used was real magic! Completely separate from semblances or dust, and that they had the ability to harness and use the elements, not just their own depending on the season. That made sense as Cinder was able to control the Wyvern at the Fall of Beacon. From what they were shown and told back in volume 3, how the powers are transferred is a specific person needs to be on the former's mind before they die.
They were grateful to have obtained this much knowledge about the Maidens and the Relics, but this didn't help them get any closer to finding out where they were hidden. It's relieving to know Salem is just as stumped as them, but that only lasted for a couple of seconds. They decided they would need to be patient and knew the future would be told to them, allowing all of them to get a hint as to where they were situated.
They thanked Raider, knowing she was withholding key information, but quickly realized a long time ago that she keeps her lips sealed when it comes to revealing too much of the future. Raider took away all the books and everyone sat down and turned their attention to the screen ahead. The TV turned on and the episode began.
(Volume 4 Intro)
Everything was black as a boat horn blared. Sun and Blake had finally made it to Menagerie, where the boat docked and let everyone off. The space was crowded as everyone got off. Sun stared, finding it all to be so beautiful as Faunus were going about their daily lives.
"I've seen Menagerie, it's so beautiful!" Ruby cooed, getting a chuckle out of Blake as she saw the same expression on Sun's. However, a few didn't let it slip that it was cramped. Very cramped.
Sun looked around amazed, "I've never seen so many Faunus in one place." Blake describes this island as a place where anyone can feel safe, no matter who or what they are. Sun voices his amazement but sees that the place is really crowded. Blake begrudgingly agrees.
As they walk further down a path Sun asks if it's always so cramped, moving out of the way so he doesn't run into another Faunus carrying a box. "Well, when you try and take an entire species and put them on an island that's desert, yeah, it tends to be cramped."
"You have that much space left? Why not use it? A little sand never hurt anyone," Sun says, looking over at the girl confused.
"The deserts on the island aren't the same as yours are in Vacuo."
"What?! You guys have that much more space? Why waste it? A little desert never hurt anyone," Sun exclaims, rushing in front of Blake.
"It's not like the desert in Vacuo, Sun, the wildlife here is more dangerous than most of the regions."
"So, they gave us a terrible island, in the corner of Remnant, to try and shut us up?" Sun breaks down, and Blake explains that's a good shortened version of it. "Jerks."
"No kidding!" Yang's arms were crossed as she yelled in outrage, and she wasn't the only one as everyone else in the room voiced their displeasure and inequality. Weiss' determination strengthened, this becoming one of her main goals to fix with the influence of the Schnee Dust Company.
"We've tried to make the best of things." The two stop at the very top of the hill, getting a beautiful view of Kuo Kuana. Sun compliments its scenery, wondering why anyone would want to leave.
"Sun!" Before Blake could get a word in, the episode already does the explaining for her.
"That isn't the point, Sun! We asked to be equal, to be treated just like everyone else. Instead, we were given an island and told to 'make do'. So we did the best we could, we came together and we made a home where any Faunus could feel welcome, but this island, this town, will always be a reminder that we're still not equal, that we're still second-class citizens."
Sun places a hand on Blake's shoulder and tells her that he's feeling pretty at home. Blake appreciates it and sighs, saying it's time to go home. Sun pulls her in by the shoulder, trying to pick out which one is hers until Blake grabs him and directs his pointing to the very large house in the middle.
"You're the Chieftan's daughter?!" Weiss exclaims, standing from her seat and looking over at Blake with disbelief.
"Yeah, what?" Sun joins the girl as Blake only gives them a nod, which that wasn't really enough of an answer to them.
Sun gasps in astonishment for a moment. They walk up the residence's front steps but Blake's hesitant to knock. Sun asks what's wrong to which Blake informs him that's been a long time since she's seen her parents. "Well, you came all this way." With those words, she lets a breath and knocks with the door handle. The sound echoes and Sun feels intimidated.
A small woman opens the door, shocked to see her daughter. Blake says hello and she's quickly enveloped into a hug. "Oh, my baby girl." Kali strokes her hair and Blake finally returns the embrace.
Blake could feel tears welling, both in sadness and joy. This is also the first time she's seeing her mom in a long time, but her way of seeing her again is on a mere screen. When this is all over, Blake plans to go on a trip back to Menagerie to see her parents again. She misses them so much.
Everyone looked at the screen with fondness as they watched Blake hug her mom, glad she got to see her after who knows how long, possibly years.
"Kali, who is it?" Ghira calls from deeper into the house. He freezes at the sight of Blake before a bright smile is brought to his face. They all later sit around a table, drinking tea, and catching up. Kali was horrified when she heard the news but knew Vale didn't deserve what happened to it, as it wasn't perfect. Kali expresses both of their worries. Ghira brushes it off, knowing that Blake would be fine.
"Ugh, that isn't the slightest bit true, you should have seen him pacing."
Blake never truly realized how much she missed seeing the banter between her parents. Geez, these thoughts aren't helping in the slightest, all it's doing is making her homesickness more prominent. As well as the guilt, she should have just listened to her parents.
"You guys have nothing to worry about, I've seen your daughter in action before, and trust me, she's got some moves!" Blake freezes mid-sip from her tea at Sun's words.
It was beginning to make a bit more sense now as to why her dad doesn't like Sun that much. It's all because of this interaction right here. Blake believes Sun is realizing it too as his smile becomes a bit more awkward. A few of the others were ready to laugh at the trainwreck that was about to go down in a few seconds.
"Alright, so as I watch this, now I'll know what not to say in front of your dad."
"You might have done that already when her father later takes into account that you basically followed his daughter back home," Yang states jokingly. It dawns on him that that's probably the main factor, along with what they're about to witness here.
Ghira asks what Sun means by that and Sun begins to ramble in an attempt to save himself, but ultimately digs a larger hole. "Why is he here again?" Kali asks her daughter. She explains that he just followed her here. "Ah, I see."
"...She's definitely above average! I mean uh–" Sun takes note of everyone's faces and the silence. Ghira is very annoyed, Blake just wants him to shut up, and Kali doesn't know what to say. In a tryst to defuse the tension, Sun grabs the teapot with his tail and takes a drink, "This tea is really good."
Sun was staring at his on-screen counterpart blankly while a few others couldn't hold in their laughter at his misfortune.
A knock comes from the front door and Ghira curses under his breath. Ghira takes his leave and Blake asks if everything is alright. "Ah, yes, just poor timing. He can reschedule, it's just hard dealing with them lately." Blake asks who she's referring to. "Mm, the White Fang."
"The White Fang are there?!" Jaune yells from the back of the room. They all had similar reactions but Blake was now more so worried for her parents. The same people she was trying to get away from to protect those she cares about are where she's currently staying?! Could things possibly get any worse?
Sun and Blake jump up from shock. The girl is now running towards the front door, calling out to her father. The two Faunus outside bowed their heads, having no clue she returned. "What are you doing talking to these people?" She doesn't waste any time with her questioning.
"This is Corsic and Fennec Albae, they represent the White Fang here in Menagerie now." Sun doesn't refrain from calling the group psychos and the two White Fang members try to calm him down. Fennec attempts to downplay the organization from what the media has described it as.
"What we've heard?! We've seen firsthand! Your fanatics slaughtered people!"
"No way are these two psychos gonna get away with playing dumb or thinking what they're doing is helping anyone!" Ruby was out of her seat, along with a couple of others as they were so peeved that these killers were thinking nothing they were doing was wrong.
Everyone had a strong urge of wanting to go through the screen and just strangle the two of them to get them out of their sight.
Ghira turns back to the two Faunus, wanting to know what his daughter was referring to. That was the whole reason they were there in the first place, to discuss. Kali comes into the conversation, wondering if everything is alright. Sun looks between the two, "Wait, you seriously don't know?"
It made sense that no one on the island would know who was involved with the Fall of Beacon. That's all that they heard about, the Fall, and the whole thinking Atlas is to blame because of Cinder hacking into the Atlesian Knights' systems.
Ghira asks again what they're talking about. "The White Fang was at the Fall of Beacon. They attacked innocent civilians and released Grimm into the school." Ghira turns his attention away from Blake and inquires if this is true. Fennec sounds 'sorry' as he 'apologizes' for his member's actions.
They all felt disgusted. The men had some nerve in feeling sorry. Would you truly feel sorry if you were the reason hundreds were dead? Would you truly feel sorry for releasing Grimm on a school? These people had no right to any remorse!
Blake was in the middle of calling out their facade when her father stopped her. Ghira demands the two for an explanation. "Though it pains us–"
"Shut up!" Nora cuts Corsic off.
"To admit, it has become apparent that the Vale Branch of the White Fang is no longer operating under the orders of High Leader Khan, rather they've elected to follow the ruler of one Adam Taurus. I believe you're all familiar with the young addict and his…extreme philosophies."
"You know Beacon wasn't the first time the Fang's been shooting up Vale," Sun accounts, making sure not to leave this information out.
"The High Council had their suspicion of a splinter group, but they could prove nothing until this latest incident," Fennec adds. He was very well trying to defend the rest of the Fang, but what was even the point?
The more they heard the two Faunus speak, the more angrier they got. They were treating the Fall of Beacon as something minuscule, like hadn't affected the lives of so many innocent people. And to add salt to the wound, they refer to it as an incident? These lying, pieces of–
"Incident?!" Blake cries out, angered by their word choice for an event that negatively changed so many lives. "People are dead." Corsic bows his head, relaying it as a tragedy.
"Your Grace, we came to assure you that Brother Taurus and his followers do not represent the will of the White Fang," Fennec continues. Ghira questions their word.
Corsic states that he understands Ghira's skepticism as the White Fang's practices have become more violent since he's stepped down from his position. Corsic continues that what's happening is not the way to make the White Fang's true message heard. "We have ample documentation from the council meeting as well as several strategies to apprehend and punish the strays if you care to review them." Ghira agrees to go over Fennec's documents, but it would be at a later date as Ghira would like some time to reconnect with his daughter.
Again, that same guilty feeling returned to Blake as it's been so long since she's seen her parents.
The two members understand and are sorry that Blake had to leave because wasn't able to support their cause.
Support your cause my ass, Blake thought to herself bitterly. The girl just wanted these two to leave, they were causing nothing but annoyance and anger for their disregard for the White Fang's actions and how they were telling it as if it were a small accident. She glared at the screen, wondering when they would leave because it was obvious that the conversation had ended and they had no purpose being there anymore.
Fennec's words make it seem like Blake's fight has stopped, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. Blake's retort was just that, wondering why they ever assumed her fight was gone.
If anything, my resolve has only grown stronger, so I can stop people like you and Adam from hurting anyone else!
The two White Fangs give her an option to come back, as Illia would elated to have her back, though Blake doesn't answer as Ghria sends them off, shutting the door. Blake's had enough for one day and disappears further into the house. Sun gives his opinion, calling those two creepy.
Ghira releases a breath, "I really don't like you."
"Will there be any way to get on your dad's good side?" Sun moans. All he notices is that whenever he speaks he always seems to mess up somehow. Sun thinks about what he can do when he finally meets him and not have Blake's dad immediately hate him.
The two leave slowly, and scarily in sync, thinking of what their next move is. Fennec suggests if they should tell Adam that Blake has returned. Corsic agrees.
The same waitress who served Qrow is cleaning the floors, but her work is interrupted by a familiar voice. The woman looks up and it's Tyrian, asking the lady to help find someone.
"Well isn't that just peachy! Adam's going to know you've returned to Menagerie and now a psychotic lunatic is getting even closer to finding my sister! What else am I missing here that's horrible?" Yang shouts. She pretty much summed up all the main dreadful events that happened in this episode. You could also account for how humanity has treated Faunus, essentially putting them on of an island and telling them to deal with it.
If the next episode is going to focus more on Ruby, then they could potentially witness that bastard of a henchman running into Ruby, and who knows what could happen. Just thinking about it causes tremors to travel down Yang's spine. If anything happens to her sister, Yang plans on beating him tenfold and then some.