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Chapter 44 - CHAPTER 044 WELCOME TO KINGDOM OF ATLAS PART 4

KINGDOM OF ATLAS

SOMETIME LATER

MISSON DATE

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You know there's are jaune make a list of all the thing that could possibly never happen to him in his lifetime considering his luck with the ladies.....having a pair of large breasts just smothering his face was on that list. And yet here he was now It's was just supposed to be a simple outing like usual as get on an airship....arrive in Atlas Academy and ready his daily report and then walk toward the cafeteria and finally rest and then just go to sleep before bed as just head to the very comic book store for the latest issues of X-Ray and then Vav buy said comic book, get back on the airship return to his team's dorm, lay back, and read his newly bought comic book and then starte his very routine again and then everything had gone as planned as what's more, he was able to buy the very comic book at a discount now ! but before that now jaune had done his tasks as now it was time for him to rest and enjoy and that's is why he's was currently heading back to the airship to return to atlas so that he just could just read his very comic book in peace...well, that was the plan but just then whatever peace he's could find when it came to his team. Or better yet, a certain member of his team (*cough* Nora *cough*). But not even that would get him down. Absolutely nothing was going to bring him down ! As he thought and as prepared himself for the worst As it was A shame then that he just hadn't paid attention to where he was going…or in this case, who he's was going to just walking into just now. CRASH !

"OOF!"

"AGH!"

And so the clumsy knight inevitably has crashed into just someone and then both came tumbling down.….. though jaune and being the not so-fit person he's was despite training with professional, wound up tumbling backward's with the person he bumped into falling on top of him now as This resulted in a rather.....arousing position as jaune just felt something what's appeared to be the softest and most heavenly pillow's pressing against his face. It felt wonderful....he didn't wish for it to end but then he's understand what's is was that he realized just what was pressing against his face...and he internally cheered and panicked at the same time and then agreed he's didn't wish for it to end but then again He cheered because he got to experience this wonderful feeling that just only existed in man hopes and dreams and he's can cross that off his bucket list. He panicked.....because he was very much sure that he's was about to get his ass kicked by now just As A groan was heard and as whoever was on top of jaune sat up, the "heavenly pillows" lifting from his face just now ' NOOOOOOOOOO Don't go~!' Jaune internally smacked himself for that lewd thought now as he just reminded himself that he was gentleman and goings to get his ass kicked if he didn't think of a reasonable explanation for what happened now ! he thought and then "Uh, I-uh... Diaper " Smooth, Arc...Real smooth !

As He took a glance at the person unintentionally that straddling him...and was left breathless that seemed familiar as this gir-no, this woman was breathtakingly beautiful as Her white hair was tied up in a bun, with a few strands dangling lazily on the left side of her face, and a great amount on her right side that covered her eye and The other eye was currently closed since the woman was rubbing her head as when she opened it, an ice blue eye was revealed…Ice blue eyes and just white hair...that seemed familiar where has he's seen her wait a damn moment has then the realisation just try to kick in and understood who this person was just now In any case jaune made a quick inspection of her body..and just had he been standing his jaw would've dropped to the grounds that's she's just had a perfect hourglass figure as thin waist, incredible legs in which were mostly hidden by...leg armor? large breasts that looked twice as large has weiss as well possibly even bigger than that ! ~Just Return to me, ladies.~ Jaune internally smacked himself again..Now was seriously not the time ! He's looked back to the woman's visible eyes and for a moment as cerulean blue met ice blue.

Seriously ! Those eyes, er, eye seems familiar. Same goes for the white hair Schnee as Weiss schnee and this person is winter schnee her older sister just now and that jaune realises that he was going to get a ass kicking from his friend older sister now but it was just before a moment later that's the woman just realized the position she was in Her face exploded in a blush and she hastily got up. Jaune got up as well, backing away a few feet, his face equally as red and Both said nothing for a while and What's could they say, really ?

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"I'm so sor-."

"Are you ok-?"

As both stopped as when they just spoke at the same time just now "Um, you go ahead" the woman offered him "No, no please," As jaune counteroffered "Ladies first." he said to her as she just smiled towards him as it was something different "A gentleman, I see" As the woman said with a smirk then cleared her throat. "Are you alright ?" As she asked him "Huh ? Oh yeah ! I'm fine ! just a little dazed is all...what about you ?" As he asked her "I'm perfectly fine, thank you" As she's said to him ~Yeah baby, you are~ As jaune once again just internally smacked himself and that's Stupid teenage hormones ! As jaune just cleared his throat "..Well um um just ....sorry about....you know-." He said but then he's was interrupted "Bumping into me now ?" As the woman supplied. "I might've made a big deal about it, but I was sort of busy in my own thoughts, so I wasn't looking where I was going" She's said to him that and just wasn't what Jaune meant, so he's amended what he said "No, I meant.....um." As Jaune's face turned a shade of red for a moment. "...Oh." As winter blushed as well "Well, it couldn't be helped I suppose" As She said to him Wait...she's not gonna kick my ass ? As it was a miracle by god now "Although" she's continued with a sly smirk. "I don't doubt you enjoyed a beautiful woman straddling you like that" She's said to him and then.....it okay the straddling part awhile also just a bit embarrassing wasn't what he meant eith-, wait just as now Did...does she not realize what happened before the straddling part ? As he thought for moments there

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Jaune internally swore to take that to his grave "Uh, r-right!" Jaune stuttered nervously. "As That's what's I meant." He said to her Jaune dug around his brain for a change in subject before she could get suspicious.. of him "So...the name's Jaune Arc " As he said to her as the name was something that gained her attention now Wait a minute...this person seemed familiar to Winter thought now as where have she had his name now as she started to inspective him has Blonde hair, dark blue eyes, tall, muscular, male, had a sword and shield for weapons...was this Jaune Arc ? As in, the guy Weiss had written about in her letters ? No, that's couldn't be right as this is the person as who was just chasing after his sister for year's now as This guy was remarkably attractive !...Even that's was underselling it, he was different from what's Weiss describe him to be as skinny and uncomfortable illuminate person as now If this was indeed Jaune and why's would Weiss constantly reject someone so fit and handsome ? As he looked like a proper huntsman and now she starts to remember him from his files and as then unless his personality was unbearable and which was a definite possibility. She'd need to gather some more evidence before coming to any conclusion's on the matter now it is true that he want's to court her sister then it is her duty to test him "I apologise but do you... just happen to say your name of Jaune Arc...?" Winter asked after clearing her throat and choosing to investigate further There was no harm in it especially since as she could just easily take this guy in a fight if things went south..

As she waited for an answer, she attached her rapiers to her belt again and then clasped her hand's behind her back. Whoever this person was he's was out here training all by himself instead of watching the fights in the like everybody else now and It was honestly very respectable as she did liked this guy already but then again "H-huh ? Y-yeah, that's me. Wh-why do you ask ?" he asked her as he's was backing away a feet from her as she just Slowly eyeing jaune up and down as a faint smile appeared on winter's face now and So this was jaune Arc ...her eyesight hadn't deceived her just As Wow,..what had Weiss been smoking as when she wrote those letters? If someone like Jaune ever hit on her she's would be over the moon ! Unless Weiss was playing hard to get with him ? And that's was the only reasonable explanation for it or as there was no other reason why's weiss just...wanted turn down someone like him as we'll from what's she remembers from his file as he's is responsible person and good in the field now Unless her sister was just an idiot ? As she didn't want to believe that could be the case but it was sadly a possibility as weiss had never been the brightest in the family and even though she thought she was now.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Jaune Arc....My name is Winter Schnee, I'm Weiss' older sister," As Winter just explained as she's reached her arm out. jaune's eyes went as wide as plates and as his breath caught in his throat when this woman revealed her identity to him it was something like He's was afraid of something else as now He's froze up for a moment as before realising he was being impolite and shaking Winter's hand with a firm grip that clearly showed how nervous he is just now as she noticed he held something in his hand as it might be a book now as Winter laughed a little at his awkwardness, not only was he handsome but he was cute and dorky too! He seemed like the perfect catch, there we're no negatives to him so far now as he was talking now "O-oh wow, it's an honour to..m-meet you miss schnee But I have to ask what's are you doing at this hour now " As jaune questioned her as he pulled away from the handshakes and scratched the back of his neck sheepishly just now as His relationship with Weiss was...rocky at best and still might be so he just tries to avoid her as possible as that might be a good idea and that why there are no problems just between them and at beacon he just didn't know...what he was doing wrong, but she never gave him a single chance no matter how hard he tried...to ask her out but then it was done since the dance as she was in interested in just someone else now and he lost to that guy so it's ok and later he found out why she's rejected him and that she thought Did she's just think he's only wanted to date her for her money or Name !? Why's would he need that as his family had money and a proper type of family name now his were heroes and king's in the past now Because that was far from the case ! As Not that he'd ever be able to convince her of that she just never listened to a word he said to her anyway so just that was the reason he stopped chasing her and then he found her the one and then he lost her "To be just honest, I just happened to stumble upon you...Weiss has written a lot about you in the letters.....she's been sending me but you just don't match her descriptions beyond the physical," Winter answered as she bit her lower lip gently now but Jaune was so oblivious that's he didn't even notice as he was just confused as why would she ask that's as he's just tilted his head to the right slightly and furrowed his eyebrows, what did she mean by that ? He was unsure whether to take it as a compliment or an insult, but he's chose not to ask for clarification just in case and That being said, it's was flattering to hear that's Weiss had written to her sister about him but he hopes she didn't say something bad as that might be bad for the future mission now and it was just then started problems because as she is my superior officer in the future as just she Checking her surroundings to make sure they we're alone as winter took a small step towards Jaune."I must admit, Weiss made some rather... unsavoury comments about you in her letters as she's explained what were your plans for her But if you ask me, I have no idea as what she's talking about. You're the kind of guy who should have women crawling all over him," she said to him as that was something's jaune just didn't not expect from her as well in a intimidating voice as jaune very eyes went wide as he backed away and has putting his hand up defensively in front of him ' May the holy X-ray please help and guide me in my dark hours !!! ' As he thought and He appreciated her kind words, he really did, but she was coming on too strongly and as it was making him deeply uncomfortable. He'd just met this woman less than a few minutes ago ! "....Whoa! Hey, uh... wh-what are you doing ?" As he asked her and as he saw that chest again so he ca-No ! Bad Jaune ! Bad ! Just then as winter stepped incredibly close to jaune, who of course stepped back. This continued until his back was pressed against the wall At this point, Winter was up in Jaune's face to the point that he's could feel her breath when she breathes...Oh, and there's was also the fact that's her arms we're crossed over her chest, accenting her bust....It took all of Jaune's willpower to not look down.....as winter narrowed her eyesight at him as "Just how do you knows my younger sister ?".

Well...other than the fact I tried (and failed) as to get a date with her…."I go back to the Academy and I know her because my team and hers are friends." As jaune said to her Winter gave Jaune a glare that rivaled-,no, surpassed the Ice Queen herself for a moment longer before finally stepping back "I see" As jaune internally sighed with relief. "In that case." As winter took Jaune by the arm and dragged him off."W-What are-?"jaune asked her "You and I need to have a little chat." She's said to him before Jaune cried anime tears. Not that's he didn't enjoy beings in the company of a drop dead gorgeous woman…but as he really just wanted to go back to his dormroom and....read his favourite comic book before bed as Judging by winter's tone however this was not up for discussion Jaune and Winter were currently sitting at a local café. Both had cups of tea.. Winter took a sip of hers and looked to Jaune. "Ah So, how is my sister doing ?" As She asked him as jaune was a bit scared and sad about his comic book times is being wasted on something he didn't like to do with people socialize at this hour as he's is in some places in Atlas that is very fancy for his taste as it matche his parents standards compared to his now as Jaune set down his cup. "Well, she's doing great, actually. She's on a really good team, Team RWBY...My team and I are actually good friends with them.....You could even say they're like a sister team to us and vice versa." he said to her Winter hummed, setting her cup down. "Is weiss doing well with her teammates ?" As she asked him "Um.....no, not really they have there issues but it will be solved soon they always do " As he said to her as it a situation that they all can have a conversations with eachother and that will solve it and it somethings he shouldn't be involved with as he has his own team to look after "...I see." she said Both sat in silence for a good minute or two each in their own thoughts now.

As Winter was currently thinking how her and Weiss's father would be very displeased about in there's very decisions in life lead them both here and..she wanted to know about her teammate's and her friend's..since she run away from home to them and she's wanted to know about them and since about certain boy who is interested in her little sister and that Weiss wasn't the leader of her team. Of course, it was hard enough has it is to get any form of recognitions from that man and thenIt had been tough growing up under that man has especially since he's would come home furious every time now and she wanted to know about more about him as well why did her sister run away from home to her friend's and she can start with him now Jaune, on the other hand was actually quite just puzzled...in the moment Many things were going through his head at the moment as Such as how this woman was Weiss's sister. He could see the resemblances, of course, but then Winter turned out to be more...developed. Not to mention that Winter seemed....nicer ? Though Jaune had no doubt that Winter had a bit of the Ice Queen in her...Heck, she just might have been the original Ice Queen and as Weiss got it from her from Qrow stories about her ! He's thought but...then another though on his mind this isn't what puzzled jaune No just what is just puzzled him was why winter was just asking him about her sister as they're just both same close to as one and another now Shouldn't Winter know this stuff already ? he thought but then again At the risk of just being yelled at or given bodily harm jaune decided to ask...."Winter ?" he said as winter looked up at Jaune "Yes?" She said "Uh..if you don't mind me asking this But...shouldn't you know about this stuff already? I'd think that's Weiss would tell her older sister about her time at Beacon even after what happened" He said to her Winter didn't seem offended that's Jaune asked a personal question and She didn't even seem like she would either yell at him or cause him bodily harm now

But No Instead, she looked...sad...and remorseful for some reason "I-I'm sorry," As Jaune apologized. "You don't have to-" She raised her hand "..No..It's actually alright." Winter waved the apology aside and thought for a minute. "Jaune...do you have siblings ?" As She asked him and He raised an eyebrows at that but just nonetheless answered.. "Yeah it's seven sisters to be exact." he said to her ..If Winter had been drinking tea when he said that, she would've done a spit-take and she looked at him for a moment now as well it's is just not a big deal to begin with as many people have big or family then this as jaune thought as She gawked at him. "Seven sisters ?!" She said to him and as he still didn't understand why people's keep on reacting that way as it's not a bad thing to have more than 7 sisters around or brothers in the matter of fact but then again comparative is great great grandfather as he had nine daughters and six son now with his one wife and then both were loyal and....loved eachother just more then anyone as that's why it's become a good custom just amongst his family now jaune chuckled as scratching his cheek. "Heh, heh. Yeah...I come from a big family" he said to her Winter couldn't imagine having to grow up with more than one sister and one brother let just alone seven. Not only that, but that meant Jaune was not only one of eight children, but the only male child, while the rest were females A lone boy as growing up with seven girls.....that incredible Winter couldn't help but pity Jaune and She knew how sisters could be. It must've been a...unique and eventful childhood now.

As just though a stray thought entered her.....mind at the thought of a family where's two parents had eight children as The Arc family seemed to be...very fertile as she thought about her sister with jaune and just so many children surrounding her now as winter blushed and shook her head of the thought as Why would that matter to her ? As She needed to get back on topic as that is for a another time now "so Anyway...do you get along with your sisters ?" She asked him Jaune didn't hesitate "Of course I do as they'd do anything for me, and I for them." He said to her and as that's just might made winter smile in sadness "Well...my siblings and I don't have that same relationship" As now she's just frowned now "In fact, we're hardly on speaking terms anymore." She said to him "Why ?" As jaune couldn't help but ask her "Well..." She paused and took a deep breath, gathering her thoughts. "When we were all so young and as we were nearly inseparable. We played together...as did each other's hair the usual childhood stuff. One time Weiss even asked for bunk beds." she told him and then winter chuckled at the memory how Weiss a seven-year-old Weiss looked indignant at not getting bunk bed and as then she started to tell him a tale about her family's and jaune listen to her and just then this is better than his comic book at the moment and then he order two more cup of coffee now "it's is a good time with grandfather But then the time came for our father to choose the one who would inherit the very company responsibility so I was ready to accept this role, the daunting task of running a company and dealing with whatever backlash that's came due to all that my father had done." Winter said to him and then " After sometime so I decided what I was told and just in the end it doesn't matter as there's no positive type of results in the end..." As she said as Winter frowned again. "But instead...he chose Weiss....She would be the one to inherit the company, awhile I'd simply work in it and While I got a high position it still wasn't what I wanted. What I hoped for." Her frown deepened. "We all was being tutored all the time now as so we hardly saw each other anyway. And the times that we did...I pushed her away....I was furious that she was chosen to be the heiress and so I resented her for it.....I never spoke to her except as when required to, and I always gave her angry stare's...when she's just tried to speak to me eventually she's stopped trying and has simply continued with her studies.." She said to him and just then started to explain how there home became a bit cold after there grandfather passed away and as then everything else changed drastically Jaune scratched the back of his head nervously....He didn't know what to do in this situation He had his father's advice when it came to the ladies but it's was just all useless in this situation...Actually, now that he's thought about it, his father's advice was useless period....At least as that's what his friends say And somehow, his friends just a bit seemed to be wiser than his dad in regards to just girls...then again as most of his friends we're girls so it then he stopped understand anything else now as it is good but Back to the point. jaune didn't really know what to do when a girl was crying...or sad well and a girl that wasn't his sister now If it was his sister as that was crying or sad he'd hug her and let her cry into his shoulder until she calmed down now but winter is sad and then she started to walk outside the cafe as then jaune was about leave as this might be his chance as but again he can't leave her in this state as he is a just Huntsman now and she might be stronger or just high rank compared to him..he's is still with a duty and has so just then he's payed the cafe just before starting to fellow winter as she was sitting on park bench and as it was different from what he has seen and heard just from others about her as she's just looked depressed for some reason now and that was something he just don't know how to deal with Now, Jaune wasn't sure if Winter wanted to be hugged…but he couldn't think of any other way to comfort her, so~... As before he just sitting next to her as winter doesn't notice him and as it was something else as she was going to cry at this point removed her head from her hands and as found Jaune sitting next to her, arms outstretched She gave him a questioning look now as jaune shrugged "Hugs make everyone's feel better." he said to her As Winter stared silently at Jaune.....then immediately stood up and embraced him and just sobbing into his shoulder.

Jaune, for his part, wrapped his arms around her and stayed silent, letting her cry her heart out. In any other situation and he just would rejoice at having hugged a beautiful woman...But now was not the time. He was comforting her right now and Plus, he couldn't rejoice about hugging her when she was crying her heart out. That wasn't the kind of person Jaune is. If he's was to rejoice about anything about this situation as it would be for when he succeeded in comforting her, making her feel better and so he stood there his face showing calmness and comfort now just that job is done now.

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Oh right seeing as they were hugging, that meant that certain large "assets" were pressing into him. Despite the blush, he didn't let it get to him. He simply waited. After a time, Winter finally calmed down and stopped crying. She's took a step back and found that she and jaune were in each other's arms and as she's was just questioning herself and....as both stepped away from each other "S-Sorry for my manners I don't know just where it comes from," As Winter apologized, her face beet red to as jaune understand that "I-It's alright," As Jaune replied equally red as then he started to cough as then composed himself as then both said nothings for the moment as they're both sitting there in silence.

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"Thank you."

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"Huh ?" 

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As jaune looked at her as Winter smiled at him "....For the hug It...really helped " As she said to him as jaune nodded toward her as jaune scratched the back of his head nervously. "It was nothing....You looked like you needed a hug." he said to her "I did," she said smiling. Just Once again, silence between them both but just then jaune decided to broken it "Well" As jaune finally said "I need to get back to dorm room I have mission in morning." He said to her Winter nodded...."Mind if I accompany you to the airship ?" She said to her and then jaune was confused by her "Huh ?" He said and then winter chuckled "I'd like to speak with you some more." She said to him and Jaune stared at her for a moment before smiling."Sure. Why not ?" He said as before both of them started...left the park to walk with one and another taking a long route arounds the very place And so Jaune and Winter traveled to the airship together as aWhile walking they conversed with each other about many things as Mostly things concerning Atlas and Mantal and it's people's and about different type of Grimm that inhabit arounds here and just little far things about hobbies of there's as jaune had been happy to share what he knew, which was awhile not a lot, still something seeing as his team and just Team RWBY hung out as he's was able to tell her things like how...she's and her team was the top of the class and when it came to schoolwork no duh and that how her team are skilled in combat and how he's...and having the unfortunate pleasure of fighting her himself...as it didn't end well but still..she was a good friend but just distance and awhile as he didn't mind telling winter all this despite..the fact that's weiss should be the one to tell her about her team, he's made sure to keep some parts secret...such as Weiss's just infatuation with a certain blue-haired cool guy and That was personal.. While he had been explaining stuff, he had somehow and he felt really stupid about this let a certain tidbit of information that he preferred not to share but he told her everything before they've made it towards the air.

TWO HOURS LATER

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As Jaune finally made it back to the door room before closing and after changing into his own comfortables clothes and was just currently laying on his bed in his team's dorm room as reading his newly bought comic book as he waited until now the ride back to Academy was smooth and uneventful as During the ride Winter just had decided to ask about him and his team as He had been happy to tell her about them and the bubbly nora valkyrie as winter just actually smile at just how much bubbly and her stoic partner and just childhood friend, Lie Ren Jaune figured that they might end up "together-together", and has Winter couldn't help but agree,...if she judged what jaune said about them just correctly When Jaune said he was the leader, Winter was a bit skeptical for a second, but as from what she knows of Jaune from their short time together, he was reliable and kind-hearted and so her slight skepticism went away but he's was responsibleness by written in the reports she said when they had arrived...they had just made their way towards the dorms..They had the unfortunate pleasure of running into someone he did not like at all After all, who was he to deny the chance of two sisters reconciling has When jaune and Winter arrived, they both just had been lucky that only Weiss happened to be in RWBY's dorm as Winter had kindly asked that she talk with Weiss alone has which Jaune happily obliged...So now, Jaune had finished reading the comic book and was simply waiting. He's winced whever a shout came from the dorm across from his. Though they had eventually subsided just A full hour since Jaune left Winter to speak to Weiss as a knock. came from the door He stood up and went to check... When he opened the door, he found Winter standing there...and she was smiling as Jaune smiled as well. "Am I right to say it went well ?" As he said to her then winter chuckled smile widened. "It certainly did. Right now as Weiss and I are goings to hang out like sisters should and make up for lost time and....She's actually waiting for me at the moment." She's said to him and then she started to gestured down the hall...As Jaune looked and found Weiss tapping her foot impatiently..

He chuckled.... "Well, it's best not to keep her waiting "he said before closing his door "...Jaune ?" She just called him out "Huh ?" He's said before anything else now "Thank you...for everything." She said to him as then jaune started to smile towards her " Winter your welcome....It was nothing, really." He said "I beg to differ." She said before she started to leave and jaune looked at her for a moments now as Jaune had stood in the open doorway for who knows how's long as His mind was still trying to process that's Winter had just gave him something in his hand and as just that was something as when he finally snapped out of it, he felt something in his hands and He checked and found a folded paper. He's opened it and found a number...A scroll number...with the words "call me" written on top just praise everything goes perfectly well as between them all and with know team RWBY as that might be bad considering to people the most Yang and Weiss..

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CHANGING LOCATION 

NEXT MORNING

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Jaune Arc, Leader of Team JNPR." As Winter said as she approached him in the briefing room as...His new Atlas Scroll had simply told him he's was expected to there at this time for a mission.... It hadn't clarified the nature of the mission or who'd he'd be assigned with.. But with Weiss' big sister strode in and called...out his name, he knew and as Jaune took a deep breath and prepared himself for a long, cold mission "Yeah that's me what's the job ?" As He asked From what minimal exposure or details he had gained by now and about Winter Schnee it was that aside from Weiss, she was strictly business and even colder then her little sister and he might have met her before but now this is just mission time as...Winter looked him over once before looking at her scroll. "I'm told your Semblance is that of transferring Aura to another Is this correct ?" She's just asked not lookings at him when she talked "Yeah, that's about right." As Jaune said coming off as a little more, curt then he intended. If that offended her, he's couldn't tellbShe scrolled further and further down on her scroll. "So, in theory as if partnered with my sister, Weiss, you would be able to maintain her aura and as lengthening the time of which should could maintain her summons. Is this also correct ?" As she's asked him as Jaune was about to respond immediately, but stopped to consider the exact elements of that's very scenario..."Well, if her summons are a constant drain on her aura, or if the initial summoning as is a sizable drain, then yeah and That seems like an accurate, uh, assessment." As jaune wasn't sure where Winter was going with this. Probably something 'mission critical' that she wouldn't tell him about and he still need a bit information about it and then more better question in his mind as why's did she's choose him and as winter collapsed her scroll and pocketed it and walked away.

"Good The General has saw fit to assign you and you friends specific missions with the Ace-Ops to test the capabilities of their Semblance and your new partner and so that we may further understand the ranges as lengths, and just shortcomings of them. So that when something's critical happens we are intimately aware of what we can and can not ask you to accomplish as then You've been assigned to me. We are to report to the Mantle perimeter wall and as where I will maintain several Summons as over a period of indeterminable time to defend the wall or distract the Grimm as while said wall is being repaired." She said to him as Jaune nodded. Visibly thought processing occurring on his face...."So I'm going to keep your aura at a level that's you can keeps summoning as That about it ?" Jaune just asked already not liking the idea of this mission...

"Yes. That is an as accurate summary of what will be expected of the two of us. This is not trainings, this is an official mission There will be lives at stake Clear ?" Winter leaned in ever so slightly diminishing the very comfortable space between's them now "Crystal" As Jaune said, not budging. "When do we leave ?" jaune asked her and walked with Winter Schnee as through the halls of Atlas Academy and as saw how everyone reacted to her. It was mostly professional respect and there were many that appeared fearful, but there was an underlying tension to it though and When Winter's peripheral vision moved onward as some of the stern and stoic faces turned to scowls and The underlying tension was resentment he had been so distracted by his assessment of the other Atlas officers he failed to notice that's Winter had stopped in front of him jaune almost barrelled into her, but was just able to prevent himself and only just slightly bumped into her Though the intense scowl on her face made it's clear that's no amount of undue physical contact was ok now "Sorry. Didn't, uhm, I didn't see you stop." As They both were standing on front of an elevator As Winter sighed and pressed the button "We're heading to the hanger we'll take a shuttle down to Mantle and just be dropped off directly at the repair zone and there's I will engage the Grimm with only my Summons." As Winter started to explain to him, clearly aggravated with him... "You will replenish my Aura has needed until either the repairs are complete, you can no longer do so, or, just worse case scenario, I am unable to adequately engage the Grimm with only my Summons, at which point we will engage the Grimm directly, if capable as Do you have any questions ?" As Winter's.....asked him barely just contained disapproval of him rising to the surface just now as jaune weathered the storm and held fast now.

"Actual yeah. Is the area expected to have that many Grimm that our combined efforts would be drawn out that long ? And just has the Mantle side of the wall be evacuated?" Jaune said as Being unaware of Grimm that's close to civilians was something's he vowed to never be guilty of.....First Beacon, then the trip across Anima, then Argus. Mantle was just another example of the power structures ignoring those closest to just a harm. "Also just are we prepared if just the two of us aren't enough? Is there any backup reasonably close by ?" He asked her At first Winter seemed confused.. by this has She's wasn't expecting him to have actual question, then to follow that up with another's wonder they were actually good questions. She merely raised an eyebrow at him as before reviewing her scroll now.

"The very immediate block has been just temporarily evacuated Should a straggler slip by us, there's won't be any civilians in immediate danger, and should our combined efforts not be enough and we are to call in reinforcements as from the nearby deployments both North and South of our location on the wall" As she's started to explained as she read it herself now Jaune didn't seem happy with that answer now "These very reinforcements Are these Huntsmen and Huntresses or just more soldiers with guns and...If you and I are in a scenario where we can't handle the Grimm as our backup should be able to. No offence to 'the might of Atlas' but your regular soldier's...don't really do much when it comes to the kinds of Grimm that we fight" As he said to her as that's not much about tactical stand point and considering something else as his father as even his grandfather would disagree with this method with the general but this is not Arcade Winter crossed her arms as She should have been offended or upset, from his comment but his assessment was correct in the end and she might know herself the Grimm that's they fought were not the types of battles that the very Atlas Armed Forces were meant to combat "Atlas' As Huntsmen and Huntresses are spread thin. There are no licensed professional we can draw on right now as So Mr. Arc, just unless you have any suggestions, the situation is what it is." She asked him as There was a moment of silence where jaune stroked his chin as in thought and Winter just looked at him with disdain as now "Oh!" Jaune exclaimed. "So the reason our lack of potential backup is because...Atlas has a shortage of licensed Huntsmen and Huntresses....Right ?" As he said to her "Yes, I believe that is what's I just said." She said to him "So what if our back up isn't licensed. Pull from Atlas' student body as They're prepared to face the Grimm and the types of incursions we might have should be something that's third or fourth years should be able to handle as a team " As jaune said to her as Winter was about to correct or shoot down his idea, but his idea had merit and She had watched the Beacon albumin face off against Team FNKI as in the training facility as Team JNPR was practically on par with Team FNKI, even with the lack of a proper fourth member and young Oscar Pine filling in and that fine.

As they had fought at the Fall of Beacon so she knew that had the mettle to do it. With a quick check on her Scroll and they were not currently preoccupied with a training mission or anything's "Please give me proper message in moment to make a call" As winter said as then she started scrolled through her contacts list for the Academy now " As This is Operative Schnee I'm requesting Team FNKI for an operation and Potential backup for a Mantle Defence Perimeter repair....They will be expected to move out and as should be armed and ready at moments notice." She said to him and in the sidelines as jaune watched as winter just spoke to someone on the other line and Clearly in her element. Jaune saw why Weiss admired her sister. There was a lot to look up to there and right now as he needs to complete the mission as there's is a lot of work to do.

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As knight steps away from an Ursa's blow as then his Fist backhanding the very Grimm's claw away just in a deft display of parry now as then the Ursa shifts it's others arm to strike again as his others side as Jaune lashed out Crocea Mors great-sword form as then he just severing the arm, and then turning it toward's the Ursa's waist's and separating the Grimm's waist from it's upper torso as now and It was a good thing on one part of grimm's it that they all never did leave corpses behind and as that might be a problem to clean up as the work to clear off the Grimm would take month's in counting Sweeping the tundra jaune gave an all clear to his contact's now as he thought and jaune looked up at the cool sky of solitas and for a moment he just understands everything why his elders never wanted him to be a Huntsman because they are afraid of him just dying alone in some unknown ditch and he know how they feel but now everything's as charged he's is here and he will clean up the mess as Solitas Grimms has adapted the climate here and has Normal Grimm doesn't last long in Solitas, but he's had been actively culling these grimm's with the help of Team BRIR just now as Their group went from just a small group to an organization protecting the settlements of Solitas has now and Sheriff Alabaster even called him. Saying he can't resist being a the Deputy as Hanlon and Russet Ka are acting as Keepers of Solitas and Hanlon was a military man and with him and..then Bianca operating behind the scenes, Arrowfell became an organization with enough power to make Atlas arched their brows.

They had Mistral supports and even made deal's with Amoncio Glass as who's despite being a piece of shit according to Olive Harper....was a useful piece of shit to have and just Another member of the Keepers was Olive Harper, who's, despite being in the military, was actively using her connections to recruit soldiers and targeting the ones who's want to help their hometown and just giving them way to quit the military or simply desert now as well with his father information network he's understands why and who and what someone is in which positioning as then with Olive Harper was as focusing on soldiers already planning to and then had just them transferred into theirs hometowns by clever transfers or outright labeling these soldiers to get just honorably discharged and Most of these soldiers had their kits on and were patrolling areas around the very northern stronghold as where Fort Arrowfell was now.

As expected Ironwood's approach was to wait and as see and he was too paranoid to fight a battle...without knowing who his enemies were...He was a controlling type and as the kind that's just wants his pawns in the right places following the by-the-book methods to get a checkmate as Salem doesn't play his rulebook, and when he finally realizing this he will just crumbled and that is what he father had told him and as from this is a dangerous thing then Of course has with Cinder still around and as that just might be a possibility problem for just anyone and It made Jaune wonder why it took longer than the last timeline as he did receive version but no I need to end her or as have just someone else end her Three years wait no it's almost four years just since Beacon and his wife died...yet still floated in the clouds...he wanted to kill her himself but as he knows better from his last a counter that he wouldn't just not survive as she is to powerful and skilled enough and gave a entire army's and veteran run for there money.

The very changes in the variable has must have been different now but from his understanding timelines as are tricky thing as you might not know which is which just Then again, he didn't know the future He knows a basic outline of what happened in another life if he let the girls take control of the situation as..they all might just make things easier more complicated just....than before but beyond the information he knew, he wasn't predicting anything and was using other people to his advantage now as that's might be a better chance for everyone else future now as it was safe bet knew how to fight, manage a village of suicidal people deal with toy princes, fight creatures that's can grant true death to immortals, and made casual talk's with the mother of the brother god's and who represents a tree who of creation and himself is was also just personally just a very madman who knew how to deal with Grimms out of desperate obsession and as then just also criminal enterprises now but him beings a huntsman was just never his truth calling but Knight of the people and as then the hero of everafter and knight of Arrowfell just wasn't exactly where he thought he'd be But Roanne, the redhead woman just then burning Grimm with her sembulance have just gave him the nickname for the giggles now "We're clear here, K." As she said to him and then jaune switches Crocea Mors back to sword and sheathe mod and trun toward her and nod as he looked around his surroundings as Roane swept her dreadlocks aside and ejected the fire dust cartridges, reloading it naturally without a hassle."That's the last of them, I think." As he's said and as Roane rolled her eyes before pushing her glasses up as She leaned on the hover bike and crossed her arms. With the Grimm dead and gone, the professional mask came off now..

"So...Does your suit have an environmental system Knight ?" As she asked him as he nod "It just works a well enough as Keeps me hot and cold depending on the weather what's and planning to invest in a suit like this?" As jaune said to her as she's just started to has shake her in denial "No... Actually Too expensive and not my style and it just me but I think you're one of the few Huntsmen live who just actually wear a full suit..." She said to him "....Have to tank blows and lessen the pain. Fighting a pack alone without armor is tiresome, and it isn't so bad." He said to her honestly "yeah..No one usually does what you do k" As She said and just pointed out "As Hunting Grimm in large numbers and coming out on top...Then again, you're the only crazy bastard who'd try it." She said to him as jaune just as started to hummed as He took out a scanner from his very waist, scanning the field before manipulating the data, transferring it to his scroll into a readable data.. "Sensors are all up," Jaune said out loud. "Perimeter is up and running and...we'd have no trouble with any approach." he's told her as she nodded Roanne gets her scroll out Running an encryption, she made a call to Bianca Prisma her team leader "it's Me B...Me and K got it all done, B." She said to her just makes a lazy gesture now....jaune waves his hand off before letting Crocea Mors dangle on his hip now as Solitas wind's crashing against his armor, further painting it with the color of the icy tundras as he's looked on at the storm and then walking to his hover bike, checking the dust. As jaune mounted the hover bike and kick start's the very dust engine and... Roane mounts her hover bike, leaning forward and her crimson eyes on Jaune now.

Most of Team BRIR had matching tattoos and thorns. Like every Huntsman and Huntresses has they prefer theirs own styles and dedicated to the Briar theme as now Roane was the most mellow out of the team now Bianca Prisma was a professional, a strategic woman with a love for lien as Ivy had the dry humor and Ruda the most the protective has They didn't take kindly to Bianca being around Hanlon and as Ruda wasn't just trusting Olive Harper now and that is understandable for many reasons now "Never saw you take a break... Seriously, K as even Jun does more things other than fighting than you do so How about a drink then just a chance to chill ?" As she asked him as Jaune looked around and then just amusingly raised his shoulders.

Roane rolled her eyes and started her bike...Keeping contact with Jaune through the earpiece now as well racing through the roads and trying to best eachother now "There are no places here and as where we can chill unless you want to recognize Russet's house as one and if I go back to drinking now, and eh, I'd spiral again." She said to him "wait Spiral, eh, that bad?" as he asked her "...Enough to have a criminal enterprise wake me up with a bucket of ice cold water." She said to him and looks at him with grinn on her face " But A then again wild life despite the knightly appearance.." she said to him "..it does match you that I have to just agree with you but ...Don't really consider myself one, you know ?" As she's said to him " this is my favourite set of armour and it's was passed down by my family for many generations now and then my family are has we're knight and philadel and crusaders for long time since before the kingdoms were found now "As jaune told her and she understands but since his family was a older gentleman and generation's of warriors now it did made sense why he wear it now but still lose up... So I have a idea Lose the suit of armor and keep your weapon in rifle form and as then maybe others would stop looking at you weird like one now Besides as the classics ain't bad. Not that a power armor with a lot of tech is a 'classic' nowadays" She's said to him "Nah." He's said to her as later he needs to update and then as upgrade it "Shame. Ruda like your look." She said to him Jaune stopped and mecha-shift Oro Mors into its rifle form...Quick shooting a nevermore wings, the recoil of the rifle blasting snow behind and With a last shot, the shot pierced through the nevermore's head, the grimm not touching the very ground as before it's decomposed into flakes of black smoke now "...Nice shot," Roane whistled "It's rare of you to use them... You usually just pounce on them or lash out at that's aura of yours and just Geez, why's am I even here ?" She asked him "For company ?" He said to her now..

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"I'd rather spend a day with Zure than you Knighty. No offense but you really need to just chill out for once In your life now has then again your very idea of a hobby is slaughtering Grimm or strolling with Jun...One day you'll have to lend me Juniper.... She's certainly more comfortable to ride than this junk." She said to him as jaune understand where she is coming from now and then he smiled "Glad she's popular." He said to her as it was something good "More than you one is walking plate armor, as while the other one is a cute, majestic, and fierce animal and....Not really a contest on who'd people prefer." She said to him as he hummed in just agreement "Can't disagree She's the best, isn't she?" As he said to her "Yup lot just...better than her human partner." She said with experience with him as Roane did not deny it but juniper was something else and as currently just accompanying Russet on a mission just now Carrying cargo to this impassable terrain as that just recently got blocked now and Moving machinery to it was impossible and Juniper's the only one who's had enough strength to plow through as the blockage and cut through the mountain and as She's not alone though and Russet Ka and the rest were clearing the road now as Using the Crystal Nexus wasn't possible either. It's made more sense to open up the passage, then clear out the Grimm with Juniper's help just now.

AFTER TEN MINUTES LATER

It didn't take long for them both to just reach Crossed Populated with soldiers and then villager's who we're working together to reinforce the perimeter now as no Grimm has come near the village of Crossed without being decimated Welcoming them were the villagers asking where Juniper was and thanking them for their help now has Even Team BRIR who were not popular because of how they acted in the past as just became well-liked though they're getting paid an...as good PR helped in their image as part of the group who gives a shit about them now Jaune stopped their hover bikes near Cerise's house now as he gets off the bikes and then he saw her outside and She was just instructing a few soldiers and....checking up on the supplies with her scroll and She's became the representative of the village. Checking out on supplies and taking her time to see how their protectors were doing...."All clear ?"

"Yes mam."

Roane walked past Jaune and thumbed at him..."We got all the sensors set now and How is it ?" She's ask her Cerise switches to an app on her scroll and as the very sensors were an early warning devices to detect movements. Set on a pattern where's the sensors will differentiate between's Grimm, animals, and persons as now So far, and as Essen and Dormir got the early warning system set up....All of it was being monitored by the team Olive Harper recruited in Fort Arrowfell... Now The Keepers of Arrowfell's organized structures was mostly thanks to Hanlon and Olive's experience. As Olive had just replaced Bram and Hanlon with his reputation, made it clear what's they were fighting for. To protect settlements that's both... Atlas and Mantle had forgotten about and....As Arrowfell just was quick to rise because of Bram and Olive's dedication's to it as with many people efforts in rebuilding themselves and with their efforts focused on the settlement's, it's wasn't surprising they're all just could organize a well maintained and organized force now and that's might help push back the Grimm now as Most of the people are calling them Keepers now aWhile the enterprises associated with them were calling theirs organization as Arrowfell, taking on the name of Fort Arrowfell has the name and symbol of theirs efforts now and then it was they started to even printing him knight and has his Juniper's as a symbol with Arrowfell now as and it was weird but he didn't care as he's had a duty to just complete Truthfully, it was Team BRIR, who were the true Keepers of Arrowfell....They were simply joining the group, but this time, they're weren't protecting the secrets of the Stronghold, but all the settlements that might come under threat has when Salem makes her move now and they probably approved of the symbol merging together with his own as jaune as somewhat knows how Salem conducts her invasion...How's she strikes and how as she just delivers the Grimm on the doorsteps of Atlas and Mantle. The rusted knight saw it, and if it's the same here then he's expecting a large army of Grimm converging into one location..Salem's thousands of years of experience, however, dulled by her inability to care about her life. She's immortal and jaune only knew two ways of killing her as that's don't include summoning the brother gods to just judge the very people of remnant now as Jaune swept a look at the villagers and then at Roane and Cerise, who were discussing something Moving quietly out of sight, he thought of how the Brothers would judge the state of remnant and the only conclusion it led him to is that's they are far too immature and as lacking compared to the Blacksmith the Tree's Avatar now as They spoke of balance and while not understanding kindness and dishonesty at the same time and that is dangerous....

It honestly didn't surprised me they've done the same things to the jabberwalker and Curious Cat what they did to Salem and Ozma as Victims of two Gods who's were simply so bad at their jobs as they might as we'll have gone out of the Ever After to 'experiment' and as left a mess again and again now really that just whole different mass now Not knowing their act of kindness in reviving Ozma and has then just killing him through a heinou's act of dishonesty would lead to a monster. A couple just separated because of the whims of two gods who's didn't understand their own creations just now as jaune just wasn't sure as how to throw Salem and Ozma into the Ever After now that a different type of mass now and just Who'd believe him ? It's just as because of this Jaune thought he's needed Arrowfell for a backup plan and Sure he was planning to make the people of Solitas reliant on him but he's need's to help and fix there problem before he's try somethings else as Someone like him Atlas can't ignore, and now he had the cooperation of people and who knew what they're were up against to and are helping him fulfill it and Arrowfell and it's Keepers priority just is to secure Arrowfell and as protect those it declared under theirs protection and just help this continent even after if the very kingdom falls in the end and they will have some control over the land as he thought as jaune removed his helmet inside the house. He searches the kitchen and found a thermos flask full of steaming coffee and Pouring one for himself...he's settles down, letting his firm muscles loose and tension loosening the corded muscles underneath the armor and as the armor was adjustable and allowing him to relax the surface of his skin now Roane entered the house Her crimson eyes eyeing Jaune's rugged and handsome face, sculpted by the effort, reflecting a life lived in action His striking blue eyes, reminiscent of a clear mountain lake, hold a depth that's just hints at both resilience and then of introspection and Beneath a strong brow, those eyes and convey a quiet strength and has then unwavering determination now Chiseled features with sun-kissed blonde hair, as if nature itself had streaked it with just golden highlights now as the strands as slightly wind-tousled add an untamed allure to his appearance just suggesting a man unafraid of embracing the wild now

As with his very strong jawline as adorned with a well-maintained yet rugged stubble has gives him an air of rugged masculinity abembodying the perfect balance between refinement and wildness and as then there's alway's an air of mystery about him and as though he carries the stories and marked by resilience, and just endowed with a timeless charm that just captures the essence of untamed charisma....The same allure that drove Roane and her team to cooperate with him just now "If you want coffee, then go ahead..." he's said to her Roane rolled her eye's.. "Another reminder of why you need to let loose once in a while." She said to him and then He's studied her. She left her glasses on the table and filled herself with a mug of coffee.....blowing on the steaming liquid now "Do you really believe it ?"

"What ? That the Queen of Grimm is...coming to take Atlas out of the sky ? Please, ...it's explained some of Ironwood's movements and as why's there's a global crossing of Grimm now and just as why Beacon's fall, Haven's Headmaster, being a traitorous piece of shit, and this invasion against Atlas ? Hard not to connect the dots, and you're not exactly the kind who'd just lie about Bianca could tell you were telling the truth, and the way you said it felt visceral. Ruda didn't believe it, but data and just then actions showed us more...And a real jackalope that is not Grimm who can kick ass is a convincing argument and is on our side." She's said to him as he nodded ' Noted' he thought and then her very gaze softened and her Crimson eyes easing just now "It isn't a secret we work for ourselves and Being Keepers of Arrowfell earned us a sizeable lien. Bram tried to convince us, and we would have agreed to let him take control of Fort Arrowfell and if it weren't for a certain someone facing an army of Grimm alone." As she to him The admiration in her tone was clear. She spoke to jaune with regard ".....You showed us what it meant to be Huntresses and You choose to fight. Did what no one would have done, and as it pissed us off. As then we know something wrong with Bram and we din't follow up on it, fearing what may come. But your show gave us the courage and has the courageously to have some gut's and check out what Bram was up to and we were damn right.." "What ? That the Queen of grimm is..coming to take Atlas out of the very sky ? Please...it's explained some of Ironwood movements and as why's there's a global crossing of Grimm now and just as why beacon fall and as very asleep haven Headmaster being a traitorous piece of shit, and this invasion against Atlas ? Hard not to connect the dots, and you're not exactly the kind as who'd just lie about Bianca could tell you were telling the truth, and as the way you said it felt visceral. Ruda didn't believe it, but data and just then actions as showed us more....And a real jackalope that is not Grimm who can kick ass is a convincing argument and is on our side." She's said to him as he nodded ' Noted' he thought and then her very gaze softened and her Crimson eyes easing just now "It isn't a secret we work for ourselves and Being Keepers of Arrowfell earned us a sizeable lien. Bram tried to convince us, and we would have agreed to let him take control of Fort Arrowfell and if it weren't for a certain someone facing an army of Grimm alone." As she to him The admiration in her tone was clear. She spoke to jaune with regard ".....You showed us what it meant to be Huntresses and You choose to fight. Did what no one would have done, and as it pissed us off. As then we know something wrong with Bram and we din't follow up on it, fearing what may come. But your show gave us the courage and has the courageously to have some gut's and check out what Bram was up to and we were damn right.." She's said takes a sip of her coffee just now "And in the end....what did we find out? The Queen of Grimm is coming, and we needed to actually do what Huntsmen and Huntresse should be doing fighting against the darkness that's is rising on the horizon and with ever after we have all the lien in the world and it just wouldn't matter"s if this Salem won the war against us in the end and If two kingdom just fell, then we're all just fucked....so It no longer just became a hard choice and has guess we all just got a bit fooled into believing...we're braver than we should be," She's said and laughed at her comment just now.

"And so you know what's more even funny now...? As We're earning more than when we we're working has mercenaries now." She's said to him as she looked at her hands as She gave out a laugh....."Not only we're doing what our conscience dictates us has we're also earning more.....It's a win-win situation for us, and I'm sure people's would be quite generous....if they know who helped." As she's said to him "I learned from my grandfather that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it." he said to her calmly just now and she looked at him " Wait Fear ? Are you just real serious ? we are all Huntresses for -crying -...out loud just when we choose this path as we consistently just considered we'd slipped up and get the grimm's to kill us all Fighting the Grimm's meant we're never goings to escape them...that's we will die one way or another and Our souls and aura attract Grimm and as long as we live and...they'd be hoping to take a chunk of us at anytime now A Huntsmen's life is dangerous..We live with fear all the time and...it's something we'd have to accept... So no, it isn't part of the reason." She said to him as she looked away and She's took another sip of her coffee as he looked at her with reasoning smile as now "..it's fine roane to be honest once with your very own feeling's for once and...actually I understand just where are you coming from now I was afraid of being frail failure long time ago when I was younger and....I was bullied by everyone around me for being different from everyone else I was slower and last in just every thing else now and as they all better than me in every thing now and I never had friend's and I was raised in a big house and family now they were all girl's and as it was there duty to protect me all the time and then it was like this everyday till one day..as person changed my life and then I decided to go beacon academy and I was secretly beyond scared just as..till I met my first friend Ruby and my teammates and..then my partner and good friend Pyrrha and till then something else... changed and then the...fall happened and I lost them all I was afraid to be like that scared boy..... again so I fought on that fear till I was here " As he said to her as she was shocked by his story that he was just nothing normal human and that lot from him " As just Hearing that from you '..Mister-I-Fight-Armies-Of-Grimm's- if I just can' is comical is scared is lot " She's said to him.

They spent the rest of the day in chitchat has he quite appreciates the company, though it only made Jaune worry about the time he'd actually face his enemy just that he needs to be honest he is still weak jaune face fell into his hands. As Turns out he was more afraid of meeting them than facing the Grimm and Salem now as how can he face her Cinder that's woman is smart enough to work around...the map and strong enough to fight multiple people at the same time as jaune has fellow and understand Cinder very movements and it is obvious that she needs something or someone just and that is what she wants but it doesn't make sense in a matter of fact but then he just need a proper type plan for her and right now he just followed roane as in the Crystal Nexus and a utilising the network to travel undetected to Fort Arrowfell as he had come to learn about them and his new partner penny now has that's Fort Arrowfell is a large military base with metal walls and a gigantic gate serving as the front entrance now as Accessing the Fort usually meant using the nexus cards held by Team BRIR, but as with Bianca Prisma taking control of the Fort and....they're just gave them access immediately, welcomed by a plethora of men and women now serving Arrowfell now as that is just good the Atlesian Knights at the ready...and Paladins maintained by pilots as who deserted to protect their homes. Some were not soldiers, but were clearly part of Hanlon's followers as he's and penny have given a order to investigate the area as it's was originally was to RWBY but they all just refuse and want on another mission and he and penny and with winter was given it instead as Inside the base, they made the hallways and labs with as bronze coloring typically has used in the past just....when Mantle was still the capital of the Kingdom. The deepest sections of the base was a lab where's most of the technology developed in the Fort is located and In the office where Bianca was staying, guarded by the rest of Team BRIR as were Russet Ka and Hanlon Fifestone....the very Mantle Union leader seemed to have returned to his respectable self now.

A beating from Team BRIR just about with Russet Ka, and persuasion from Olive did the trick. He was calm, controlled, and without the emotions "look Huntsman been a while." He said to him as jaune nodded as His eyes swept the room, his hand went on Crocea Mors pommel, and he nods curtly... "Any news ?" he asked him "Other than jacques Schnee just...running for the position of council and being an asshole about it just again the General Ironwood closing the boarders and tightening the security and just Their movements are something we need to discuss." He said to him and it is something jaune as can understand why from both sides point of view Bianca made a show of gathering everyone and started as Her hands manipulating the projector device revealing photos of the atlas military moving on position....Hanlon grimaced at the sight of the abandoned mine...."In the past, the Schnee Dust Company, as with multiple Faunus workers stationed here, used this mine It suffered from an unstable dust explosion and killed a lot of workers inside. The mine got abandoned and as then shut down since jacques Schnee had to write off the loss of profit. Not giving a shit about the miners that died." As Hanlon's voice as seethed as he explained and Bianca's face remained solid as she continued "From what we gathered. The Ace-Ops led a Team of Huntsman and Huntresses to clear the mine off Grimm. The mine is now controlled by the military and our scouts saw Amity Arena being moved there." She said to them jaune palms the very surface of a table his eyes remained on the projection of Amity Arena. " As They are planning to send Amity Arena and send a message across Remnant...Inform them about Salem." He's said not realising speak out loud now as their very faces hardened and They were Huntsmen and as they're knew what's would happen once Ironwood reveals who salem was has panic and said panic will bring Grimm....now that's was bad just in a way now as penny told him that it was something that they should avoid as it might increase there very problem's as well Grimm attacks at the kingdoms just then and they have less huntsman and huntness just in there case as he thought "...This could have...gone worse," Ruda commented. "If they tried this and then succeeded without killing the Grimm… then it's would become a disaster for the long run" she said just tried to understand what could happen if this go on "That's not the worst part," jaune said calmly " this might be a possibility that Salem's and....her very agent will stop working in the Shadows now If my information is very much correct then one council is about to get framed, and Robyn Hill will have an attempt on her life." As He said to her Bianca squinted she was keen alright just a little informations and she made connections inside her head."Salem's agent is now active ?" she's asked him and then Hanlon then started to work on his very computer and then he's started to check and as then just leaves one suspect "Arthur Watts I believe he has infiltrated Atlas and is working with Jacques Schnee to win the election There's also a good chance Tyrian Callow is present alongside Cinder Fall and hoping to divide Atlas and Mantle cause a schism among them. Something we don't need right now." As he said and it was something's else As hanlon just crossed his arm and laughed bitterly "And as here we are adding more headache to Atlas's plight. Still, if your informants are right, then we need to inform Hill about it we can pass on a message to Harper." He said to them "That's the problem..." Bianca added "That's we and Harper isn't part of their circle so the very General just will start to just become suspicious." She's said to them "we just letting this be ?" He said to them has jaune was silent at their own compresation now "so then you warn Hill about others targeting her life," Bianca said...."Inform them it's a third-party trying to divide Mantle and just Atlas further." He's said t her "Informing as Robyn Hill might steer them up has motivat them them all to just to steal more materials for Amity Arena's...launch site to repair the damaged wall. We culled Grimm activity, but there have been Grimm able to escape out watch and enter Mantle." She's said to her as Hanlon stared "What do you suggest ? Leave it be ?" He said just to them as jaune understand where's there coming from but this is beyond his understanding and he couldn't deal with this but He was keeping control. But Jaune could tell he was going to do something about it. The very man was atoning in some sort of way. A chance to redeem himself for even thinkings of agreeing with Bram's scheme as Using Arrowfell's tech and the raw fear he had harvested to spread Grimm and blame it on Ironwood. He'd finally realized how insane he was. Just as adding more pain to Mantle and Atlas it won't do anything other than hurt more people's in the very process and Then again, he was close to doing it. So close to becoming a monster but no he just won't do it "We'll have to intervene, obviously....As much as I'd like to protect Robyn Hill and spread rumors of Arthur Watts, conspiring with Schnee to win the vote has It'll take time...if I know what's that man is planning and if he's succeed and then it's safe to assume a riot will break out and make matters worse for Mantle" jaune said it as understanding the situation as he spent just enough time with the people of both cities to justify as understand there very important and situations but it is something he's didn't understand how to resolve in the matter of fact wish his grandparents or parent are here to help him the matter as he thought has Hanlon inclined his head and Bianca looked around and gave russet Ka a pointed look yes the mighty pointed look.

"We've discussed intensely on how to move on from now. Russet suggested we form an agreement's with Atlas and 'share' its burden." As Bianca made a nasty smile and showed what they sent the General."so We know about Ozma, and Salem and What's they want from the Kingdom.....So, General, how about we talk about the worst divorce in the history of Remnant ?" As she said to them as jaune looked at them It's was one hell of a messages Ironwood and Oz wouldn't be able to ignore....but is it wise to poke them with her on the loose as jaune thought as he's looked at the time as well he needs to be with his partner and winter just soon as maybe he could just discuss the matter with them as they might have a solution themselves now.

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