Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Wheels Turn…
~Third POV~
During the same day as Albus, Nora, and Ruby went on a grind to train other events were happening around Remnant…
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In the meantime somewhere else in the deepest parts of the Mistral Kingdom was a man he has graying black, spiky hair, faded red eyes, and slight stubble along his jawline. Along with a red, tattered cloak, he wears a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes.
He also wears a ring on his right index finger, two other rings on his right ring finger, and a necklace with a crooked cross-shaped pendant.
His bangs are down most of the time, but he sometimes pushes his hair back when fighting. In addition, his hair is made to look like it is composed entirely of feathers.
This person is Qrow Branwen.
Qrow Branwen is the younger twin brother of Raven Branwen, biological uncle of Yang Xiao Long, and honorary uncle of Ruby Rose. Qrow's weapon of choice is a scythe called Harbinger.
He is a former member of the Branwen Tribe as well as a former teacher at Signal Academy. In his youth, Qrow attended Beacon Academy with his sister, and together they were on a team with Summer Rose and Taiyang Xiao Long, known as Team STRQ.
Qrow is also involved with a secret brotherhood led by Ozpin, whose purpose is to protect Remnant and is privy to knowledge kept secret from most of the world.
Currently, at this time he was talking to Headmaster Ozpin as he began to report back to him about Salem Crew with vague terms, "Queen has Pawns Oz. You know – "
Before he could continue in call Ozpin replied to him through his Scroll to him of what he knows, "I already knew Qrow. Certain someone helped me out finding a name. Cinder Fall was the person we found out about. We are searching for more info about her and her past as we speak. For now, I request you come back from your reconnaissance mission."
Surprised flashed on Qrow face but soon scowls at the info he risked his life for as he dryly replied to Ozpin not amused, "Oh geez Oz wished you told me this a bit sooner ya know? It's not like I risk my life for this kind of stuff."
Ozpin laughs at the other end as he replied to Qrow on the other end of the Scroll as he talked to him, "Haha. I suppose I should have you, Dusty Old Crow. But regardless I bet you want to know of miss Rose entering Beacon early no?"
Surprised flashed Qrow face as he takes a swig of his jar of alcohol as he replied with a smile evident on his face, "Heh. I see little Ruby growing up. Might as well see what the little cookie monster is up to. Ok, Oz. I'll be there as soon as I can to meet up with my niece and her team."
*Click*
Turning off his scroll Qrow mumbles to himself glancing at the broken moon fragmented as he talks to himself before turning into a crow, "Heh. Bet Summer would be proud to meet you kid. But better not be any boys or else they will have a talk with their uncle. Heh. I'm almost betting that there is at least one."
Changing into a bird by magic he flew into the air going to Vale…
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Elsewhere in Vale with Pyrrha taking her time collecting a new list of Dust Shells, she was invited with the team RWBY as they were getting Dust as well.
Pyrrha agreed as she was walking with them with a nervous expression on her face taking her time as she views each other their team members' interaction. To her, it was a mismatch of sorts with their personalities.
Blake being quite along with Ren seems to have an understanding.
Yang teased Weiss much to her annoyance.
Pyrrha however, felt she was out of place with them as she thinks to herself a bit uncomfortable in the situation, 'Why did I have to choose today to get Dust Shells for my rifle. Maybe I should have waited with the other members to know them better…'
*Tap*
As Yang was trying to get a rise out of Weiss and Ren Blake took this chance to speak to Pyrrha with some curiosity in her voice, "Hey Pyrrha can I ask you a few things? If you don't mind of course."
Pyrrha somewhat surprised just out of habit nodded her head as she was used to this kind of treatment in Mistral. Being the so-called invincible girl has made her somewhat lack the terms of common sense to her as being famous didn't really help her out making friends.
Heck, she was happy to get a relative if that was the right word to use for her to have Albus as a friend that genuinely didn't know her. And even offered up to train him as she remembers it as she thinks to herself, 'I have to admit I was worried about his personality in the beginning. But after explaining his powers I was relieved to hear my fears weren't what I expected. I thought he has some kind of multiple personality disorder with the way he changes himself at times.'
Shaking her head back to reality again Blake began to ask a question that made her a bit stump of the question when they were away from her group, "Say have you think Albus Goodwitch is really… how to say weird?"
Blinking at this completely new to this as she finally responded confused, "Excuse me but what?"
Blake seeing this further explains Albus' background as she replied to the confused Mistral Champion, "I mean there is no background about the guy is all. I mean he already knew about me and my… secret. But how could he have no idea who you are right? Don't you think it's suspicious though?"
Hearing this did make Pyrrha think but frankly already knew the answer to that as she was reminded of the secret he shared with his team, 'If I'm right then he must have used his <Observe> skill that he mentions. I guess he wanted to be mysterious perhaps. But wait how does relate to Blake's secret?'
Pyrrha already knowing her leader all-knowing personality seems to fall short as she thinks with some amusement on how hard he tried to get rid of it when he lost his memories. Although it was rude to think about the idea… it was a bit funny to see his real personality at times being clueless at times.
It made her feel like a big sister of sorts a feeling she kind of likes and perhaps maybe more once he gets better.
Shaking her head a bit at Blake before she coughs out her own answer to her causing her to frown seeing she's not getting any answers, "Cough! Sorry Blake I think it might be because of leadership traits. He can act like a fool at times but at least though he doesn't mean any harm right? I think he's just goofy at times… pfft… yeah just goofy."
Laughing a bit Blake backs off for now making her focus on the reason she came in the first place.
Although her leader acts like a fool at times she's happy to know that she's not in a team with normal people otherwise how would she gain such unique and quirky friends like Nora and Ruby.
In comparison to her, it makes her the 'normal' one in the group but a thought did occur to her as she thinks about it more, 'Hmm… Now that I think about it? I wonder what a training grind does would look like with Albus. Maybe I can join them when we have more free time.'
"Ahh!"
"Is that the invincible girl!"
"No way Pyrrha is here!"
However, she flinched seeing a group of people coming after her as team RWBY gave her some pitying looks as she thinks to herself, 'Never mind… seems like I'm going to be stuck here for a while… I hope Albus and them won't get into too much trouble.'
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"Are we positive you found nothing Glynda?"
"Sigh… yes Ozpin I found nothing about Albus still."
Talking to each other Glynda and Ozpin both discussed where Albus originated trying to find out where his relatives were with his blood sample he gave to Glynda from the interrogation room to try and identify him.
To their dismay though they both found nothing on their side about the person.
Ozpin rests his eyes glancing at the screens of his students as the profile about Albus is blank as he thinks to himself with some amusement, 'It been very long time figuring out a puzzle I suppose. But I can afford to wait as I always have to get my answer.'
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Roman was reading on the notes of his men taking another batch of Dust from Vale as he gets a call from Cinder as she spoke through the other end of the line, "Tell me what can you find out about the one who figured me out."
Shaking his head at this he replied to Cinder in a fake bitter tone to her while internally enjoying himself as his boss squirm, "Nothing. No one from the police of gangs has heard of you, my lady. They're too afraid to do that. But someone did I just didn't find them."
"ARG – "
Before she could scream at this Roman turned off his scroll as he glanced at it before commenting about it, "Tch. Crazy power trip bitch. Makes me steal all the Dust from the Kingdom causing an economic crisis and I still get bitched at. No matter. I have my own deal to settle."
Glancing up from his apartment as he has a whiteboard up with a photo of Albus on the wall he began to smoke as he spoke, "Well then pretty boy. I'll make sure it was a mistake you took my weapon. When the Dust shipment steal is done with I'm personally coming after you."
With that, he returned to his business as he makes a plan to get rid of Albus in the process of making.
Game on.
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