Remnant's Maiden Of Dawn

Chapter 62: Melancholy

3rd Person POV:

Ruby is seen staring at the shattered moon through a window, sitting on the staircase. Snow is drizzling outside. Ruby checks on Blake, Weiss, Yang, and Y/N, who are all sitting on the rug and staring at the fire from the fireplace. Maria reads a book while sitting on the sofa and Oscar is pacing back and forth.

After checking on the others, Ruby stands up and walks toward Qrow, who is sitting nearby the window, looking outside with his feet propped on the drawer.

Qrow: Storm's cleared up for now. We should be able to leave by morning.

Ruby: That's good.

Qrow: No... I don't have a good feeling about this place, especially with me around...

Ruby looks down at a wine bottle on the floor with Qrow's hand hovering near it, then looks at him.

Ruby: Are you... okay?

Qrow: (scoffs) Sure. Tell everyone to get some sleep. I'll wake you guys up just before sunrise.

Ruby walks away as Qrow drinks from the wine bottle. Ruby pauses and looks back at him before narrowing her eyes downward.

Oscar: It's a diary?

Maria: The head of this household, Bartleby. Apparently, he and several other families founded this little settlement to try and live on their own. It sounds like it worked, at least for a spell.

Oscar: Grimm?

Maria: Just one of many hardships. Slowed down their farming, made everything harder... It's a shame, really. He seemed like quite the ambitious fellow, always thinking of new schemes to overcome the odds.

Ruby: (walking back into the room) Hey guys. Qrow said we should get some sleep. We're gonna head out early tomorrow.

Blake: Thank goodness.

Everyone gets up to get ready to sleep. Maria hops off the couch.

Maria: Hmph, the last thing you'll catch me doing is letting some kid tell me what to do. (in a mimicking voice) "Go to bed!" (scoffs)

Y/N: I think I'll stay up too.

Ruby: You sure, Y/N?

Y/N: Yeah, I'll just keep watch for anything.

Maria sits on an armchair, turns on the lamp next to it and continues reading from the book while Y/N sits on the sofa and practices her projections by making small weapons.

Ruby shrugs and smiles before going to sleep herself. The fire continues to burn in the fireplace.

It's the dead of night as Maria can be seen fully asleep while Y/N is keeping the fire up for the others as she then sits back down and continues to practice.

Yuzu: (You sure you're okay with staying up master?)

Y/N: (I'm fine, really)

Asuna: (But *Yawn* You'll be tired in the morning)

Y/N: (Raven trained me a lot for survival skills, I can handle no sleep for up to five days)

Sanae: (But *Yawn* )

Y/N: (It looks like you both need some sleep)

She enters her mentalscape as Asuna and Sanae can be seen leaning on each other trying to stay awake.

Y/N: You don't have to push yourselves to stay awake.

Y/N: Besides I already told you all that you're all on break for now.