The Bastard of RWBY

Jenny of Oldstones

Jaune looked to his friends and looked to the table with the layout of Arktown on it.

"We can't beat them in a straight fight," Jaune told them

"So, what can we do?" Neo asked him

"The Dark Brother made them all. They follow his lead. If he falls Getting to him may be our best chance"

"If that's true, he'll never expose himself," Winter told him "He knows he needs to stay alive if he wants to see whatever he wants till the end"

"So, how will we find him?" Yang asked

"Simple, Let him come for these" came a voice

they turned to see Maria, holding three of the four Relics. She drops them on the table.

"He wants to destroy everything his brother created, what better way to do that then to destroy Humanity's greatest weapon, one's that can summon his brother"

"We'll put them in a middle of Arktown," Jaune told her "but we need people guarding them," Jaune said

"I'll wait there, I may be old but I still know how to use a dust gun," Maria said

"We can't leave you alone out there" Ruby cried

"She won't be," Flynt told her "I'll stay with her," Flynt told them

"So will I," Neon said "we'll take a couple of soldiers and surround all the roads leading to the middle of town"

Cinder nodded "We'll hold off the rest of them for as long as we can"

"When the time comes, Sage and I will be on the walls, to give you the signal to light the trench," Qrow told Cinder

Winter looked worried for Qrow. She was going to confront him tonight.

"The Dragons should be able to give us an edge," Kali said "If they're in the field, they're not protecting the Relics. We need to be near them. Not too close, or The Dark Brother won't come. But close enough to pursue him when he does"

"Will Dragonfire stop him?" Yang asked

"I don't know. But it's worth a shot" Jaune told her

the Room fell silent

"We're all going to die," Mercury said

They all turned to him and looked at him, Mercury looked back to them and had a nervous smile

"But at least we die together," Mercury told them

Jaune sighed and looked to everyone "Let's get some rest" Jaune told them

and everyone begins to leave the library.

The fire-place of the hall is lit. Two wooden chairs sit facing it, occupied by Qrow to the left of the fire and Winter to the right. They both drink, Winter drinks wine while Qrow drinks from his flask.

"It's time's like these where I wish my mother were here," Winter said "I remember the day where she would sit in front of the fire and--"

"--Sing to you" Qrow butted in

Winter looked at him surprised, "how did you know my mother would sing to me?" Winter asked him with a smile.

Qrow nodded with a smile, "I remember everything when I visited your mother in Atlas, the dress she wore to balls, the first time she and I went on a mission"

"You and my mother? on a mission?" Winter asked with a smile

"Yeah, I remember the day clearly to" Qrow began "I came to Atlas on a mission from Oz a year after I graduated from Beacon. She was in a grey Atlas uniform and she had her saber strapped to her back, She and I were tasked to work to find the Winter maiden. we ran into some trouble and she saved my ass from being turned to Beowulf dinner. She helped me up and we continued to look for the Winter maiden for about three to four months" Qrow finished