Servants in Remnant

Councils

In Beacon

"Now, that should cover all of the routine business ladies and gentlemen." The Headmaster said, leaning on his desk with his fingers interlocked.

They were in the Headmaster's office. Seated firmly behind the large desk was Headmaster Ozpin, his standard cup of coffee half empty in front of him. To his right stood Glynda Goodwich, one of his most trusted confidants, and to his left sat Professor Port and Professor Oobleck. Several screens had been brought in and were facing them, showing several other people of equal import.

General James Ironwood, Headmaster of Atlas.

Leonardo Lionheart, Headmaster of Haven.

Professor Theodore, Headmaster of Shade.

"With the usual business out of the way," Ozpin continued, "Has anybody noticed anything... odd occurring in their respective Kingdoms? He looked at the other Headmasters with an eyebrow raised. "Over the last several weeks there have been several... incidents, within Vale that are cause for concern," he admitted reluctantly. "The first that should be mentioned is an attack on Amber, the current Fall Maiden."

The other Headmasters immediately showed their alarm, the air filled with raised voices as they demanded to know more, becoming quiet only when Ozpin raised his hand.

Undeterred, General Ironwood spoke in the silence, "You say 'current'?" he asked, direct and to the point. "So I assume she managed to beat back her assailants?"

"She is... alright now," Ozpin stated vaguely, taking a quick sip of his coffee. "She was saved by an unknown third party before she was found by Qrow. She has been recovering in the infirmary for a week now, and she has been coming in and out of consciousness, but it appears that she will make a full recovery."

The General visibly relaxed, and it wasn't hard to understand why. For a Maiden to be lost, a person of incredible power and key to one of the Relics... Such a thing would have been devastating.

"And we have no information on who the guilty party was?" Demanded Professor Lionheart, looking nervous. "That is, for somebody to be bold enough to attack a Maiden, and for her to be wounded to the point that she's been bedridden... Are we sure that they left unsatisfied?"

"Excellent questions." Ozpin acknowledged calmly, "As soon as I have those answers, I shall inform you immediately."

The others looked at him incredulously, but before they could say anything Ozpin sighed and lifted up his hand. "As I have said, Amber has been unconscious for the most part, and has been unable to tell us anything beyond the roughest of descriptions of her attackers." He responded easily. "Once she feels well enough we will have portraits drawn up of them, and I will send them out to you once they have been finished. Anything further will have to wait until Amber feels better."

While it was clear that they were unhappy with that, all of them still calmed down.

"On a lesser note, we have encountered another mystery. On the outskirts of Vale we have found some interesting statuary, which Professor Oobleck has been investigating." Ozpin nodded to Oobleck, who jumped up and took the lead.

"Yes! Numerous statues of Grimm were found just south of Vale, in various positions of attack and fleeing. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the insides of the Grimm were also exquisitely crafted! This led us to believe that the statues used to be Grimm, and were turned into stone through one method or another."

Oobleck typed some commands on his Scroll and sent the relevant data to each of the Headmasters. "Upon further investigation it appears that while the method of petrification was extremely quick, the point of origin was quite clearly the optic nerves."