Broken Snow

Le V2 Finale

Well here we are. At the fin of Volume 2 with over 9K reads. I am insanely grateful to those of you who have read this story. This has gone beyond my wildest expectations. I hope you've enjoyed everything so far. Let le reading commence.
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We open with a very bored looking Ruby watching for grimm. While the rest of our heroes rest by the campfire.

Yang: Blake, you awake?

Blake: Yeah.

Yang: Why do you think he asked us. About being a huntress? Like, what was he trying to say?

Blake: Maybe he was just curious?

Yang: You think so?

Blake: No.

Yang: Weiss, you awake?

Weiss: Of course I'm awake with the 2 of you talking. And I think he... when I said I wanted to honor my families name, I meant it. I'm not stupid. I understand what my father has done to the company. Since he took control we've operated in a morally gray area.

(Y/N): No kidding. Hope you girls weren't expecting to have an introspective conversation without me. But Weiss, you know it's not only his fault things are the way they are.

Weiss: (Y/N), you know Winter did what she thought was right.

(Y/N): And I recall giving ample reasons as to why she was wrong.

Weiss: No matter whose fault it is, if I had taken some cushy job in Atlas I wouldn't have been able to change anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it.

Blake: All my life I did what I thought was right. I had a partner, more of a mentor really, named Adam. He always assured me we were making the world a better place. But his vision of a perfect world wasn't perfect for everyone. I joined because Hunters and Huntresses are regarded as the most Noble warriors in the world. But I never really thought past that. What will I- how will I- How can anyone undo so many years of hate.

Yang: I'm sure you'll figure it out.

(Y/N): You can't be expected to know all the answers Blake. No one can. You're too strong to let some unknowns bring you down.

Blake: But I am! I do it all the time. When I found out my partner had become a monster I ran! When you guys found out I was a faunus, I ran! Even my semblance, I can leave an empty copy behind. Something to take the hit while I run away.

Yang: At least you 2 have something that drives you. I just kinda, go with the flow. Which is fine, it's who I am. But how long can I do it for. I don't really wanna be a hero, I just want the adventure and being a huntress just so happens to coincide with that. I'm not like Ruby

(Y/N): I don't think there's anyone else like Ruby.

Yang: I think you are. You both just want to help people.

(Y/N): I think the difference between me and Ruby. Is that she values life more than I do. Sure she would willingly give hers up to save someone else. But I don't think she would ever go into a fight expecting that to happen. She's just too optimistic for that.

Weiss: Ruby's still just a kid.

Blake: She's only 2 years younger than us. We're all kids.

Yang: Not anymore, I mean look at us. Armed to the teeth in the middle of a warzone.

(Y/N): It's the life we chose.

Weiss: It's a job. We all had this romanticized version of being a Huntsman in our heads but in the end it's a job to help people. And whatever we want, will have to come 2nd.