3rd Person POV:
Out in the landing docks of Beacon Academy, General Ironwood is seen standing out looking out to the city of Vale under the night sky as Professor Goodwitch is seen walking up behind him.
Glynda: Trouble sleeping?
Ironwood: (looking back, gripping his shoulder with the other hand) Arm was acting up.
Glynda: Of course, so logically, you got out of bed, dressed yourself completely and decided to gaze menacingly out into the distance. (approaches all the way to his side, then looks at him concerned) What's wrong?
Ironwood: I've trusted him for years. We both have. I just... I can't help but feel like he's keeping us in the dark.
Glynda: Don't be ridiculous! You know very well that we are not the ones in the dark.
Ironwood: (laughs) That makes it worse! I refuse to believe that a man that I've trusted for so long would act so... passively.
Glynda: (puts a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder) You're a good person, James. You've always done what you think is best for the people, even against strong protest. It's admirable.
Glynda: But it's high time you stopped talking about trust and started showing it. (drops her hand as they stare into the distance together) Ozpin has experience that the rest of us lack. And I think that's something worth remembering.
The full moon is shining over the ruined buildings of Mountain Glenn, and a lone Beowolf is searching through the rubble. It looks up briefly at Ruby, who has the Grimm under her aim as she lowers Crescent Rose and sighs in tiredness showing she's nearly at her limit being on lookout.
The rest of her team is lying down on their sleeping mats around the fire with weapons nearby, and Doctor Oobleck is higher up, slumped down against the wall next to the hole in the ceiling/floor. The three members of RWBY have their eyes closed alongside Y/N as Yang is the first to stop pretending.
Yang: Blake, are 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?
Blake: No.
Yang: Weiss, are you awake?
Weiss: Of course I'm awake! You two are talking.
Yang: Y/N?
Y/N: I'm up.
The four girls are left in silence as Weiss is the first one to speak up.
Weiss: When I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But, it's not what you think. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Since he took control, our business has operated in a... moral gray area.
Blake: That's putting it lightly.
Weiss: (turns to face her) Which is why I feel the need to make things right. If I had taken a job in Atlas, it wouldn't have changed 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 fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be not perfect for everyone.
