So it is done

Third time's a charm

Weekly trips with his family were as necessary for Jonathan as they were for his family. The opportunity to get away from his busy surroundings, even if only for a couple of days, was not an opportunity Jonathan could easily neglect.

No, of course, Jonathan was generally enjoying his current life. With his satisfying job, and his beautiful, intelligent, very mature and well-adjusted daughters not giving him any trouble, life was good. Though maybe that had to do with his status as the King of Glenn? Hmm, come to think of it, even if someone had caught Neo trying to smoke behind the school, which she probably was doing, even Jonathan himself had once done, the teachers might just not want to report it to Jonathan...

Hmm, perhaps he should inquire with the school about it? After all, it was a school sponsored entirely by his money, they shouldn't keep information from him. Or should they? There are kinda things that a parent doesn't really want to know... Never mind, unnecessary thoughts!

All in all, Jonathan loved his life, quiet experimentation, close family, no problems with money or other resources, high social standing, popular love, a whole heap of quintessence at short notice to whatever he wants with. In short, any way you look at it, Jonathan was living a decent life even when judged with the highest standards.

Still, that's not to say that his life was completely perfect.

For one, his second-in-command's old age, and the upheaval of Mount Glenn's politics that would come from it. He could delay Aisa's death, but not indefinitely, he could not grant her immortality, and though the crisis of the succession of power only loomed on the horizon for now, it's still a huge problem. Five more years, or with any luck, a whole ten, it might seem far away... But one day it would happen.

Second, Ozpin and his incomprehensible movements and requests. No, he wasn't pushing or forcing Jonathan to do anything... But Jonathan knows, though he'd never once delved into the politics of the Order, had heard from the Old Man about what powerful entities over several hundred years old were capable of doing. Even for the best of intentions.

And lastly, and perhaps the one with no easy solution, the heated diplomatic situation his Kingdom is in. Even after personally meeting Ironwood as one of Ozpin's confidants, the tension between Glenn and Atlas had not gone anywhere better. And to add more fuel to the fire, Jacques' actions and the contradictory statements from the Mistral Council, that they simultaneously approved and disapproved of Jonathan's position, only served to make the situation worse...

So, was it any wonder that Jonathan liked to get out of this environment periodically? Well, if it was also combined with spending time together and visiting new places in other countries, much the better.

In general, Jonathan thought of each such little trip as a little holiday. An occasion when he could cease to care about anything more important than what he wanted to visit first, the local handmade confectionery shop or a tour of the local Hunter history museum?

Was he aware that one day on such a trip, the reality of his situation would somehow interfere with his holiday? At the very least he suspected it, but he sincerely tried to banish these thoughts from his mind, ignoring them.

After all, he was on holiday! He was not supposed to engage in any matters of national importance. After all, it's not like states-ending threats were just created every day, right? What are the chances that there would be another lonely little tramp that would be meeting him on his way?

Given his luck, he shouldn't have tempted fate.

Though, perhaps the fact that he put such an occasion as equal in severity as a Grimm Tide, says much about him.