So it is done

And almost almighty wizard

Jonathan didn't want to interrupt a meeting between estranged old friends, one who hadn't seen each other for years. But, unfortunately for the aforementioned acquaintances, they were currently involved in devising a plan to destroy a huge horde of Grimm. So, when there was an awkward pause in the air between Summer and Raven's confrontation – Jonathan had to get their attention. And perhaps Qrow was just trying to make it obvious how busy he was right now studying the map spread out on the table, to pay attention to the woman's confrontation. "Ahem!"

Clearing his throat loudly enough to make Summer and Raven look away from each other, Jonathan looked side-eyed at the two women. "Excuse me, but... I believe we have something much more important to be doing?"

Those words were enough for Summer and Raven to break away from their silent confrontation of glances before moving toward the table. Though, it didn't escape Jonathan's notice how Raven and Summer both tried to move through the small archway while keeping their distance between them. Not out of anger or any negative emotion, though he supposes what they felt counted. Fear is still a negative emotion, isn't it?

Though perhaps fear is too strong a word to describe it, more like... awkwardness and nervousness? Jonathan had never been in a situation like this in his life, but it wasn't hard to read the emotions of the two women. Even if he couldn't read their emotions, that is, he could at least read their body language.

However, Summer and Raven's awkwardness was the least of Jonathan's problems right now. Destroying the horde in Vacuo, though, to be honest, also wasn't Jonathan's biggest issue– but it was still an issue that required decisive and swift action.

Regarding Ozpin and the situation Jantahn had found himself in, he can speculate later. But, for the moment, all he could do was unobtrusively correct the huge map lying on the table with numerous markings to draw the attention of all present to the map. "So, at the moment, the horde is gathered in about the red area, stretching for about four kilometers... "

Four kilometers was a small enough area to cover – an artilleryman with the right intelligence and the right skills could hit a cluster of Grimm from across the horizon. And if you deploy a couple of infantry squads to protect the artillery – they would have time to fire a couple dozen rounds before the bulk of the wounded and surviving Grimm got too close for comfort.

The problem here was that it wasn't 'just' a large horde of Grimm, but a Super-horde created through the leadership of one powerful, and quite clever – Grimm. It was likely that after the first salvo, the leader of the Grimm would order the horde to disperse – and soon enough a simple fire mission would turn into a full-blown battle.

Jonathan could do far more damage than any artilleryman, and hit any target at any range, but even he had only one chance to take out as many and as strong a Grimm as possible.

"Judging by the concentration of the Grimm, it is likely that the strongest of them probably moves at the beginning of the column. Though whether the leader of the pack would be in the same position is up to chance." Jonathan pointed to the approximate location of the 'head' of the horde. "Perhaps, fearing an attack, a smart enough Grimm could use subterfuge and instead hide in the 'tail' where the weaker of the Grimm are. But here I better hear your suggestions – I do not have much knowledge in this field, as in the management of Grimm, so I am willing to listen to what other people say."

In an ideal situation, should Jonathan have destroyed the central Grimm, then, for lack of another word, the remnants of the Grimm horde would have been 'demoralized' and lose their current cohesion, starting to scatter.

While at that point calling the threat culled would be calling too early, such an option would have been easier than the others. Given that Jonathan planned to inflict serious damage on the horde with his first strike, if Jonathan could strike the leader, perhaps after that Summer, Qrow, Raven and Raven's squads would only be left to deal with the scattering horde.