The New Rose

Chapter 17 - Needed Conversations

It was just another day in Atlas and Special Agent Sindel Diamond was currently at her desk, going through files on her computer along with her partner and good friend Litchi Faye Ling. Both women were a bit frustrated that they still could not find any information on the suspects in their case. There was absolutely no information on Cinder Fall, Emerald Sustrai, or Mercury Black in any kind of database. It was like three ghosts just came together and started to cause havoc.

If that wasn't bad enough, they still had no idea who that red haired faunus from the White Fang was. The only thing that they knew about him was that he was dangerous, and he clearly had a temper, they both wondered what his role in the White Fang truly was. Things were quiet now but both women knew that it would not stay like that for long and needed information as soon as possible. They were just glad that their husbands were at work and their kids were at school, so they didn't infect any of them with their frustration.

It was true that Sindel and Litchi that had spouses and children, even though their jobs had taken up much of their time they still vowed to take some time to be with them. Sindel had two girls, Kitana and Kasane who were 9 and 7 respectfully, and her husband worked in Atlas' Energy department supporting the heating grid. Litchi had two boys who were twins, Reiko and Yone, and they were ten years old. Litchi's husband worked as a businessman at one of the most profitable companies in Atlas, thankfully it was not the Schnee Dust Company.

Their kids were so young yet all of them said that they wanted to become hunters or join the military so they could kick butt like their moms. Sindel and Litchi were delighted to hear that much to their husband's disappointment and chagrin, even though that could change when they got older. Seeing as though Sindel and Litchi were good friends, the families interacted a lot, usually the boys would argue with the girls about what gender was stronger than the other. Since their jobs were so serious, it was fun for Sindel and Litchi to see their kids argue over nonsense.

Speaking of kids, both Sindel and Litchi could not deny that it had gotten quieter now that the students were all back at their respective academies. Both women missed their student detectives, they were very helpful and a pleasure to be around. Sindel and Litchi were proud to have them as part of their unit, considering that a simple mission turned out to be a critical one and yet none of the students showed any fear.

It really let Sindel know that she had chosen the right people for the Intelligence Unit, seeing as though none of the students did it for status or popularity, they wanted to keep Remnant safe. It was what all hunters should strive to do, and the students were doing exactly that and Sindel had no doubt they would all make great hunters. She wasn't worried about most of her unit going back, considering that they were just going back to normal life, but she was worried about Ruby Rose.

Sindel hated putting all that pressure and responsibility on the girl, especially since she was a first year, but she knew that Ruby could handle it. Given her determination and fighting skills Sindel had no doubt that Ruby would get the information that they needed about that Haven group. The only worry that Sindel had was how Ruby was going to keep her cover in relations to Professor Ozpin, Professor Goodwitch and most importantly her team.

She knew that Professor Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch likely would not notice given the fact that they were the heads of the school and had a lot going in their lives. Ruby's team was a different story though, from what she read in their files Sindel knew that Ruby keeping the mission a secret from them was going to be challenging. If she was being perfectly honest, the only team that Sindel had concerns about when it came to her detectives was Ruby's, everyone else's team seemed fine.

When you look at who is on Ruby's team, one could tell that keeping something a secret for however long period of time could be difficult. First there was Weiss Schnee, who Sindel knew for a fact was just like her sister and was very entitled, seeing as though she was the heiress to the SDC. Then there was Blake Belladonna, the daughter of the former leader of the White Fang and apparently very impatient considering that Ruby told her that Blake dragged them into some sticky situations. Finally, there was Yang Xiao Long who clearly had an anger problem if that dance club incident was anything to go by.