I meandered as slow as possible to an available seat before dropping myself unceremoniously into it.
"So, what are we talking about now?" I said as I propped a foot up on Ozpin's desk to make my chair lean back on its hind legs. Glinda glared at me from next to said desk, I just grinned back. "It can't be important or 'Little Jimmy' wouldn't be here."
The younger Ironwood seemed to bristle at the name.
"I'll have you know I'm a certified hunter now. I graduated top of my class, unlike you," he said, puffing his chest out like a pretentious peacock. "We're equal in rank."
"Oh, I'm shaking in my boots." I raised my hands over my head in fake fear before dropping them, one to rest on the back of the chair. "See me when you have a few years of real world experience under that pretty title of yours. You might actually be worth something then."
"He was just leaving," Glinda pointed out before James could counter.
"He is my son and is on track to be the next head of our military," Jacob replied stiffly. "He should be allowed access to this information."
"And he will, but only when he gains your title," Ozpin replied simply. "This is a secret for a reason General Ironwood. If we told everyone it would no longer be a secret."
"Yet you let him in your little group." Jacob gestured towards me with an angry flair. They turned to look at me, making me pause as I cleaned my ear out with my pinkie.
"He was a special circumstance," Ozpin explained after a moment, turning back towards everyone else.
"He's been at these meeting with his team since before they even graduated!"
"It was very special circumstances," I answered with a grin.
