TIME TO HELP. Reader X Neo X Amber X Silver X Blake?

CHAPTER 26 GOOD LUCK

Grif

Qrow: The City of Mistral...

Nora: Ugh! It's about time!

We were walking through a stone brick tunnel illuminated by translucent lanterns.

Nora: Whose idea was it to walk again?

Ren: Well, we did face many obstacles. Broken airships, destroyed settlements...

Jaune: Oh, and, you know, all those people and monsters that tried to murder us.

Me: Pfft, we were fine.

Ruby looked at Qrow with a smile.

Ruby: Only one of us almost died.

Qrow: Hey.

Nora put her hands on her hips and looked at Ren.

Ren: Hey.

Nora giggled in response.

Jaune: So, how much farther to Haven Academy?

Qrow: Almost there. But I figured I'd take you kids on the scenic route.

We approached a pair of large, wooden double doors, which Qrow opened, flooding the tunnel with sunlight. Ruby ran out onto a massive platform that doubled as an elevator, stopping at the railing to gaze out over the city in wide-eyed awe.

Ruby: Wow!

The others joined her to take in the view of buildings and stone stairways perched on mountains.

Ruby: This... is... awesome!

Below us, large crowds of people were going about their day - walking around, talking and buying merchandise legally and illegally.

Qrow: It's certainly something.

Ruby: Oh my gosh, look at all the weapons!

Me: Vendors here'll sell you just about anything... whether they should or not.

Jaune: They really made the most out of these mountains.

Qrow: Every inch. Stay away from the lower levels. The higher up you go, the nicer it gets.

Nora: And we are going up!

I looked up the mountain.

Meanwhile (Amber)

Weiss: So, how much farther?

Pilot: We're in the home stretch now.

In the pilot's box of the ship, Weiss stood in the back, leaning against a wall with her arms crossed.

Pilot: No more stops from here to Mistral. Sorry for the long trip. Keeping us off the radar's been harder than I thought. Lots of air traffic around northern Anima.