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CHAPTER 27 LOCKED AWAY

Silver
I was watching Ghira pace back and forth and looking at a piece of paper in hands, while Kali, Blake, and Sun all waited for him to be ready. When Ghira stopped pacing, he took one last look at the speech he had written down, before sighing as his wife placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Kali: Are you ready?

Ghira: Yes. It won't be easy for the people to hear, but the truth often isn't. I know they'll do the right thing.

Blake then came up and placed a hand on her father's arm, giving an affectionate snuggle. Suddenly, they were taken by surprise when another hand patted on Ghira's back. I looked behind him to see Sun.

Sun: You got this.

The three gave a brief look at Sun as he stood back and smiled. Ghira looked at me.

Me: I have something to say as well. But I don't think that anyone would listen to me.

Blake: Is it important?

Me: Very.

Ghira: Then we will make it heard.

He then opened the doors as his family and Sun stepped out of the home to greet the crowd gathering outside. I stayed at the door. Some people in the crowd were wearing press badges and holding scrolls up to record the event. Others in attendance included Corsac and Fennec, who were bowing their heads, as well as Saber and other Menagerie Guards. Ghira stepped up to the podium and raised his hand to quiet the crowd down.

Ghira: Thank you all for assembling here. I wanted to take time to address some of the rumors that have been circulating around our island. I believe that it is important for the people of this territory to understand the truth. No matter how you feel about the human race, I think we can all agree that the event now known as the Fall of Beacon was a tragedy. A tragedy that will set both man and Faunus-kind back. While the main aggressor is still unknown, we do have official confirmation that Adam Taurus, the leader of a powerful splinter group working inside the White Fang, was partially responsible for these attacks. His actions not only tarnished the reputation of an organization originally created to bring peace and equality to all, but to our entire race. With each day that this man remains unpunished, it becomes increasingly difficult to condemn those that look down upon us.

The crowd started murmuring among themselves. Ghira raised his hand again to quiet the crowd down.

Ghira: Recently, a spy from the same splinter group set their sights on this very home. My own daughter, Blake, and her friend did their very best to apprehend this individual. While they were unsuccessful after being physically assaulted and seriously injured, they were successful in obtaining the assailant's Scroll.

Ghira took out the Scroll from inside his coat.

Ghira: With this, we have been able to ascertain that Adam Taurus has plans to overthrow the current leader of the White Fang, Sienna Khan, and take over the reins himself.

Me: It already happened.

At this, the crowd started to loudly murmur in concern. Ghira looked at me.

Ghira: His radical plans do not stop there, the documents on this scroll proclaim his next target to be Haven Academy and its attached CCT Tower. Their plan is to strike on the last full moon before the beginning of the Fall semester, roughly two months from today. I have sent my swiftest messenger to the government of Mistral, but I believe we have a greater responsibility. My relationship with the White Fang has been... an interesting one. Years ago, I led the organization to help try and create a world where I, and every Faunus who wished, could walk alongside the human race. And while I believe we made great strides toward this goal, it was made clear to me that the people both in and out of the White Fang wanted faster results. So I stepped down, and Sienna Khan was appointed as my successor. It's true that I do not fully condone many of her methods. What I do condone is what Sienna fights for: the idea that the Faunus and humans are, and should be, equal. Adam Taurus does not seem to have that goal in mind. What he has done benefits no one but himself. I think it's time that the Faunus showed the world that we are equals! Time that we snuff out this splinter group, and restore the White Fang to what it once was!