RWBY (Weiss x Reader) The Knight and His Beautiful Princess

As Above, So Below

Weiss POV

I walked to the dining room of the manor and overheard Ironwood's conversation with the council.

Camilla: General, since the day you were appointed Headmaster, there have been Atlesians who are skeptical of one man holding two Council seats.

Ironwood: Yes, which is exactly why we have checks and balances.

Sleet: We're supposed to, but lately you've been running roughshod all over them, making unilateral decisions without us.

Ironwood: Councilman, I never intended--

Sleet: What people intend and what they do aren't always the same, General?

Jacques: Hm? What? For how long My authorization? Check it again!

Sleet: Councilman Schnee?

Jacques: Um... (clears throat) Yes, I, uh... agree with everything, everything that was, uh, just said. No, uh, no further questions.

Robyn: I'm not quite done yet. You're afraid of something, General. Aren't you?

Ironwood: I think that's pretty obvious, Miss Hill. I'm trying to prevent Atlas from becoming another Beacon, another Haven.

Robyn: Yet, you don't trust your own Council to help you? Operating in secret? These are the actions of somebody who's hiding something.

Ironwood: I'm not hiding anything.

Robyn: Let's put it to the test then. You're all aware of my Semblance. Let's settle it here and now, General Ironwood. Here and now.

I opened the doors.

Weiss: Wait!

Everyone looks toward me, and Robyn gains a slightly annoyed expression. I was standing in the doorway, holding the doors open.

Weiss: You've got the wrong man on trial.

I walked into the room and stops next father.

Weiss: I know who's been framing Ironwood, who rigged the election. And my father does, too. He's been working with him.

Father looks nervous, and I set the Scroll that Mother gave me on the table and taps the screen, causing it to project a hologram screen into the air. The screen depicts a paused video of Father and another man in his office.

Camilla: Is that... Arthur Watts?

Sleet stands up.

Sleet: That's impossible! Dr. Watts died in the Paladin Incident years ago.

Jacques: Wha-- W-w-what is this?

Ironwood stands up.

Ironwood: Play it.

I tapped the play button on the Scroll, and the floating screen begins playing the video. As it plays, Father becomes more and more nervous, fidgeting with his hands and then his mustache, sweat quickly appearing on his brow.

Jacques: (in the video) That bastard is costing me more money every day with this embargo. I'd lay off every employee in Mantle if I wasn't trying to get their damn votes for this Council seat!