Reaper's War

Chapter 7: Opportunity

A/N: Heeeey guyssss. I am so sorry that this is late. For those who have tumblr you'll all know that ie announced I'm going to be posting on sundays instead of Saturdays.
Everyone else now knows since I've just said xD
Anyways, the reason behind this is because of RWBY V8 episodes coming out on Saturdays (for me) and because I have soooooo much fucking college coursework it's hard to keep up with atm.
Also, if push comes to shove, updates may end up going from weekly to fortnightly so I can concentrate on college AND the story.
Anyways, I'll let you get reading. See you at the eeeend.

Another week had gone by, surprisingly much faster than the first two in the military base prison. Blake had Winter to thank for that, the older woman giving her better books to read along with far better exercise equipment and even pencils and paper to whatever she wanted with.

The cat faunus was currently in an interrogation room waiting for Winter to turn up, most likely to ask more questions to build a proper case. Well, that's what she thought was going to happen.

Ten minutes went by when the door unlocked and in came Winter accompanied by a tall, dark-haired man. Blake immediately recognised him as the General of the Atlesian Military as well as the headmaster of the adjoining Academy.
The raven-haired girl wasn't quite sure why he was here but the sudden thoughts of him declaring she be imprisoned for the rest of her life has her stomach churning and her heart clenching.
Her worries for her future were completely unnecessary as Ironwood finally took a seat and spoke.
"You are probably wondering why I am here along with Specialist Schnee. To answer that, I may as well tell you without beating around the bush." He said, pausing and rifling through papers he'd brought with him. "Now, I am well aware of your background with the White Fang and what happened in Beacon and the facility. But, I am prepared to overlook your roles in those particular organisations and give you a chance to carry on your training as a huntress in Atlas Academy as well as doing specialised missions for me." He explained, sliding several pages of paper across the table in front of the faunus.

Blake was wide eyed and struck dumb. She had no clue what to say or think other than the fact she believed she didn't deserve the chance to carry on her training, not after everything she did. Definitely not after turning a blind eye to Ruby's suffering in the facility. Although, she'd had no choice but to do so, lest she give away too much about herself to the younger faunus. That would've been disastrous and undoubtedly, Adam or even Jacques would've killed either Ruby or herself. Most likely herself since she'd always been expendable in the facility. Especially to Jacques Schnee because she was just a normal faunus.

She was broken out of her self-deprecating thoughts by the General speaking once more.
"If you accept this opportunity, we already have a mission we would like you to participate in."

Finally, Blake arranged her thoughts properly and spoke. "Why give me this chance when I don't deserve it?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"We believe you do deserve another chance because of everything you have been through. We know you didn't have a choice when it came to betraying everyone. You were forced to do so, meaning none of what happened was innately your fault." Ironwood replied almost instantly, seemingly knowing the faunus was going to ask such a thing.

"So, why put me out on a mission straight away? Why not assess my skills first so you know if I'm suitable or not?" Blake questioned, still having doubts.

"It's simple, Miss Belladonna. We already know of your skill set and believe you are competent enough to be put straight onto a mission." Winter butted in, stepping forwards slightly.

At the confused look on Blake's face, Ironwood explained further. "We have video footage from when you attended Beacon as well as in the training room of the facility. That is how we know of your skills Miss Belladonna."