Jaune: *Knelt down to examine tracks on the ground* Hm... 3 persons, two clearly smaller than the third one. Probably the rich girl and Ruby. *Squints his eyes* As for the third one... Hm... *Looks closer* ... Long stride between each step, heels, probably that Pyrrha gal. She was the only one who wore those.
Juniper: *Peacefully eating ferns not too far, perks one ear at the mention of Pyrrha*
Jaune: *Pensive* The tracks are fresh… they're probably nearby. *Stands up, dusting off the dirt from his knee* I wonder who got paired with who. *Walks up to Juniper* We'll take a detour.
Juniper: *tilts her head to the side*
Jaune: *Answering the silent question* Honestly? *Scratches the back of his head with a miffed expression* I know the rich girl said something about her having won some fighting tournaments or whatever, but she's wearing heels in the middle of the woods. Heels! *Shakes his head* That's like trying to cut a tree with a knife; just because it can be done doesn't mean anyone should try to do so.
Juniper: *Nudges the sword at his hips with her nose*
Jaune: *Rolls his eyes* That's different; i might not know how to use a sword, but at least a sharp object can always be useful in a—
Jaune: *Turns towards the provenance of the sound, where the tracks were leading to, the sound of multiple trees falling, as if something were breaking them* ... Dammit. *Quickly gets atop Juniper, unfastening his warbow from the saddle, a severe look on his face* Let's go, Jun.
Weiss: *Trying to slow down the deathstalker as best she could using ice dust, her aura reserves almost depleted* Whose brilliant idea was it to walk inside that stupid cave!? *Wince, falling to one knee* Ngh—
Ruby: *Using the momentum of her scythe to deflect the stinger before jumping away* Weiss!
Pyrrha: *Blocking one of the pincers with Akoúo̱ and using Miló to hit the interstices inside the chitinous armor* You two, stay focused! *Uses her semblance to give more weight while pushing back the pincer, taking a step back* One good hit, and we are dead; now's not the time to falt— *barely dodges the stinger aimed at her side, losing her footing for half a second, exposing herself to a counter-offensive*
Weiss: *Horrified* PYRRHAAAA!
"Brenin y Brenhinoedd, Ozymandias, boed i ti roi dy nerth i mi."
Pyrrha: *Watches as a trail of light seems to appear in front of her, aiming for the deathstalker* ?!
Deathstalker: *Recoils in pain, its left claw launched in the air, ripped from its socket from the impact as an arrow imbed itself in the left side of its face, gashing three of its eyes, slowly disintegrating into specks of light*
Ruby: *Only noticing now the arrow that passed right next to her head* What just hap—
Pyrrha: *Gets pushed back by the air pressure caused by the sonic boom following the arrow* !!! *Lands gracefully near Weiss, using the brief respite to steady herself*
Ruby: *Pushed by the same air pressure* Woah?! *falls face-first in the dirt* Urgh... Great.
Weiss: *her other knee giving up on her, relief visible on her face* Oh thank god, you're—
"DON'T LET YOUR GUARDS DOWN! THE GRIMM ISN'T DEAD YET!"
Ruby: *Surprised by the authoritative voice coming from behind her*, Eep! *Quickly raises up to her feet, readying herself*
"RUBY, AIM FOR ITS EYES WITH YOUR RIFLE; DISTRACT IT WHILE PYRRHA WEARS IT DOWN. PYRRHA, CUT ITS LEFT LEGS AND WATCH FOR THE STINGER! I MADE SURE TO GIVE YOU A SAFE PATH TO VICTORY, SO MAKE IT COUNT!"
Ruby: *Changes Crescent Rose into its sniper mode* On it!
Pyrrha: *Nods silently, before rushing the beast*
Weiss: *Grits her teeth, using all her strength to try standing up* I can... still—
Weiss: *Startled, tries to wriggle away from the noise* AH!
Jaune: *Completely spent, having fallen down from Juniper right behind Weiss* Ow...
Weiss: *Surprised* J-Jaune? *Looks at the Deathstalker then back at him* Did you do that!?
Jaune: *Deadpan* No, I just decided to come here and fall from Juniper to your side with a broken wrist and second-degree burns all over my right arm just to say hi.
Weiss: ... Sarcasm ill-befits you.
Jaune: *using Juniper's help to sit up, his eyes focused on the fight* I used almost all of my aura to imbue that arrow with a blessing, and I sadly didn't have the time to protect myself from the recoil. *Watches as Pyrrha cuts the first two legs* Good thing they don't seem to need any more help.
Weiss: *Lift an eyebrow in confusion* A... blessing?
Jaune: *frown* ... You can't be serious. You know, imbuing inanimate objects with your aura to strengthen their properties? A blessing?
Weiss: *Tilt her head* Do you mean aura reinforcement?
Jaune: ... *facepalm, the pain of his broken wrist paling in comparison to the absurdity of her words* Oh god you're serious. *Takes a deep breath* I didn't bash the arrow against the grimm with my two hands now, did I? Or do you believe my bow's able to act as a railgun whenever I hold it in my hands? If it were as easy as just coating my weapons in aura and calling it a day, I wouldn't have fallen to the ground in pain next to you!
Juniper: *stomps her foot on the ground*
Jaune: *Frown* Hey! I have the right to be slightly rude when I'm upset and in pain, Jun! I have feelings too!
Juniper: *stomps her foot again*
Jaune: *Rolls his eyes* Fine! *turns his head to face Weiss* Sorry to have been rude. It's just... Everyone should know how to bless their weapons before even wielding them. That's like, survival 101 and—
Juniper: *stomps her foots a third time*
Jaune: *Wince* Okay, okay, i'll stop bashing her head with common sense...
Weiss: *surprised* Wait, she understands what we're saying?
Jaune: ... Yeah? You know, i'm not the kind to speak with a dog for fun—
Juniper: *Stomps her foot a fourth time*
Jaune: *On the defensive* I meant serious conversation Jun and you know it!
Glynda: ... *Goes to speak*
Ozpin: *lift a hand to silence her, a knowing smirk on his face* Before you ask, the people from the Dragon continent have lived countless years in close proximity to the land of darkness. What you saw was an adaptation, not dissimilar to the one seen in silver-eyed warriors.
Glynda: He literally connected his soul to the arrow! That long string of light was his literal soul stretching out of his hand! What kind of adaptation is that!? And his eyes-
Ozpin: *Sigh* Yes, yes, they were glowing a magnificent golden hue. *Take a sip from his cocoa mug* Aaaah~... *Puts his mig back down* Just because humankind lost its ability to use magic doesn't mean magic has lost its ability to affect them.
Glynda: *Lifts up her glasses* I see... That aside, i wasn't aware of Juniper's sapience. Should i arrange a more comfortable room for her?
Ozpin: *Scoff* That would imply making her sleep in a different room than Jaune, which i'm not sure she is going to allow us to do, i'm afraid.
