"Ozpin blinked slowly. He had heard that story many times over, more so in the past few years than he would have liked. Like all stories, the legend was based on truth." — Look to a happy ending, chapter 6 (/7 in the FFN version) Oh my gosh are you psychic?? 😃
I had a theory that the book was real, and the ‘two souls’ was a reference to the Maidens, with the power being one soul and the Maiden herself being the other. Although, I assumed Ozpin was immortal, as in he’s the same Wizard from the tale, same body and everything. The fact that the book refers to him specifically wasn’t even in my mind and is purely coincidental, but I’m glad it did bc at least one part of my fic wasn’t debunked by canon.