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Team RWBY, JNPR, and Qrow are sitting around in the living room with Reaper.

Ruby: So we really do need to take the Relic to Atlas?

Qrow: That's what Oz said.

Everybody looks to Weiss.

Weiss: You've got to be joking...

Nora: I mean, bright side, we finally get out of this house!

Reaper: The silver lining to leaving.

Weiss sighs.

Qrow: Well trust me, I'm not crazy about it either. And without the Spring Maiden here to seal the Relic back in its Vault, it's our best option.

Ren: Atlas may be the safest kingdom we have at the moment, but their borders are closed. General Ironwood called everyone back.

Qrow: Eh, not everyone.

He activates his scroll, showing a hologram of a highlighted portion of land.

Qrow: The city of Argus is a ways north of us and it's the primary trading port between Anima and Solitas. They've got the largest Atlas military base outside the kingdom. There's no way they'd leave it abandoned, and if we play our cards right, I think there's a good chance we could convince them to escort us straight to Ironwood.

Pyrrha seems nervous at the prospect of going to her home that is Argus. Jaune holds her hand as Blake speaks.

Blake: I mean, we do have the missing Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company.

Weiss: Ex-Heiress, actually.

Yang: True, true. But if there's a chance of reward money, I say we go for it.

Reaper: Pfft, haha...

Weiss: Ugh...

Ozpin: Hopefully the first option will suffice.

Oscar, letting Ozpin take over, walks into the room.

Ozpin: While I'm sure we could all use more time to recover, I'm afraid time is of the essence.

Blake: Right, as long as that thing's out in the open, its power could fall into the wrong hands.

Jaune: Speaking of, what does it do exactly besides giving Reaper the ability to talk to us? Qrow never really told us.

Everyone looks to Ozpin, who turns around to face them.

Ozpin: Of course. The Relic of Knowledge has a wonderful, and incredibly dangerous ability. Its user can ask any question, and the lamp will provide an answer.

Reaper places the Relic down on the table, and it floats.

Ren: Intriguing...

Blake: That's incredible...

Ozpin: Indeed. However, it's not without drawbacks. The lamp cannot tell of events that have yet to happen, and it will only ever answer three questions every one hundred years.

Yang: Well, I guess that's not so bad. Adds a lot of pressure though.

Nora: Then let's put it to a vote! What should we ask first? Oh! Can we ask for more questions? CAN WE ASK FOR MORE QUESTIONS?!

Reaper and Ren both facepalm.

Ren: They're not wishes...

Ozpin: *chuckling* I'm afraid you won't be able to ask it anything at the moment. The questions were used before I sealed it away.

Reaper: Uh huh...

Ozpin shoots a glare at Reaper.

Ruby: Well, at least now we know what it is. And we'll be sure to keep it safe!

Reaper: A fun fact to mention about the bloody thing is that it is very attractive to Grimm.

Yang: What do you mean?

Reaper: The Relics all emit a sort of energy that only Grimm seem to detect. It's a faint energy but it's like smelling freshly baked cookies from your room upstairs. It's a faint smell but very sweet and attractive when you detect it.

Weiss: So as soon as we leave Mistral, we could be attracting Grimm from here all the way to Argus!

Reaper: There is a chance of that. But there's also a chance we could get to Argus without incident while taking the train there.

Ozpin sighs and nods at Reaper.

Ozpin: It is a risk we'll have to take.

The group looks at each other and reluctantly all nod at him.

Reaper: Me and Qrow will buy us some tickets to Argus in the morning. Though I wouldn't expect to be leaving for Argus for at least a couple days.

End Part!

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