Update

I have often looked at this story with fond memories and dread over the last year, as I have struggled to come to the realization that I can no longer continue it as the story currently is. The plans I had laid stalled out and after dealing with a crippling repetitive strain injury and life stuff for a month after the last upload, I couldn't find the will to return to it and force my way through. I am going to give this another shot, with a fresh start. It won't be the same as the previous story but operates under the same premise. Qrow died. Ruby screwed up. Then she goes off with her mentor to grow stronger.

There will be four major changes. One, Ruby quit beacon of her own volition while reeling with the trauma of the event, before she considered what that really meant. Two, the story will introduce my planned villain earlier on, to help give me an easy way to push the story on if it stalls out. Three, while Ruby/Weiss's relationship will still play a major part of it, it will get slightly less screentime and I'm going to make sure that it doesn't overshadow everything else I have planned. Four, I plan for more time to pass between and during chapters. Oh I also have a plan for Blake, who I totally ignored in this story.

For those who read this piece of fanfiction and actually waited for it to progress, I am sorry. It got to the point where each chapter I would write ten separate versions trying to just fill for time before things happened without realizing nothing would happen that way. I will do my best to make this next story I make something that I am more capable of consistently updating. (And when I cannot, I will do my best to keep people apprised of my status) I can't promise that I will complete the next project or upload consistently. But I promise to try. Thanks for reading folks.

(Oh, sidenote, the first three chapters of the rework, over 10,000 words, have already been written and will be posted immediately after this. Please give it a read)