a mother's protection spell

The ice winds come in.

Cinder pov

The doors opened and instantly the biggest feeling that hit cinder was cold. The frigid cold. Not from the temperature though, no the cold was a feeling in the pit of her stomach. The winds that seemed to cry in agony, the smell carried on the dank winter air. The blinding white that one should expect of the iconic winter scape was not present. As they weren't in the floating city that was synonymous with atlas. No, they were in mantle. Why? Well that was where cinder was from.

She had questions, who were her parents? Why did they give her up? Why did she feel this odd rage and contentment at the chilling sight of all her worldly hate and resentment. It was the giant floating city of atlas. She sat there and stared up there at the city and she felt a number of complex emotions, hate, rage, sadness, curiosity and most of all familiarity. "Mom?" She jerked in sligt fear and suddenly realized who she was. She wasn't some sad and scared child. Nor was she the godly powerful teenager that fought glynda goodwitch and beat her. No. She was nothing more then cinder fall, mother of three and friend to the faunus.

"What is it emerald?" Her daughter smiled and took cinders hand, this action which only a few months ago disgusted and irritated her, made her absolutely warm and calm in a way that confused but pleased her. "Would you be willing to show us all around?" Her daughter gestured to the group behind her consisting of Roman, Qrow, Ghira&Kali, Ruby, Neo, Blake, Velvet, and Raven. They all looked respectful at her clearly having a moment at the reunion of her and her homeland. "Oh! Um, of course!" She put on a kind enough smile that surprisingly wasn't very forced, only a little bit. "Follow me everone!"

Cinder was walking with purpose, but to where? That was a good question, as she wasn't necessarily from this area she was raised in an orphanage in a warmer area of remnant, though where that was she couldn't quite recall. So she lead them to a large dazzling hotel. Yes, she lead them to the glass unicorn. "Aaaaand Ta-da!" Everyone save for emerald and neo, gazed in awe. "Woah! Mama what is this place!?" Cinder looked just slightly panicked, and thankfully her savior came in the form of a tri colored mute girl. Neo walked forth and made a sign (This was mom's home!) They all whistled and awed at that revelation.

Neo smirked and communicated (Now mom's lead you all here to stay! Right mom?) Cinder looked at her daughter who winked as a sign and cinder collected herself and said. "But of course! After all we have been on a train and boat trip for a week! Sight seeing will come later." They all seemed to agree and followed her lead inside. She whispered just loud enough for her daughter to hear. "Thank you neo." Her daughter smiled and winked with an eye color swap flourish. "Woah, since when could you do that?" Neo smiled and stealthily signed. [come now mom, a lady must keep her secrets] at that she smiled pridefully at her daughter 'she's mine, well and truly. i'll tell you someday that you're my daughter and i love you with all of me neo, i promise' Her spirit companion piped up 'WELL SAID YOUNG FALL'

She smiled to herself and couldn't help but agree with zarathos. She finally pushed open the doors and a bellhop appeared and said. "Hello! Will you be staying or dining?" Cinder propped her shoulders out and stood tall and said. "Yes, we will be taking three rooms with at least 2 queen beds per room." He smiled and said. "Right this way madame!" Cinder twitched at that word, and hated being referred to as such. But she followed and got to the desk. "Welcome Ms, who will be paying for this stay?" She slammed down her license and stated. "Beacon academy, contact headmaster ozpin and tell him cinder insisted that this was the location to stay for the kids."

The man raised an eyebrow and said. "Please remain here while we contact him and make sure just... in case!" She could tell this man made her out to be rif raf and didn't believe her to be associated with the headmaster of the best of the huntsman academia around. She waited patiently and after around two minutes he returned obviously surprised at her telling the truth. "Well alright miss, he told me to give you a message." Cinder replied. "Oh?" The man answered and said. "He um, told me to tell you. Ms fall stop billing me for every little thing, as i have better things to do then be your bank."