Before I start this chapter, I want to express my gratitude to all of you for helping me get this story to where it is. As of the time I'm writing this, the story is finally at the 300 follow milestone. That's insane, despite my disappearance for so long. There are several authors in this FanFiction community that I look up to in terms of writing, namely authors like Sangheilitat, Momoxtoshiro, Elfenlied, NobleMeta, The Last Sonata, and Mytotinzi to name a few, and I hope that at some point, this story can stand in the same league as some of the things that they have written. Stories like Vengeance, Can you Feel my Heart, Red Like Blood or Rush. However, more importantly, I'd like to thank you all for helping this story get to where it is, and not just in the follow and fave count, but in quality. While I'm not the greatest writer in the world, not even close, but it's thanks to you guys that my writing has improved from where I started with the long since deleted "The Bounty" and the development hell that "Forced Attraction" has found itself in. If it wasn't for you guys' reviews and criticisms, like those from the aforementioned Sangheilitat, my writing would still absolutely suck and I wouldn't be growing as a writer. The 'grammar natzi's' are honestly welcome to an extent, because it does help me try to kick my bad habits that still slip every now and then. I love writing stories, building worlds, and just being creative, but I also love seeing you guys getting enjoyment out of what I do. And I hope that when this story concludes in 13 or so more chapters, you guys will have enjoyed the entire ride and continue to support my writings.

But you guys came here for the story, not the ramblings of a socially awkward 22 year old, right? So here it is, and I hope you guys enjoy.

Princess and the Orphan

Terms you should know before reading:

Crooked-Nose Knave: Classless and ridiculous.

Goatish: Horny

Full-gorged: Sex Glutton

Wench-Whore

Harpy: Term used for someone with a high temper.

Ruby landed hard on the ground, her rear roughly making contact with the dirt before her whole body was lifted off the ground. She could hardly breathe, and her whole torso felt as though it was being crushed slowly and painfully. She tried shaking her body out of whatever it was that was ensnaring her, but to no avail. Her legs were kicking wildly, desperately trying to gain enough traction on something, anything, to help her get free. She could slowly feel her life fading away as her breathing turned to small, shuddering gasps for air. Was this really how her life was going to end? Not on the field of battle, but slowly being crushed to death?

"Y-Yang...please...air..."

Her sister was infamous for underestimating her own strength. Years of working out, mixed with her blacksmith work gave her very well defined muscles that she had a habit of forgetting she had. Especially when it came to hugging her younger sister. That was why, the second she saw that Ruby was ok, she literally tackled her to the ground and proceeded to crush her rib-cage with the force of her hug.

"But I was so worried!" Yang cried, loosening her grip enough for Ruby to squirm her way out.

Freedom! Ruby thought, taking in large gasps of air.

"I was just about to make my way back home when we heard about what happened. We were told to stay put and I-I wasn't sure that you were Ok. I-I thought you might've died, o-or taken prisoner, or something!"

Ruby cut the blonde off by punching her in the arm, setting her off balance.

"Ow! Ruby, what the hell!?" She replied, rubbing her slightly pained arm. Ruby's punch wasn't particularly hard, but it still caught her off guard. Yang's face was still stricken with tears as she stared at Ruby, eyes narrowed slightly. Ruby merely crossed her arms, pouting as she looked away.

"You would've known if you came home when you were supposed to..."

Realization dawned on Yang as she sported an apologetic look. She rubbed the back of her head, staring a bit at the ground as she responded. "Y-yeah, sorry about that..."

Ruby looked at her sister from the corner of her eye. On one hand, she was angry with her sister for not coming home, or even commissioning a letter to be sent by bird to Vale. But with recent events, all things considered, she's actually glad her sister hadn't been in Vale. She closed her eyes tightly, shaking her head in an attempt to shut out the impending thoughts. She didn't know what she would do if she lost Yang in that attack, and she certainly doesn't want to start thinking about it now. She sighed.

What's important is that she's safe.

"Soo...what exactly were you doing all this time? Your trip lasted an extra month." Ruby asked, now looking at her sister with a look of understanding.

Yang looked up from the ground and shrugged. "I got offered a ton of work while I was here that I couldn't pass up." She grinned and held a fist to her chest. "You know me. Someone gives me an order and I have to fill it." She lowered her hand back to her side and shrugged. "Besides, a lot of it wasn't even for weapons. Some people just wanted help fixing up their homes and stuff. I...kinda saw it as an opportunity to expand my skill set."

Ruby sighed and shook her head. "And you didn't think to send a message or anything? You know~. To tell your one and only little sister that you weren't going to be home for a while?~" Ruby said in a sing song tone to tease her sister.

Yang smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of head once more. "I...didn't exactly think that through, huh?"

"Nnope." Ruby said, popping the 'p' and sticking her tongue out. Yang chuckled and walked by her sister, rubbing her hair as she did so.

"You're such a dork." Giggled the older sibling, Ruby pouting and trying to fix her tussled hair, making Yang sport a huge grin. "Come on, I think Ms. Glynda's tired of waiting for us. Let's go check out the swanky new place we'll be staying at."

Ruby kept her pout firmly in place until realization dawned on her. "Uh...Yang? About that..."

"No way! You're the princess' bodyguard!?"

Ruby chuckled nervously at her sisters sudden outburst of disbelief. She opted to just tell Yang when they got to Glynda's, figuring it would be best for Yang to see for herself. Sure enough, when they had gotten back, Weiss was already studying up on whatever books Glynda kept on Vacuonian law. She was trying to do so peacefully, but the obnoxious, loud blonde had so daringly put an end to that. The princess was seated at a large desk on the far wall of the room, a book on Vacuonian law and a candle close by. There were two beds on either side of the desk, with a couch on the opposite end of the room. She was gritting her teeth and her finger nails dug into the dark wood of the desk. She had her back turned to the two girls, leaving them oblivious to her frustration and anger.

"Yang, try not to be so loud!" Ruby reprimanded, then crossing her arms. "Besides, why's it so hard to believe that maybe I happen to be a very capable kn-gah!" Ruby's words had been cut off as her sister flicked her on the forehead. Ruby was now rubbing the forming red mark, glaring daggers as her sister, who merely snickered in response.

"I'll believe it when I see it, lil' seedling."

Ruby looked mortified and turned red in the face at the use of the nickname. "Yaaang!" Ruby whined. "How long are you going to call me that!?"

Yang just chuckled, moving over and all but jumping onto the couch. "Whenever you finally grow up and become a full fledged Rose." Out of the corner of her eye, Yang finally took notice of the other girl in the room, who was sitting at the desk shaking for some odd reason.

"So, you gonna introduce us, or what?"

Ruby sighed and nodded. "Right. Yang, this is Weiss." She said, motioning to the girl at the desk. "And Weiss, this is my sister, Yang."

She was somewhat confused when Weiss didn't budge or turn around. She didn't even acknowledge them and continued doing whatever it was she was doing. Ruby furrowed her brow and tilted her head to the side. Her sister, however, got up from the couch and took a few steps toward the princess.

"Aw, come on. Lighten up a bit, Frosty. Just cause you're royalty, it doesn't mean you can't associate with us lowly peasants, right?" Yang mocked.

While Weiss did finally turn around, it wasn't for the reason they expected. They could see the fire in the pale girls eyes as she glared, first at Ruby, then to Yang. Her teeth were clenched so hard, ruby thought they may disintegrate at any given moment.

"I'm trying to study for my new duties." Weiss snarled.

Try to keep calm, Weiss. Remember what happened when you burst at the council meeting.

Weiss took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves, failing slightly. "So I would appreciate it, if you would simply keep your introductions to yourself, and give. Me. Some. Peace."

Ruby felt the tension in the room growing, looking between the angry, glaring princess, and her...oddly grinning sister.

"Wow, someones wound up. What's wrong, frigid-harpy? Council didn't give you the harem you're used to?"

Ruby's eyes shot wide open, mouth agape just...staring at her sister, who was grinning proudly. She hesitated at first, but finally turned to look at Weiss. She was shocked to see small amounts of blood dripping from her mouth. She stared at her for a moment only to finally notice that she was, quite literally, biting her tongue, face an impeccable red color.

"You...crooked-nose knave! How dare you insist that I am some goatish, full-gorged, wench! I'll have you know that I am as pure as the day I was born! Not like you would know anything about that. Judging from your appearance, I wouldn't be surprised to see you prancing about in some brothel or simply selling your body for coin on the street-"

"Yang!"

Weiss' yelling was cut off by a yell of Ruby's own. Weiss blinked and suddenly saw the blonde getting ready to strike her down with her fists. The only thing that had saved her from the blondes wrath was Ruby's quick reflexes, pulling Yang's arms behind her back. She looked ready to throw Ruby off of her until the door to their room suddenly swung open, revealing a rather angry looking Goodwitch. Getting a sense of what the situation actually was, Glynda strode over toward Yang, standing between her and Weiss. Yang looked up at her, still scowling, but Glynda glared right back.

"Xiao Long. I suggest that you take a moment to calm yourself down before I do something that I'll regret." She said, calmly. Yang's right arm twitched, alerting Ruby to her sisters still blazing fury. She tightened her hold on her sisters arms, digging her left foot in the floor and pulling back a bit, gaining as much distance from Weiss as she could.

"Yang, stop it. You shouldn't have been insulting Weiss in the first place." Ruby said, still struggling to pull the girl back. After a moment, it began getting easier to pull the blonde away, eventually allowing her to seat her back on the couch. Ruby let out a sigh of relief, and Glynda softened her stance. Weiss crossed her arms and huffed.

"Serves her-"

"You be quiet too, Weiss." Ruby spoke coldly, slightly startling the princess.

"I may be your bodyguard, and maybe I even see us as friends. But don't ever insult my sister, or call her a wench, again."

The only response she got was a scowl before Weiss turned back around and returned to her studies, prompting Ruby to shake her head. Glynda closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pinching the bridge of her nose. "Now, Xiao Long. So long as I don't hear another word about this confrontation, you're more than welcome to stay here with Ruby. However, seeing as there are only two beds, you'll have to make due with the couch."

Yang nodded silently, glaring a hole in the back of Weiss' head, which earned her a punch in the arm from Ruby. The look on her face read 'cut it out'.

"Now that this is all over with, I suggest you all get some rest. Ruby, you'll be joining sir Peter Port at the training grounds with the other knights in training. I assume your sister will be joining you to watch."

Yang's mood made a complete 180 as she was suddenly sporting a grin and hugged her sister from where she was seated on the couch. With the awkward standing angle she was in, she struggled to keep standing. "You bet! I can't wait to see all of the awesome stuff the little seedling's learned while I was away!"

Once again, Ruby's face took on a red color. "Yang!"

Glynda just shook her head and turned her attention to Weiss. "As for you, Lady Schnee. You will be accompanying them as well. While you won't be training, it would be good for you to stay close your guard at all times. Once her training is over, you, Ms. Rose and I will begin going over your studies in more detail."

Weiss didn't answer verbally, electing for a nod. This didn't seem to bother Glynda any and she removed herself from the room without another word. Ruby, still feeling awkward about what had just transpired, decided to fake a yawn as she stretched. "Ms. Glynda's right. It's starting to get a bit late, and I'm gonna need as much rest as possible for tomorrow. We should probably just head to bed."

Weiss merely blew out the candle in response before closing her book and walking over to her bed. Yang stretched an arm over her head, her back popping a bit before she simply crashed back down onto the couch, hands behind her head, eyes shut and a smile on her face. Ruby smiled before approaching her own bed on the opposite side of Weiss'. She silently wished the two of them a good night, before quietly getting into bed and thinking about the day.

Her sister was the same, outgoing person she's always been. Quick to tease without thinking, expecting everyone to just take the joke for what it is and laugh. While that was fine with Ruby and some of the other citizens of Vale, Yang just failed to understand that it just didn't work the same way with everybody. Yet, despite all of that, what Weiss had said in response to her teasing wasn't exactly called for, either.

Weiss was still acting a bit like a...well, a princess. She still seemed to look down on other people, despite acting as though she didn't. Ruby was quick to see the hypocrisy in Weiss' character, though at the same time, it was just human. Everyone was a hypocrite at some point in their life, even her. She rolled over in her bed to stare at the princess. Her back was turned to her and she could tell she'd already fallen asleep. Despite how...not cruel, but unkind, Weiss had been, she still felt bad for her. Parents were dead, home destroyed, all of her freedom taken from her. The one thing that she enjoyed in life stripped from her hands...it wasn't a life to live. Everyone back at Vale, whenever they saw Weiss or other powerful nobles, felt envious of them. Wished they could be in their shoes. But Ruby could already tell that it wasn't everything it was cracked up to be, and she wouldn't want to trade places any time in the near future. She wished she could help, but since Weiss was so keen on pushing her away, she resigned herself to her fate. Unable to do anything for her, Ruby fell asleep, trying to think about the excitement of tomorrow.

Clang

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"Son of a-"

Thud

"Arc! Are you even paying attention to your training!?" Roared a loud, angry voice.

Ruby felt nervous just hearing him raise his voice at another person. She stood, rigid still, as she watched one of the knight trainers really dig into one of the other trainees. The man wasn't very tall, almost her height. He had a pretty wide nose, small amounts of facial hair along his face and messy, brown hair. The person he was currently yelling at was a small, scraggly blonde haired boy. Ruby arrived at her specified training time to watch a spar between two other trainees. The other trainee, Hail she believes his name was, chose to wore his helmet the whole time for some...strange reason. During the fight, the poor blonde could do nothing but stay on the offensive as Hail just threw strike after strike at him with his training sword. The blonde was able to deflect a few attacks with his shield, but ultimately lost after a boot met his gut, sending him flying onto his rear in the grass. Ruby and everyone in the lines surrounding the makeshift grassy battlefield cringed the second their trainer opened his mouth.

"This is the fourth match you've participated in within the past 2 weeks, and yet you still can't even land a single hit on your opponent! You can hardly even defend yourself!" roared the trainer. Ruby looked at the blonde, who refused to meet his gaze and stare at the ground.

"But..sir, I'm really try-"

"Don't give me that, Arc! I've not seen you train outside of these sessions a single time! I've even offered to train you personally, and yet you turn me down and have the nerve to perform like this!? Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just throw you out of here right now!?"

Ruby gulped. She kind of wished she could do something for the guy, but there wasn't much a newbie could do or say that would help. In fact, it may only make things worse, both for him and for her. However, the sad look on his face made her rethink that. She took a step forward, opening her mouth to say something when the girl in line next to her strode forward in her stead.

"Actually sir, if I may speak out of line for a moment. But Jaune's actually starting his training with me later this evening."

Ruby stared in astonishment at the girl. She had red hair, a variation brighter than her own highlights, and was incredibly tall. She didn't know who this girl was, but she was glad to see that someone was sticking up for the blonde haired guy. The trainer seemed a bit surprised as well, and seemed to calm down, if only just a bit.

"Nikos, are you really training this guy? I mean, just look at him." he motioned to the blonde, who was still sitting on the ground, head hung low. "He can barely make use of that wimpy little shield of his."

This Nikos girl merely smiled sweetly at him. "Yes, but I do see a bit of potential in him. After all, isn't it our job to train our soldiers to the best of their abilities, so that we may protect those who can't do it themselves?"

The trainer shook his head. "Yes, that's true, but he's wasted effort. It'd probably just be best if we send him home."

Ruby looked around and saw quite a few others nodding in agreement with him, which didn't sit right with her. But this Nikos girl seemed to disagree.

"Trust me, I'm sure I can turn him around. He has potential, he just doesn't see it in himself yet. I promise you, I'll get him training rigorously in no time." Nikos looked over at Jaune, giving him, probably the kindest and sweetest smile Ruby's seen in a long time, and extending her hand to him. After spending so much time around Weiss, and the debacle that occurred last night from Yang, it was refreshing to see such kindness from another person. Jaune seemed to think so as well, returning her smile and accepting her outstretched hand, pulling himself up.

The trainer sighed. "Very well. Anyway, my shift here is up. From now until the end of training today, Sir Peter Port will be your trainer for the day. Train rigorously." He said, specifically eyeing Jaune before he took his leave.

As Port took the field and started instructing the new trainees on the techniques that they'll be going over, Yang and Weiss merely watched from the sidelines, with the latter barely showing any interest. Yang decided she was tired of the quiet and stood next to the princess.

"Hey, princess. I just wanted to apologize for last night. It was pretty uncalled for. Friends?" Yang offered sweetly, extending her hand to Weiss. The princess merely looked at her hand, then back up at Yang.

"Please, don't talk to me. I would, honestly, rather talk to anyone else."

Yang normally would've responded with a retort of her own, but an approaching figure from the corner of her eye told her it may very well be funnier if she kept her mouth shut. Almost on cue, the Jaune guy from miserable match earlier came sauntering up to them.

"Why hello there, young ladies. Mind if I, introduce myself?" he asked, feigning a sort of smoothness.

Weiss could see the smirk on Yang's face, giving her a scowl in return. She honestly should have chosen her words more carefully. She looked back at the blonde, glaring at him, hoping he would merely leave. Unfortunately for her, Yang had other plans, primarily to see her squirm.

"Sure! I'm Yang Xiao Long, and this here's my friend Weiss." Yang said, motioning to the girl beside her while trying to hold back her laughter. She mouthed the words 'Anyone, huh?'. Weiss glared at her once more. Before Jaune can proceed with his introduction, Port calls out to him, to which he stumbles and makes his way back over.

"He seemed nice." Yang giggled. Weiss just shook her head and returned her attention to the field when she noticed Ruby taking the center stage with a ginger haired girl. Weiss furrowed her brows as she saw Ruby wielding Ozpin's blade against the orange-haired girls. She could tell from the orange-haired girls confidence and grin that she's rather well trained. Weiss had to question Ports decision to pit Ruby, a still learning newbie, against someone like that. She was shocked to see that the initial disadvantage she perceived, was not a disadvantage at all. The second the match was called, Ruby simply stood there, her left foot was slightly behind her right, left heel raised slightly. Hips straight forward, shoulders relaxed, center of gravity between the feet, and sword pointing at the incoming girls throat. She almost wished she paid more attention to Ruby's training, if for no other reason than to understand her current choice in stance. Clearly, the other girl didn't understand either, as with this stance, Ruby was able to deflect the incoming strike upward, giving her the chance to bring the sword right back down for her counter-strike. Unfortunately the girl was faster than she looked, and managed to jump back and spin just enough to avoid the strike.

Ruby then immediately jumped back herself to gain as much distance as possible to ready her next strike, entering another stance. This time, the sword was raised above her head, tip facing behind her and her right foot was in front. Ruby somehow managed to do all of that and rush forward faster than the other girl could ready herself for a counter. Ruby swung downward, narrowly missing as the girl as she slid out of the way. Without giving her a chance to attack, Ruby tilted her hands to the opposite end, hopped up and twirled as fast as she could, swinging the sword outward. The other girl was barely able to put her own sword up in time to deflect. The resulting clash, mixed with Ruby's lack of footing or traction from being airborne, caused the blade to fly from her hands. Taking head of the situation, Ruby kept he body low and lunged to the other girls side, placing herself behind her as the girl swung downward. Since Ruby didn't have her sword, the girl had no problems repeating Ruby's action and hopped up to swing. Once again, Ruby kept her body low to the ground, narrowly avoiding the strike, and rolled under the girl just before she hit the ground. Without missing a beat, Ruby lunged and made a dash for her fallen weapon, successfully recovering it before the girl could attack again. When the other girl attacked her again, Ruby was ready and deflected strike after strike. Unfortunatley for her, the other girl had more strength than she did and was not only able to knock the sword from her hands with a downward strike, but dropped the blade at the same time and quickly got into a fist-to-fist stance, moving her right foot back, cocking her right fist before bringing it up into Ruby's gut, sending her onto her back. Before she could recover, there was a blade at her throat, and the match was over.

When Port called the match, the girl offered Ruby her hand and immedately pulled her into a hug, jumping up and down repeatedly, confusing Ruby.

"Ohhh, that was so. Much. Fun! You're reeeaaallly good with your sword, and you're so fast!"

Ruby, still moving up and down with this girl, weakly responded with a confused, "Thank...you?"

She was saved by a mysterious stranger calling out to the girl. "Nora, I think she's had enough. Please put her down."

Almost immediately, Ruby was literally dropped and the girl hopped away. "Kay Ren!"

Weiss and Yang watched the spectacle in surprise. Weiss more so, as she didn't recall Ozpin ever teaching her those particular stances, as basic as they may have been. Not only that, but she was surprised by how well Ruby was able to adapt to each new situation, and her speed. She hated to admit it, but...perhaps this girl really was more skilled than she had initially gave her credit for. Her internal musings, however, were cut short as that Nikos girl began approaching them.

"She's got quite the talent. I hear she's your bodyguard, Lady Schnee?" The girl asked, sweetly.

Weiss merely nodded in response. Yang, on the other hand, gives a more...outgoing and loud response.

"She sure is! Isn't my little seedling something? I'm so proud of her!" Yang cheered. Nikos giggled, offering them a smile.

"Well, my name's Pyrrha. I'm actually already in line to becoming one of the new captains upon completing training. I must say, I'm looking forward to having more people like Ruby among our ranks."

Weiss' interest had peaked at her admission. "Really? A platoon leader before even completing training? How exactly is that possible?"

Pyrrha's scratched the back of her head as she answered. "Well, I'm actually from another kingdom. I'm originally from Mistral, or more accurately, Sanctum. I've already had years of training since I was little and I...guess my reputation precedes me."

Ruby could see the conversation from the corner of her eye, noting how Weiss was actually holding a conversation with that Pyrrha girl. She felt something in her stomach drop at the sight, feeling a bit jealous. She shook the thoughts from her head and returned her attention to Port.

Training and studying had been finished, everyone having retired for the night. Ruby stayed up a bit, reading with the use of the candle Weiss was using to finish some last minute studying. She still couldn't quite shake the feeling of jealous from earlier, now mixing with her sadness that Weiss couldn't train like she really wanted. That is, until an idea finally crossed her mind.

"Hey...Weiss?" Ruby asked quiets, so as to not disturb her sleeping sister on the couch. Weiss only offered Ruby a glance from the corner of her eye before returning her gaze to the book.

"Yes, Ruby?" She asked with just a bit of bite.

"Do you, uh...really miss your training?"

That was enough to make Weiss stop reading all together, looking out of the opposite corners of her eyes as she gauged her response. Ruby knew that it was probably a dumb question, as the answer was quite obvious, but she just had to start this conversation somehow. Weiss, however, remembered the conversation with Port and sighed. Ever since they got here, she hated to admit that she hadn't been the kindest individual, save for her conversation with Pyrrha. And Ruby was trying to be friendly.

"Yes, Ruby. I really, really do. But I would thank you, if you did not bring it up ever again."

At this point, Ruby was nervously playing with her fingers as she went over her response in her head.

"Well..why don't you and I just train together at night? Just a few days a week? I may not be the best teacher, but it would be a good way to continue your training somehow, and give us a chance to spend time together, since I consider us to be friends, even if you don't, and I am your guard after all, and...Yeah..."

Ruby didn't know when, but Weiss had begun staring at her. Ruby could see the gears turning in Weiss' head, half expecting a less than favorable retort. However, Weiss merely got up from her seat, blowing out the candle and returning to her own bed. Ruby felt a bit heartbroken but just accepted that as her answer and turned over.

"Sure, Ruby...thank you...for understanding..."

Ruby couldn't help the smile that graced her lips before sleep overtook them both.

I've gone back and fixed a few issues with the last chapter (primarily the death count.) Looking into it, the average kingdom should have a range of 10-15,000 citizens. Not 1k. So I've upped that a bit, so the death/survival toll are higher. Thanks to the reviewer for pointing this out.

And finally, I will say that not every character will be included. This is mostly the case for side characters, and characters that I just incredibly hate in general. Characters like...Neon Kat... Reese, and Flynt Coal, will not be here. And as much as I like her, Winter won't be coming along for the ride either, as my already established canon debunks her. Sure, I can go with a "Sister I never knew I had" plot, but that's just lazy, at least for Winter, and I've already planned most of the story to the end. She won't fit, and I'm not going to shoehorn her. Cinder will also not be the main villain, nor will it be an OC. You guys will just have to see what I mean as we go.

So that being said, what do you guys think of how the characters are shaping up so far? Who do you think will be revealed next? And what roles do you think they'll play? Also, get excited for the next chapter, as we get yet another familiar face coming along for the ride, as well as a bit more of a look at team JNPR (Or PNJR. Jaune won't be the leader, and if anyone is curious as to WHY this is, just message me and I'll explain my reasoning in more depth.)

UPDATE: Since this was a guest review, I couldn't PM you, so I'm adding this instead. I probably should have worded or written Glynda's portions differently if that's how it came off, so I apologize for that. But Ruby's not really ordering Weiss around. She simply told her not to call her sister a whore. Glynda is in more of a position of power than Weiss is, and hearing that, Glynda agrees with Ruby that, pretty much both girls need to shut their mouths, essentially. Glynda is also on the council, and has been longer than the newly added Weiss. Letting Yang stay with them, is easy. Yang has been staying at an INN. Remember, she wasn't supposed to be there for as long as she has. Glynda, if everyone remembers, has a history with the girls, as she used to be their caretaker, and would very much like to keep them together if possible. As for following Ruby, instead of the other way around, this is actually temporary. This is only because there is a very odd situation that these two are in. Ruby was not an already established Knight, the only reason she's allowed to continue being her guard is because of Ozpin and Port's words. Weiss has only really needed to follow her guard to her training, because Ruby NEEDS that training to continue being her guard. After that, of which I'll admit I didn't mention and just added now to clear confusion (So thank you for that.) Ruby DID need to follow Weiss to her studying with Glynda.