#[ salem has nothing to explain bcs qrow wouldnt understand it anyways love and light hes so dumb abt thigns sometimes]

[qrowings]

Qrow is on edge while walking, unsure of what he's seeing or where they are. It's all unlike anything he's ever seen before. He remains on edge walking through, looking at everything cautiously as if something might jump out to attack the at any moment.

Then they're at another door, and Qrow can't help but feel exasperated. What kind of portal was this? It sucked.

"Grimm are grimm. If anything comes to close to Ruby or Yang..." He trails off, but knows that Salem will understand what he's getting at.

Qrow looks around, only spotting a few grimm, and none too close. He can't shake the feeling of dread that's seeped into his bones since he agreed to come with Salem.

It's drenched in sun, but Qrow is freezing, and takes a moment to stop in a patch of sunlight, hoping it will warm him before he realizes that the cold he's feeling is based on that feeling of dread, and no amount of sun will help him feel better about what he's doing behind Taiyangs back.

Qrow is hesitant to follow her through this doorway that's opened from nothing. He's only ever seen Raven open portals, and he trusted his sister a lot more than he trusted Salem.

Still, he carefully scoops Ruby up into his arms, cradling her like she's the most precious thing in the world as he follows Salem through the doorway.

"And you couldn't just... bring us past the stairs?" He asks dryly as they begin making their way up the stairs. Portals would never make any sense to him. If you couldn't go exactly where you wanted as you wanted, what was the real point?