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The class hadn't gone exactly according to plan. It seemed everyone else had the same idea they had. Set traps and wait for the other teams to come to them. As such, none of the teams interacted. No had technically won... but no one had lost any of their teeth either, so no one had really lost per say. She'd like to say no one had died... but tragically that was not the case. As the sun began to set, the teams began trekking through the forest. Tired, dirty, and ready for a good night's sleep. The scene that played out next was a horrific one. Four beowolves broke through the treeline and ran right into the center of the class. The struck down a poor girl who Dani learned had been called Dusk. Her friend was first to react, rushing to her side only to be faced with death himself. It was bloody, gruesome, and terrible. For a moment Dani wasn't even able to react, but soon enough none of them really had a choice. They had to cut down the grimm before that had the chance to steal away any other lives with those beady red eyes and flesh-shredding claws. They were defeated with the rest of the clash only receiving minor injuries and sent back to Beacon bearing the tragic news to relay to their peers.

Other than that gruesome event, the rest of the week passed by fairly quietly. The campus seemed to be subdued due to the loss of two more students. There had been so much death recently. The look of discouragement could be seen in the eyes of some while others looked angry. In some there was a sense of newly found determination. For Daenerys the entire event was just as tragic as it was eye opening. That could have just as easily been her that was slashed down so easily. It could have been her who died so needlessly before she ever actually had a chance to do anything with her life. She had a lot of hindrances, so many things stacked against her... but she was determined to do her best to work past them. In that, the class hadn't been a total bust. Not only had she picked up on some basic survival skills from Jentel, Feng had showed her what she was capable of. She knew there were things standing in her way. The fear, the anxiety, the clumsiness that was only worsened by both the previous... but it felt within reach. She was tired of feeling useless... She didn't want to be helpless anymore. It had been Feng's idea to call the team together to train. Her first couple months of Leadership had been a bit rocky and while she could still be a bit terrifying and unreasonable at times... she had showed a softer side and the willingness to help her team succeed.

Dani had left the dorm room rather early herself to take a phone call from her brother. She didn't get to see him often, but she missed him dearly. The phone calls eased that somewhat, but it wasn't the same seeing him face to face. The conversation had drug on longer than she expected, so it was a bit of a surprise that she was the first to arrive at the arena. Walking into the colossal room, she couldn't help but feel small... well, smaller. It was enormous and it's emptiness only amplified that. Looking around at the rows of practice dummies, pare weapons, shields, and other such training devices, she felt overwhelmed. Could she really do this? Would she ever be good enough to be a huntress? To bring any amount of significance to the world? Or would she just continue be the weak link, like always... Would she just continue to let people die around her, unable to do anything herself to stop it. There it was again... the anxiety and self-doubt creeping in like it always did. Taking hold on her mind as it family grip squeezed at her torso. Chest constricted, her heart pounded in her chest, her breaths coming shallower than normal.

The immense quite that had plagued her ears did not last long. Instead her eardrums were pierced by the sounds of what seemed to be a rather heated argument coming from one of the hallways. One of the voiced she knew very well, that of her very own teammate, Jentel. The other she hadn't the slightest clue. She listened quietly, feeling like she had stepped into a private conversation. Anxiety over whether she would ever be good enough quickly shifted as she fretted over whether she should stay and listen or walk away and pretend she hadn't noticed. She had already managed to work her way into Jentel's personal affairs, even if not entirely on purpose. There was no way she could have realized the exact extent of what she was getting herself into when she answered Jentel's scroll that day in the cafeteria. She had merely been trying to help, to give him a chance to do the one thing he wanted so badly... to talk to his master. Of course, it hadn't gone that way at all. Rather she'dhad quite the interesting conversation with his master, one sided mind you. It was continued by other calls and messages, but only to her. She'd like to think that she could understand why his master was cutting Jentel off. She wanted him to grow, become his own person... maybe. Meanwhile she was caught in the middle. Not that she minded. She wanted nothing more than the help Jentel and the worse of the consequences so far had been the way his master so easily managed to fluster her, not that it was really a challenge. Still, she just hoped Jentel never resented her for such things.

It was the sound of Jentel's raised voice that called her out of her thoughts, or rather startled her. She couldn't help but flinch at the volume of his words. It wasn't that she feared Jentel, the tiny girl was actually rather comfortable around him, inspite of everything. It was just the loudness of his tone in general. The girl startled easily and she didn't really do well with conflict. The sound was followed by a loud thud, one that brought worry coursing through Daenerys's veins. It was at that moment she decided she needed to intervene, if for nothing more than to help Jentel. As she approached the hall that the debacle was coming from, she was able to discern just what they were arguing over. The fact that two students had died on Allister's behalf. Maybe it had been an accident, maybe he hadn'tintended it to end that way... but the fact that he seemed to not have even the slightest bit of remorse for those who had died in his stead. That was what made it truly despicable. She understood why Jentel was angry over it. What she did not understand was why this boy seemed so eager to give his life away. First with his disappearance in Survival class, and now by testing Jentel's anger.

The sight she stumbled upon caused amethyst eyes to widen. Her heart dropped, skipping a beat before beating rapidly against her ribcage. She knew just the weapon that was lurking beneath Jentel'ssleeve and she saw exactly where it was aimed. If she didn't do something, and do it quickly, Allister would die and Jentel would become a murder. She struggled for a moment. What was she to do in a situation like this? She was small. Weak. Vulnerable. What if she stepped in and failed? What if she succeeded and Jentel hated her? What if she did nothing and he hated her still, for letting him succumb to such twisted ways? So many questions buzzing around in her skull. Bouncing around her head, colliding off the walls and bumping into each other. It made it hard to think. Impossible even. But she didn'thave time to think. It was now or ever. Acting almost instinctively, she rushed forward, sending the entirety of her weight into Allister. She didn'tway much, but she intended to collide with him with enough force to push him out of the way, leaving her standing just where he used to.

At this point with the weapon already launched, Jentel would not have time to retract it. Likely he would not have even realized what Dani was doing until it was much too late. She faced him with wide violet eyes, just just as it was about to pierce her, she would activate her semblance, turning the place he aimed for to liquid so that the weapon went right through her. Despite the fact that she knew she would be safe, she couldn't help but flinch. Violet eyes squeezing shut for a fraction of a moment. When everything was said and done, silence encompassing her once more, she opened her eyes one more. Amethyst orbs meeting yellow, she flashed Jentel a sheepish smile. Her mouth opened like she was about to say something, but as she often did, she'dlost her voice. Her cheeks flushed vibrantly as she stared at him, mouth hanging open on unsaid words. Despite her flustered state, for possibly the first time she had showed that she'snot completely useless. She hadn'tseemed to grasp that fact yet. She was still hung up on everything that had just happened, her mind still trying to catch up. "I um... are you okay?" She finally mentions, voice soft and timid as ever. It was mostly directed towards Jentel, though she did glance at the white haired male, if for but a moment. She didn'tseem to be able to make eye contact with him.