Arc Royale [Ch. 1]

"Any may fight. If they wish to. It may be that some are brought into combat as well. To avoid the temptation for any of the iterations to simply hide away, each of them is tethered to an individual."

Jinn pointed. First to the irritable Jaune and then to Pyrrha, then to the silent one in the green hood and to Ren. Yang and the one who had been in her bed, and then the knightly version of Jaune and to her. Ruby squeaked, pointing at herself dumbly. "M-Me…?"

"What does this tether mean?" Ozpin asked. "Do they have control over the iteration?"

"Seeking to bind us to your will already?" Pyrrha's Jaune asked. "At least buy us dinner first."

"There is no control. However, the iteration can only exist outside its reality so long as it is anchored. Tethered. Should the tether perish, the iteration will fade as well. This will count as a defeat."

Oh. Oh, that was bad. Ruby gulped. It was one thing to know you'd somehow summoned a super cool knight in shining armour, another to realise you were involved in some battle to the death and were now a target to get rid of said knight. Her fear must have shown because a heavy, plated hand came to rest on her shoulder.

"Fear not, Ruby," her Jaune said. "So long as I draw breath, no harm shall befall you. Any of you. This I swear, as King of Vale.

—Arc Royale [Ch. 1]