Carmine noticed right away. “They aren’t exactly Team CFVY, are they?” she asked Coco.

That was when Scarlet swung his sword at Carmine and hit her from behind. He got sand in his eyes for the trouble.

“Good thing the cavalry is here,” Carmine said.

Coco looked up to see a Death Stalker scurrying toward them.

“Uh-oh,” Reese said, whipping around. Coco turned. Another Death Stalker was coming at them from the other direction.

“Nice seeing you again, Coco.” Carmine twirled her fingers in a goodbye. “Thanks for ‘saving’ me.” Her laughter grew distorted and distant as sand whirled around her like a personal storm that slowly drifted away from the Shade students and the Grimm that their fighting—and Coco’s fear and anger—had summoned.

- RWBY: Before the Dawn, Chapter 10