[ For a few moments, Winter goes quiet as she seems to let those words sink in. Supporting and standing by her sister was all she wanted, but this was sort of digging in the fact that Weiss had been here for a couple of YEARS on her own and made all of these decisions and choices on her own. Winter highly doubted their father would believe her even if she was able to tell him of how successful his youngest daughter had become, or how much she had matured.

In a way it does hurt somewhat to hear the man's words but at the same time, she understands it. She's a little overbearing but not stupid. This thought was enough to make her smile slightly and her shoulders relaxed a touch; if anyone else had told her this she may not have accepted it but there was a truth to them and how they'd been said that got to her. ]

That would be easier said than done. She's made great strides here and while she is still my little sister, I should stop trying to protect her as if she were still a child.

[ This is not spoken lightly but something that actually kind of stings to actually speak aloud and for that reason, she's thankful this conversation is private. Here she thought she had given Weiss her approval back home before the end of the Vytal Festival on how she was handling her life and then there was this. Solid proof that said otherwise. ]

I will still support her, do not forget that. Should an actual threat arise, I will lend Weiss my aid but do so as an equal.