Pfft, don't be so stuck on himself.  Who was stuck on himself?  He waved it off dismissively; he couldn't help it if she wasn't confident enough in her abilities to face a Grimm head on, even when the odds were against her.  "Why's she back in the courtyard? You guys didn't travel together?  You're supposed to stay attached to your partner...  If she's really that bad, we might be better off picking a relic that doesn't match yours," He mused in honest thought.  "Is she incapable or just selfish?"

Finally they entered the courtyard and Owyn started for the relic, scrutinizing each one.  "Hmph..."  His eyes ran over each one...  King, Queen, Bishop...  Rook...  All here.  The only missing one was a Pawn and he furrowed his brow.  "You made an odd choice...  Pawn? As the first people who arrived?" He asked, turning to look back; he could only think of one person who would make such a juvenile decision.  He picked up the pawn opposite the first which was also the complementary colour.

Meanwhile, Lyra heard her voice as well as that of others on the ground and she hopped to her feet.  Wait...  One of them sounded oddly familiar, but she really didn't put the pieces together until she hopped down.  "Coming!"  She called, descending with a similar route which she used to get outside.  Her feet hit the ground almost noiselessly and she lifted her head with a smile, "Nice to meet you..!"  She furrowed her brow in confusion, "I"m sorry...  Are you okay?"  She asked curiously, looking at Soren, "What is she doing..?"

Then she noticed [i]him.[/i]  Her eyes went wide when she finally saw Owyn fingering the other pawn.  The girl didn't hesitate, taking a decisive few steps forward and smacking the piece out of his hand.  It clattered obnoxiously across the concrete floor, nearly reaching the wall before stopping.

"Pick.  Another.  Piece."  She ordered, glaring at him without acknowledging Soren nor the other girl in the courtyard.  She was practically seething as her hand gripped the bow at her side.  He could go to school here, and he could attend class...  And he could fail his pretty little ass out on his own...  But he was not going to stick his venomous teeth into [i]her[/i] Beacon experience.  She refused to let him poison all four years of class for her...  To be a part of a team that was supposed to develop a bond and work together.

The girl looked to Soren, "I promise you'll regret it if you don't keep him out," She warned in contempt.  "He's selfish, he doesn't learn, he isn't a team mate, and he...  He's...  He's just awful!"  She argued aimlessly.  The Faunus wanted to give a real reason with proper evidence as to why he wasn't worth their effort...  But no doubt they'd seen him fight.  He wasn't like their father, but he was still skilled.

On the other hand, Owyn saw Lyra descend before deciding whether he really wanted her on his team.  Of course, he'd already picked up the pawn, so he wasn't able to go back on the decision.  It did come as a bit of a surprise that she was here before him and had managed to get such a good fighter on her team.  As she climbed down, he was legitimately debating picking up another piece - he could get away with it if he was quick.  Then he realized how much more fun it could be...  From an objective point, Soren and Ulyssa were talented; Lyra lacked the ability to do anything to him as far as enjoying his time here at Beacon went too.  She would just be on his team and that meant quite little to him.  Yeah, this could be fun, he decided.  So, when she slapped the chess piece out of his hand, he feigned surprise and just shook his head.

"C'mon, sis...  Why would you do that?  It'll be fun - we'll have a family team!  Father'll be so pleased," He said with a frown.  "What's wrong?"

Lyra didn't give him the validation as she looked at the other two pleadingly.  Rules were rules...  He'd already picked up the piece and decided to hold onto it - there was literally nothing they could do.  He was more than aware of that fact too.