Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27276671-20160214220907/@comment-25936766-20160805150020

MiniDaggers wrote:

1. Leaving a Kingdom seems like the stupidest thing to do really, sure there are risks within  it but a lot of people know how much of a deathtrap the outside is, it seems unlikely. I also meant the guards stopping people from leaving while all the shit is happening.

2. I thought Ironwood as the General and Headmaster pretty much was the head of Atlas as well due to the how it is organised.

3-Still even if he isn't it wouldn't be unreasonable to believe anybody would protect her the same way anyway. 1-Well, Amber did it anyway all alone even. Whether leaving a kingdom is a stupid idea or not, is completely irrelevant. And the Maidens aren't really defenseless anyway, unlike the muggles that make up most of the population of the kingdoms, so any risks are smaller. Not to mention the outside only really becomes a deathtrap if you go too far away or go to a very negative community.

Also, why would the guards stop anyone? "All the shit that is happenening" at the moment, is between kingdoms, not inside Atlas, Atlas ATM is not much different overall from how it was before Vale got wrecked.

With the internet down and questions being thrown they can't do shit like that. Not letting people leave, not even to some place near the kingdom, will only make things worse and more suspicious. Refusing entry to ships of other kingdoms, or not letting people go to other kingdoms, will also make things worse and much more suspicious.

Overall, the guards have no reason at all to prevent anyone from leaving.

2-He may have a high rank and position, but that's no reason to believe that Atlas is officially ruled by the military instead of, say, a president or council. (Plus IIRC there were military ranks higher than General). And if Ozpin is any indication, even Headmasters have to answer to someone.

3-But it's even more unreasonable to think anyone, in and out of the military, will let Ironwood do anything, regardless of reasons, because he, in their eyes, betrayed a kingdom he swore to protect while Grimm invaded. They have no reason to trust him, or believe him. He likely will even lose his rank, if not his job, given the severity of the incident.

Thus, Ironwood cannot do anything. Even if he would protect her more than Ozpin did, he can't.

4-How many people in Atlas do you think will know what's really happening in detail? Ironwood's word is not trusted, most people who left Vale don't have all the details, and the ones who they can trust and have good-enough info cannot leave Vale or communicate with Atlas.

And how many even know about the Maidens? The Ozluminati was seemingly composed of about 4 people, including Ironwood. I see no reason to assume the numbers would be much higher in Atlas, and that's not including the fact not all of those people may be of sufficiently-high rank to provide non-personal protection to the Maiden. And they can't just go around telling all the soldiers about Maidens.

And even providing an escort, whether in the form of soldiers or specialists, for what most people think is a normal civilian, would only raise questions.

Overall, the Maiden won't have much more protection than Amber did.