Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-34633327-20180125034140/@comment-10390252-20180125150951

I'm expecting the following things from early volume 6:


 * Either witness or hear reference to Haven's deputy headmaster offer places at the school to RWBY and JNR. Qrow is annoyed by the fact that the 'kids' are not taking the chance to avoid being part of a long-term fight when they're still learners; Ozpin's spirit doesn't think of them as 'just' anything but agrees that he would prefer children not to be in the firing line without necessity;


 * The opening big fight might be a 4 v 4 training session of RWBY vs JNR and Ilea;


 * First half of the volume for the protagonists will be basically the hero group adjusting to the aftershocks of the end of volume 5 and aligning to head off to Atlas, possibly with some character relationship growth;


 * Taiyang tells off Raven but ultimately lets her stay on Patch because he can't bring himself to send her away when she seems so broken;


 * First half of the volume for the two Yang-parents will be Tai teasing out of Raven what the problem is and having to decide whether she's serious about seeking to change or if she's just looking for a way back into Yang's good graces


 * Epilogue scene of  will be Salem debriefing Hazel and Mercury as they observe a comatose Emerald; after considering the current situation, she sends Hazel and Tyrian to reinforce Watts in Atlas. Leaving Mercury guarding Emerald, she goes to the meeting room where she invites an unseen person to tell her what he can offer her cause; the closing shot of episode 1 is Adam standing in the meeting room. We hear Salem say: "The first step will be for you to kneel." Adam visibly struggles with this instruction before finally dropping down onto one knee before the Dark Queen;


 * First half of the volume for the villains will be a mix of what Watts is up to and Adam trying to prove himself worth Salem's time.