Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-141.134.109.210-20170630154254/@comment-141.134.109.210-20170701200907

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote: Only problem here is that if Weiss is with Winter in Mistral, that will likely be one person who will attest to her being perfectly sane and not a threat. More likely they will keep her running off a secret because it would be an embarassment to the family. The other option is they try to paint her leaving as something they approved or chose. In the inevitable event that Weiss plays some high-profile role in saving or protecting Mistral from Salem's plots, Jacques will likely try to act like he had some part in the matter. Problem is that Winter's word wouldn't hold much power. Only the words of a licensed psychiatrist  would be counted as proof of mental stability if stuff went to get to such extremes that she got internationally signalled. Winter would also have zero legal sway over the Mistralian police. I could also see Winter's position becoming less and less stable as resentment in the other kingdoms against Atlas grows.

As for the secrecy. It could go either way either Jacques/Whitley could keep it under wraps or they could use it to fuel the fires. She caused a scene, attacked a defenceless civilian, messed up her own room and ran away. It would be 'bad' publicity, but it would absolutely scatter Weiss her credibility. It depends on their 'end game' so to speak. Do they need Weiss for something or do they just want to get rid off of her as bst as they legally can. Indefinite stay in a mental hospital is about the most permanent legal way to keep somebody out of sight and out of mind.

I could see Whitley feeding this stuff to the press to put Weiss in such a negative light that his father couldn't even rename Weiss heir anymore even if he would want to.

As for taking credit with Weiss I doubt Weiss would allow it by this point.

@Blackchaos27 Hmm...If Jacques goes my route and Remnant has the same procedure as Earth in regard to involuntary commitment then Ironwood would be powerless since involuntary commitment to an asylum requires a court order. Ironwood would have to undermine the juridical system in order to have the order retracted. I doubt he would go that far for Weiss. Whereas I can see Jacques going through legal procedures to prevent Ironwood from interfering.

Alternatively he might go that far and if Weiss then screws up (I can see that happen easily. She has a temper and chances are big she will be fighting terrorists so lots of stuff could go wrong), looking at highway chase scene specifically) it will cause a major backlash for Ironwood. I could see that happen since I doubt Ironwood's position will remain as stable as it is right now throughout the whole anime.

I feel ike a coup might even be a possibility a couple of volumes away from now. The dust embargo is obvious not good for the SDC and considering the SDC's size by extension the Atlesian economy. General rule is bad economy equals bad times ahead for the current regime. Tat's only the national problems not to mention that the other three kingdoms probably aren't very pleased with the embargo either.

@Malcolm Neill I admit the chances that I got Weiss's plot for the next volume completely right is close to nihil, but I wouldn't say we have gained proof that either of the two are dumb. For all we know by escaping Weiss played straight into one or both of their hands.

Her easy escape could be attributed to bad writing or to a clever plan of Jacques that counted or at least anticipated that Weiss would try to escape.

The phone call Whitley gave Klein at the moment of her escape could once again be bad writing or it could show that Whitley knew something was up and let it play out. Personally I find it very strange for Roosterteeth when they can't even afford twenty to thirty minute episodes to waste valuable screentime showing the butler walk off to take care of a for example random midnight snack for Whitley.

-TheShadowOfZama