Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16841151-20130908034455/@comment-16502426-20130910031510

Not that I think this is what happened (in fact, hasn't the Red Trailer been said to be not necessarily canon?), but a plausible situation:

- Crimson was Summer Rose, a huntress, teammate of Ozpin, Qrow, and Glynda. For some reason or another (so many possibilities, not going to choose a reason at random), her aura became tainted, and darkness slowly infected her. Her eyes went from their once innocent silver to their current menacing yellow glow whenever it influenced her.

She managed to hide it from the world, but as darkness became more and more in control of her, she knew that she couldn't afford to risk hurting those around her. So for the sake of the others, she faked her death (not necessarily suicide) at the cliff seen in the Red Trailer, leaving her child orphaned. No body was ever found, leaving some suspicion for Qrow, Glynda, and Ozpin. They eventually accepted it, but the fact that she was acting odd leading up to her death bugged them, as does Crimson's resemblence and lack of any history (though she probably doesn't start showing up until many years later).

Summer's teammates disagree on how to handle Ruby. Ozpin wants to train her as a huntress, Qrow is neutral, and Glynda wants her as far from danger as possible. As a compromise, they let her live with Qrow's sister/brother, who already has a daughter. They agree that they will not influence her life, but that Qrow will look after her and support her in whatever path she chooses on her own.

Fast forward 15 years, and the two unknowingly meet again at the dust robbery. Glynda is furious that Ruby is ending up in danger. Ozpin is glad she has chosen to become a huntress, and wants to help her along at Beacon, much to Glynda's dismay.