Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-69.138.248.186-20170225192303

Blake hid the fact she was a Faunus while Ilia can (mostly) pass for human.

What I found interesting about the confortation between Blake, Ilia and Sun is when she gets mad. While Ilia is conflicted about confronting Blake she doesn't lose control over her emotions until Sun starts to say she doesn't look like a Faunus. The fact that Sun says this is interesting since it's kind of implied he figured out Blake was a Faunus despite wearing a bow. Maybe he was thrown by the fake horns? I'm guessing most take a look at her and assume she's a human.

Ilia herself seems to want to embrace being a Faunus as her mask has fake horns. Her instant anger makes me think that most Faunus don't consider her one of them making it harder for her to be accepted. At the same time she can't really pretend to be human like Blake since her skin could change due to strong emotions. Maybe she doesn't want to pretend to be something she's not and just feels like she can only find acceptance within the White Fang.

I just think it's a good foil for Blake and I'm looking forward to seeing her in the next volume. Especially when Ruby's narrative implies shes being used. 