Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1839918-20160214192758/@comment-26397825-20160503202307

WC-83 wrote: But wouldn't Cinder have seen Raven? Hmmmm...what if Salem wanted Ozpin alive, so she sent Raven to stop Cinder from finishing him off? (Assuming we're going with the "Raven is working for Salem" theory). If Raven is not working for Salem and she saved Ozpin, she could have teleported into one of the dark sections of the vault and simply waited. Cinder could hit Ozpin into the darkness, Raven could grab him and teleport out, and when Ozpin doesn't emerge from the darkness again Cinder would assume she had won and head out.

It'd rely on Cinder being slightly cocky herself, but given the sheer power she has I don't see that being too out of character. There's also the fact that she 'knows' Ozpin would try to tak her out and defeat her so he can take back the Maiden power, so the option of him running away or being teleported out of there may not even occur to her. It would simply be "Ozpin hasn't reemerged = Ozpin can't reemerge, I have won."

That's how I see how that plot could happen.

Personally I think Raven does not work for Salem, simply because she would know that her brother works for Ozpin. Conflicting interests would result in a lot more conflict between the two of them than 'Raven doesn't hand around much, but she keeps in touch and is willing to talk to you if you seek her out Yang. Be warned, she's dangerous and has an interesting view of the world.'

It'd be more likely for her to not keep in touch with Qrow and pass along information, which is the vibe I got from that information, and simply talk to Yang if she searched her out in  hopes of recruiting her to Salem, but she certainly wouldn't let Qrow know where she was or had been.

She's dangerous and has an interesting world view could simply mean she doesn't work for the individual, but instead works for the whole. Sacrifice the few to save the many, whereas most heroes would try to save everyone no matter what.