User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Peter Port/@comment-12227301-20131214003834/@comment-12227301-20131214041722

Yup, my bad. Pieces start to fall into place, with this and finding out I skipped episode 6 somehow (now Jeane just got promoted from joke monkey to late bloomer) :P

Well, my money's riding on him being a teamate under Ozpin in days past then. Ozpin must have earned his place as a headmaster, and he had a team at some point during his training. If any feat can get you chosen for heir, during training or afterwards, I guess it can get your ally satisfied too.