Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31883133-20180114001435/@comment-14909251-20180114214617

I feel we may be overlooking a key detail. Ozpin knows Hazel personally and knows his grief well to the extent that he has a serious reaction and feeling of responsibility. Were he a relative stranger that would be a bit odd. Maybe this isn't just a matter of Ozpin having seen him once or occasionally being harassed by him, but perhaps Hazel was himself a highly-skilled huntsman under Ozpin's wing. Perhaps that is why he didn't want her to become a huntress, because he knew the danger better, and may also be why her loss is so personal. For instance, if he tried to discourage Ozpin from recruiting her because she was younger than normal a la Ruby and he didn't feel she was ready for that kind of work, but Ozpin disregarded those concerns then it would feel like a personal betrayal. Bonus points if she died in a gruesome manner that Hazel witnessed. After all, the tale of Hansel and Gretel involves them sometimes being cooked and eaten, and we know Grimm eat people.