User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: World of Remnant, Kingdoms/@comment-4909254-20140919025130/@comment-4909254-20140919042453

If he is unware then this is the most poorly thought out/run conspiracy I have ever seen, it's okay to have grunts who don't know the full plan like Roman but these are the driving forces/power brokers in your little theory with Cinder and Ironwood, it's not logical to assume that one could run something like this with so little coordination between the major parties.

The fact that they suggested leaving at all when they saw him leaving says they COULD have contacted/confronted/distracted him so that point is moot. And the distance between the Hall and the CCT was virtually deserted, as we see while Ruby's running down toward it, plenty of opportunity to meet/see him outside with most everyone occupied with the Dance.

Lastly, you're misinformed, Cinder and co. are possing as students from Haven, which is located in Mistral where Sun and Neptune are from, NOT Atlas.