Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140912002450/@comment-11188061-20140915070506

It can be he thought Cinder is on his side. Everything so far has established Cinder to be a master of deception: she stayed underground while gaining power within the White Fang without anyone (good) noticing, she infiltrated Beacon, she fooled us into thinking she's an adult (when she's young enough to pass as a student), her preferred way of fighting is to 'take away the enemy's power' rather than overpowering them, her power seems to create weapons out of nothing, she's a cracker, she moves like a spy/thief, and she even has the power to change alter her appearance.

Even her powers seem to be a lie - without her tools and supplement Dust she may not be as powerful as she looks. Everything about her is a lie. It's almost too easy to see how Ironwood gets manipulated to her side with half truths and lies, considering that the man seems to be a strict, no nonsense type. Perhaps the only person left in the world who can see through her completely is Ozpin now.