Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140810021742/@comment-226878-20140810201218

96.254.157.84 wrote: She would be lonely because he father kept them separate, trying to groom Weiss into the perfect heiress without distractions. And the reason she didn't want to talk to her father might not have been because they had a strained relationship, but because she didn't want what she was doing to be leaked back to her father or to get Winter in trouble. If Weiss's father kept the sisters apart, why would she not have a strained relationship with him? I'm sure you've seen it before. Any and every time that parents enforce strict rules on their children, the reaction is quiet rebellion (that being that they do not openly confront their parents but go off and rebel in secret). Quiet rebellion unavoidably denotes secrecy and secrecy breeds distrust. Weiss may love her father. She may be willing to sacrifice her life if it would save his. But that doesn't mean their relationship isn't strained.

If the sisters were kept apart, there is still the chance that Winter treats her sister coldly as she doesn't know how to be a sister and she may yet still be jealous that Weiss is the heir. Emotions like resentment don't erase familial ties and the bond of love that denotes, it just makes it less prevalent. You'll note, I've never once said that Winter hates Weiss. She may love her in what little way she can, but she may still act as though Weiss is unworthy.