User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: What is Cinder's plan?/@comment-78.42.186.25-20140804001506/@comment-96.254.157.84-20140804002858

That's probably just Roman's contribution. Cinder probably wants the White Fang to keep the attention away from her. Or she could be instigating this little war with the White Fang to get a better idea of how strong Beacon students are before she begins her real plan.

Or she could want to see how Ruby handles the situation.