Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4444715-20171116014423/@comment-4010415-20171116212655

I think Adam really just wanted to finish up in Vale and then travel to Mistral, get ready for his coup, and then execute the coup. That doesn't leave time for him to go after Yang.

I've said before, Adam is actually still capable of shifting his focus away from Blake and back onto his mission. He keeps in mind that he has responsibilities to the White Fang and the Faunus as a whole, and while he can make time to carry out his selfish desires to get "revenge" on Blake and maybe take her back, he probably doesn't let himself get so distracted by that that he neglects everything else.

Remember Beginning of the End? We got that scene where Adam had just gotten back from the train mission from the Black Trailer. The White Fang Lieutenant told him that he would get Blake back for him, and Adam told him to forget it and said "It's time I head back to Mistral, and--" That would have been the best time to go after Blake and drag her back, while she hadn't had much time to get far away. However, there was something Adam needed to take care of in Mistral, and he wasn't going to delay that just because he wanted to get Blake back.

Until he became the new High Leader of the White Fang, he only set aside a small amount of time to deal with Blake. He still worked on his White Fang duties with somewhat higher priority. Now that he is the High Leader, he can delegate and have other White Fang members do things about Blake, which allows him time to continue focusing on his responsibility to the White Fang.

I believe that is one big reason he didn't pursue Yang. He didn't want to budget that much time into it, as it would take him away from his mission to the White Fang.