Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131108040231/@comment-9090085-20131118011709

Zolnir wrote: Didn't she say that she has to compete in the tournament? That is her time. Like she was supposed to appear in Vol.2, but appeared now? that's the obvious 4th-wall-leaning answer that comes to mind.

I imagine that her new-found friendship with Ruby will become important down the line - we can't rule out the possibility that her "guardian" is working with Cinder or one of her compatriots, after all.

Random observation: Penny's "guardian" has a digitized voice.