Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-5217560-20151219034856

I could definitely get down with the Raven being a Maiden theory. That seems certainly plausible. Personally, I like to think that perhaps Raven left was because she didn't want to be a mother. Or rather, she wasn't ready for the role and all that it would bring. She had her entire life ahead of her, and being a mother would jeopardize that. Even deeper, being a mother maybe conflicted with who she is as a person. That longing for excitement and adventure that Yang so craves may have come from her mother.

Perhaps the scorn Qrow exhibited towards the Maiden selection process wasn't due to personal feelings of resentment, but of reaonable annoyance at how Maidens are selected. I mean, the rules are dumb. They make it hard for the organization that he's apart of to protect these young girls.