Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180120015359/@comment-5430952-20180123091813

PisceanWaterbender wrote:

Actually I'd say Yang was trying to protect Raven by keeping her identity as the Spring Maiden a secret. I think it was Fubuki who mentioned that Ozpin and Qrow see the Maidens as pawns or tools, not as people. Yang realized this and thus covered for her mother, thus she is the only hero who knows Raven is the Spring Maiden. Qrow and Ozpin still believe it was Vernal, but now that she's dead, the power has gone to a random host (since Raven is too old to become a Maiden now), at least in their eyes. And now that Raven has fled to Patch, they won't find her anytime soon even if they discover her secret. Now the question is will Tai keep her a secret, or turn her over to Ozpin? Pretty sure we'll find out in Volume 6.
 * Personally I feel that Yang didn't mention Raven was the Spring Maiden because she didn't need to...I'm sure Qrow is perfectly capable of deducing that or guessing himself...that or Yang will tell him later on.