Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20170120110459/@comment-26397825-20170121053130

Why wait so long? It was a month, maybe two. Glynda (and indeed everyone) was busy containing the Grimm attacking Vale and being attracted to Beacon, and then rebuilding Vale so it was at least somewhat secure. A rebuilding effort which is still going on now, 9 or so months after Beacon fell. The first months would have been the craziest time of the rebuilding effort, as they scramble to reinforce buildings threatening to fall and patch holes in walls to keep Grimm out of the city.

Really, dumping the cane on Glynda when she's already stressed out by the rebuilding efforts asap would be a dick move. It's actually better to wait for things to settle down a bit more before giving her former boss's weapon to her and telling her to keep it safe. It's less stressful things happening all at once for one, which means she actually has a chance of coping properly instead of being buried under everything.