Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20170114144645/@comment-10390252-20170114213528

A lot depends on how secure the Vale Council feels and the degree to which the royal family still has supporters who'd like the monarchy restored. It's possible that the transition to democracy was hardly smooth and the last king or queen had to agree to vanish with their family and allow their family history to be a state secret.

It might explain why the Arcs spent a lot of time in Anima if they weren't entirely welcome in Vale anymore (at least from the politicians perspective.

I'm not wedded to the idea but it might explain why Monty made such a big deal about Crocea Mors being a family heirloom with some form of significance in Welcome to Beacon. It might also explain why Ozpin let Jaune into Beacon and chose him to lead Team JNPR if Ozpin had decided that the time had come for the family to step forward again.

FWIW, I'm wondering if Ozpin was the King's Court Wizard and Chancellor - The guy who actually arranged stuff and got it done.