Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24.247.91.107-20140511154823/@comment-10390252-20150727093726

Additionally, whilst Ruby's own situation might lead her to empathise (given the scale of the cri de coeur that is Red Like Roses Part II, I think she knows what it's like to have a mom-shaped hole in your heart), I'm not sure she would fully understand Yang's need to find her. Ruby has totally sublimated her grief into dedicating her to her mother's cause and has done so wholeheartedly enough that Professor Ooblek had absolutely no doubts about her commitment to being a Huntress and a protector of the people. Yang, on the other hand, has this gap in her past hanging over her and leaving her with uncertainties about her own identity and goals.