Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27276671-20160214220907/@comment-25936766-20160805135942

MiniDaggers wrote:

1. She said it to Qrow I meant.

2. Quite an assumption that she would be able to lure the Maiden outside the kingdom isn't it? Hallucinations can only do so much and be maintained for so long. Not to mention guards at the borders to watch for grimm attacks due to increased negativity after what happened.

3. Ozpin was in charge of protecting her, not Ironwood. It is likely that Ironwood had no say in the implementation of defences for the area. Following what happened to Amber Ironwood won't make the mistake Ozpin did. 1-Qrow is following RNJR, so he would only be able to tell anyone about it once RNJR gets to Mistral, and that's assuming he even thinks of doing so instead of doing something else. Plus, he seems to be following them discreetly, not blatantly. Ruby likely won't even know he's been following them.

Not to mention, does he even know about Mercury and Emerald? He knows about Cinder, most likely, but what about these 2? Did he even manage to see either of them outside the tournament, and knows who they work for? He didn't seem to have done so before Vale got wrecked, given that then he could've stopped them loooong before they reached the finals.

2-Who said anything about Luring? All they have to do is the same they did with Amber: Wait. The Maiden may choose to travel around, just like Amber did. She may even choose to hide in a secluded village for her own security, given the WF and the likely chances of revolt and war in Atlas. Who needs Semblance when you have Patience.

And if there are guards at the border, so what? It's not like they would attack her right outside the kingdom, right at the border. That's not really a secluded location, and they are not idiots.

3-I thought all of them were in charge of protecting her? Although granted, Qrow has 0 trust in Ironwood for cheap reasons, Ozpin has 0 trust in Ironwood despite demanding trust from him, and Glynda has Ozpin on a pedestal too high for her to question him.

That said, following what happened to Amber, ''there's nothing Ironwood can do. I already told you multiple times. His own army, which was at the moment under his command, attacked Vale during a crisis in the eyes of the world. Even if he wanted to surround the Maiden with 5 Paladins for good reasons, no one will let him do that.'' Hell, he will be lucky if he still keeps his job.