Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-70.72.38.180-20150731170639/@comment-26018514-20150804031338

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote:

They don't need a threat to justify a change in alignment.

Alignment... no, alliance... hell yes you need a reason to justify one. If you want to switch sides, you need something the other side wants.

This isn't AoT or GoT, the walls aren't held as punishment, huntsman are respected and well paid/looked after. Emerald is a thief and likely a murderer, she needs some reason to go far enough to actually help RWBY, as opposed to just bailing on Cinder.