Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30530552-20180102163330/@comment-14909251-20180102183301

I have to say, I think people are being a bit too hard on Lionheart. Given he references the Cowardly Lion, then the issue is that he probably just doesn't have a reason to be brave. When you think about it, while he sent adult hunstmen and huntresses out to get killed, he had the school abandoned. You could say it is to make it easier, but perhaps he, like Raven, is just trying to protect his own and in this case it means his students. There may be something more to his cooperation than just personal fear.

Leo being revealed as a Faunus, I think could add another dimension to his character. Mistral is established as having enslaved Faunus and we know there is some hostility and racism towards Faunus in the Kingdom. Should his Faunus status be known then I imagine that would be a bit of an issue for him. Were it not known then it would mean he has gone to great lengths to keep it a secret. Given Blake and the other Faunus are showing up soon, I imagine this is going to be a major factor going forward.

On another point, Weiss getting impaled could be what tips the battle in their favor. By that I mean, with Ruby sort of down and Weiss down, Raven may decide now is the perfect time for Vernal and her to seize the relic and scuttle off since the numbers will have moved in the favor of Cinder's group. That will, obviously, make things bad for Cinder's allies especially should some of the Faunus get through to the academy.