Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-114.108.222.69-20140807094155

I know Ozpin said that it is a time of peace but isn't his conversation with Ironwood implying that a war might break out soon; that it may only just need a slight push for it happen?

And Cinder's actions remain mysterious and it's pretty obvious that she's not the real villain in the show. But I think that her actions are somewhat related to the war.

How?

She could start a war by wrecking havoc during the Vytal festival (And since they are posing as students from Haven, them wrecking havoc would post as an act of terrorism, and it can't be confirmed if they're students or not because it was stated that it was quite difficult to move to different kingdoms recently). Different representatives of Kingdoms will be arriving during that time if there are foreign casualties in Vale, won't it spark some controversy that may lead to war?

Also to take into consideration the text that Qrow sent, "Queen has pawns". Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald may actually be the pawns. Who's the Queen? Probably the Queen of another kingdom that may want to start a war. So Cinder might as well be a spy or an agent for another kingdom. (This is heavily implied in the OP where Cinder watches a lot of Bullheads? flying in the air)

What's Roman's benefit in all of this? He's just a criminal. If war occurs, then he'll just become a tolerable problem and might just be ignored. Roman listening to whatever Cinder says may be his ticket to getting it good with the Royals of some other country. He can also sell the Dust he stole (if there will be leftovers after the plan) during the inflation that will happen in the war.

What's the White Fang's gain in all of this? Well, the enemy of your enemy is your ally. But from Ozpin's conversation with Blake, the WF was formed outside the kingdoms. Vengeance is probably they're only reason or the proclamation of Faunus supremacy.

So, what do you think? 