Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26822171-20151216132821/@comment-4010415-20160105003836

Cyrania de Bergerac wrote: HalointheSkye wrote: So is it safe to say we can put the whole "Ruby is actually a Maiden" thing in doubt? It is doubtful, but are we sure the tailwind was just a side effect of her semblance? That never manifested the other times she has used Speed. Are you talking about the rose petals? If so, she leaves behind rose petals all the time. She did right after partnering up with Weiss in the initiation, when she tried to show off how fast she is and sped away into the bushes. I think she did when flying toward the giant Nevermore, and then there were rose petals when she was standing on the cliff after beheading it. She left rose petals behind in No Brakes when she sped forward to knock down a bunch of White Fang members.

Her rose petals are a visual representation of her Aura.

Though, Monty did once share a piece of Ruby fanart and teasingly questioned where the rose petals come from.