Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160117163823/@comment-66.102.6.176-20160118191123

In all fairness, killing Ruby would have left evidence that Mercury was their. Granted I making that assuming that there is still some kind of foresic analysis that can link bullets to the weapons that fire them even for dust based ammunition. Although now that I think about it, It's very likely that foresic could pick up that what kind of Dust rounds where. Mercury seems to use wind dust, and if you remember episode 1 of Volume 2 Cinder was angry her lackies didn't keep their hands cleen in Vale. Maybe it's because she was worried about them leaving behind evidence that implicated them?

As for kidnapping Ruby, that would have taken time, energy and resources that Mercury didn't have prepared.

Bottom line, Mercury likely thought taking care of Ruby himself was a risk, and an unnecessary one given how likely he thought she would be killed either by the white Fang or the grim in her emotionally crippled state.

-Defcon Deceiver