Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26822171-20151216132821/@comment-26397825-20160104032534

You mean...like when her mother died and then Yang took her on a cross country trip and almost got them killed before Qrow saved them, which the manga actually shows Ruby was awake and saw it happen. I think that would be scary enough and would make her upset enough to use any Maiden powers she had, since so many people are suggesting she got the powers when her mother died.