Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140912002450/@comment-24994749-20140915133826

As far as I understood form the Afterbuzz, all we know is that all the factions are acting with what they believe are good intentions.

Ironwood might very well believe the "end justifies the means" and, ultimately, in tonight's mission, Cinder seemed to be using non-lethal force. And what does he really care about the deaths of some underworld mooks from some night club or the White Fang?

The Cinder-Ironwood alliance doesn't need to be about manipulation from one of the other. Cinder is the Black Queen, right?

In chess, the Queen is the most powerful piece, but you win by cornering the the King. Cinder has shown why she is the Queen: she has attack and spy abilities. Ironwood could be the King: he lacks mobility because he is a public figure and has to keep his image clean, but he also has the armies (but this armies actions are subjected to rules).

Qrow's message to Ozpin "Queen has pawn." might mean Cinder's alliance to the White Fang to more than one level. The identity of the King might not be known to them, but if they know there is a Queen-King alliance, Qrow's message means the Queen has gained an army of her own in addition to the King's. An army that which pieces might have the same flexibility of moves than the Queen herself.