Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24.93.195.246-20141027020600/@comment-10390252-20150116093215

What if Neo is part of Cinder's group rather than Roman's? Cinder just decided that she was best equipped to keep Roman alive (whilst he is needed alive) and deal with his... personality... without succumbing to the desire to kill him.

Relevence? Some posters have suggested that all of Cinder's group may have a motive for following the Dark Path. If Neo is mute due to some deliberately-inflicted injury, maybe she fell in with Cinder's group because she felt that it wasn't taken seriously enough by the authorities. So, she has a personal vendetta with those in law enforcement (cop and Huntsman alike). That might explain why she decided to personally kill Yang rather than just be satisfied with leaving her to die when the train hit the barrier under Vale.