Talk:Mercury Black/@comment-64.62.219.76-20160408213749/@comment-4010415-20160409042136

I disagree with that last point, Thunderbird. I don't think mercury disregarded her orders to "lay low" in Volume 3. Cinder said to lay low until the end. She said that the night before Pyrrha's match. Pyrrha's match was "the end" that she was talking about, and Mercury laid low for an entire day until Pyrrha's match. He came out to delay Ruby just long enough for the plan to succeed, and he was still fairly hidden since he wasn't in the public's view. I suppose Emerald might have sent him a text or something, letting him know Ruby might try to interfere with them.

Anyway, there's really no way to tell right now whether Merc cares about Cinder or what his motivations are for working for her. My personal headcanon is that he's just working for her because the only life he knows how to live is that of an assassin for hire, plus the fact that his house burned down and his dad is dead, so it's not like he has anywhere to go anyway. Cinder was looking for an assassin and offered him a place in her group, so he went with her because he'd be provided with work and shelter. But like I said, that's all just my headcanon.