Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-36494435-20180807032618

I was originally gonna comment about how the song could relate to something happening to Ren, but I've kindagone a little overboard and WAY off topic and it resulted in me brewing up this theory/fanfiction/headcannon that sounds so crazy it just might work.

Let's take a moment to review Nora's history. Before Ren, Nora had nothing. No friends, family, or home to speak of. Every day for her was a living hell for her, having to scavenge for food scraps and live out on the streets just to stay alive. But that all changed when she met Ren. The moment she met Ren is when both her life and attitude took a turn for the best, and up to this point it's only been getting better and better. Meeting ren was without a doubt the best thing that's ever happened to her. Other than the present events of the series though, that's all we know about her history.

Nora and Ren have been BFFs since Kuroyuri, right? They've been inseparable ever since. I think this is mainly due to the fact that they've both lost their families. Or at least, one lost his, while one was SEPARATED from hers.

Hear me out on this: what if, at this very moment in time, Nora's parents are still alive? Even more so, what if they're still looking for her?

I know, I know, Nora said that she and Ren had no family to go back to back in volume 3, and under her personal status the word "parents" has that little cross implying that they're dead. But here's the thing: we've NEVER seen her interact with her parents.....EVER. This situation is the exact opposite of that of Ren's parents, who we've seen interact with Ren before their deaths. The earliest we've seen her timeline-wise was when she was on the streets of Kuroyuri scavenging for food. We don't know exactly how she got there or where she was before then.

Now let's take into account the bandit situation, which is pretty serious by what we've seen. They've been known for disturbing the peace, raiding villages, and kidnapping. What if, before she came to Kuroyuri, her village was attacked by bandits and she was kidnapped. She managed to escape and tried to return home, only to find it decimated by Grimm that were attracted to all the panic and chaos. Thinking that her family was dead, she headed off on her own towards an uncertain future.

HOWEVER, unbeknown to her, Mister and Missus Valkyrie were actually going after the bandits that took her. After they realized that their little girl had escaped, they followed her trail back to the village where the trail went cold. For a while, they thought that they'd lost their daughter forever, until they heard rumors of a little red head that was struck by lightning and didn't die, which made them hopeful again. Years later, as they were about to give up and assume the worst once more, they saw the 40th Vytal Festival Tournament. It was there that they saw their precious little valkyrie all grown up and kicking ass. They eventually managed to get to Vytal sometime after the attack on Beacon, only to find out that their daughter had ran off once more, this time with four of her classmates in tow.

Imagine how Nora would react if she was reunited with her parents after all this time thinking that they were dead and having only Ren's shoulder to lean on? Would she go back home and stay with her long lost family, or would she stay with Ren and her friends? What would Ren think of this situation? Would he be happy for Nora? Would he be worried about Nora leaving him now that she has a family to go back to? Would he become jealous of Nora having her parents essentially comeback from the dead while his parents didn't? How would this affect their relationship as best friends? There are so many ways this could play out. 