Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160214165601/@comment-2118191-20160214214050

If I had to hazard a guess as to where the next volume goes, we'll probably get a lot of initial focus on Ruby, Jaune, Nora and Ren, at least for a while. As of right now, the four have a goal, and they're being serious about it (and you know something serious is going down when Nora of all people isn't joking around). However, I wouldn't be surprised if Weiss rejoins Ruby as soon as she possibly can.

The real concern here is with Blake and Yang. The Beacon event has evidently broken both girls pretty badly. Blake blames herself entirely for what happened to Yang, and consider that before RWBY started, she really didn't have any friends after defecting from the White Fang. The other three girls were her first real friends in ages, and now she's pretty much lost them in her eyes. I sense it's going to take a lot to encourage her back on Ruby's team again.

And then there's Yang. I think it's suffice to say that everything that has happened to her has destroyed her joyful mentality. I think she's going to be OK, but I'm positive her attitude will have changed completely in nearly every way imaginable. Perhaps she'll stake out as a lone vigilante or something, who knows? Between her and Blake, I'm not sure which one will end up needing the most convincing that they're best as a team, especially after all the tragedy and injuries they've received.