Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27276671-20160214220907/@comment-25936766-20160713164514

WC-83 wrote: Because Ruby would already be a maiden and didn't need any more power. I'm not defending the theory. That's not it. They picked Pyrrha because of her skill and talent, and decided to risk any possible after-effect of the Aura transfer to defeat Cinder.

But if Ruby already was a maiden, then they already had someone with maiden powers and all she needed to do was be taught how to use them. They would not need to risk anything on an Aura transfer that could possibly go wrong. And Ozpin himself recognizes her skill and talent.

Overall, if Ruby was a maiden, then she was a much safer choice than Pyrrha.