Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160225225013/@comment-14138255-20160315210239

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote: They are certainly setting up Volume 4 to be a more somber Volume than the previous ones. Blake is wandering and moody with Adam and the White Fang on her mind. Yang has been disarmed and bedridden as her partner ran off without her. Weiss is stuck back with her jerk of an old man. Ruby is the only one doing something that could conceivably be more upbeat and action-packed.

At the same time the whole world of Remnant is set up to be a darker and more somber place. They said all anyone saw was Atlas attacking Vale and the Grimm overrunning the city before communications were cut.

Presumably there has been some word spread about what actually happened in the months between the battle and Ruby setting out, but it would still be a very tense and paranoid atmosphere. Not everyone would necessarily believe what was reported to have happened or they would suspect there was more going on thus breeding an atmosphere of suspicion. Mistral might be brewing with anti-Atlesian sentiment (or just unrest in general) if even a shred of what Cinder said was true. With this, Cinder can rally the people of Mistral into war (a war they may not be able to win) along with forcing the academy on their side. That might be where RNJR comes in, but with the tone of the series, they might fail (maybe retreat to Atlas?)

Also, what if Ruby killed Cinder when she activated her silver eyes? And Ruby didn't know about it?

As for the atmosphere, I'd love for there to be more passive world building, maybe even life in the other 3 kingdoms (and also the Vale Safe Zone, which must be hell for those living there). I'd love to see Ruby and Yang's youth (as seen through Yang dreaming in her depression).