Talk:Vault of the Spring Maiden/@comment-28171999-20180109162100/@comment-26018514-20180109230950

Personally I think Raven was after the powers of a maiden from the beginning, and that once she had the power she planned to return to her tribe, and for this reason she "kept in touch" with Qrow, then, upon hearing of the rogue maiden, she sought her out.

Naturally after encountering a girl with such immense power who "couldn't handle it" it stands to reason her reaction with her own mantra "the strong live" would be to kill her, it also stands to reason this is part of the reason she told Yang she'd only protect her this once, because Yang was involving herself with both Ozpin and Salem so she had to limit herself facing Yang's opponents to not reveal her powers, not to mention that there was a high chance Yang would one day inherit her powers and need to learn to defend herself.