Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140810021742/@comment-226878-20140810064449

My guess would be that that Weiss and Winter don't have a mother. Winter takes up the wicked stepmother role and is envious of Weiss for being the Schnee heir and thus has never treated her fairly. If Weiss had a loving sister, why the hell would her theme song be "Loneliest of All"? It would make sense if her sis was dead, but clearly, she is not. Weiss clearly does not have an easy time having conversations with either her sister or father (especially her father if that split-second frown was any indication).

While it's true that Cinder is only a few years older than students attending Beacon, remember that Ruby got in on merit two years early. It's possible that Cinder could have been a prodigy and thus the youngest member of the team. BLOWN... OUT... OF... THE... WATER!