Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26206856-20160104073657/@comment-26872876-20160106194654

Alex1velkov wrote: The `Sphere' might actually be something to summon Grimm, when you think about it.

Plus, anime clichee : villain planning his attack for long, recruting people etc., then testing the opponents, then making everyone distrust each other, then strike, and then someone comes out of the dark and miracuously saves everyone. If you add a thing or two to it, it seems plausible. At best the circle below them was an effect of the glove or one of the Branwens. That's about all we can say for certain.

That's pretty much how I feel its panning out, which the hero who comes in clutch will either be Qrow, Raven, or Taiyang IMO. But it also depends on where they want to end the season. I could easily see a No Breaks style ending where we are witnessing the start of Cinder's plan, but then it cuts away. Similar to the Season 13 end of Red vs Blue where the group is facing the door with guns loaded.