User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author, Volume 3: Pyrrha Nykos/@comment-3257939-20141126180852/@comment-3257939-20141126215030

I don't think you got the message.

1.- I never said that people dislike their relationship. What they dislike is the lack of purpose of the side characters. Pyrrha has been used only to be the pillar for Jaune's character development. The only scene where she's not there to help Jaune to become a better character is when she's fighting Team CRDL. That's the only scene where we actually see Pyrrha to be herself. However, that was the only time and before & after that, Pyrrha was there to be the shy and poor girl who Jaune needs to make happy. That's what the fans dislike, they don't want Pyrrha to become the damsel in distress that Jaune has to save. What they want is Pyrrha and Jaune fighting next to each other instead of saving each other.

2.- The action in RWBY has a lot of expectations. They made Pyrrha fight against Team CRDL because fighting Cardin would be too fast and easy. Pyrrha vs Lark? What you're suggesting here is a fight of ten seconds. Pyrrha can easily knock out Lark and end the fight. That's not the RWBY fight sequences Monty does.

3.- Cinder has Pyrrha on a list for some reason and already told Mercury and Emerald to keep their hands clean while in Vale. There is no way Mercury is going to try and kill Pyrrha. That would be disobeying Cinder.