Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140810021742/@comment-14909251-20140810215058

Without knowing Winter's precise age we cannot safely argue how that relates to Weiss being lonely. I presume, either way, that Winter and Weiss are separated by many years. Of course, there are all sorts of complicated reasons for why she might have problems with her family.

1. Weiss could have been adopted because mama and papa had trouble conceiving, but then they had Winter and suddenly Weiss was neglected. It is a rather simple explanation, though I think that is an unlikely route.

2. Winter could be several years older and remarkably cold to her younger sister. This would likely be due to being more like her father and more oriented towards the family business than Weiss. Weiss only ever wanted a normal sisterly relationship with Winter like little sisters do, but such frivolities are not suiting of a Schnee and were thus rejected by Winter.

3. Winter could be a very young child who was conceived by a second wife of papa Schnee. In this scenario Weiss' mother died many years ago and this new woman is the wicked step-mother who despises Weiss. Winter largely takes after her mother and treats Weiss poorly as well. Her father simultaneously shows more positive attention to the young and obnoxiously affectionate Winter, while Weiss has to deal with the angry father who is always pressuring her to be perfect at everything and telling her she is not allowed to have dreams of her own.