Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140404003915/@comment-24400457-20140422174909

I could see The Malachites and POSSIBLY Mercury and Cleo fighting together in the tournament. If they do plan on attacking Beacon, or at least doing something big during the Vytal Tournament then I doubt Cinder needs the Malachites, Mercury, Cleo, Roman, Junior, any potential Junior contacts ("People say you know everyone!") AND the rest of the White Fang (there's no way there aren't more people as skilled as Adam and Blake, and hell Adam might be in on this whole thing) in order to pull whatever that plan is off. And if the Vytal Tournament IS a distraction then the best way to ensure it remains as such for long enough is to ensure you have your own people dragging it out.

My only pause in that is one simple fact: Cleo does not look that much younger than Cinder, and truth be told neither does Mercury. If there is an age restriction (highly likely, it wouldn't be worth competing if there was a chance Jaune could fight Adam or Weiss could find herself face to face with Qrow) then I do not believe Cleo and Mercury could pass for 17 year olds.