Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-2601:189:4381:65F5:4568:1C58:D805:F83D-20180103073818/@comment-2001:8A0:D238:9B01:8DED:A90B:D80A:AB9B-20180106041400

SpiritedDreaming wrote: Salem knew he would reincarnate though, as she mused to herself after pressing Cinder for a definitive answer: "What are you planning?"

In other words, she was trying to think why he would let Cinder kill him and reincarnate elsewhere, when the more logical thing to do in her eyes would be to stay in his current body where he has access to all his abilities. Oscar is still in training, so he's weaker than Ozpin is usually. Salem was wondering what his plan was, that he gave himself such an obvious handicap. Thanks. That made more sense than my suggestions. Although I am now wondering why Ozpin let himself be killed