Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27397283-20160214182542/@comment-4148456-20160221015759

Evnyofdeath wrote: Dude. There is no evidence for Ruby being a Maiden. Everything I knwo and have learned about writing conventions and techniques tell me she isn't. The simple fact Qrow told Ruby about the Silver Eyes and not the Maidens is the evidence we need.

Why is it that everyone who supports the "Ruby is a Maiden" theory is so...defensive? The whole damn point of a speculation board is to post and debate theories. That means people are going to tear it down and point out flaws if there are any. And the Ruby = Maiden theory has pleanty of holes.

Thematically Ruby cannot be the Winter Maiden. Both characters who have been the Fall Maiden have names and color associations with Fall. Ruby's name has no association with Winter, and her color theme is red and silver. And silver is not white. If Ruby were a Maiden she would be the Summer Maiden. I believe that while writing conventions are valuable, forging new paths also keeps writing interesting (whether or not Ruby is a Maiden, etc.). Korrde is correct in saying that we don't know either way. We won't know until Volume Four releases.

That being said, the law of conservation of detail, from what I've read, states that every detail given is important. This does not guarantee that every detail given is true. Perhaps I haven't read enough about it, but it seems foolhardy to believe that something is true simply because someone - be it the narrator or a character - said it. I mean no ill will; I merely wish to point something out.