Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-92.18.14.163-20180325224119/@comment-14909251-20180328232920

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: Which, again, would've had nothing to protect them from the Grimm if it wasn't for the Atlesian Fleet.

If it wasn't for Ironwood's fleet keeping the aerial Grimm busy, they would've focused on the ships. Ships filled with scared people. People among which only a handful would actually be able to fight the Grimm, assuming they are able to fight a horde of flying enemies on board a relatively-small ship without falling off.

Not to mention, without Ironwood's fleet and army present, the Grimm, both the ones drawn to Vale and the ones snucked-in by the WF, would've ravaged the people much more easily, and likely destroyed their only way to get to ground safely.

Remember that the AKs were only hacked long after everyone actually managed to get on the ships to escape from Amity. Without the AKs they wouldn't have even gotten that far. Fair to note in all this that if Ruby hadn't looked with her special eyes then the Grimm Dragon probably would have obliterated them all anyway. The presence of Atlesian military in Vale was likely a contributing factor to the plan since it created a greater sense of fear and negativity, which attracts Grimm, even without the hackey-sackey antics of Salem's crew.