Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170417075739/@comment-26397825-20170421063853

Well, I mean, he leads an entire operation based out of the Forever Fall. He organised and planned the assault on the train, which would have included coordinating times and keeping track of the trains movement and data on how much Dust they were shipping. Plus making sure his men were fed and rested, which requires quite a bit of logistical thinking. And he was Blake's mentor, which means a teaching role, and he's intelligent/charismatic enough to get a promotion to leader of the Vale branch of the White Fang.

He's more than just a thug. He just loses his ability to think rationally when it comes to Blake because of the emotional strife he feels.