Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20180123171649/@comment-14909251-20180127202406

BlazingWolfJanne wrote: Now for that big question: will Team RWBY stay at Haven to attend their second year? Or will we just jump into Atlas? Honestly, I'm hoping that RWBY stays at Haven. They've been through a lot of stuff throughtout these past two volumes so having them just improve would be great. Of course, there's the problem that Haven lacks a Headmaster now that the Cowardly Lionheart is dead. Maybe Kali can be Headmistress while Ghira returns to Menagerie to reform the White Fang?

As for the relic and Atlas, maybe Oscar can have an arc to himself! Oscar and Qrow, on the way to Atlas, desperate to ask Ironwood to hide the relic... I think something to consider is that the situation in Atlas has likely not changed. The borders are supposed to be closed meaning they can only get in with approval, which means they may not get in quickly or will not let all of them come. Weiss also has every reason to not want to go back to Atlas. She would, at the very least, have reason to be wary of returning without any preparation so quickly after fleeing. Plus, it isn't as if they would expect Atlas to be the next target. Given the setbacks she faced, they might also expect Salem to regroup, which means they likely have months before there is even a hint of any further plots. There is no reason to think she is short on time and the advantage of moving so quickly has been lost due to the setback at Haven. Speaking of Huntsmen, I really want Ilia to join a Huntsman team. I know that all of those Huntspeople were killed by Salem and Lionheart (Shiro Wan R.I.P.), but what about first-years? Ilia can easily join a new team--given that there IS any people eager to join Haven. If so, there may be 4 groups of main protagonists (RWBY, JN_R, SSSN, and Ilia's team) in Volume 6. And I like it! One possibility is if that Mata character becomes more prominent in the story later. Having more than one Faunus on a team for once would be something. It would be a bit of an adjustment for her I imagine. There is some incentive for them all sticking around in Haven given Mistral is the location of the White Fang and becoming students is one way to justify their presence.