Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-69.138.248.186-20170111152805/@comment-25936766-20170329044617

Terminus99 wrote: 1) My reasoning is that Qrow could only effectively use her as bait if she didn't know that he was following close behind............Of course, Qrow counted that they would not discover that he was close by.

2) His main objective was to protect Ruby during the journey, but he knew of the chance of someone coming after her, and he decidrd that it would be best if they weren't expecting him there. He used her as bait just in case.

3) I know that Ruby would have helped in any case, and I know they are as good as dead without her, but they are still using her.

4) I'm not sure of how necessary the Silver Eyes were, though. Sure, they were lucky that they had them during the Fall of Beacon, but was it always their plan to use them against Salem? 1) ........Or, he decided to keep his distance because his Semblance meant that just staying close to them could, sooner or later, bring misfortune, which would make the journey harder, and possibly get someone killed.

And in fact, when he did swoop in, it did almost end up getting someone killed, for like 5 episodes.

You're arguing he didn't approach them or reveal himself so that they didn't feel safe, and thus any S.Minion didn't get alerted. But I can easily argue he simply didn't approach them because his Bad Luck could ruin anything at any moment, and didn't reveal himself because that would mean approaching them.

Not to mention the possibility that if any S.Minion got alerted, if they decided to come after Ruby anyway, it would've been much more planned, and thus more difficult for everyone. Consider how much Tyrian kicked RNJR's asses. Now imagine what he could've done if he was aware from the start of Qrow's presence, and planned accordingly.

2) The logic, is a failure. That offers literally no arguments to support the idea of Qrow using her as bait.

He knew Ruby was a target, that someone could try to kill her, and so on. Now, how the hell does that even imply he used her as bait "just in case"? It's like you don't even know what to say at this point.

3) She's willingly lending a hand, consciously and as actively as she can. Are they using her? Or is she helping them? Would you say your boss is using you when you go to work? Would you say your friend is using you when you let them borrow your eraser?

4) Given Ozpin and co. tried to use Maidens before anything, the SEW seems like it was more of a Last Resort, or a hidden Ace under the sleeve.

Consider the facts, too, that Ruby was in her 1st year, and didn't even know about Salem, even less about her powers. It's pretty likely that Ozpin knew she wasn't ready yet, while Pyrrha, in comparison, from her experience and skill, was a much better option at that moment.