User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author - Ruby Rose/@comment-26989559-20160408141628/@comment-26989559-20160410092612

But if they manage to get Ozpin out, even when Salem holds basically all the cards, wont that undermine Salem's cred?

She's Cinder's boss, so I reckon that gives her some instant badass credentials. If Salem is the 'Final Boss', so to speak, and if her location is as remote as we speculate, I don't think it's appropriate to fight her this early. She doesn't seem like the type of villain to get directly involved unless she has to.