Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-148.253.184.233-20200128130653/@comment-4010415-20200212001251

Guedjroy wrote: For me the SE theory is the most reasonable, though it does call into question why Salem doesn't just wipe the SE warriors from the face of the planet altogether, starting with Ruby. We have evidence that she has probably been trying to wipe out Silver-Eyed Warriors:

Tock: You know, the only reason my master wants you dead is 'cause of your eyes.

Tock was working for someone who wanted Silver-Eyed Warriors dead. Qrow told Ruby that silver eyes are a rare trait, and Maria tells Ruby that Silver-Eyed Warriors are rare. And Maria says that her father even theorized that "something" was actively trying to destroy SEWs:

Maria: Heh, he would've scolded me for showing off. He'd never been able to find much information about our abilities. Just legends of warriors whose eyes shone like mirrors, reflecting the light of the world onto darkness. He found so little, in fact, that it made him cautious. How could such powerful bloodlines be so rare? Unless something was actively seeking to destroy them.