Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25396609-20161018164833/@comment-10390252-20161018213045

Mistral - A large nation but one where the rule of law does not always stretch much beyond Mistral City itself. In other words (as Qrow noticeably did not mention, it's the ideal place for Cinder, Emerald and Mercury to hide out after committing the bloodiest terrorist outrage in Remnant's history.

Pyrrha was a national hero in Mistral to all accounts. One wonders if, maybe, if Team RNJR can offer clear proof of Cinder's involvement in her death, she may suddenly find that her safe hiding spot isn't so safe after all. Indeed, it may just require Ruby and Jaune's sworn eyewitness testimony under a Mistrali oath to the Gods (or Spirits) of Sky and Sea. At the very least, I'm sure Pyrrha's extended family and old school-friends in the area around Sanctum Academy might be interested in helping them extract a little payback for her murder.

Actually... Gods and/or spirits of the sea and sky? Reverent respect for the natural order? A culture that seems very a pop-culture mix of oriental traditions (Chinese and Japanese, notably)... Am I the only one thinking that Mistral might be a lot like the four major societies of the world of Avatar - The Last Airbender?