Talk:Ruby Rose/@comment-71.86.152.110-20151213203941/@comment-27404453-20151215195854

I'd say if we look at the situation regarding Ruby it makes a lot of sense. I have three points supporting this.

The first is her semblance. At first glance its just speed, but she's always leaving behind rose petals. I doubt she carries around a bag of them to drop them as she runs, so where do they come from? If its a sign of her status as Maiden, then it makes sense. A semblance is supposed to reflect a person, so if Ruby were a Maiden her leaving behind rose petals when using it would be reasonable.

The second is Ozpin letting her into Beacon two years early. He knows Ruby is too young to attend, but he decides to let her in based on one fight? Doubtful. But if he knew Ruby was a Maiden and that things were starting to heat up, what better place to protect her than at Beacon?

The third is Qrow taking time to train her in the scythe. Any weapon can take years to master to the level Ruby has Crescent Rose. So Qrow, a man who by all appearances likes to be by himself and has a very important job from what we can tell, is willing to put them on hold to train Ruby for what would have had to be years, we can only assume it was something he felt was worth it. While he might have done it because she was his niece, I feel its more likely that he devoted the time because he was able to convince Ozpin and the rest that training Ruby was important enough to warrant him being sidelined from the field for that time.