Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24068166-20131109015207/@comment-24068166-20131109022331

You raise a good point DQueen, but my thoughts go along this line: Everyone is assuming (with good reason) that Ruby holds major significance, due to Ozpin's comment about her eyes.

Now, with Ruby's eyes being of significance, what do we know? Nothing. But what does Ozpin and Qrow know? ''More than us. Much'' more. "Queen" might refer to the one something that made Ozpin note Ruby's eyes.

As for the "pawns" deal, it could be assumed that Qrow is watching over Ruby from afar, and is noting the people she comes into contact with. I mean, with how affable Ruby is (despite her lack of social skills), and what with her being the main character and all, it would not be at all odd to see people gravitate towards her.

I mean, think about a pawn. A pawn is a simple piece that holds great potential. But in the end, it's a throwaway piece. It holds very little power of its own before promotion, and is the most limited piece in terms of movement and taking. Most of us simply use it to prepare for other pieces to claim a victory. If the "Queen" is Ruby, then pawn might not just be a reference to teammates or friends, but rather to people who know and would fight with Ruby. Again, with how afable she is, it would not be at all odd for people to gravitate towards her and begin to like her.

I mean yeah, I could be looking a bit much into this, and all of the anime I've watched may have put some odd ideas into my head. But I still have that feeling, that one "in the back of your head" voice telling me that it isn't Cinder, and that Qrow might have ulterior motives. And he won't shut up.