Talk:Adam Taurus/@comment-2602:306:3494:D090:45A9:617A:D232:C4F2-20180109011548/@comment-62.231.136.5-20180109151759

Adam isn't the most rational or level-headed of revolutionaries, but there are reasons he may want to betray the Salem faction, though not just yet.

If his aim is merely to spite Human civilization, then he has no reason to split with Salem. However, Adam probably intends to establish a Faunus empire, and the Salem faction may be a dangerous opponent to that goal. Adam's certainly no perceptive politician, but he still knows that Salem's faction is quite powerful, so he might eventually betray the conspiracy when the White Fang are at the height of their power to successfully split from them. His relationship with the Salem faction is nothing more than a working alliance he was forced into. It's likely that Adam has only a vague idea of who Salem is other than that she's the leader of the Salem faction, and not that she's far more than that.

When that point is that he thinks will be the most opportune to betray the conspiracy is difficult to say. Remnant's Kingdoms are still powerful foes, especially Atlas, the militarily powerful of the Kingdoms, and he may still want to hold off until they're weaker.