Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171216025048/@comment-25396609-20171218141457

To be fair, it's clear that Ozpin didn't want to put her in that situation; he had literally no other options. Desperation forced them to make that choice, and I do think Pyrrha would've willingly taken up the mantle even in less dire circumstances, where she'd had more time to decide.