Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-3257939-20151212180109

Master Moridin wrote: I'm honestly thinking now that all the "guardian" talk this whole time was supposed to be metaphorical. In other words Qrow was being a snarky ass when he asked Ozpin that.

No Guardian, just Maidens. That's what I meant. Guardians are just a term they used to refer to the next protector who will inherit the Maiden's power and the previous Maiden is the one who chooses them. It's why Ozpin said  candidate ​.