Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-69.138.248.186-20170111152805/@comment-1292715-20170329083247

@Terminus99 Look, Qrow seemed like his primary motivation was protecting Ruby, and not letting his semblance ruin things for RNJR. Another possible reason why he never approached them once until one of Salem's minions showed up was...well being a bit of a loner type he probably wasn't comfortable telling them he would protect them from afar. And let's be honest, him telling them about his semblance from the start wouldn't exactly make them feel safe whether he stayed close or kept his distance. RNJR aside though, he had probably kept his distance a lot in his life since STRQ fell apart, and not to mention all the solo recon missions he has gone on for Ozpin. So he had probably gotten use to working alone to the point where he just prefers it that way, thus he naturally decided not to approach RNJR unless absolutely necessary. I personally doubt the idea using her as bait even crossed his mind.

As for the that 'no big deal' comment, I'm pretty sure the SEW's are indeed a big deal to Salem. They only said they dealt with them before, they didn't say how easy it was. The only reason the minions shrug off Ruby as threat is because they know she's a novice. But Salem herself knows she could very well become a threat if left alone, which is why she ordered Tyrian to capture her.