Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200118161649/@comment-4134422-20200120030128

While Team RWBY facing the consequences of keeping secrets and telling truths behind Ironwood's back was a long time coming, I'm also trying not to forget Ironwood also lied to his own kingdom's face, twice.

- "But we cannot let ourselves give in to fear and panic. That is what she wants! Instead, we must unite, and fight back, together. Every single one of us!". Now, he's leaving behind whoever is left in Mantle, arguably half of the kingdom, which he considers a hot spot/lost cause.

- "Amity Tower is now completed and ready to launch(...)", except it was bait for Watts as it was incomplete, risking the Amity Project in the process, and now he's ditching the global communication plan he openly disclosed to Mantle in favor to save the supposedly self-suficient half of the kingdom.

- "Because the safety of every citizen is imperative, the council and I have decided to evacuate everyone in Mantle to Atlas.", that is IF he lets every single citizen in beyond this point. Basically, refer to the 1st paragraph.

A complete 180° turn on his own words in possibly less than 2 hours. All triggered by a single black chess piece left by a selfish opportunist.