People seemed to immediately find her off-putting when she first debuted, similar to Weiss. A magnified version in a manner of speaking. Her harsh and strict nature is a form of motivation, akin to a drill sergeant and evidently a result of being in the military. > https://twitter.com/alle1304/status/1287413231821168640">https://twitter.com/alle1304/...

Weiss has always struggled with feeling inadequate and dissatisfied due to the concept of perfection being ingrained since childhood. She& #39;s had difficulty being proud of herself. How her older sister acts is purely to remedy her lack of faith and confidence. Winter obviously >

loves and adores Weiss, the pride and joy of her life. She wants the best for her and for her to succeed. So when Weiss starts displaying a lack of hope, Winter has to restore it through a more effective means since she knows she can& #39;t always be there to protect Weiss. >

The only way she truly could was by teaching her how to protect herself.

As of Volume 7, we see just how strong their sisterly bond is. She& #39;s always been loyal to a fault, just following orders without further questioning until Penny acted as her polar opposite conscience and >

swayed her to put her feelings first for once. Hence her withholding the entire truth and giving them a head start, since she knows they& #39;re in the right. Winter helped them through subtle acts so as to not completely defy Ironwood, but undoubtedly will in the end.