Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26869193-20180310192420/@comment-4010415-20180413160003

Jaden Marks wrote: 1. Cinder could be alive though being frozen and falling down such a long shaft into the bottomless void... Well, seen anime and cartoon characters survive more ridiculous things than that, so likely will be seeing her again or we'd see Salem getting incredibly pissed off at Cinder's overconfidence costing her the power of a Maiden.

2. But let's be honest, Cinder's job was technically done already with the fall of Vale and Beacon, Salem already has the relic from there, 1. True, though typically, being frozen tends to lead to being smashed to pieces and, thus, being dead, especially in anime. We'll really have to wait and see if we get a scene with Salem confirming her death or survival in Volume 6.

2. No... she doesn't. Salem does not have Beacon's Relic.

This is implied by the fact that, in Of Runaways and Stowaways, Salem told a Seer to increase the number of Grimm at Beacon and then said "The Relic is there." This implied that she is searching for Beacon's Relic but does not have it yet.

On top of that, Ozpin is confident that Beacon's Relic is safe from Salem. He literally outright states that Salem does not have Beacon's Relic, in True Colors.

Ruby: Does that mean… Salem has the Beacon Relic?

Ozpin and Qrow share a brief look with each other.

Ozpin: Very astute, Miss Rose, I was wondering who would be the first to ask. No, thankfully she does not. It’s true that the Relic at Haven is very much at risk, and for now, that should remain our primary focus. Let’s just say I made finding the Relic at Beacon a… bit more challenging than at the other schools.