Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27276671-20160214220907/@comment-26397825-20160713205601

Yeah. Age and gender are major factors. If the person is too old, or the wrong gender, the power goes 'Nope!' and skedaddles off somewhere else.

That's what I'm saying. The last thougt thing isn't the only factor in choosing the next host, so Cinder thinking of herself in an attempt to make sure it dies with her wouldn't work because it's not the only thing factoring into the selection. The power would simply look at her, realise she's dying and therefore not suitable to be the next host, and skedaddle off to some random girl somewhere that does fit the criteria.