Talk:Emerald Sustrai/@comment-2600:1700:8230:3360:B4B5:A230:C339:A11D-20180127015335

I see three possible outcomes for Emerald after losing cinder:

1. She joins the good guys.

Emerald's loyalty is exclusive to Cinder, who was likely the only real reason she joined Salem and stuck around with her plan to begin with. Now that Cinder's gone, she may not have a reason to stay anymore.

2. She takes Cinder's place.

Alternatively, she could become a more important member of Salem's group by taking up Cinder's mantle and possibly seek to become a Maiden herself. Emerald did say she owed Cinder everything, after all. Perhaps she'll think taking up Cinder's mantle would be her way of thanking Cinder and repaying her for everything she's done for Emerald. It could  be a way for her to become stronger, which is what she told Cinder when she asked Emerald what she wanted when they first met. This could also be a chance for Salem to show more of her manipulative side, probably appearing to mourn for Cinder in order to manipulate Emerald into staying. Of course, that last part widely depends on how Salem actually felt about Cinder's apparent demise.

3. She goes off on her own for a while.

A bit of a mix of the two, she might break off from Salem's faction for a while. Scorning the heroes for her loss and seeing no further purpose for her helping Salem, she run's off and has a bit of a "Zuko Alone" arc. Perhaps this journey will help Emerald rediscover herself, and she'll probably start to feel bad for the part she played in Cinder's plan. This could also result in Emerald taking the same road Asajj Ventress took in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where she start's working as a gun-for-hire. She may even make some new friends along the way.

So, what do you think is in store for our Green-haired Thief?