Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180105193053/@comment-26403517-20180108174250

Personally, I believe Vernal is most likely dead. But not due to the severity of her physical wound, or lack thereof. The way that she was thrashing around while in Cinder's grip showed that she was going through something far more horrific than merely having grimm claws in her abdomen. And Cinder's look of glee didn't fade into confusion untill after Vernal stopped moving.

Cinder sucked the life out of Vernal, expecting to suck the Maiden powers out too, and didn't realize untill she was done that she didn't get the power she expected.