Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32.208.226.199-20160526161241/@comment-4010415-20160905185549

180.190.91.9 wrote: That's thanks to Aura and half a serving of Fall Maiden power, which is akin to magic at this point. As for Ren's case, he was in a position that looked less like he was being forced backwards and more like he was going to get crushed by the thing, so that might've helped. I like to think of Aura, when used defensively, only reacts. Only when hostile contact happens does it do anything, otherwise all of their clothes would be levitating less than an inch from their skin.

But that's just me. ^ Even though Spirited already said it, I feel the need to say:

Everyone needs to remember that the Maidens did not exist plot-wise until Volume 3. Monty did not come up with the idea for Maidens until after they finished making Volume 2. Therefore, in Volumes 1 and 2, Cinder did not have Maiden powers because they did not exist yet.