Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-27121183-20151212181755

Also -- I don't think Winter has any part of the Maiden thing. Simply because when Ironwood dismissed her from the group, it was right before they started talking about Autumn's condition and all of that. Had she been a maiden, she would presumably know all of those details.

(Although I wouldn't rule out her being one a candidate to replace another maiden. Could explain the hostility from Qrow.)