Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160807005311/@comment-4010415-20160815102630

PotatoTomatoYay wrote: Why do you guys think that Cinder had to use the Grimm spider to take the maiden's power? Also, CInder mentioned "It's about taking the power they have" while Salem stated something about taking away Semblances of power. Could this be related to Jaune, or do you think it's just a coincidence? 1. It was a beetle, not a spider.

2. Cinder said that before Monty came up with the idea of the Maidens. In other words, the Maidens did not exist in canon yet when she said that. More than likely, Cinder was speaking figuratively.

3. Salem was most likely speaking figuratively, not saying that she's going to literally take people's Semblances from them.

The word semblance means: noun 1. outward aspect or appearance. 2. an assumed or unreal appearance; show. 3. the slightest appearance or trace. 4. a likeness, image, or copy. 5. a spectral appearance; apparition. Salem was using the word "semblance" as in its actual normal definition in our world, not the superpowers that people get from their souls.