Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-2600:E000:2E5:BFA0:280:AEFF:FE9E:6B9E-20180219011939/@comment-35274492-20180413132947

Could the power of the Maidens be given to a male if the aura was transferred? I would say it's a possibility but could come at a terrible risk. Give that type of power to a male and they are bound to misuse it but give it to a female and they will use it for purposes that will help heal the world, to protect others. Now, I'm not trying to be sexist or anything but that is the thought that comes to mind when hearing that it only goes through women. That is likely wrong though.

Fact is, naturally, the power of a Maiden is transferred to other women who are similar in spirit or personality to those of the original Maidens who helped the Wizard see that there is more to life and how to enjoy it. At least if done naturally, returning to the basis of why the power was there in the first place; other than that, it goes to the person that is last in their thoughts either a loved one or the attacker. This breaks the mold on the original personality set that the power would have gone too if the Maiden died with no one in mind.

The artificial aura transfer is an outside ability, an interference that causes a totally natural process to become dangerous and comes with the added risk of killing both without any sure-fire way of it working to their benefit. Basically it's the mechanical version of the glove that Cinder had but a far more difficult and rather alien process that was never meant to be intended.

So I do believe that a male could get the power but it would fundamentally change the succession process and would continue being only with males until brought back into the female succession process. It's just a thought but interesting to say the least, surprised no one else attempted to put their thoughts on it thus far.