User blog comment:HalointheSkye/Volume 3 Hiatus - Week 2 - Little Red!/@comment-13499046-20160301223114/@comment-13499046-20160302193047

I wouldn't mind Cinder coming back if we actually get to see some backstory and a motivation beyond "I want to be powerful and scary."

I dunno what Salem gets for helping Cinder, besides that Salem probably can't inherit Maiden powers, that being said she probably doesn't need them. If for some reason she can't or doesn't want to go wreck shop personally then having a pawn with Maiden level abilities seems like it would be useful though.

As for Cinder what she gets is an incredible power and people being afraid of her, although there is obviously (hopefully) more to it than that.