Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160103163552/@comment-26872876-20160103191402

To those wondering how Amber's aura drained so fast, remember that Ozpin said maidens use magic. As far as we know, that is different from Aura. It seems to me that Maidens have a normal or high level of Aura. The "extra aura" is simply the ability for them to use magic.

Anyways, good chapter.

Explains Emerald's loyalty. She got picked up off the streets. Her semblance more of less confirmed visual perception.

Loving Mercury ever more. His legs are his weapons.

Fight with Amber  was cool. Magic use shows a change in the eyes it seems. Also, the ability to block bullets with the hand seems to stem from magic.

I liked the inclusion of Blake and Qrow. However, how can Qrow not recognize them? Cinder worded it as if he never saw them. However, it seems fairly clear he did.

As for Cinder and the Grimm. It seems like that's one of the Abomination's that Qrow mentioned. Cinder put on the glove which the Grimm came from. It reminds me of how Dust is infused in cloth. Seems the Queen has instead woven Grimm.

Wish we had a little more plot progression than what we got, but at least the villain back story was interesting enough.