Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-28288412-20160606190439/@comment-7622429-20160606223309

I think I'll simplify some ideas for this thread:

What if the discovery of Dust, and its importance in turning the tide against the Grimm, is not a literal statement, but a symbolic one? The magic of the Maidens is very much like an amalgamation of the entire suite of Dust's properties. What if the discovery of Dust was not brought about by mining, but by the Maidens returning from their time with the Wizard, creating Dust as we know it to aid Humanity in its battle against the Grimm?

Or, maybe in a stark contrast to the hope that was brought about from the heroes' perspective, the magical power that the Maidens returned with incited the onslaught of the Grimm, thus requiring the Maidens to use their powers to create/unearth Dust.