Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-17720343-20130828002050/@comment-16502426-20160217214906

Evnyofdeath wrote: Nightmarrionette wrote: I see it more as Cinder (Fall) was frozen by Ruby (Winter) which gives way to the next season. After this Salem (Spring) shows up and remodels all of Remnant. Whoever the Summer Maiden is will end up finishing Salem and therefor RWBY as a series. Oh my god are you still doing this?

Salem can't be a maiden. Her name does not follow the CNR. She predates it the same way Ozpin does. Therefor she can't be a maiden because she's to old to inherit the power. And it can't be she's the original Winter Maiden becuase Ozpin's order would damn well know if one of the Maiden's wasn't being reincarnated. Not that I disagree with you, I think Salem is NOT a maiden, but the reasoning you've provided is flawed.

Firstly, the maidens themselves predate the CNR. So that's not a reason. Secondly, there's nothing to say she can't have kept the powers for a very long time. And finally, of course Ozpin knows of her existence!