Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30530552-20171212170121/@comment-26397825-20171213091310

I thought I heard somewhere that she wasn't that experienced as a Maiden. But even if that's not the case, it could have been for intimidation purposes in Amber's case and showing off in Cinder's case, which still ties in to my theory of minutely wasting Mana the longer you keep it up. Amber didn't have it when she used the powers out of desperation after her aura was broken. After she'd blast them back, however, she got the flares back.