Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170217011737/@comment-25266931-20170221230722

@ WC-83: If that's the case, I'm still gonna need to hear it straight from Oz that that's why. I'm sick of waiting for clear answers on what he knows.

@Lucas: You might be on to something there. Maybe she's being nice to Cinder so that when she dies the last person Cinder thinks of is Salem, and so the powers transfer to her without her ever lifting a finger. That's just evil enough to be canon. You earn yourself a kudos.

Let's be clear though: If Salem plan is to amasse power, ruin society and get all teh relics, then she is nearing endgame. She already has mostly flawless allies. One of the maiden powes. An army of monsters. And a headmaster in her back pocket. So she's got the power. Now all she needs is to achieve two more goals and she's done and won. Especially since the fall of society seems to be happening on it's own now after Beacon and the WFs and Atlas. And it's likely she'll get at least 2 of the 4 relics if each season ends like 3 did. With only a few of her allies being enough to topple a whole region.