Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160103163552/@comment-5217560-20160103190812

^^Could be, in case of emergency. Such as an ambulance getting into a wreck(irony), and the hospital needing to locate the vehicle.

It is my understanding that while Maidens are gifted with great power, that doesn't equate to their Aura getting a boost. Their Aura is within reasonable parameters just like everyone else, albeit it's just harder to disable them,  because the Maidens are superpowerful beings. If Amber had gone against only 1, or maybe even 2 of the three enemies, she surely would have attained victory. However, from the moment the fight began, all three of them focused on depleting her Aura. I'm sure using her power excessively was a factor that worked against her as well. Well, assuming using Maiden power drains Aura.

I enjoyed this episode. It wasn't the backstory that I expected, but it did give us information that we needed to know. Cinder is scary. Not because she inspires fear out of people, but because she is clearly an ambitious, power-hungry individual whose humanity is dwindling by the day. I bet she doesn't even care for Em or Merc. Merely using them as a means to an end. I'm wondering that Cinder and Em have in store for the next match up as well. Emerald having an illusion semblance is cool.

I'm under the impression that the only reason Cinder went after Amber and took part of her power, was because she knew she needed an ace to coerce Adam into joining her cause. Which, I hadn't considered previously. I thought obtaining the Maiden was the endgoal, but perhaps it isn't. Otherwise, she could have gone after the other Maidens.

I'm also curious as to how RT,(or Qrow) are going to explain the plot hole. Honestly, it doesn't bother me too much. It's just one of those things. I also got a Rule of Two vibe from Mercury and his Dad. But Spirited brought an interesting perspective, one that I could definitely get down with.

All in all, I really enjoyed this episode. I was a bit underwhelmed at the Maidens power at first, but the more I watch the episode, the more in awe of it I am. I was scared for Amber. I want to know more about her. In the ending credits, one of her sketches was written, "Strong/warm". She is strong indeed. While caught off guard, she was still able to hold her ground against three highly skilled individuals. The bug Grimm thing just throws another wrench into the mystery of the Grimm.

The spike in Grimm activity sounds promising. Looks like RT has heard our call, yall. We wanted the Grimm to be an actual threat. Perhaps we'll see it this volume.