Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25110963-20160603221540/@comment-25110963-20160603224036

Well seeing as obliteration of the human race is Salem's percieved goal, she needs the most powerful source she can get her hands on. She chose the Maiden powers. But only one Maiden can get one set of powers each. That begs the question she cannot have only Cinder as her proxy. She must have others because having no contingency is bad planning. She herself cannot obtain it, so the other three proxies she has must be young women, willing to follow her, and must want destruction. This is just a guess though.