Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-5430952-20181030033832

Since it's all but undeniable that the robed woman with the bandaged left hand is Cinder, it makes me wonder where she'll go from here. And after hearing one of BenRG's theories, I came up with another, but far more disturbing. While everyone is focused on making it to Atlas to hide the Relic of Knowledge, Cinder could be en route to Beacon to acquire its Relic without any of Ozpin's Group any the wiser. Of course it won't go smoothly, as the Volume 6 Opening suggests, but it wouldn't surprise me if Cinder planned to take the Beacon Relic as a way of atoning for her horrific failure at Haven. Of course she won't tell Salem she planned to take the Spring Maiden's power for herself, and I doubt anyone else knew that part of her plan.

And this could be where she and Raven have their rematch, since none of the teachers have any chance of stopping her. And, sad to say Bluethunder, Raven could indeed perish in this fight. Though I can see her thinking of herself (or more comically, Qrow) in her final moments, so Cinder has no idea who the new Maiden is, and is thus thwarted yet again. Whether it plays out like that, remains to be seen. 