Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4441317-20180131155608

I just thought of a little theory. It's about Raven killing the Spring Maiden. While it's implied that Raven killed her out of pure greed, I am finding that hard to believe. She is scared of Salem and clearly knew even having a Maiden would attract her attention, let alone BEING the Maiden. I am beginning to think that Raven was put in a situation that forced her to kill the Maiden. I think that Spring (that's what Im calling the previous Spring Maiden) may of lost control over her emotions or her powers and it put the tribe in so much jeopardy, Raven had to act.

The first thing that should probably be addressed is why Raven took her in to start with. It's possible she was tempted to have a Maiden as a part of her tribe, but her fear of Salem would make that unlikely. I think one day, Raven stumbled upon Spring as she ran away from Mistral and quickly noticed her powers. Raven thought of leaving the girl on her own, but she both took pity on her and/or saw something of her that reminded her of the daughter she missed out on raising (Yang). Raven takes her in and tries to take her into the tribe, but Spring either cant control her powers or cant adapt to Bandit life.

Eventually, Raven decides to give up on her and tells her to leave, which triggers a scared/heartbroken Spring. Maybe her powers were going out of control. Maybe her emotions were attracting Grimm. Maybe both. Whatever the case, she was causing destruction and death to the tribe, with her being unable to stop it. Raven likely decided to kill her out of desperation, but if you're feeling shakespearian, it could be be that Spring killed herself, impaling herself on Raven's sword, ensuring the Maiden powers would transfer to Raven, the last person she ever sees. I honestly believe there was some connection between Raven and Spring. Raven has likely burned down countless villages and gotten numerous people dead, yet every time someone mentioned Spring, Raven would lose it a little. When Cinder mentioned her, Raven lunged at her without a word and when Yang mentioned her, that is when Raven started to crack. 