User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: My top 13 Questions for Volume 3/@comment-63.227.80.222-20141025223944/@comment-24891101-20141025225828

Since I believe it has been established that the Cinder arc concludes next volume, I feel it would be a waste to kill off a principal after defeating their first villain. The "Pyrrhic Victory" angle is long-established, but it has to be a telling, meaningful victory. Besides, they need to develop her more; it would be a waste of a character to do so this early. It also breaks the symmetry overly early, since Monty has plans far into the future.