Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25991826-20161121231310/@comment-26018514-20161128061638

SpiritedDreaming wrote: An alternative to Raven being the Spring Maiden and the Spring Maiden being forced to do those things under duress is that the Spring Maiden does them because she's a part of the tribe and enjoys the tribes lifestyle; the powers don't exactly differentiate between society's versions of good and evil, it just goes to a girl who fits the criteria; young and female.

That's why Maidens went underground in the first place - uscrupulous people were killing them to clai the power for themselves and use that power to wreak havoc, and they were succeeding. Or alternatively Raven tracked the maiden to Shion, the tribe killed her(devastation was caused in self defense) and only now does Raven's tribe have the NEW "Spring Maiden".