Adeen was wonderfully, energetically, horribly [i]confused[/i]. Because of the situation of her clan, she was sent here. She wasn't all right with that, but there wasn't really much she could say to object. Still, she was going to a new academy with all sorts of new sights and sounds and people and things she could set on fire -

[i][color=fff200]Wait, no, bad Adeen! Mama said no burning things without permission![/color][/i] she thought, scolding herself internally. She took a moment to rub her arm awkardly, before realizing that the gauntlet that her mother gave was in the way. [i][color=fff200]Blegh, I don't like this thing, it's ugly. I want a glove instead, hopefully a red or orange one.[/color][/i]

Going back to the point, she expected to have a fun academy life. At the very least, if it wasn't fun, it would still be exciting. Well, it was exciting for sure, but she als didn't expect it to be so [i]confusing.[/i] All she had for instructions were the notes her mother gave her for the entrance of the school, and it said that they were supposed to be Ladria, but then that old man just said they were somewhere else, and then he went on to talk about jungles and tests and survival, then two teachers started fighting and again, Adeen was really confused.

[i][color=fff200]I didn't study for a test, and what does survival mean?[/color][/i] where her thoughts. 

As soon as the old man (Adeen was starting to think he was the headmaster - he looked like one) everyone started running for the entrance. Adeen looked around wildly, wondering what was going on. In her confounded state, she just stood there, not moving (occasionally setting something on fire. She wasn't sure what, but she was pretty sure she set [i]someting[/i] on fire); eventually, only a few students remained.

[i][color=fff200]I . . . think I'll follow them now,[/color][/i] she thought as she hesitantly walked towards the entrance. She planned to ask the next person she found for details on what exactly was going about.

Adeen passed by a few students on the way, however, they were busy fighting each other, and no one so much as looked at her - when they did, it was with surprise and incredulity. No one so much saw her as a threat to their entrance of the school. Of course, inversely, the different arguments, fights and colors distracted Adeen, and she completely forgot to inquire for information, and just wandered about looking at things that caught her interest. Her aimless walk brought her to the nearest body of water, and with it, a few more students.

[color=fff200]"Why is everyone here so much older than me?"[/color] she whined upon seeing them. Really, how was she supposed to make friends if everyone here was so old!

Her attention was quickly diverted as one student suddenly launched -

[color=fff200]"PWETTY FIRE!"[/color] she exclaimed. The blue globes of flame had caught her attention. Her clan were primarily Mind Wielders, and any Fire Wielders they did have were far inferior to her, so she has never seen a second stage flame before. Naturally, she thought it was very pretty. Adeen of course, was so focused on Lao that she didn't notice the ants. 

Suddenly, the person who launched the flames jumped back and climbed into a tree. [i]Huh, what is he doing?[/i] 

Immediately afterwards, a brilliant explosion of fire occured. Adeen was not a target, but naturally, a spread out flame was bound to reach more than the intended target. Adeen jumped back, a little surprised before realizing that this was a flame that didn't like her very much.

She responded in the best way she knew how: By burning it.

Adeen created a vortex of flame around her. The amount of fire being used was actually smaller than it looked, however, the precision involved and the speed at which it rotated made it an effective shield, especially against flames. The logic behind it was that because of it's speed, the rate at which it consumed oxygen around it increased - the vortex wa literally pulling in all the oxygen for fire to consume. It strengthened itself while weakening others. Adeen of course, had no idea that her technique was so sophisticated, but managed it regardless.

This was a technique she had spontaneously developed when the Fire Wielders were being strict with her training back at home. She found taht she really didn't like their fire, and decided that she didn't want to be touched by it. She also found that after developing this technique, the clan as a whole decided to stop teachng her.

A large portion of the Lao's flames were dying out rapidly as a side-effect.