Nova glanced back up the trail at Olivier, who had managed to get a good few feet away while they had been walking. "Afraid I'll et lost?" She grinned and laughed, jogging a few steps to close the distance before slowing back down to a slower pace again. As the Fire Wielder approached from behind, Nova turned her head and shot him a pouting glare, a look not much unlike that of a child who had found out they'd been lied to. She couldn't go as far as to say that she hated the boy, she was mature enough to steer away from such childish feelings, but Lao had seriously upset her and she was not about to forget him. "He seems perfectly capable of surviving this jungle challenge on his own. Does he have to follow us?" She growled, purposely addressing everyone else besides him while staring him down. She truly wanted to travel with allies, she had never had any before and it was exciting to her... But she didn't know how far she could go being followed by someone so mean. Thinking on it, with the amount of energy expelled during his attack, he might have to rest for part of the night, something she knew she wasn't going to do. [i]I can wait until then. When he stops, I'll leave him behind."[/i] She thought to herself, turning her gaze to the path up ahead of them, actively searching for traps set out by other students.