Nova's head perked up when she heard the kid behind her speaking, at first astonished at the age of the girl but further surprised at her ignorance. Turning her head to look at the child, Nova smiled kindly and motioned for her to venture closer. "Did you space out during the Headmaster's speech too?" She laughed lightly to signal that she was guilty of the same offense. "I certainly hope there isn't a written portion of the entrance exam, I didn't study either. But as far as I know, this is it. Our test is to make it to the other side of this jungle alive and within the time limit given." Nova herself wasn't entirely sure on the workings of the entrance exams for this particular school, but she figured taking things a step at a time would be more beneficial than worrying about the future.

Out of the corner of her eye, Nova watched the flame clones play around. How the girl's energy wasn't being zapped by such a display was a mystery to her, but Nova knew that they couldn't keep it up forever before something went wrong. She stopped walking and pivoted to face the beings of fire, exhaling slowly as she concentrated. Nova swiped her hand through the air in front of her, feeling the ripple travel through the clones, disrupting their structure and causing them to fall to the ground as smoldering embers. It wasn't a difficult move for her, considering her target wasn't all that dense, but it drew more energy from her than she had originally wanted to spend. "You should be more mindful of your flames, they'll attract the attentions of unwanted wielders." She sighed before pivoting on her toes, following after the group she had fallen behind.