[color=plum][center][h3] - Laurel - [/h3][/center][/color] [@KuramaaaZ][@Silent Observer] Laurel chuckled lightly at the threat, it would take a lot more than witch magic to turn her own fire against her. There was a distinct difference between the fire she created and the fire that he controlled. A brilliant smile lit her face when she saw Kiara come raging through the forest. The fiery, red-headed faerie was as volatile as jet fuel and swung emotions very quickly, it was her nature and Laurel loved the other girl for it. It made their time together as roommates rather interesting to say they least. Stepping away to let the faerie have at the witch she nodded briefly at her. Kiara was dripping wet, no doubt having just come out of the lake with Morgan. The water mage was nearly always in Kiara's presence, between him and Suley Laurel wasn't so sure which of the three was going to win out or how it was going to end. Whatever happened would be a long time coming and Laurel wouldn't miss it for the world. There was always something going on between the trio. The situation between them seemed to suit Kiara well enough though and she was happy for her roommate. She almost felt bad for the fire mage, he had no doubt come here with the intent of practicing his craft. Now he was being assaulted by two of the smallest women on campus. It was nearly enough to make her chuckle, he still deserved to be punished for destroying nature, especially when the school had rooms set up entirely for practicing ones craft. Laurel had spent many long days and nights in the rooms learning to control the most tedious of her powers. The goddess's wrath was one that was reserved for slaughtering the pharaoh's enemies but when it had become apparent that she could be just as vicious as the goddess herself without much warning she'd spent the last several years learning to control it completely and fully. Today was no exception for her control of her gift, she had to remain in control. It wasn't until the mage threw a ball of flames toward Kiara and herself that some of her resolve cracked. Her normally warm green eyes swirled with the yellow of the leopard she kept at bay. Her nostrils flared slightly before the black haired woman had been replaced with an equally black cat. Flexing the muscles that extended her claws she was off in a flash. A blur of inky blackness as she loped easily after the mage. It was a slow jaunt for her really once she had caught up with him. Laurel transformed between one step and the next as she trailed after the mage. "[color=plum]Do you truly expect to outrun me? I assure you that this is a rather slow pace for me. Your cause for running truly escapes me. Kiara and myself have to be the smallest women on campus.[/color]" She gave a bit of a grin, her full lips turning up to reveal her white teeth again, her canines slightly longer than they should have been. Her green eyes were still swirled and dotted with the vibrant yellow that belonged to her other form. She hoped they had frightened him, for all of his goading and scare tactics he didn't seem to actually want to fight them. Her long black hair swung and cascaded around her as she moved, eyes watching him carefully. He carried a small phoenix in his arms, she hadn't initially noticed the creature but now that her gaze rested on it she pushed emotions towards it. Projecting them easily to the creature, letting it know that she truly meant no harm. Generally it didn't take very long for animals to warm up to her once they realized they could communicate with her.