The girl groggily pushed herself up, previously lying facedown in ashes. As she lifted her head, though it screamed in protest, she saw two figures flying off into the distance. Though her vision was blurred by pain, the girl could clearly tell what the two figures were by their flight formation and size. They were quakers of the land and sky, light during night and day, fire breathers, Members of her best friend's House. Dragons

Early That Day...
Yolonda looked at the group of nine-to-twelve-year-olds before her before continuing the lesson. "What is the most powerful Transformation?" the white-haired woman asked her pupils. After a moment of silence Yolonda let her gaze sweep across her class, only to land on Alice. "Perhaps she will have something to say for once," the older woman thought to herself before saying out loud, "What Transformation do you think is the most powerful Alice?" Some of the other children chuckled a bit before the girl looked up from the craft she was working on in her hand (a bird of some sort) before replying with, "Fire". Those who were laughing earlier now start to shuffle nervously as three of the youths who weren't really paying attention to the lesson turned their heads toward the girl. One had a look of interest, but the other two looked as if they were being challenged. Yolonda, seeing where this was going to go if she didn't change things quickly, said "Oh, you mean fire-breathers, right?" Mentioning one of the many names that Dragons are referred to. The stupid girl just shakes her head, says "Fire" again, then continues with her craft as if nothing happened. I look over to the three members of the House of the Dragon that I have my class. The House of Dragons, though powerful, is quite small. It is because of this that Darci and Dinistrio even get the chance to claim to be a member of the House of Dragons, though they are far less deserving of it than their cousin Chaseton. Chaseton, the heir to the House of the Dragon, only seems interested in what Alice has to say about fire and how it can be a Transformation. Darci and Dinistrio, on the other hand, only see her statement as a threat. "I need to finish this before something bad happens." As I think that to myself I start to see steam coming off of Darci and out of her nose. I instantly snap back at attention and say, "No Transforming in class! Now, everyone take a break. I need to talk to the head master." And with that all of the the children went to the courtyard.

As I leave the classroom I half expect to see Darci and Dinistrio Transform and fly off, but they don't. No instead they go to pick on Alice. Unfortunately for them, I can't let them do that. I'm her best friend, her only friend. People don't know it, but she can actually talk. On one of her good days that is. Anyway, once I catch up to Alice, Darci, and Dinistrio all three of them grin. After I catch my breath Dinistrio says, "Can you believe it? I know Alice has a few screws missing, but fire being the most powerful Transformation, seriously." After he finishes his sentence he gives out a short, sharp laugh before giving Alice a look of disgust. Alice must've still been grinning, she sometimes forgets what she's doing, because look over to see Darci shove her before saying, "What are you grinning at?" I quickly take a step beside the wide-eyed blonde before saying, "I actually find the whole idea quite interesting. Something more powerful than a Dragon? That would be a great topic to do research on!" Alice nods once before adding "Fire". Darci throws her hands up in the air before saying, "I can't take her anymore, I'm out!" And with that she Transformed and flew off. Dinistrio watched his sister for a second before looking at Alice, then added to me "I just don't get what you see in her. I mean, yeah she has the whole wide-eyed cutesy thing going for her with the blue eyes, blonde hair, porcelain skin and all, but that's it!" Then he flew off after his sister. I just shook my head before turning back to my friend and saying, "So, about the lesson earlier..." Alice's grin widens as she points toward the sun and says "Fire".

"All I'm saying, Head Master sir, is that it simply might be too dangerous for Alice to learn along side the other children. She doesn't have the instinct in certain situations that they do!" Yolonda practically screeched at the Head Master. The Head Master just raised an eyebrow before saying, "You mean she doesn't know when to keep her trap shut like the others?" Yolonda gasped before saying, "Yes sir." The Head Master just chuckled before saying, "Didn't it say in your letter that this girl barely talked Yolonda?" After the woman nodded the Head Master continued with, "Then her problem isn't keeping her mouth closed, but getting it to open?" The old woman blinked once before replying with, "I'm afraid I don't understand what you are saying, sir." The Head Master let out a short laugh before saying, "Perhaps Alice's logic is just as bright as ours, if not brighter. Perhaps she understands some things that even us old folk who have tried for years to figure out can't. Perhaps, she knows to open her mouth when others think to close theirs." Yolonda started to open her mouth, then closed it. The Head Master let out a short chuckle before saying, "It's alright Yolonda, you don't have to reply right away. Us in the House of Owls do love our riddles, though, so think about it. And with that she was off.

The rest of the class proceeded as normal, mostly. Darci and Dinistrio returned during about the middle of the session, but everyone was too afraid what they might do if they got mad again so no one said anything. Alice moved to the corner, not because she was in trouble or anything, but because it was the farthest seat away from the Twins and she wanted to sit in the sun. Chaseton sat next to the Twins, though he didn't want to, just in case they tried to Transform during class and cause a problem.

After the class was over all of the students returned to their own Houses, except for the Twins. As they flew over a meadow toward a staggering house on the hill they didn't about the havoc they would wreak, only the revenge they would get and fun they would have. Once they made it to their destination they didn't hesitate and lived up to the name Fire-Breather. They didn't know that the house was only made of wood, they didn't know about the seven people who lived there. They did know one thing though, that Fire was not a more powerful Transformation than the Dragon, because the Dragon could control Fire. So the Dragon could destroy anything.