[center][b]Zaelyn[/b][/center]

Zaelyn had never heard of a Phoenix before- yet, the moment he said it, she knew that he was something fairly powerful. The word itself was powerful- and it clarified everything about fire that her eye had previously seen. Strangely enough, now she had the word [b]bird[/b] on her head and she couldn't even understand it. All she knew is that it was likely related to Matt, or Phoenixes.

Following the boy quietly, she began to quietly observe some of the students her eyes laid on, and nearly instantly she reached a palm to cover the fiery orb in place of her right eye... Only to realize that her hat had fallen off when she leaped from Matt's roof and that her horns were fully exposed. She felt as ifs he was naked, completely revealed and couldn't help but blush slightly. There was nothing she could use to cover her horns, at all- and the simple thought of these students noticing them was enough to make her fairly insecure.

Still, she mustered what little confidence she had and sat at the same table as Matt, who was waving at someone who might be his friend- and said friend instantly ran over to Matt, pulling the boy in a hug before inviting him to the pool, even saying that he'd give Matt 'rainbow' cookies if Matt accepted. Meanwhile, two other students approached- one apparently dragged by the other. One of them introduce herself as Mercy and asked right after about coming to the pool. The other- Garden, Zaelyn couldn't help but think about mismatching sentences involving their names nearly instantly, but she didn't voice that. Instead, she introduced herself as well.

[b]"Ah, hello Mercy,"[/b] She nodded towards Mercy, then looked at Garden, nodding as well. [b]"Nice to meet you too, Garden. I'm Zaelyn."[/b] Apparently, the students of Athalia weren't as bad as Zaelyn was actually expecting- they were quite friendly. The best part was the fact that they didn't even inquire her about the horns outright... Then again, they were likely used to that sort of... physical difference, right? That was Zaelyn assumed.