Cinder may not have fully understood the protection of magics but to him he cared about people. He wondered why Zion couldn't see it, he found it selfish to have a wish for one's own gains where he could do something a lot better with a wish like that. He knew from his grandparents and even his great-grandparents that everything sooner or later had a price. Sure he was unsure of having power and everything set for life for him at a cost but knowing his late cousin who was killed when he was 13 and couldn't do anything about it he was picking himself up for the most part mentally and emotionally since death before that he never really experienced.

Now with that experience and being with the specialists protecting people to him made the most sense, he did want the power to do so but he wanted to earn it. As much as he wanted friends he knew between him and Zion or whatever he was going by it would take some time at least since Cinder was more thinking of everyone and trying to not be selfish while now he was with the specialists and girl students while he was pondering this as he knew he was smarter than he felt like he was given credit for.
[color=662d91]"Found out the blue haired girl's name?" Riven asked.[/color]
[color=ed1c24]"No Riven, just have some things on my mind."[/color] Cinder answered, he didn't think his mind was understood outside of the group with them. He personally felt more alien ever since being here but he knew he couldn't go back home. At least not now anyway since the ball was still going on. Despite overhearing things he was already not happy if Zion was a supposed sexist then he would feel a lot better about not giving someone like him a wish of power.

Where: Alfea's ball room.
With: Riven and the specialists, boy students, girl students, Winx and la.