As Aira entered with her father, she saw her grandfather standing looking out of the window. He turned and said, "Oh Aria. Very good. Come here, my child."
Aria went up to the window. She was small, so her grandfather lifted her up so that she could look out of the window at what he wanted to show her. Aria looked out and said, "Grandpa, you wanted to show me squirrels?"
Her grandfather laughed, "Oh no my dear. I have something important to tell you. But before that, can you catch those squirrels?"
Joseph looked at his father, "Father, what are you talking about? Aria is too small to control fire without seeing it with her own eyes." Christopher shushed him as Aria had closed her eyes. Joseph also came up to the window. Soon, they saw fire, as thin as a wire, coming out of one of the windows on the ground floor. The fire, very sleekly, curved around the two squirrels so that they only saw it when they almost ran into it. The fire grew steadily until the squirrels had no way to escape, then Aria opened her eyes. She said, "Like that grandpa?"
Christopher smiled and said, "I knew you could it."
Joseph was dumbfounded, "Aria. I did not know you could even bend elements without directly seeing it."
Aria nodded her head, "Neither did I. Today was the first time I tried it."
Both the father's and the grandfather's jaws dropped to the floor. Aria did not notice and continued, "Well I have been able to sense the fires in the castle for a long time now. I can even sense fires in the surrounding estates if I concentrate. But I never tried to remotely control them."
Hearing her explaination, Joseph said, "You really are amazing Aria."
Aria tilted her head, "Is it such a unique skill."
Christopher explained, "It's not a skill. It's extremely perfected control of your element."
He then turned to his desk and said, "I am amazed you can do it at such a little age. With training, you might even surpass me one day."
Aria: "Grandpa? Can I let the squirrels go now?"
Christopher: "Don't you want to kill them?"
Joseph gasped, but Aria did not seem to mind. She said, "No I don't. Every creature has a life of it's own and we are not entitled to rob them of it."
Joseph picked up little Aria who Christopher had just put down, "That's a really pure thought. Did you read it anywhere?"
Aria shook her head, "No. I thought this after I saw a little bird suffering after someone had shot it."
The grandfather sat on his chair and said, "That's all right. You are just still small. I'm sure you will understand that there are more important things after you grow up."
Aria very strongly wanted to disagree with her grandfather, but said nothing.
Christopher continued, after Aria had withdrawn the fire, "Aria. I have decided to send you for training."
Joseph was dumbfounded, "What father?!?! Training? But she is too small."
Christopher looked at Aria, "What's your thoughts on this, child?"