Off at a clearing, Nao had stacked piles of rocks, so as to serve as practice dummies. Firstly, Nao carefully performed the signs for Thermal Maw, and then breathed the flames into the stack of rocks. With the stones still hot, Nao then threw another stone into the tower, collapsing them, and ran to turn to another stack, once more: performing the signs for Thermal Maw and breathing flames into the stack. This time, Nao leapt forward and kicked the top of the stack with her padded shoes, and then flowed into another kick, this time at the base. Mistakenly, a stone had fallen onto a her calf, albeit mildly singing her leg. With a wince, Nao stepped away and kneeled down, hands curled into fists as she waited for the pain to fade away. Patting the area spot next to the burn, Nao let out a breath of air, and stood up once more. Turning to another stack, Nao stepped forward and signed away, breathing a small blame into the stones, and then stepped back, throwing a stock to knock the top off. Handing another stone into her throwing arm, Nao raised her arm, and threw at the next stone in the stack, making contact and taking it down. With another stone, and then another, Nao knocked the tower down to it's base.
Taking a moment to stretch, Nao walked over to her bag, and pulled out her snacks. Lowering herself to the ground and sitting in the grass. Looking upon her own handiwork, strewn about the clearing, Nao took a bite into her apple and, taking in it's delightful flavor. With another bite, Nao picked up her juice box and put it to her lips as she munched, waiting for the moment it went down to take a sip. As the stones in the field cooled down to their natural temperature, Nao sat and finished her snacks. She then took out some papers from the academy, one which detailed the Five Natures, and then a geographical map of the world as they knew it. With a pen, Nao turned to the Five Natures are looked at the first symbol. Water it read. With her pen, Nao filled in various advice from her teachers. Water, like her Fire Nature, she apparently held some natural skill in, albeit not quite as developed. She was going to have to work on that. Turning to the next paper, Nao looked upon it with wonder. With eagerness, she filled in the locations of the Wind Country, and the Lightning Country, and then studied the lands. Lands that she yearned to see with her own eyes. Before her a shadow appeared on her paper. Looking up, Nao noted that the sunset was coming. Replacing her possessions into the bag, Nao stood and set out for home.
Taking a moment to stretch, Nao walked over to her bag, and pulled out her snacks. Lowering herself to the ground and sitting in the grass. Looking upon her own handiwork, strewn about the clearing, Nao took a bite into her apple and, taking in it's delightful flavor. With another bite, Nao picked up her juice box and put it to her lips as she munched, waiting for the moment it went down to take a sip. As the stones in the field cooled down to their natural temperature, Nao sat and finished her snacks. She then took out some papers from the academy, one which detailed the Five Natures, and then a geographical map of the world as they knew it. With a pen, Nao turned to the Five Natures are looked at the first symbol. Water it read. With her pen, Nao filled in various advice from her teachers. Water, like her Fire Nature, she apparently held some natural skill in, albeit not quite as developed. She was going to have to work on that. Turning to the next paper, Nao looked upon it with wonder. With eagerness, she filled in the locations of the Wind Country, and the Lightning Country, and then studied the lands. Lands that she yearned to see with her own eyes. Before her a shadow appeared on her paper. Looking up, Nao noted that the sunset was coming. Replacing her possessions into the bag, Nao stood and set out for home.