"So your element is fire?" Xikkuyo looked up at the panels obediently, nodding. Fire, ice, lightning..... Fire had been for her, once. Ice and lightning..... she wasn't sure if those were still Chie and Kanji's specializations--they hadn't had almost any time together since they'd gotten here..... It wasn't very fair. But maybe they'd be able to practice together, later? They could talk about how their first day of training went, and it could almost be like the old times.....

Xikkuyo carefully accepted the Fire panel, turning it over in her hand. It shimmered a vibrant red-gold against the black of her glove, almost glowed in her hand like a live coal. Maybe it was even warm..... She couldn't quite tell like this. but it was fascinating, holding what seemed like a piece of frozen fire, crystallized in her hand. She was curiously reluctant to tear her gaze away, lifting her eyes back up to Axel as her fingers curled around the panel. "What do I do with it?"