Will remained silent throughout the introductions, mostly because she had been thrown into uncertainty. Everybody was freely admitting their names and things that she would have assumed would be better kept secret - saints? Firebending? What was that?

She didn't know if she wanted to talk about her abilities just yet. There were too many hazards involved in being a Guardian of the Veil without the rest of her team to back her up. Without them, she was a lot less powerful - and at a lot more of a risk of having the Heart of Kandrakar stolen.

"Uh, well, I'm Will," she finally said. "Will Vandom. I'm from Heatherfield . . . on Earth, I guess . . . and I go to school . . ."

She scratched the back of her neck, looking and feeling sheepish. "I'm on the swim team, and . . . uh . . . I'm 13 years old . . ."