Hey, I'd believe it. You don't have to tell me twice. [That is to say that Howard doesn't have to justify himself. It's okay. Hiro's already decided that no matter what he's perfectly acceptable for now.]

Yeah, but not for long. Just long enough to grab some stuff and leave. Kinda glad I left before the fire hit though. [Just because he's a fire user now doesn't mean he's comfortable around it. That's a good question though and there's a thoughtful little hum to go with it.] Where would we even find new books though? I think they can probably magic a lot of it back together but there's always room for more in the collection. Just another thing to add to the monarchs' plates. How bad are the anti-shardbearer movements around the world anyway? Do we know?

[That gets a small laugh from him. Blowing up isn't good by any stretch of the imagination, but that is the life of a scientist. Trying and failing.] Lemina tricked me into it. [A look off-camera says he's looking at the girl in question, shooting her a devious grin.] She told me she could teach me and made it sound really, really cool and so I asked her to teach me. Can't hurt to learn everything I can, right?