[ Wanda made bees? Tifa's gathered from their lessons together that Wanda is incredibly powerful, on a level that she's never really seen. Making something from nothing isn't the sort of thing you see every day. And while Aerith had a sort of special power with nurturing plants, she hadn't ever made living creatures.

Tifa's gaze tracks the formation of bees as they follow Claire so closely, not unlike the way any trained fighter would keep tabs on a threat. She knows they're well under Claire's control now, but she makes a good point about their usefulness. ]

I guess that's true. Not many people are going to risk trying to push through that many bees to get to you.

[ Granted, some bees would get hurt in the process. Didn't they die if they used their stingers? ]

Oh! [ She nods firmly. ] Yes, I have met Himeka. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that she's skilled at using magic too. It seems like most people here have some talent in it.

[ And if it's possible for anyone to learn here, why not? Although Julia and Wanda definitely knew magic from home; it's why they're such good teachers.

Tifa's eyes flick down to her hands for a moment. ] I've mainly been working on re-learning some elemental magic. The way it worked for me back home, you needed something called Materia to cast it at all. So this is kind of an adjustment...