Olly's eyes remained fixed on the bird even as the professor spoke again. Even as the phoenix flew closer and landed on the hay among the students. He shifted just the slightest bit closer, even if he still remained mostly in his original seat a fair distance away. And the lesson was still happening. What were they talking about now? Burning day? Olly dragged his gaze away from the bird and now landed on Junia as she spoke. She had a fair point. Did the cycles get shorter over time? Was it like...half life? He glanced at the professor now and raised his hand.

"Well Phoenixes can die, can't they? I mean, if someone were to cut off their head or something?" As morbid and terrible as that sounded, he was trying to understand things. "It is possible for them to die, right? But when they do, what form do they take? Do they become ash?"