Noelle missed home. She missed her family. She missed her brother. She missed her sister. She missed running through the fields with the dogs. She missed cuddling with her mini pig, Bob. She missed the lake out on the farm a bit away form everyone.

"Its a cattle ranch. We raised cows and then send them out." Noelle told Shay as she started a rhythm of punches to the dummy. Chest, neck, side. "It's fun. We have a lot of land. There's animals everywhere. My mom is a big... " She paused to take a breath before speaking again. "Is a big animal lover. So we have pigs, goats, dogs, and chickens that are pets."

Noelle wasn't facing Shay to see her expression when she mentioned Ilvermorny but she did feel that slight tension in the air. She glanced at her between punches and breaths. "You okay there?" She asked before Shay mentioned the competition. "Yeah! It does seem fun. I have no idea, but I hope they start something soon so people can enter.' She really wanted to get more information about it.