Ember Academy
"If she is what the old texts warned us about?"
"Then better she learns control from us," Oren said, "than learns nothing at all and proves every fear you have correct."
The door opened before Sera could step back from it, and the Headmaster stood in the frame, robes still heavy on his shoulders, face still pale from whatever he'd seen in her fire an hour ago. He looked at her for a long moment, and Sera made herself meet his eyes instead of looking away.
"Come in, Sera," he said. "It seems we have decided your fate without asking you a single question about it. That was poor manners on our part. Come in, and tell us what you want."