Shaken by the turn the conversation has taken, Sina has to stop and collect her thoughts for a moment, watching Cassandra nervously. "..I.." she stammers, "...I do, but..." At this point, she might be expected to out Ellana as her teacher, and as the person who allowed her to practice alone. But the idea of sending a Seeker after Ellana twists her stomach and stabs her heart, so she just hunches her shoulders and continues, "...they didn't know I was doing it. But I was alone," she insists, "practicing them as-- as I would have any other, where I wouldn't come in contact with anyone. I can barely cast flames, it... I took precautions. And it was raining." She smiles, in a way she hopes is ingratiating, but is actually just anxious. She cuts her eyes to Nari, just for moral support.