To be honest, Idun wasn't entirely sure how this was going to work out. So far, she had seen exactly one fireworks display. And she was fairly certain it had been an accident. Someone probably dropped their lantern, and the fire found some conveniently-located fireworks, and then these wonderful bursts of color had filled the sky. People were shouting after the fact, and running, and they might've been dashing in the direction of a well, but the exploding sky flowers had been mesmerizing. It was no wonder that Idun now had a few of these things in her possession.
But she wasn't exactly making sense of the instructions, and Philotes, her glowing beacon of hope, wasn't interpreting them any better. Why Idun had suddenly thought Philotes could understand vague Chinese drawings about explosive devices she had never heard of before was truly a mystery. But it made sense to her in that moment, as her new Greek friend took the lantern and kept it steady to shine light over the drawing. "You know...I'm not entirely convinced there isn't a bit of magic involved. I don't see how else they get into the sky, instead of just exploding on the ground. There can be plenty of magic in China, I don't see why there can't be. And no, no I don't really think I can read these instructions. But I did my best, under the circumstances, and what's the worst that can truly happen?"
Idun had forgotten that they could light the field on fire. She was completely ignorant to that possibility now. She was easily distracted and Philotes was looking over the drawings so carefully, Idun had no choice but to watch her. No, fires were gone from her thoughts.
Excitement erupted without warning, and it truly was a good thing that Philotes had the lantern now, because Idun threw her arms up with a sudden burst of enthusiasm. "Yes! Yes, I am so glad you see an elephant too! I thought I was just confused, or unfamiliar with Chinese drawings, or maybe I had walked through a cloud of incense that wasn't actually incense again, but this proves it! It looks like an elephant!" Idun grinned, though she frowned a moment later. Right. The fires. "If we're going to uncover the secret symbolism, I think we need to light the fuse. I think this little part of the drawing means we run after we light the fuse. Or maybe the distance is just for our viewing pleasure. We'll discover which. After we run."
It was important to have a serious tone while discussing their serious experiment with explosions. Grinning people were the ones who lit fields on fire, not somber, frowning goddesses. No, as long as she didn't grin, everything would go smoothly.