Sorry for the late reply, I've been busy with things! However, I just wanted to say I agree. She's young and she doesn't know how to cope, I don't think she has any sort of malicious intent. I mean, it's not good to start a forest fire, but she didn't intend to do that, she was being very emotional and impulsive.

I like Rachel up until now, but even if that changes later... well, she's still just a teenager trying to figure herself and the people around her out. I don't think she's a bad person, and I don't think she's being manipulative in Before the Sorm so far as people say she is for some reason.