((top)): Lily Starfire Pov

The flames behind me bowed low, as if in farewell. Then they snuffed themselves out, leaving Kael alone in the sudden, absolute dark.

The embers of the campfire weren’t just light. They were mine . lily starfire pov

He paused his sharpening. "What's it saying?" The flames behind me bowed low, as if in farewell

"The truth," I said, finally standing up. The fire rose with me, a column of gold and rage that stretched twice as high as a man before I forced it back down with a flick of my wrist. Kael flinched. Good. The flames behind me bowed low

"Looking at the campfire like it owes you rent."