Lily Starfire - Pov

"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.

I was never cold. And I never, ever forgot a debt. lily starfire pov

"You're doing it again," Kael said, not looking up from sharpening his knife. His voice was a flat stone skipping across the surface of my trance. "The truth," I said, finally standing up

Ashborne.

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

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