Element. Flame of Elisar

s, actually. And then I felt on my lips that very nasty bitter taste that always made

! Praise to

looked around. Mours again! Then I got surprised seeing I was covered in a blanket, a

e from the back and expressing some smile

was a desert, with all the ground cr

see her face. Nargara and Yoos bent over her and were busy doing something. The only green pi

ed with my own voice, or what w

of blood though'"

?" I contin

ed me, which was quite unexpect

bright as the first rays got

ickly and helped Truvl

u?" she asked giving me

ok my

Got to leave before a soul sees us," the witch snapped,

nding nearby, holdin

eyes and bluish lips. One of her arms was

plained as I buried my face into his sho

I mean," and he pointed at Yoos who was carrying Elcha. I looked out from beh

d..." I w

ingle where you went afterwards. We saw lots of prints, all mixed, and then found your claws and bag. When Yoos could make sense of it all, he said that the beast was not alone, and we went on to finally end up at the crack in the rock... and then there was an insane explosion that left the mountains buzzing," he fell into silence for a fe

ed with the severe looks on his unshaven fa

d, not a single movement. I thought you were de

uried my face in t

veryone is alive, and

hoed still not

yet I felt broken, which must have muted all the sensatio

to bed. I slept the whole day. When I woke up, there was no one around. The previous day's im

out there in the field. I was perfectly aware that my power had broken the blockage, yet it st

urned down to the remotest slopes. The ground was burnt and cracked. The rocks in the d

ve been me! How wa

, nor had I known anything about their powers or its manifestations. But even the li

gest sorcerers, and they, in turn, coul

y cities; or Inglas, an enormous whirlpool that would draw in anything it came by. The thing was it cou

thquakes, to crack apart the ground or turn it into

wept away any life from the Earth's surface, or even worse – Jansoul spell. Once t

order, which finally brought them all to a civil war, while many opposed the Division. Of course, it all seemed more like a fairy tale in our times, no more than an epic narration of a sequence of events thr

was that I did not know the spell! No single clue what that could be. As the description said, the flames devoured anything it came across, th

intact, which, of course, could not but make u

p. I could hear some voices coming from the first floor. They were engage

and went dow

ce threw. Nargara was definitely not in her b

man said, and I could in

n a softer way and, judging by the s

about it. Rather so

s was irritated. "They know the girls are in the valle

to hide them?" Truvle's

s replied not a slightest

gagged. "In ca

m. Besides, there are lots of people of fire, a

lace. And there is nothing but two handfuls of ashes

stop trying," Yoos's voice was sulky. I could easily imagine him frown with his lips curved w

ara was good covering the tracks. It's like our fortress now. So even if they do know the aim is here none of those wishing us ill can get through. They try, they die,"

re they saying?"

in his experiments getting his own powers to kill him, others argue they know better – it was two fire guys engaged in a fight eventually killing each other. Some even say they witnessed it, yet nev

a hundred years. But I had never seen them before even being mutually friendly. They would only talk to each other when necessary – just nods, Hi's and quick handshakes.

sending a flask down the steps. As if that was not enough, it got followed by a pot – a traitor th

fell on

Truvle's voice b

I squealed a

ttle aside, silent, too, with his hands resting on the back of the chair. I was desperate. Of course the

e spoke first, stretching his li

s too dangerous to stay h

air through his nose a couple of moments letting it out just as slo

e place knows?" I w

which is good. The valley is sealed. Goortans are dead. Now all you and Elc

was trying to reassure me was too

l hesitated, as if pondering over something, and went on, "we have to tell yo

he bench at the wa

"...just don't take it

o Yoos who was still silent with a st

ollecting his thoughts. But Yoos stepped in there, "The explosion rolled all

ion crawling inside my chest, but I

hose who were on the gate and the walls at that m

I squeezed out the words still not

exchange

ad," Trawl

ng at them my

a voice that was not min

ore are with the heal

not hold

ever be possible? What was it going on with me? This is not r

s right there next to me. "Listen! You are not a monster! Look at me, R

ed them, and nothing else. Our lives, Elcha's and mine, had cost them theirs. And Yoos had known many of those people. I could read lots of pain in his gray eyes. And Captain of the Karun guard

lt!" Nargara entered th

pair. "Don't you ever lie to me! It's all

faces get filled with fear. Truvle stepped for

ice stopped him, "Tru

ng bigger and bigger. I tried to shake the flames off yet they went

n crept across the floor and the walls. It was approachin

voice ordered. "Ricka, can you h

d by an invisible air stream. And only then I noticed that the same was going on with my hair, only my curls were sparklin

er and indignation taking another surge and kindling the flame anew. It enveloped

coming off the people standing in front of me, and I saw confusion on their faces. However, for some reason I didn't care a spit about it

ce sounded mocking already as a wry

ne else to die," he

ce cube, even without magic. The fire went out instantly

. I felt strong arms take

to the kitchen coming back a couple of seconds l

, everything will be fine," Mammy said w

id before... Please, do. I don't want i

hest, "your source is too strong. You have to learn how to control it. It's all... All that

ve way to my loudest sobs, as if it would bring an