Book Five: Chapter 143

He frowned. “Even your body can only take so much punishment,” he said.

“And since it is my body, it is my choice.” She folded her wings around her. “I do not wish to talk about it. One of my greatest fears is to lose the sky.”

“Then let’s do everything in our power to avoid that.” He examined her face, then brushed a lock of hair away from her brow. “So you can breathe fire...”

She shrugged. “Not that it’s a big deal, but yes. It is called heartfire. By my former clan, anyway. I’m not very good at it and lost control.”

“Is that why you’ve never used it before?” He had seen her in more than a couple of fights where it would have come in handy.

“Heartfire is different for every one of my kind. I have a powerful flame, but a tiny body, so it’s difficult to control.” She put her hands on her hips. “It also uses a tremendous amount of energy. If used too much, I can fall into hibernation until the sun’s light awakens me once again.”

“Lik