Lily Starfire Pov _top_ May 2026

That was the question, wasn't it? Most of the time, the fire whispered simple things. Hunger. Growth. More wood, girl. But tonight, the flames were restless. They leaned east. They hissed a name I hadn't heard in ten years.

"The fire says my father isn't dead. And it's telling me exactly where to find him." lily starfire pov

Ashborne.

I was never cold. And I never, ever forgot a debt. That was the question, wasn't it

"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. Growth

I finally turned to Kael. The firelight reflected in his eyes, two smaller versions of my own dominion. "You think I'm looking at it," I said, letting a spark jump the gap between the fire pit and my finger. It landed, warm as a kiss, then vanished. "I'm not looking at it. I'm listening ."