[ WP ] You have to understand . That 's the nature of fire .

Beside him, the heavy breathing of a disappointed man, Charn could only feel regret in his actions. 
 
 
 `` You have to understand. That's the nature of fire.'' 
 
 
 The darkness of the cell haunted him. Not an hour ago, he was surrounded by a blazing room of orange and red, screams filling the night air. It was n't his fault, or so he told himself. 
 
 
 `` When you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud. And as is with fire.'' 
 
 
 His educator, his master, his teacher stood, turning to face the cell door. `` There is nothing I can do. Fire guide you my apprentice.'' 
 
 
 He did n't hear the door open and slam against the rusted bolts. The wet tears that found its path to the dust, the grit on the floor foretold his future. He was going where no fire existed, only pain and regret. A place where smothered wicks of fire, the flames of passion are extinguished occurred daily. His body began to convulse. He was sobbing now. 
 
 
 It was n't his fault. 
 
 
 She had hit him first, playfully. A bite to his ear, the nuzzling of a passion inflamed between them, the warmth of her body against his. The heightened focus on a single individual, the awareness of only this moment. 
 
 
 It was n't his fault. 
 
 
 You have to understand, that's the nature of fire.
