and the screen erupts in a blast of flame- and crying out at the top of my lungs , i lunge past simone and i slam my fist down onto the blue button- [ todd ] morpeth do n't even have time to scream- his knees buckle as the bolt of fire cuts right thru him- i jump away from the blast , pulling angharrad 's reins again , dragging her from the impact as the fire roars right over the top of us- she comes easier now that at least her eyes are dark , her noise trying to find the ground to run on- and the bolt of fire flies on , flames pouring out everywhere- but another batch of fire separates from it- tumbling out to one side and hitting the ground- the mayor , rolling furiously towards me- i grab the blanket off angharrad and fling it down on top of him , smothering the flames on his general 's uniform- he rolls a few more times in the dirt and i jump around , patting down spots of fire on him- i 'm dimly aware that the fires are returning to the ledge again- that we have another few seconds to get moving- the mayor stumbles up , still smoking , face black with soot , hair singed some , but mostly unharmed- not so morpeth , whose body is barely recognizable in the burning heap- `` they 're going to pay for that , '' the mayor says , his voice rough from the smoke- `` come on ! ''