a mile ahead of him king gelnor brought his chariot to a halt eyes looking high over the city when flames engulfed the sky above driftwood elnora only caught some of her husbands warning when her tiny dove eyes were blinded by bright red light hurtling up towards her , the dove screeched in agony ; flames quickly eating away at her feathers the skin of her frail body bubbling , the thin layer of fat and muscle quickly cooking down to her fragile bones .