CROWNED BY BLOOD
"May this flame burn where I could not. May it light the darkness I created. May it warm those I left cold with my cruelty."
The fire took, slow at first as flames licked tentatively at the kindling, testing its worthiness. Then it caught in earnest, roaring to life as if the night itself had been waiting for this moment, hungry for the light that had been absent too long. The flames climbed higher, painting the courtyard in shades of gold and amber, casting dancing shadows across walls that had seen too much death and not enough life.