Fire's Determination
" He pulled back on the bow, and I concentrated entirely on the arrowhead, watching it glow with a deep cherry-red hue, like a smoldering ember. Then I reached out with my mind, feeling the path of grass I planned to scorch, heating it ever so slightly. I nodded, signaling I was ready.
"Now," he said as his bow twanged. I didn't see the arrow lodge itself into the beast; I had already thrown up my wall of flames, blocking our view. But the otherworldly scream of pain that followed the thunk of the arrow confirmed that it had hit its mark. Another roar erupted, louder and more furious, as the second creature charged into wall after wall of my flames, desperately searching for a way through.
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