“You wanted to know about my ascension. Why I did it, and what happened in the days following it. And the truth is not far from whatever terrible stories you’ve heard, I imagine. Because the truth…” He finally lifted his gaze and met mine. “Is that I became the God of Fire because I wanted to burn it all down. The ones who had sent those assassins after my family. Every person those killers loved, every home they had ever had—all of it.” His fists clenched and his eyes flashed briefly with their wild, fiery glow. “And so I did.”
