“Tell me, oh great and powerful God of Fire and Forging: What do you feel toward me in this moment?” My slightly trembling, slightly mocking voice made a muscle in his jaw jump. His hand pressed through the waves of my hair, curving around and gripping the back of my head. A subtle movement that radiated power. Possessiveness. “I feel…” he replied, slowly, “as though someone should have taught you not to play with fire.”