Falcon throws a handful of something powdery in the fire. We’ve never been able to make him tell us what it is. But it makes the fire leap up in sparks that drift slowly down around us in the night air, golden. For a moment, they do look exactly like little bobbing lights, borne on wings. Then they sink back into the flames.
are they Native American, bc this sounds very much like that, but then mom is described with blonde hair so I'm confused