LONELY HOURS - open; fire release

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☼ - Fire was one of the few things Delphinium had a fear of. Or, rather, the kitsune knew definitely that she had a fear of - realistically speaking, there were many minor things that overwhelmed the girl easily. But fire ignited fear in her heart, in the ways she had seen it used. Fire was never good. Fire only ever harmed, and only when it was safely contained in a ring of stones and simmering at a low burn was she content. The way flesh bubbled from the briefest of contacts was seared into her mind's eye, an ironic phrase that serviced itself. It consumed life, plant and animal alike, effortlessly and had no qualms harming even its handler. To say fire could even be handled. Unlike Nui it was not the billowing smoke that had drawn the girl further up the mountain, but rather the crackling of fire as it was released from Valinor's parted jaws. Without anything to consume its life was brief, but still violent, intense, screaming.

Evergreen eyes flicked between Nui and Valinor as the rabbit inquired about his fire. "Lovely" was not the word she had in mind for such a display, but Delphinium kept her thoughts to herself as she came to a stop a handful of paces behind the duo. She did not find comfort in the heat of an untamed fire. "Why did you do that?" Delphinium inquired, gaze shifting to fix solely on Valinor. Despite her hesitations her question held no malice, a product of genuine curiosity - otherwise the kitsune would have departed from the scene before she even arrived to it. But to spew fire so needlessly, surely it had to be connected to his species.