BRIELLE I'd never been so scared of fire's anger, for my fire would burn hot and die quickly. After I heard those words from him, he'd be able to walk through the chilly ashes to my side after such an inferno, and I'd be nothing but cooling water for his soul; should he ever come across my hatred as a frozen fury that burns-- be miserable. From the two choices laid on the conversation, Prince Valor choose the lesser expected response-- to continue to run away from the chasers, and not to beg the queen to stop bothering me just because of a rule I did not intend to do. He told me how important was it to follow that golden rule of Serinokuni, and if ever I knew it in the beginning, I would gladly follow it. He also understood my side, but that wasn't enough for him to use it to persuade th

