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Suddenly, the air around him hissed. A thin line of white steam rose from his skin. It wasn't the roar of a Fire-king, but a focused, searing intensity that turned the rusted iron in his hand cherry-red. Kaelen didn't smile
"Focus, boy," a voice rasped from the shadows of the forge. It was Master Oryn, a man whose skin looked like cracked basalt. "Cultivation isn't about gathering heat. It’s about enduring the burn. You’re trying to build a fire before you’ve learned to be the hearth." He stepped forward, the ground blackening beneath his