She scooped the bronze statue of Zel off the table. Wow, heavy, but the tiny burning flame in the statue's grip didn't fall off. And if it was anything like the burning bushes out in the mountains, it'd burn forever.

"Kas," she said, setting the statue down before she walked down the wide bone stairs. "Can I call you Kas?"

He grumbled and clicked once. Whatever that meant.

"You know Adron?" she asked.

He rumbled deep in his chest, like a bear or something, before clicking once in his throat again. Was it in his throat? It bulged slightly when he did. Maybe it was something he did with his...