Wan listened and a soft smile came to his face. He remembered his own wonder and pride at how his teacher had shown him the life within the fire.

"When I was first given control of fire, all I thought about was how much power it gave me," he admitted, amused at his own naivete. "But then I learned how much a part of the world it was. How much more it was. Life and light as much as it was destruction. It destroys to pave the way for new life. It burns to shine a guiding light for the whole of the world. Dangerous, but also helpful. Balanced."

All of the elements had a balance to how they could be used and what purpose they had in the world, of course. But they were talking about fire. And it actually felt pretty nice to be able to discuss that. He hadn't really been able to share his training with anyone before. Not with someone that understood.