"A flameborn…" — says Kalikke sullenly. "My 'friends' would have been surprised to learn what sort of flame bu

"A flameborn…" — says Kalikke sullenly. "My 'friends' would have been surprised to learn what sort of flame burned in my blood. But enough of this... I deceived them, and they were glad to be deceived, and no one was to blame. There is only one thing I regret – the rage that replaced the joy in my heart. Rage is not the best advisor – as I learned later from a bitter, bitter experience."