The Summer Bonfire Festival (Year 20)

Kea walked up to the kindling and joined his father beside it. Ignoring the mostly-strangers that had already appeared. He nudged his fathers shoulder in silent greeting and then walked around the firepit. Until the kindling was between him and the others. Where no one could see him. He glanced about anyway, feeling a little silly. “this is for you, fireworm.” he said, tossing the dead little worm in his paw into the kindling where the heat would catch it once lit.. That done - hopefully undetected - he stepped back, giving others space to find their places around it if they wished to. He didn’t want to have to answer any questions about his strange offering. About the dead that had been his first real challenge as Knight of the Hallows

"Ciaran Carpathius"