Having never been anything but a monster, Fire cannot conceive how other people love. Upon reflection, she thinks that no person could ever know how anyone else loves, but there is a greater barrier between herself and all other people that leaves her worried. Brigan might understand, if Hanna had gone to him. Maybe that is why she came to Fire.

Hanna is in love. Hanna is sixteen, beautiful and tough, and she is in love with her whole self. It is terrifying and bright, and she wants reassurance. Fire only hopes she can find the right words. She must.