This is post #9 of 9 in the series “Firebird”

I’ve booked a beta reader for the 20th and, in my race to edit chapters, it looks like I forgot to post the last one.

Sorry about that!

So, without any more delay, here’s your next dose of fire elemental!

“This just happened?” Roger stood at the mouth of the alley, a grin spreading across his face. It might have been the first time Robin had ever seen him smile. The streetlight bisected him, and the building’s shadow cutting a sharp, angled...