The Pavilion did not burn by lightening, " she said. He hesitated again. "It holds the memory of fire, " he said at last. "Lightening is young and strong and thoughtless, but it could also wish to visit the site of some particular victory of one of its kind--as a young soldier recently commissioned might visit the scene of some great battle-- Robin McKinley
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