Lost Creek Hollow she's so high

Sarah had not expected Nikai to express any pity and did not wish to hear it either. There was little anyone's words of comfort could change about that experience and she believed that the burns left by the fire were the punishment she deserved for recklessness. A life lesson she would never forget. 

There was silence again, since she did not feel like saying anything for a long time. "My parents were claimed by fire," she said eventually. "And for all I know the rest of my family perished as well," she added. "Not knowing for sure hurts the most."