Sequoia Coast Ocean of Stars

Elfie had learned about fire this year during a thunderstorm. Lightening had hit a tree and pieces of charred and burning would had fallen on the ground. He had been drawn by the unusual sight, light and warmth and had recoiled in pain and horror, when it turned out that it stung unpleasantly too. One of the adults - he could not remember, which one had it been - had explained. Except in his memory the flicker of fire was small. How could it claim a whole forest and a wolf was beyond him. 

"Why didn't they run away?" he asked, having already jumped to the conclusion that dying was something adults did deliberately. His mom and Colt were prime examples and it seemed that Wraen's parents had been just as irresponsible.