The flame flicks out of his awareness like a candle being blown out. It belongs to Lio now within his greater flame. “That’s what I was thinking about when I lit it.”

He glances down at Lio’s hand on his chest tracing over the dragon. It tingles a little. “I wanted a flame that would give you some strength when you needed it. Since we’re partners now.”

They’re bound together. He and the lord of dragons. “You good to go?” He doesn’t want to examine it but he really doesn’t want Lio to stop touching him.