ARSONIST'S LULLABY / open, joining

[Morgan]

Morgan's nerves were instantly eased at the arrival of his favorite yellow feline. In a calmer voice, he answered the newcomer.

"Our territory has been attacked by spirits. Ghosts. The souls of the dead. We don't know how or why, and they've spread quickly. We're still doing our best to defend ourselves, though, and we've been doing a decent job of it."

...

The samoyed followed his boyfriend toward town, taking some time to speak more to Malphas' child.

"The fact that you can manipulate fire might be very helpful, Beleth. We've been in need of strong Tanglers for a little while now, ever since the disappearances began."

He spawned a faux-fire as he walked, controlling the ember's flickering to the best of his ability.

"We can train you if you want to become a guardsman. Even if you didn't want to become one, we could still at least try to help develop your abilities -- not only for yourself, but for the good of Tanglewood in general."

(wowsers this post is late i'm so sorry)