Ahhh yeah. But... Fire is so pretty. It's difficult to stay away until you learn that going closer hurts.

And ... sometimes, not even that's much of a stop.

[ Things that Kio doesn't really experience: fear. Things that he is very good at soothing in others: fear. Not in the least because he genuinely doesn't think or feel less of anyone for feeling it. ]

Is it... too much, to ask what you did to earn that respect?