Editing CrimsonStar:Alecto (section)

==The Flame and the Void==
"Auntie, how much longer must I OWW!" The switch cut the air, though no hand held it, arcing into the child's back.  Her fingers closed tightly around an ember, she gathered herself.  "I apologize, ''Teacher.''"

"Ah, good, young Alecto.  At least you didn't ask me what you did wrong.  This time.  And the answer, child, is that you will hold the fire in your hand until you can hold it in your mind.  You are the flame.  You are the void, with the flame burning within.  You are a daughter of Erinyes, and you will master this if it kills you."  The child's anger flared, the ember brightening to a fierce red as she buried the emotion inside. "Better. Not good enough, but better."