Back at the Bancanor House, Kel, Alanna, and Jon were rapidly packing their things. By the end of the day, they would hopefully be back in Tortall. Daja entered the room. "Are you ready?" she asked. Kel noticed the pained expression on her face. "Are you okay?" "It is just that Asinding Bathhouse is a site on many horrible memories. Daja's memory surged: 'By the time Frostpine and Daja reached the fire zone, the blazes were contained inside the streets around the destroyed bathhouse. Most were out, having consumed every house near the center of the destruction. Rather than fight them, now that no one or nothing could be saved, Daja and Frostpine let them alone. Instead they joined the volunteers who cared for the survivors and moved them as quickly as possible onto sleighs that carried them to hospitals or families that would take them in. Daja and Frostpine labored until mid-afternoon, when the last victims alive were taken away. Now the wagons for the dead arrived. The bodies had been placed in one street under pieces on canvas. The thought of loading them onto wagons made Daja's eyes fill with tears. She tried not to look relived when the lawkeepers ordered them home. They said others would finish up.' (A/N- Please note that this quote is from Cold Fire, by Tamora Pierce, on page 295.) Tears filled Daja's eyes as she remembered all that had happened. "It's okay," said Kel soothingly. Daja brushed away the tears. "Well, are you ready?" "Yeah!" "Then let's go!"
