Firebrand - Chapter 637: Marked

... s if they might be getting the small fires under control. Martel could not see it, being inside the tent, but as he let his magic push out from him, he did not feel the intense bursts of heat that a blaze out of control should yield.

Pressing the tablecloth to his wound, Martel began to wonder if he had been a fool twice over. Maybe they were bringing the cannons, aiming them at this tent. He wondered if he heard the sound of such a weapon being fired, whether he could drop to the floor ...