That night, a great fire broke out and it couldn't be put out with water because of its magical nature. The fire burnt blue and white, indicating the use of a chemical made from the powder of arcane crystals.
"That's an expensive fire," Rowan commented.
The two beach bums were on the roof of the house, watching blue fire take over the town, far from where they had settled down.
"The war ends tonight, doesn't it?"
"Yes. I expect Artemus will reveal his hand tonight and finish what he started."
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Bella's territory was in shambles. The fire had done a hell of damage to the town. Such a fire couldn't sustain itself without a steady supply of powder but her men couldn't figure out who or what had been adding to the fire and making it spread. They didn't know that Artemus had hidden sachets of the powder in a carefully mapped out network across town. He had done this before allowing himself to be found by Bella's men.
