"The Inquisitors can call down fire from the sky and create light as potent as the noonday sun," she said. "Forests and homes weren't the only things to burn under their assault. Their magic turned people into torches, running, screaming, and burning no matter how far they ran. Even plunging themselves into the river wouldn't extinguish the flames of the Inquisitors."
All around the great hall, Frost Walker's eyes went wide in horror as they imagined the sight Nyrielle described. Whenever possible, the Frost Walkers avoided the use of fire, lighting their castle and homes with glowing crystals of ice powered by sorcery rather than using lamps or torches. The idea of being set on fire and being unable to extinguish it terrified even the most seasoned of Frost Walker warriors.