I was feeling bored and the midsummer heat was annoying enough to drag me out from my smelly alchemy lab to the exotic beaches of Stranglethorn. It just didn’t feel right anymore, alchemy was going poor and my mage studies were advancing slowly. Despite the extended rest, mana regen was slow as black lotus growth. I wanted to do something bold, like an adventure, and Trias Cheese deliveries didn’t fall into that category. So I left my dull lab from the old town and went to see the Midsummer bonfire, like I wasn’t enduring enough heat already. Frost armor magic really helps in the summer! Reaching the festival place, it seemed odd to me seeing so many people dancing and tossing flames joyfully, while 20 paces to the right there was this never-ending riot in the Stockade. The fire was burning hot, reminding me of the pillar of fire I accidentally casted into my room a year ago. Torch catching isn’t really my thing, I’m not that skilled in melee anyway, but this idea of flame stealing started to amuse me. What if I would steal the flame of Thunderbluff right from those silly bullmen? That’s much much further than I’ve ever wandered to gather peacebloom!

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