10. War (Brigan/Fire, Hanna)
Brigan has known since the age of fifteen that a soldier's life is not glorious. It is blood, filth and death; the madness of battle and the nightmares that follow. And if you survive, you are promoted higher and higher, until you become responsible for hundreds of men and women and their suffering lies entirely on your conscience. He hates how gifted he is at this.
But coming home to a gentle embrace from Fire, and a scolding from Hanna for his long absence, reminds him what he is fighting for: to keep the Dells safe for them, whatever the cost.