...Is that a boy in that tree?

"Is that...?" Zveran peers closer, even going as far to try and wade through the flames.

The flames rally against him. They're trying to force him back, but they aren't touching him.

Masque pulls Zveran back. "Around," they suggest.

"Right...yes, that would be the sensible option."

He lets Masque tug him back, and backs his way around the fire to the boy...who looks not unlike a fayth.

Masque leads the way around the lake.

The flames on the lake seem displeased, but never seem close to hurting Zveran or Masque.

Strange, that. One would think that fire burns no matter what is in it's path...though, from the way it sits on the water, this was no ordinary fire. 

Once they get closer to the boy, Zveran inspects the crystal over him. "He's a fayth. What's he doing outside a temple?"

"...are all fayth in temples?"

"As far as I was aware, though perhaps I wasn't paying attention."

When Zevran places his hand on the glass, the feeling in his gut intensifies. "He was calling to us."

Masque is less sure about that, looks to the lake, the flames surging anxiously.

"Or trying to warn us away."

"Setting a lake on fire could be interpreted that way, true."

He takes a deep breath, and tries to form a connection with the fayth. "Hello."

Go away go away go away.

"I'm not going to hurt you. I'm a summoner."

...That doesn't seem to be reassuring.

The fire on the water surges.

"Hey! Hey, hey, woah. If that's you doing the whole lake-on-fire thing, please stop."

Why should he? They're here to taketaketake.

"Uuhh...take what? Are you guarding treasure?"

...Wait. What?

Yeah, that's seconded. 

"Who is taking what from you? Because I don't mean to take anything."

"But summoners always do."

He's still not sure what he's taking, but he won't push the fayth on it. He's not even sure how to comfort someone who made that sacrifice.

"I'm not much of a summoner. Masque can tell you, I can barely stand up afterwards."

"Not wrong," Masque confirms. "But that might be a practice thing. Apparently someone told him he wouldn't amount to anything. Or something like that."

-Yup. The fayth is very confused.