[He's setting down his pack and propping his cane by the door, when...

Oh, curse the Nether. What is the boy screaming about? He shuffles out of his new room and peeks his head in. Oh.]

That thing, as you've so delicately put it, is Soot. I suppose I should have told you she is living here, as well.

[Kirian walks over, picking Soot up and almost leave, before something catches his eye. He peers down at the notes on the desk, and gestures to one of the diagrams drawn out on the pages.]

This rune is backwards. Though, I suppose it's a fair attempt. Reversed, like that, you'll get nothing more than a brief shower of sparks and a small flame.

...unless that was the intended effect.