Jessie blinked her big eyes and walked straight up to Baron, staring at him with wide-eyed curiosity.

Baron, feeling a bit uneasy under her intense gaze, cleared his throat, crouched down, and asked, "Hey there, little one, what's up?"

Jessie flashed him a bright smile. "Sir you're amazing! You put out the fire!"

The sudden compliment caught Baron off guard, leaving him momentarily stunned.

He felt a little embarrassed. "Huh? Really?"

"Yes!" Jessie nodded enthusiastically.

The other children chimed in, nodding their heads eagerly.

"Sir, you're all amazing! You put out the fire! You're our heroes!"

The children's sincere eyes fixed on Baron, and he couldn't help but puff up with pride.

He glanced over at Braden, grinning. "See that? They called me a hero."

Braden's face remained expressionless.

So childish!

Jessie walked over to Braden and tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft and sweet, "Sir, you're awesome too! You're not even afraid of the fire. Are you a superhero?"

Only superheroes aren't afraid of

isn't afraid of fire

twitched slightly. Catching the look in Baron's eyes, he

Baron was speechless.

time together. She was a bit surprised, and Zachary commented, "Looks

children quickly scattered, heading

clean up. A third of the building had been destroyed by

a chill,

and looked over

"Thank you

You should

some rest now."

head. "Mrs. Tudor, we're not tired. Mr. Tudor instructed us that until he gets

his head. "We're not sure about

night and hadn't returned since.

didn't think

Four rooms had been spared from the fire, so she arranged for

herself went to the

chair, her head felt heavy,

a warm coat drape

looked up and

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