"I have what you might call a 'knack' with fire," Antonin told the young woman with a smile. "And, my house is protected accordingly. You couldn't burn it down if you tried, no more than you could burn me."
"Still," he went on with a smile, "I usually start new jugglers out with sponge balls - nice and soft and unbreakable - before we work up to things like plates, glasses, swords, or explosives."