He shook his head again. Innocent? In this day and age? Being whatever she was? That was something new. And he didn't trust it. Or her. "Caution does no'thing." He dropped the flames in his hand onto a small patch of grass and watched it catch on fire. He could feel the heat it was generating, but he did nothing to help nor hinder the flames, just let them burn as they saw fit, spreading as the wind would take them.
"Fear does no'thing." As the fire spread, small bush caught the flames and helped it grow brighter and stronger, moving along its branches. The flames reflected on his face as Nikolai watched the fire, though he was still speaking to her. "All thing burn. Some hurt, some not. What to fear there?"