Chapter  372

SHAWN "Grandma and Grandpa set fires all the time during the territorial wars," Riley pointed out. "Shawn setting one fire during power training is actually demonstrating restraint by comparison." "The wars were different circumstances," Lumina said. "Were they though?" Riley asked. "Because from my research, at least forty percent of territorial war tactics involved strategic arson. Shawn's forest fire was accidental, which makes it less concerning than deliberate burning of enemy strongholds." "You're five," I said. "How do you know about territorial war tactics?" "I read," Riley said simply. "Grandpa has excellent archives." "I'm regretting those archives," Xenois muttered. "Knowledge is power," Riley quoted. "You tell us that all the time." "I tell you that about schoolwork," Xenois corrected. "Not about researching historical war crimes." "They weren't crimes if they were during sanctioned territorial conflicts," Riley argued. "Riley," Lumina said firmly. "Enough." The five--year-