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William Montgomery liked quiet mornings.
At six o\u2019clock sharp he stepped onto the patio, carrying two mugs of tea while Maggie followed with toast piled on a plate. The sun was already warm, the robins were making an almighty fuss in the hedge, and for a blissful moment William allowed himself to believe this day would be ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then something hit the patio doors hard enough to rattle the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHOOMP.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie gasped and rushed over. \u201cOh the poor thing! William, come and look!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He set down the mugs, hurried across, and found a large heap of feathers on the ground. The creature was the size of a large gull, but totally unlike any bird he\u2019d ever seen. Its feathers shimmered scarlet and gold, with flickers of purple and blue running along the wings like trapped lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaggie,\u201d he said slowly, \u201cthat\u2019s not a bird from around here, it must have escaped from the town zoo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo bird is normal after flying into a window,\u201d she said briskly. \u201cGet a box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He fetched the nearest thing, an Amazon parcel box from the recycling bin, lined it with one of Maggie\u2019s older towels, and together they eased the bird inside. It was warm. Very<\/em> warm. Almost too warm to hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They had barely stepped back when the towel began to smoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh hell!\u201d William leapt for the kitchen. A moment later he exploded back through the door, fire extinguisher in hand, and blasted the box with foam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bird shot upright with a furious squawk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWHAT ARE<\/em> YOU DOING?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William dropped the extinguisher. Maggie let out a noise halfway between a scream and a hiccup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bird glared at them, shaking foam from its wings. Its feathers flashed in the morning sun\u2014red, gold, violet\u2014like someone had set a rainbow on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell?\u201d it demanded. \u201cDo you try to suffocate every unconscious guest or am I special?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2026 can talk,\u201d Maggie whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course I can talk! I\u2019m not a pigeon.\u201d The bird hopped out of the soggy box and onto the breakfast table with surprising dignity. \u201cHow rude of me. I should introduce myself. I am Aideen\u2014one of the few remaining Irish Phoenixes<\/strong>. You may never have heard of us. We came on the boats with Parthal\u00e1n nearly five thousand years ago. He and his people all died of plague, and we were left here. We\u2019ve stayed ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William looked at Maggie. Maggie looked at William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bird sighed. \u201cHonestly. Humans. A flaming, glowing, magnificent creature lands on your patio and you stare like I\u2019ve ruined your laundry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie composed herself first. \u201cAideen\u2026 can we help you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d said Aideen, feathers dimming. \u201cIn fact, I came for William.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMe?\u201d William croaked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aideen nodded gravely. \u201cYou have a problem. Quite a large one, considering your occupation. You are afraid of fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William stiffened. \u201cI\u2019m not afraid. I just, respect it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou panic<\/em>,\u201d Aideen corrected. \u201cInside your chest there is a place that never healed. You do your job despite it, but it gnaws at you. You think no one notices, but every phoenix sees the truth in a flame.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William swallowed. His palms were sweating. He hated how much the bird seemed to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo why are you here?\u201d Maggie asked gently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I cannot complete my own cycle alone,\u201d Aideen replied. \u201cTonight, I must burn, properly. And I need witnesses. Companions. A phoenix\u2019s rebirth should never happen unseen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked directly at William.
\u201cI need you. And you, in turn, need this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They prepared the garden shed at dusk. William laid down fire blankets, paving slabs, and the old steel ash tray from his abandoned barbecue project. Aideen hopped inside it, wings drooping, colours fading to dull embers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William\u2019s heartbeat thudded in his throat. He could already feel the heat rising off the bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to like fire,\u201d Aideen said softly. \u201cYou only have to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie slipped her hand into William\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nodded, though his stomach twisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aideen closed his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first spark was tiny, just a glimmer at Aideen\u2019s breastbone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the entire bird ignited in a sudden column of gold flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light roared against the walls. Heat slammed into William like a physical blow. His breath hitched lungs shrinking, legs twitching to run. His heartbeat pounded behind his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stepped back. Just one step.
Maggie\u2019s hand tightened around his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He forced himself still.
Forced himself to watch.
Forced himself to breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the inferno, Aideen sang, a long, pure note that wavered like a violin string melting into light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, with a sudden WHUMPH<\/strong>, the fire collapsed inward and vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ash.
Silence.
A faint trickle of smoke curling upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William\u2019s knees nearly gave out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something moved in the ashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tiny bird pushed its way up, glowing faintly, eyes bright as molten amber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chick blinked at them, shook ash from its downy wings, and chirped testily:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell done, William Montgomery! Next time, try not to douse me in chemicals before<\/em> the sacred renewal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William let out a strangled laugh. His eyes stung, and for once, it wasn\u2019t the smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had stood in front of the hottest fire of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And he had not run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weeks that followed brought quiet, strange changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby Aideen took up residence on William\u2019s shoulder, offering unsolicited commentary on everything from toast to hose maintenance. Maggie swore the little phoenix glowed brighter whenever William faced something that used to rattle him. The fire station noticed too, he was steadier, calmer, more focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the garden shed smelled permanently of cinnamon and burnt sugar, no matter how often William aired it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One evening, as Aideen settled into his favourite perch on the shed roof, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemember, lad. Fire isn\u2019t your enemy. It\u2019s just loud. Stand firm, and it will listen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William looked at the glowing chick, then at the horizon lit by the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He no longer felt that old tightness in his chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire was still fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he was no longer afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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