In Book 2 when Agni and Ezra first make contact with both of their elements, Agni gets angry and says “You should not have been able to do that.” What did he mean by that? His element should not have been able to mix with Ezra’s?
Great question! And yes, you’re on the right track. At this point in the story, Agni has begun to suspect that Ezra’s ice/cold is not a mortal ability (like his healing). To test that theory out, Agni utilizes his godly powers on Ezra. If his cold ability were mortal, he wouldn’t be able to defend himself against Agni. By Ezra countering Agni’s powers, however, it pretty much confirmed Agni’s suspicions: Yamuna lied to him about Ezra being a minor god (only major deities exhibit unique powers). His anger on the train is directed toward Yamuna and himself. This leads into the Yamuna/Agni confrontation at the end of Book 2, and it carries over into Book 3 as Agni expresses concern over the repercussions of implanting Yama’s Reaper essence into Ezra.
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Avery Hendrex 