Telkhine lava

Let us see how strong he is. Let us see how long it takes him to burn!’
He scooped some lava from the nearest furnace. It set his fingers ablaze, but this didn’t seem to bother him at all. The other elder telkhines did the same. The first one threw a glop of molten rock at me and set my trousers on fire. Two more splattered across my chest. | dropped my sword in sheer terror and swatted at my clothes. Fire was engulfing me. Strangely, it felt only warm at first, but it was getting hotter by the instant.
‘Your father’s nature protects you,’ one said. ‘Makes you hard to burn. But not impossible, youngling. Not impossible.’
They threw more lava at me and | remember screaming. My whole body was on fire. The pain was worse than anything I'd ever felt. | was being consumed. | crumpled to the metal floor and heard the sea demon children howling in delight.
Then | remembered the voice of the river naiad at the ranch: The water Is within me.

BotL ch.11