Eventually, Riff shrunk back to normal.
He barely had the time to get back to decency before a hysterical Khampa bombarded him with questions.
While Riff managed to tell what happened, it didn't really answer much.
"I intended to ask you what happened, but seeing your reaction, I guess you don't really know," deadpanned the wolf.
Khampa admitted that what he learned from his master was how to call upon the Flame, not what it was.
Before Bodi, he had no idea that there could be other ways to awaken to the Flame.
Or rather, that there could be different Flames.
He had been going back on what scriptures his master left him to try and understand about Bodi, and there was another game changer.
Although, the description Riff gave him allowed the dog to deduce at least one thing: these Flames were based on different emotions or concepts.
His own, red Flame was based on his anger and desire to protect.
Bodi's blue Flame seemed to derive from his passion and empathy.
And Riff's purple one was clearly manifesting his ambition.

As Riff and Skozz had to return to town, Khampa told the small wolf to try and discreetly train and experiment with his newfound power.
Which, of course, said wolf happily did during the following days.
While he didn't grow giant again (discretion...), he still happily hulked out and tried out the strength that came with more than once.
Until one night, where he decided to lift his car for fun.
Used to feats of strength as he now was, he tried lifting before starting to bulk up.
And at his astonishment, lifted effortlessly the car without having grown even one inch of height or one pound of muscle.
Riff stared in shock at the feather-light car now raised above his head, resting in his hands.
His hands that were "burning" in the purple Flame.
And as he looked at these Flames, he realized it felt different from the growth.
It's... It's a different power?! I have two powers?!
But shock was already ceding to pleasure.
And as he thought he'd have to tell Khampa about it first thing at the next visit to the mountain, Riff began doing reps with the car, savoring his new form of might.
When Skozz'll see that!

Art by  caseyljones
Original here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38204512/
Riff © Zheng Jun and Ash Brannon