“We will see how many there are. That is all.” As satisfying as such a display of fire might be, the danger is too great. If they can find the nest at all - and that is quite an if - they still will not know how many creatures wait inside, what strength they have, what might best defeat them. A fire might only cause chaos. “Then, if necessary, we will come back in the light of day, when they may be weakened."