 His use of the fire-proof living metal gloves that Daja makes him eventually incriminates him, and he is tried, convicted and sentenced to be burnt at the stake.Kofrinna Ladradun is Ben's dead wife.The skeleton of her hand, with the gold wedding ring fused to one finger-bone, survives the fire, and Ben keeps it as a reminder of her death, alongside trophies from fires he managed to contain.