The idea in line 12 is somewhat compressed. Think about what originally fed the speaker's fires - fires that are now choked. Paraphrase this line in your own words. Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare

dealing with what you have

Explanation:

moon-letters were a method of writing invented by the dwarves. moon-letters were ordinary runes, but written in such a way that they could only be read when the light of the moon shone behind the writing. some moon-letters could be read by any moonlight, but it was possible to make the writing even more secret. more sophisticated moon-letters could only be read by the light of the same shape of moon, or at the same time of year, as when they were written. hope this !

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