<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/LceJHn5.png)</div><strong>Agi [he/him/his]</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=337368.msg16018992#msg16018992)<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Year 1, Time of Open Paths<br/><strong>Tags:</strong>Baby Elephants, Wise Old Elephant, Reaper<br/><strong>Actions:</strong><br/><hr/>"Hi! Hi!" The warm spirit returns, eagerly and happily embracing each of the elephants, and enveloping them in the gentle, comforting warmth that he emanates. The elephants want to be close, and despite his cat-like nature, he enjoys it quite thoroughly. He makes sure that each of the baby elephants gets equal attention from him; equal warmth.<br/><br/>He feels a small amount of pride--an interesting kind of happiness--in impressing the elephants.  Of course, when it's time for them to go, he gives them all another round of hugging, and encourages them to take some fruits, too.<br/><hr/>When the babyphants come back to invite him along to visit Grandma, he of course has to only pause long enough to grab the biggest, sweetest, juiciest apple he can find--a small gift for the Wise Old Elephant. He then takes off with the small herd, some times floating around on heated air currents, other times happily sitting on one of the elephant's heads--and he's always just the right amount of warm. Never too hot, just always comfortable.<br/><br/>The shadows feel peculiarly unhappy as they get closer and closer, and a small amount of radiance trickles out of him. Fire is warmth, certainly; but fire is also light.<br/><br/>The Wise Old Elephant looks sleepy, to Agi. It's... why does it make him feel unhappy? Is this worry? Where did that word come from? Worry. Worry, worry, worry. Worry? What's that? It's not happy, certainly. Maybe it can be fixed with an apple! The warm spirit approaches, and offers the apple--helping to feed the venerable ancient, if it's needed.<br/><br/>And as for what comes next--Agi stays cuddled into the ancient elephant, hoping she can find a small bit of happiness in this warmth, which feels almost as soothing as a soak in the springs.<br/><hr/>The strange sensation is not a welcome one. He held nothing against ants, but it's just not a happy feeling. Not-happy. Unhappy? Yes. Such a weird thing to feel!<br/><br/>The skeletal figure is perplexing. "Hello?" It ventures a greeting, but settles into quietly watching as it interacts with the elephant.  Seeing the Wise One become a spirit is fascinating, and for a moment, he feels hopeful. However... things don't go as Agi might wish.<br/><br/>Once more, their path forward darkens, and the fire spirit tries to put off radiance; not to dispel the darkness, necessarily, but to balance and contrast it.  His motives, as always, are simple and straightforward: bring comfort; to himself, to the Wise One, the Reaper, his fellow spirits...<br/><br/>Thankfully, the darkness doesn't last long. Upon coming out into a far more friendlier, and happier, jungle, the fire spirit initially takes off--as if to follow the now youthful Wise Elephant--but comes to a halt when he hears the Reaper's words. "Where here? Is on island?" Agi has never seen this place on the island before, but then, he hasn't explored all of it--he doesn't range too far from the Prismatic Springs, unless going to the Grove.