<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/BzowwEN.png)</div><strong>A Happy Spirit</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=337368.msg16018731#msg16018731)<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Year 1, Time of Balance<br/><strong>Tags:</strong>Wise Old Elephant, Other Happy Spirits<br/><strong>Actions:</strong>Drip, drop, drip<br/><hr/><br/>The day proved more exceptional than usual. Being with the Wise Old Elephant and its grandchildren made for a busy but joyful day. Such pleasant memories were destined to exist forever, even without the wishing well’s aid. Happy decided not to dwell on Wise Old Elephant’s words. The ones which foreshadowed a great bitterness that would cling to the back of one’s tongue. That made Happy feel less happy, which was not a welcome sensation, so it focused on the positive, of wishes made and soon to be fulfilled by whatever magic lurked at the bottom of the well.<br/><br/>Soon, the SUn retreated to its hiding spot and the voluptuous Moon rose high in the night sky to greet the twinkling stars. The night felt more glorious than usual. Perhaps due to it being decreed a special night by Wise Old Elephant.<br/><br/>Happy floated over to where other Happy Spirits gathered in front of the Wise One. Anticipation swelled in its being at the thought of becoming different. What could be better than its current form? Its eyes widened with wonder at the sight of the orbs. It became clear that they were supposed to pick one of these orbs for themselves. But...all of them were wonderful. Earth made the flowers grow. Air carried seedlings to their new homes, made snow dance for their amusement. Fire kept them warm and restored the earth so that it might become fertile again. Water carved the earth and fed the soil.<br/><br/>Happy waited and waited until almost all of the other happy spirits made their choices.<br/><br/>Then, at last, it floated forward to stand in between water and air. Both called to her. Then, it remembered its friends, the fishes. Perhaps if it chose water, it’d be able to understand them better. With that thought in mind, it leaned its head closer and closer until its face submerged in its watery essence. Never had Happy felt so at home. It knew in its heart that it’d made the right choice.<br/><br/>Pulling back, it beamed with pleasure. It opened its mouth to speak but bubbles emerged to fill the air. How wonderful.