Once, while watching Fa'Diel spring up around her, Dryad noticed a young, bright looking human girl standing atop a hill. She was about as tall as the Elemental, with long, blonde hair wrapped around about eight multi-colored sticks. The girl wore a vibrant scarlet shirt as powerful and joyous as the flame of Salamando himself. Dryad stared as the human pulled a small wooden flute from her bag and looked out over the grassy plains below her. The wind blew lightly as the human parted her lips and blew a long, clear note from the flute. The sound carried beautifully over the hills and the animals looked to the sound. Dryad felt strangely drawn to that note, as if the single sound had harmonized the spirits of the human and of the Elemental. She sang out in a crisp note, seemingly identical to the flute's, but with the airy sound of the wind blowing through the trees, strengthening the melody, causing the music to spread out over the whole of Fa'Diel. The human girl looked over to the new note and gaped as she was showered in a hail of new leaves, cherry blossoms and the fragrant scent of a budding plant. Dryad danced slowly and gracefully as the girl played the flute, moving steadily toward the music. The girl reached out and brushed Dryad's arm with her slender fingers. Dryad felt a small tug as she disappeared, leaving behind a small, golden coin bearing her insignia.
"You have my blessing, child of Mana." Dryad's voice whispered lightly as the wind slowed.
The human stood, dumbfounded, for a few moments before her eyes lit up with unbridled glee. She trembled with excitement as she slid the coin into a small slot on the surface of the flute. For a second, the flute and the coin became one, the instrument glowing with a green aura. She gasped, but the light had gone as suddenly as the Elemental. The flute was overall unchanged, save for a large leaf that had sprouted from the end of the flute. The human looked slightly disappointed and blew experimentally into the flute. Just as the note sounded, a pair of Chobin Hoods leapt from the tall grass, loosing two arrows at the girl. Their eyes glittered in triumph and the rough slits on their ratty faces widened into ugly grins. Her eyes widened in terror and she screamed unintelligibly. Just before the crooked shafts pierced her, a slender arm batted them aside, and a blizzard of cherry blossoms surrounded the three, the girl scooted back, and the monsters looked around, surprised. She closed her eyes as a pair of vines sprang from the earth, entwining the Chobin Hoods and squeezing the breath out of them. As they whimpered in dismay, the girl looked up, did a double take, and saw Dryad squeezing her hands closed. The girl's face twisted as she screamed a single word
"STOP!"
The Elemental looked over, surprised and dropped her arms. As if Dryad were controlling the vines, they also dropped and the Chobin Hoods chittered and dove out of sight. The girl sighed and packed the flute away, walking slowly towards the large tree that towered over her home.
"I-I'm so sorry Chumpy…I just thought that…" Dryad's voice lingered on the breeze and stopped as the girl crested the hill, not bothering to look back.
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Why is my story so sad? I didn't think it was, oh well, Chumpy is the decided name for the main character soo…. the hell is Chumpy anyways!? Next up comes the "Romance" between two of our favorite Elementals! Whoo!