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You approach the elk carefully with peace, patience, and empathy. Opening your heart to the elk's emotions, a discussion of sorts ensues. Color swirls behind the pupils of your eyes. You see claws, teeth. An atrox pounces. A final surge of power rattles through a broken conduit. Light erupts in all directions. It can't be over. It can't.

You are a manifestation, you reply. Your shaper is long dead and has left this plane of existence. It's time to join him. It bucks against your words, but there is no disputing the truth. There is no bargain to be made with death, you tell it. Only understanding.

As it embraces your words, the emotions fade, leaving you with a warm, tender feeling. The elk's eyes dim and close as it fades from existence, dissolving into hundreds of pinpricks of glittering light that drift away on the gentle wind. Color seeps back into the world. Within moments, the elk's light is gone for good.

Complete the TRUE COLORS (PRISMATIC ELK) mission. Permanently remove the Prismatic Elk from the Valley set. Each Ranger soothes 2 fatigue. Gain the Aspect of the Elk reward card.

Head back to Viv Terra at the Terra Lodge to tell her what happened.