Gardenia's Color Guard: Plant Noel DePlante knew Kaleni was scouring the soil, Nogard was embroiled in spelunking, Lumi was scanning from the sky, and Whitbee was searching for sunken secrets. So Noel decided to go back to where it all started, Gardenia's fractured island. He spotted a vibrant mass sticking out from the broken ground. He cast a spell to dissect the rock and what emerged made his jaw drop. A pristine and fully-grown amaryllis dragon levitated in between the two island halves. Soon, a flood of roses poured out from the hole where the dragon was stuck. They were red, bright red! Against the vast starkness, this was monumental. The amaryllis dragon, with eyes closed, flew in circles and created a vortex that lifted the roses up. Noel acted quickly and cast an entanglement spell that bridged the two halves of the island with vines. It caught the falling roses and carried them safely to solid ground. The amaryllis dragon flew next to the wizard and laid out its wing to direct Noel's attention to the pile of red roses. On the ground, browns and greens were growing brighter! Noel picked up a few blossoms and threw them around. Everwhere a rose fell, color spread. The amaryllis dragon, still sightless with eyes shut, gestured to the entire colorless Vale. Noel smiled and conjured a sack made of leaves. He tied it to the dragon's back and filled it with roses. He tore the bottom open and waved to the dragon. The dragon took off flying around all the islands of the Vale. Roses fell one by one. When they touched the ground, color was restored. Noel watched with glee as his home returned to its natural state: bright and full of energy. Noel laughed with glee then squinted to see something in the distance. It looked like a green hat with a purple sash atop blonde hair...
