Alaric often found himself out and about when he was low on portrait commissions. Nobles loved to fill their homes with landscapes, so Alaric liked to keep a little of those "in stock." Some nobles needed something quick to fill a space, and having his artwork hanging around his studio was a spectacular way to advertise his work. Autumna was his favorite season to paint landscapes in. The world started to die in favor of snow, but it still endured with rich, warm colors.

He was walking around, lugging his equipment for a while before he drew near the lake and...was that a flash of light? For a moment, he thought of his friend, Tianna, but then he realized that the light looked more wild than his childhood friend's did. Was it fire? He drew closer and saw a woman dancing in movements much like his friend. Fire swirled around her, and Alaric found himself transfixed by the shapes she created.

He needed to paint this. Moving quickly, he set up his easel and got his paints out and began to work...