>Kristoff, Yelana, the injured Mattias, and a few others tried to keep some distance between themselves and the angry Water Spirit, who kept advancing on them and lashing out with its hooves, coming dangerous close to kicking them in their faces. Gale was still blowing furiously, threatening to send Ryder and Honeymaren over the edge of the cliff. Sven raced over and bit the rear of Ryder's pants, pulling him further back to safety, before Gale increased the strength of her gusts, threatening to blow the reindeer over as well. To make matters worse, the Fire Spirit groggily shook its head, slowly beginning to regain consciousness.
>"We can't take them!" Kristoff shouted.
>"Lieutenant, what do we do?!" one of the soldiers asked.
>Suddenly, Gale dispersed. The Wind Spirit no longer tried to send her three targets over the edge to the forest below and the wind barrier around the area faded. The Water Spirit lowered itself onto its hooves and looked around at the group, as if confused. The Fire Spirit, fully awake now, turned around and faced the humans, tilting its head and smiling.
>"...I don't understand," Ryder said as he and his sister rejoined the others.
>"Their eyes," Yelana noticed, watching the two spirits closely. "They're not glowing anymore."
>"That... that's good, right?" Kristoff asked her, glancing back and forth between her and the spirits.
>"I don't know," the elder told him. "Obviously, it's good they're not attacking us, but who knows what may set them off again."
