The Shattered Breath of the Air Elemental

When the wind elemental collapses, its body does not fall so much as unravel. The chamber fills with a cold spiral of dust, grit, and metallic whispers, drawing loose scraps of parchment into a circling column before they flutter back to the floor. Beneath the settling debris, the adventurers find silver coins, a cloud-patterned agate, and a blue-gray fan that trembles without being touched. A healing draught rests nearby in a cracked niche, its sharp mint scent cutting through the stale dungeon air. At the center of the fading vortex, one translucent pearl remains suspended for a heartbeat before dropping into waiting hands.