1523 Emotions

"Try again!" the voice of the Deer flowed into Alex at once.

Alex looked up in confusion. "What?" he couldn't help but ask. Had he failed again? With such an incredible painting?

'Hell no!' Alex thought. This was one of the best paintings he had made. Not counting the art, the aura alone would be enough to put it into conversation for placing this painting into the Hall of Fame. 

And he had failed with this? He didn't believe it deserved to fail. 

"What's wrong with this one?" he asked loudly in frustration. He knew he wasn't going to get an answer but he needed to vent. He needed to find a way to get his frustration with the situation ou—

"Not good enough," the Deer responded, stunning Alex into silence for a moment. "It's an improvement on the first one, but it is still not good enough."