You walk around the back of the cothold and find a new looking, yet weather worn fence around acers and acers of land.  The land seems baren and you consider going back when you hear barking... or more like yipping.  You feel it in the ground before seeing the dark chestnut filly gallop over the hill with a large golden canine on her heals.

The filly nickers and looks over her shoulder at the reckless female canine.  Seeing that the canine was far enough away she kicked up her hoves and winnied as if enjoying being chased. Upon seeing you though she gallops towards the fence at full speed stopping on a mark in front of you, making dirt spray everywhere.  The canine wasn't as lucky though and couldn't stop in time. BUMP!  The golden canine shook her head yet yipped happly, like it was nothing out of the ordinary.  This causes you to chuckle.

The filly snorts as if demanding something from you and the canine whines as well. "What'd I do?" you ask them slightly alarmed that they started acting like this, and put up your hands in deffence.  Before you know it the filly is sniffing one of your hand.  You can feel her warm breath on your hand and, tentively at first, you rub her velvety nose.  After a while you get more confident and pet her on her cheek just under her eye.  She puffs out a pleasureable breath. The little golden canine whines bring you back to her and you bend down to pet her.  As you pet her you notice a closed bucket behind her.  A small note is on it and you read it to yourself and to Frin though it's odvious that she already knows what it says some how.

To those whom it may consern: In this bucket are treats for the runner, Chanty, and the golden canine, Akanry.  Please feel free to give Chanty an apple and Akanry a bone to chew on, but please only one to their respective animal. Thank you. -Tambo and Crisma

After reading the note you nod and open the lid.  This must be what they wanted.  You carefuly put the top back on after picking out an apple and a bone.  Akanry sits up upon seeing the bone but doesn't open her mouth.  You cock your head at this and bring it closer to her muzzle.  Still the mouth doesn't open and yet she's perfectly balanced.  Feeling a bit silly you finally lay the bone on her nose making sure it doesn't wobble.  Still the canine does nothing though it's odvious that her warm brown eyes are on the bone. "By the first shell, that's impressive," you comment out loud and straiten up.  Just as you do Akanry flips the bone up in the air and catches it draftly in her mouth.  You blink and then smile at the trick.  Somebody had to have a lot of paitants with the canine to get her to do that trick. Chanty winnies impaitantly and you chuckle, "Do you do tricks too?"  The filly shook her head as if to say no and sniffed your shirt.  Her dark chestnut colored muzzle tickles you and you gently push her away, finally getting her attention off your shirt with the apple you place on a fence post.  She seems to inspect it for a while then nickers before taking it dantily in her mouth and chewing it noisely. After she finishes her apple she nuzzles your hand in thanks and grows wild again as she reared into the air and did a 180.  Her front hoves no sooner hit the ground than she was taking off for the other side of the field.  Akanry, seemingly feeling responsible for the wild like filly, rubs her head agenst your leg apoligenicly and then shoots after Chanty, the bone still in the canine's mouth. You chuckle and Frin seems to as well.  Two very playful beasts, you think you should come back again some time to see how them. As you turn on your heals to leave you feel the ground under you shaking again.  You look out on the field and see that both Chanty and Akanry are looking at you in a questionable way.  Then what was making the ground shake.  Was it a milled earth shake? "TRACK!!!!!" a voice shouts at you.  You turn and see two blobs, one silver one rowan, running towards you.  It is then that you realize the extra fence that you came through earlyer was the outside lane of a track... And if your memory searved you correctly the inside lane durring training was for runners running flat out.

"SHELLS!" you cry out loudly and just bearly manage dodging the two runners and their riders.  You suddenly feel a set of hands pick you up gentle, yet firmly. "What in the name of Faranth where you doing out there!" the man who's leading you to the outside of the track asks you seemingly outraged.  He's a short man of about 5ft 3in and a little round around him middle.  He had shortly cropped black hair and blue eyes.  The eyes glared at you sternly yet seemed to look for any injuries to you at the same time. "I didn't know this was a track as well, sir," you tell him sheepishly.  The man shakes his head and leads you over to a stone barn you'd not see before on the other side of the inside fence.  This time you look to make sure the runners are far enough away to make it there and that there are no other runners on the track. As soon as your on the other side of the fence the black haired man asks you your name.  You give it to him and he smiles finally. "My name's Tambo," he chuckles, "I'm the owner of those speed demons that almost ran you over.  The silver name's Nataka, and the rowan's name is Wild Fire's Last Light, though we call her Light for short.  And the great riders on their backs are their jockeys, Crisma and Cokaren.  They're the best I know though I don't have them ride any other runners.  I beleave myself to be lucky to have them." You can tell by his tone that he really means what he says.  Before you can think more on this though, he leads you into the stone barn.  There's many stalls in it though it's odvious that only three are filled by runners and another is used sometimes by the canine. "Thought you might ask about the runners we have here, so to save me some breath and you your hearing I've written up their stats and posted them here in the trophy room," he tells you and you see the proof on the table inside the small stall made trophy room, "Well, I'm sorry to leave you now, but I got to tell Crisma and Ren how Nataka and Light were, we're working on getting them ready for their next race, Nataka's second race, the The Burst, and Light's second race, The Chasers, both are being held at Ganatek on the same day.  Did I mention Light placed Second in her maiden, the Aneris Maiden? I thought not." You nod to him as he goes outside to talk to the jockey, and look over the stats of the three runners, both racers and pleasure/jumper.

Nataka's Stats Owner: Tambo Rider/Jockey: Crisma Racing Experiance: 1 race Races Won: 1 Runner Number: 003 Races signed up for: The Burst - 2DL Name: Nataka Sire: Ganatek's Blackheart Dam: Ganatek's Calidromus Age: 1 turn Color: Silver Markings: White muzzle, White right back leg sock Mate: N/A Children: N/A Peronality: Impatient, but will obey quite readily.  Takes after his father by having a small nasty streak when he can't have his own way, but after his mother by wanting to win and always putting his all into racing.  Absolutly loves attention, wants everyone to stare at him and will be often seen posing.

Chanty's Stats Owner, Trainer, and Jockey: Crisma Type of Runner: Pleasure/Jumper Experiance: In Training Name: Chanty Sire: Stallion from Delaway Hold Dam: Mare from Delaway Hold Age:  1 turn Color: Dark chestnut Markings: None Mate: N/A Children: N/A Personality:  Loving yet demanding at times.  Loves apples and attention.  Doesn't mind Nataka but doesn't seem to like his possing and such.  She sometimes has to nip the other turnling's hanchs to remind him that she was first in the field and there for is the alpha runner.  Has taken a liking to Wild Fire's Last Light and some how is able to keep the mare under controle no matter how much she wants to be the alpha runner of the padock.

Wild Fire's Last Light's Stats Owner: Tambo Rider/Jockey: Cokaren Racing Experance: Maiden Races won: N/A Races Placed: 1 Races Signed Up For: The Chasers - 4DL Name: Wild Fire's Last Light Sex: Mare Dam: Wild Fire's Eternity Burst Sire: Midnight's Last Light Age: 1 turn Color: Rowan Markings:  White Socks Mate: N/A Children: N/A Strengths: Strong, fast runner like her mother, free spirited, high stamina, beautiful Faults: Can be a little lazy at times, can also be a little fiery and have a bad temper, a little difficult to keep her pretty coat clean Personality: A strong, freee spirited runner like her mother, who can run faster than most. She was given a name at birth to show she had Wild Fire and Midnight's blood in her. She's sweet and gentle with her owner, but tough and fiery with anyone else. To receive her is a great  honor. Julanna thinks only the best should get her pride and joy's daughter!

You finish the stats and deside it's time for you to go.  You carefuly check the track and notice Nataka and Light being walked.  They practicly prances around, some might even say Nataka danced around both the other runner and his own jockey.  As you watch Nataka and the woman, who's his jockey, walking him, you see him pull back his ears slightly. It seems Crisma had seen it too and she quickly comes in closer to the runner's body and Nataka misses nipping her shoulder.  You can just bearly hear the silver runner snort at having his fun stopped so suddenly.  Now the runner's eyes find you and he stops his walking to poses shamelessly. You hear another snort and turn to see Chanty watching as well.  She shakes her head sending her mane flying about, as if in shame or dissapproveal of her padockmate.  She seemed to say, "Why was I stuck with such an arrogant dim glow." You hear a nickering snort and turn your attention back to the racing runners farther down the track. Light is suddenly on her haunches rearing and kicking out her front legs. Cokaren seems to be having a time with the young mare but soon gets her down only to have to stop the filly from bolted at Nataka to stop his possing. Nataka stops his posing and snorts at the filly for interupting him.  You hear something that sounds close to a runnerbeast's version of a laugh from both female runners.  Nataka is soon back to possing again and Cokaren seems to have gotten the idea and starts to lead Wild Fire's Last Light back to the stone building behind you.  The filly nickers triuphantly and prances off willingly You chuckle and finally leave, desiding where next to go.

Tambo, Crisma, Cokaren, or Back to the front of the cothold

Corridors or Talor Cliff Weyr

Akanry was adopted at Naronis Weyr, Wild Fire's Last Light was adopted at Sapphire Hold beholden to Sapphire Weyr, and all other pictures were made by Weyrwoman Falora at Talor Cliff Weyr where they were adopted. Wild Fire's Last Light and Nataka are originals, do not take either runner!