Vaprrenon's face is the first thing you see, and how could you miss it? Her grin is taking up your entire line of vision. "Hey!" she greets eagerly. "Come on, you've got to meet Jewel's little creatures. They're from the Sanori Gardens, now come on!" She yanks on your hand and makes you get to your feet. You go right along with it all, not like you have that much of a choice.

Vaprrenon leads you down through a light forest, pointing up ahead. "See, there we go! Come, hurry it up!" she cries. The ishna lets go of your hand and runs off, dropping to all fours somewhere ahead of you. That was a shame, really, as the grasses beyond the little forest were quite high, and it took you many a minute to find where the strange catlike creature had run off to.

You finally find her by tripping over her, landing your face in the dirst. You spit as much as you can out, and look up to see Vaprrenon simply staring at you in confuse, as if to ask "What did you do that for?"

Your guide seems to shrug the expression soon, though, and she sits back, wiggling her toes as she does so. "What took you so long? You're going to miss them if you lolligag back behind!" She points beyond you through the grasses. "Their nest is right over there if you want to take a peek. They're still getting up 'cause they were taking a nap, but they said they don't really mind having any visitors right now. Go on, go ahead!" she urges.

You sigh, sitting up and brushing yourself off a bit as Vaprrenon passes beside you and pulls dome of the grass aside so you can see. You look up to see two reptilian creatures, the larger of which being an obvious dragon. It is this one that catches your eye first, as it is already staring right at you, through you almost.

Vaprrenon smiles. "This here is Gelanic, a CCF gift from Jewel a long while back. She's a hope elemental dragon, so, to say the least, a lot of the other pets love her. She's almost a guardian for the entire site, really, and she's good at it too!"

You blink, nodding stupidly. Seeing some movement alongside the hope dragon elemental you turn your gaze downward to see another dragonic-looking creature, this one more flesh colored than anything else. It lifts its learge ears, looking at you curiously.

"This is Vuldew, a Valentine's Day gift to the CCF," Vaprrenon introduces. "Isn't he jsut a sweetheart?" She blinks and giggles. "Sorry, no pun intended,,,it just came out that way." You laugh and roll your eyes. The smaller dragon crawls over toward you, nudging your hand a bit. How cool...you get to pet a dragon! You reach out and stroke the thing's smooth head, listening to it make a gurgling sort of happy purr.

Vaprrenon smiles, rubbing the little reptilian's head. "This here is Savanah, a desert dragon. They're a bit smaller than most dragons, but it makes it easier for them to hide during the hottest part of the day, and they can get by on less food, so it all works out. Besides, you can pick them up and hug them!" she said excitedly, grabbing the surprised thing and cuddling him.

The little thing kicks against her a bit to get away, grunting some at her, making the ishna look a bit confused. "Oh...oh!" she said with a smile, putting him down. "Savanah says the other Sanori Garden creatures are just past the grasses and up the hill. Follow him and you should find them."

You blink, and ask if Vaprrenon will be coming with you. She just shakes her head. "No, it's feeding time in a few of the other portals. Busy busy with all these pets about, after all!" She smiles and waves you on as the little desert dragon starts to romp off. "Go on, or he'll get too far ahead of you!"

You nod and run off after the little animal, trying to keep track of him in the grass that is over twice his height. You trail the little beast out of the grasses, which end...far too abruptly to be normal, and up a slight hill. You hang onto the diagonally growing trees for leverage, soon finding yourself in a thin foresty area, and a catlike face staring right at you. You blink, but stand upright when the feline creature backs up enough for you to do so.

"Greetings!" he says proudly, much to your amazement. "I am Cedric, resident creeto and your guide for the time being." He flaps his wings slightly, standing and turning about to lead you onward. "This way, stranger," he calls. You spot the desert drake fluttering off, wondering what other creatures might be left.

Cedric glances back now and then, making sure you don't fall too far behind. After a short while he beams proudly and trots a bit faster. "Here we are!" he calls back over his shoulder to you, sitting down at the edge of a creek. "We're bound to see some of the others here; it's a wonderful day and if they don't come just for a swim, certainly for a refreshing drink!"

You smile, sitting next to the cat-like creature to wait with him. You watch the sparkling, almost unreal blue water running by when you see a strange shape looking up at you. Glancing up, you realise it had only been a reflection, and a dragonic creature is staring at you from its position standing in the middle of the water.

"Glad you decided the join the party," Cedric teases. "Tarat's been here at least a minute or two waiting for you to look up!" The new creature bows its head slightly before sticking its head under the water's surface, soon coming up with a wriggling fish. "Tarat's a Claymillion, a rare form of dragon that usually hangs around watery areas. I thought that we'd meet him here sooner or later."