You reach out a hesitant hand, almost brushing the canvas with your fingertips when you feel a hand grip each of your shoulders. You jump with a slight shout of surprise and fear, and you spin around quickly only to gave a smiling, giggly Vaprrenon. You sigh, glaring at her angerly, not amused by her surprise.

"Sorry! I couldn't resist. You were acting like it was all dramatic and it was funny!" She laughs. The ishna sighs to try and calm herself, then smiles childishly and lets her chin rest on your right shoulder, looking up at you happily. "That there's the portal to see all of the pets from Starluck, erm...Syrcaid's Sweetwater Valley, all sorts of creatures in there!" She suddenly lets your shoulders go free and skips out in front of you, jumping into the portal without another word, disappearing and leaving you alone once more, quiet and--for the most part--just stunned.

There is a sudden flash of light and you fall back, hearing soft, child-like screams and things hitting your legs. What on earth is going on? You do not even know if you are in any danger! You blink a few times, looking up as small winged creatures, hardly a foot tall, dash about your legs and huddle together, staring at you in absolute fear.

"Aw darnit! You went and popped up right in the middle of their game, and it was just getting good, too!" you hear a disappointed Vaprrenon say from behind you as she trots over on all fours to help you sit up. She assures you that the small pegasus-like creatures are perfectly sweet and kind. She looks over to the group, calling them over to greet their visitor.

One by one the little animals begin to wander over to you, and end up sniffing at your clothes to learn more about you. Among the winged little things, you see, are two odd, striped creatures, crouching low to the ground so they appear the same size as the pegasi and can better avoid your glance.

"These are Bear, Cat," She pointed to each as she spoke, "...and the Three Moon Sisters," the ishna explains yo uou when you look up at her. "They're all limited editions from Sweetwater Valley and I would say they're pretty happy here. At least, they are when they're not being shy and worrying about the guests."

You watch as the assortment of Sweetwater creatures all seem to smile at you one by one before they all suddenly dah off as a big group, tackling what looks to you to be a large red blur that you only see for a moment before it is knocked down. You stand, curious and confused, and peer over to see the source of what sounds to be the sound of a laughing young man. Yet, you quickly see that there is no man there at all, but an anthromorphic dragon!

You watch the draconic creature hug all of the small critters around him before he sits up, catching sight of you. He instantly falls silent, looking unsure of how to react or what to say. He glances at Vaprrenon and she nods. The red dragon creatures stands and brushes himself off, growling to the smaller creatures, gently sending them on their way. He walks over to you and you, nervously, look around to find the odd ishna creature is suddenly gone.

The anthromorphic dragon before you smiles, attempting to reassure you that all is well. He can smell you're a bit nervous. "Hello," he greets with a surprisingly clear voice. "I am Reditick. I suppose that I shall now be your guide, at least for a short while."

Reditick smiled. "Oh, do not worry," he says as he puts a scaly but gentle hand on your shoulder, guiding you toward a small meadow nearby, "I promise you that I will not bite all that much. You have my sacred word," she says with a smile that still does not fully convince you. Still, he goes on. "Vaprrenon would not let me play with the young ones if I did such things, and I quite enjoy their company!"

That comment certainly does not make you feel any better about the dragonic creature being so close, but the red anthromorphic Sweetwater creature simply laughs and insists that he was only joking with you about biting and whatnot. He points up ahead and you follow what he is gesturing toward with your eyes. You spot a few different creatures running about there, the closest of which being four mice, though even from here you can tell that they are almost the size of a house cat! You blink in surprise and turn to your new guide.

"These are the Four Mice of Blosom," Reditick explained, "They are all brothers, actually. I do not know where their sisters are, though they are most likely around here somewhere." He shrugged as the small creatures see you and squeak, darting into a small hole in the earth. "Oh drat....shy little buggers. Maybe they shall come out later." The drgon smiled and took a step forward, but yelps when a cat-like creature came running underfoot.

You jump and watch as the winged little cat stared up at the two of you, eyes wide. It mews softly and backs away, curling low to the ground. You watch Reditick shake his head with a laugh and snort to the cat. It stands up and padds over to you, suddenly void of all fear.

"This is Violet," your guide says to you as you stoop down to scratch behind her ears. "She is probably the naughty one who frightened the poor mice. Then again, they play together often so I doubt any hard feelings will come from it all." You smile as the furry creature begins to purr happily, flapping her wings slightly with joy behind her.

"And that," Reditick says, pointing to a small grey creature atop a large aqua colored blob of fur on the ground, "...is little Look Out and Snoozer the Glumph. They are nearly inseparable, the best of friends." He smiles. "Look Out is a small gargoyle who has, apparently, taken a keen liking to Snoozer. He watches out for his friend while the other sleeps, which is most of the time, really. I wonder how they formed such a tight friendship when one is almost always unconscious."

You look at the odd pair, unable to keep from smiling as Look Out keep readjusting his position atop his friend's stomach with each of Snoozer's deep breaths. It was quite amusing, actually. You turn to Reditick with a slight laugh, as Violet is now atop is head, playing with his hair.

"Yes," Reditick laughs, "This is a lively...and often fun group to be with." He smiles and picks Violet up, setting her at his feet before the feline runs off toward the gargoyle and the obviously very sleepy glumph. You watch as she climbs up with Look Out, licking his face as the other small creature tries to push her away, only to slide off the glumph's monstrous belly in the process. You cannot help but laugh at such a spectacle and neither can the anthromorphic dragon by your side.