You shake your head, glancing around. The gate and fense seem to go on forever...and inside you can see a lovely gardne, creatures bounding all over. Yet, right before you at the moment, sits a stern looking dragon.

"None shall pass," the dragon grunts at you, glaring hatefully as you blink in surprise. You tell him that you must get inside. you are here to see the pets by Yakchat, after all. The dragon turns up his nose. "None shall pass!" he repeats again.

You sigh, looking the creature over agian. He is short at perhaps four feet, even when in his errect position. He is obviously the guardian of this strange garden, but he is so small that you wonder if you can't just push past him. Taking a step forward, your hopes of getting by are diminished the moment this little dragon puffs out a bit of smoke from his nostrils. Better not play with fire--litterally. You sigh, defeated.

"Password, let our guest inside!" You glance over your shoulder to see Vaprrenon briskly walking up behind you. She grins over at you as the dragon hangs his head and reluctantly moves to the side when seeing his adopter. "Password is a limited edition from Yakchat's adoptions. He's supposed to be the gate guardian, but sometimes he just gets carried away."

You jog after your guide as she head on through the gate to the garden beyond. You glance around at the place. It's beautiful with so many different flowers, small trees, and colorful insects all flying about the place.

It looks like something straight out of some beautiful storybook, and you can't help but wonder for a moment if you're dreaming or if you are actually here. You look up and quicken your pace ever so slightly to keep stride with the ishna creature leading you further into the landscape.

You hear Vaprrenon sigh, sounding a bit frustraited. You look over to her, confused, wondering what she might be upset about. The ishna creature is looking this way and that, glancing about as if looking for something. You ask her what is wrong.

"She should be somewhere around here," he muttered to herself, not really seeming to have heard you. "Oh, she knows I'm busy. Where is she? I have to get out of here!" You blink and she glances over at you, finally seeming to be aware of your presence. She blushes a bit under her fur. "Oh, I'm sorry...I'm just busy and have some things to do. I called someone to be your guide, but, well...she doesn't seem to be here right now." She sighs.

You both walk a bit longer through the beautiful garden when Vaprrenon looks up and lets out a loud sigh of relief, her entire body visibly relaxing. She points up ahead, and you follow her gaze to see a green figure drifting toward the two of you down the slight path you have both been traveling along.

"This," Vaprrenon introduces as the green beingnears, "Is Spiritus. She was a special edition at Yakchat's adoptions, a forest nymph in fact. She talks teletathically, so don't be alarmed if you start hearing voices in your head."

She smiles and pats you on the shoulder. "Well, I should be going now. You two have fun." The green entity nodds to the ishna as she walks off, then turns to you and bows slightly in greeting. You mirror the specticle, not wanting to be totally rude.

You look up at a small house that suddenly seems to appear before you. Despite its size, the structure seems to be a smaller version of a grand palace, and is quite a sight to see. You look to your guide and she glances down at you with a soft smile. Home, she says in a simple explaination of the building.

You both walk up and head inside, Spiritus pushing away the large, heavy doors without a thought, or so it seems to you. You follow her to the closest doorway in the long hallway. Too long, is appears, to be contained within the small building you are inside. It must be some sort of opticle illusion, you decide. You turn your attention back to the green being.

Spiritus opens the door and you step inside, blinking at the paint and colors all over the place. A strange little boy glances out from behind a canvas and squeals when seeing you, running over happily and grabbing your hand to shake it violently. "Hi! " he cries...but after that you have trouble understanding what the boy is saying. "Myname'sHsurbtniapwasagifttotheCCFfromYakandSpiritusadoptedmeandshe'smymommynow!"

You blink and stare at the boy as he giggled hysterically and hugs you. You look down and sigh. Well, at least you're nice and colorful now. You wonder if the paint will ever come out of your clothes. You hope so.