A slightly sharp hoof is pawing at your face.Groggily,you sit up.Four little equines are standing there.

The first one speaks,in a strange accent.Its voice is soft and gentle."I am Styripes of Deepeyrwateyrs,oyr my callname,Deepeyrwateyrs~Styripes."The pink and white one also introduces its self,in a faltering voice,"I am Seekeyr of Winteyr y'Roses,oyr Winteyryroses~Seekeyr."She squints slightly while saying that.The third pads hestitantly up to you and smiles brightly and says,with a bright chirp that doesn't quite fit her,"I'm Pulsing of the Glowing Amethyst,oyr Glowingamethyst~Pulsing,and the only one here that doesn't have and "y'r" in my name.I say,does that make me special?"She goes on chattering to herself.The winged equine lays down and watches you intently.Stripes picks her way delicately to you and whispers,with a note of pride in her voice,"The rather talkative one my daughteyr.I was mated to Sunsetcyreeping~Coloyrs-I won a race."She stops and beams."She's,you could say,the most chatty."Nodding her head toward Seeker,she mentions,"She's slightly neayr-sighted,like her motheyr."She continues on,"The last one,is Dyroplet of Falling y'Rain.He's veyry fieyrce and bold,but quiet when ayround us."She smiles."Peyrhaps it is the fact that we ayre all mayres except foyr him."You nod.Seeker walks over and says excitedly,"Did you know Styripes won a y'race!Yes!She did!"Stripes smiles modestly.Two shadows run by.You get up and look around."What was that?"Stripes smiles again.Those are ouyr two newly ayryrivals,they ayre of diffeyrent species."She whistles shrilly.You shade your eyes.Two equines stand boldly in the trees.

"The fiyrst one is an Amanayr mayre.She if one of the fiyrst to have the webbing patteyrn you see.y'Her name is a bit difficult to say...Gryeen'sa'ylena'nenaly!She can only mindspeak though.The second is a wateyr Kayrquine stallion.He is veyry...um....dominant."She stares at the two.They disappear."It is getting dayrk now.Maybe you should y'return?"You look up,and to your surprise,see the sun setting.You get up and wave."Bye!"