Narakari rider's snuggery

[Schneemaehne]

Sure, I'll do. Just waiting for the one day I'm home before nightfall so I can make a decent picture!

[Nikki6Ashba]

My horses adored these little mints so what better way to make friends them with some scrumptious little treats ^^


as for a place to spend time this meadow in my back yard is wonderful, lots of yummy plants and even trees for shade, and oh look, my boe goat Pippin to be a friend for my 'kari

[Teeze]

Food Makes Friends

I made a fruit bowl. It has Mandarin oranges and pineapple around the outside and red and yellow papaya in the center all on a bed of applesauce.

I just realized that I forgot to add in a piece of paper with my username. I hope that's ok. If it's required I can take another picture of the table and bowl. I already ate the snack though.

I will be making another post with the bonus part once I get the chance to take the picture.

[Simmarrah]

First Trick

A little white pony galloped madly along the plains, a small boy crouched on her back. His face was red and puffy, and his breath came in hard gasps. A black bruise was beginning to form around his right eye, and upon closer inspection you could see that his lip was swollen. He was in his school clothes, but his hair rain wild with the wind. A whirlwind of emotions ran through his mind, fear, confusion, anger, excitement, but mostly sadness. There was a determined set to his jaw, and his purple eyes held a feirce glint. Zack only slowed his pony down when they reached the wood line that marked the elfland boundaries. He walked her among the trees, searching for the path that led to the elf Farinn's home. He reached the farm quickly,dusk hiding his movements as he slipped off the pony's back and over to the corrals where the elf kept his Narakari for the tournament. His eyes softened as he neared the gate and saw the rose red stallion within, scars lining his chest and back. "I'm sorry Farinn." He whispered as he swung the gate open. The scarred stallion swung his head around at the noise, and trotted towards the gap. When he realized the gate was open, the wild stallion kicked up his heels and galloped off into the forest.

Zack closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm his shaking body. Head low, he shuffled back to his pony, climbing stiffly onto her back and trotting her home. "Maybe now it will be over." The words were soft on his lips, but heavy in the 10 year olds heart.

Simmarrah was waiting for him on the front stoop, a scowl on her normally bright features. "What the hell Zack? Do you realize how late it is! It's almost midnight! You were supposed to be home hours ago." The rant continued, until he stepped into the light and she got a good look at his face. His sister knelt, he expression as soft as her voice. "Who was it and what was the reason?" Zack sighed and looked her dead in the face:she knew him too well. "It was just some boys at school. No big deal." She gently brushed his cheek, which was still swollen, and chuckled softly. "Yeah, no big deal.zack. Cmon inside and we will figure things out."

It didn't take long for her to get him to spill the details. How the boys had been teasing him and her over Sams current ranking in the competition, how he had stood up for his family and their small farm, even though it was just the two of them. Then came the fight, and the punishment dare along with blackmail. He wouldn't tell her what the boys had on him, but it was bad for him to follow through with the task. "They told me I had to release the Elf's Narakari, I don't know why they wanted his to disappear."
"Hmmm..maybe one of them had a previous grudge against the elf or his kind? Either way it doesn't matter now. You do realize you are grounded for doing this without coming to me first. Go on up to bed. I'll think of the punishment later." She shook her head as he tumbled up the stairs. "What am I going to do with that boy?" It took only an hour to take up her own Narakari and travel to the Elfs home to tell him what happened and offer her help to find and catch the stallion.


****this is a trick played on Schee....I picked your name out of a hat, so it was random lol. Please excuse any grammatical or spelling errors, I have to type everything in one go and if I dare to try to delete a mistake the iPad will lock up and erase everything I have written. Some kind of glitch that has been part of the original operating system. anyways it holds true for anything I write. I do my best.******

[Teeze]

Here is my bonus picture:

It's a good sized lot about a city's block worth away from my house. It is mostly wooded but has several decent open areas and paths running through it.

Here are a couple other shots of the area:



I took all these photos from the road while I was out walking.

[Schneemaehne]

Hiya!
First off, congratulations to the entries so far! I think they are all pretty neat!
About the trick - no hard feelings, Simmarah! I actually liked the little story. Yama, do I have to write a reply on how Farinn is catching his Narakari again in the middle of the night/next morning? If yes, I'm happy to do so.
Until then I'll submit my entries as well:

Second Task - Food

Living with horses (and Narakari) is a fullfilling but exhausting life. Farinn took up the habit to eat together with his beasts, if only to remind himself to take in regular meals. You can see some musli and nice home baked bread for both of them, together with a juicy apple, sunflower seeds for snacking and home made raspberry juice. Besides the juice I think his new Narakari friend had a big bite from everything!

Bonus Task - Location

Since the weekend it got incredibly hot in my area. The weather forecast is telling me the next days will be even worse with temperatures climbing up to 35°C (100°F) without any rain or clouds. So I thought my two boys would enjoy a ride to the river Lahn which flows just near my house. You can also see the thick green meadows in the valley and some woods in the background. I enjoy their cool shades a lot right now! Hidden within is an old castle ruin (Weißenstein = White Stone) which gave my area it's name. Maybe, if the Narakari is behaving very well the two could go there together...

[Queen Vivane]

Oh wow Schnee! That looks like an amazing place, must be nice to have a river so close by to home <3

[Schneemaehne]

I really like it, yes. But I have to admit: My parents live right beside the sea. That's a lot more water and I envy them a lot for it
(It's also just a small secondary channel on the photo. The main river is big enough for canoes and a bit of swimming!)

[Yamaneko]

Score board and entries list have been updated.

Yama, do I have to write a reply on how Farinn is catching his Narakari again in the middle of the night/next morning? If yes, I'm happy to do so.

No, you don't have to. But if you feel like writing it down... I won't stop you. ^^

[Schneemaehne]

Tricked -The morning after

Farinn awoke from the distinct sound of hooves. In itself this was nothing special - he grew up with horses, he lived with them now, he spent all the time he wasn't working as a mounted messenger with training horses. But these hooves were too loud and too near. This was his bed, he was sure and - something outside smashed into pieces.
Completely confused he jumped out of bed, traipsing towards his door in his small clothes. "What by all that's good and holy?!" Nightwind, his trusted black stallion was standing in his front garden, obviously throwing a tantrum. His companion walked freely around the whole farm, but he normally did not end up in his garden. And he almost never damaged anything! On the second look he saw the true reason for his broken flowerpots: The new stallion was shaking his horned head violently towards the other equine. He looked anxious, not sure if he should continue the fight or try to flee. Farinn was sure that Nightwind would not be able to chase a Narakari down, the destrier was trained for long distances, not speed. Still, right now the two stallions were dancing around each other, teeth flashing and hooves stomping all over his precious roses. The new stallion was a fighter, as Farinn had guessed yesterday, but his loyal steed had carried him into more battles then he could remember. Spawn from hell or not, it was not an easy task to outdo a veteran like Nightwind. Slowly the black stallion drove the other one back towards the stables, manoeuvring him into a closed area so the elf could look the gates and catch him inside. There was non way of trying to get a halter on him, worked up as he was. Confused and still in his night clothes the elf leaned against the fence, one hand reaching out towards his companion to thank him. A flood of pictures and sensations was the answer. So, a little boy had freed his new Narakari? He was goin to look into this... right after he got some clothes on.

Oh, I enjoyed writing this. Hope you like it, too