Rylee stays behind her parents as they approach, Hades staying right at Rylee's side. The dog stiffens and bristles at the sight of the stranger, however Rylee's hand drifts down to keep her dog in place. Jacob greets,"Hey, welcome to Legacy Ranch. I'm the owner, Jacob Hunt. Who are you?" Diana adds,"And how may we help you?" It wasn't often they got visitors, after all they grew most everything they needed on the ranch. With the occasional trips out to town for either new horse tack, or a few rare items that they occasionally want. Then mail came in too, but besides that...

Rylee studies the boy who was no doubt around her age, if not a year older. Her grey eyes flash away towards the horses, checking on them. The other dogs were lounging around the horses, either laying in the shade provided by the horses, or in other various spots of shade around the courtyard. None were bristling or worried, so Rylee sends Hades off to lay down beside his older brother, Titan. A few minutes later, the boys emerge from the barn. Daniel and Colin go to the horses, checking them over and start to retighten the girth. While Draco heads over to join his parents and sister.

Draco's grey-blue gaze sweeps over the boy, his voice polite yet cool,"Who's the stranger?" Rylee glances sideways at her oldest brother. He had always been sort of blunt, which sometimes came off as rude. Rylee's gaze flickers forward to study the mare the boy had brought. She was a pretty golden palomino mare. Rylee quickly notes to herself that the mare was also a quarter horse. A frown flickers across her face, what was the stranger doing here. They hadn't invited anyone over, and as far as the family knew none of their ranch hands had invited anyone over either.

Matteo nodded at the group acknowledging thier concerns, "Hello, yes its very lovely and nice to meet you" the man smiled at the couple then turned to what he assumed was his wife "Yes im very sorry not to call first, im here to deliever my mare to a friend as he wants to show her in rodeos while I work with my other equines" he spoke, his thick italian accent fluent on his tongue. Molly shook her head in boredom, he quick turned from the owners to untie her. He walked her back to where he was standing, letting her nibble at some grass.

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The mans eyes drifted toward thier own mounts, his knowledge quicky seeing them as mustangs. He studied them a bit more till approaching footsteps snapped him back to the conversation, Marble jumped down from the passanger seat of his truck as he seemed to have forgotten to close the Fords black door. His gaze snapped to the canine "niente marmo, siediti" he spoke to her in italian, the dog sat beside him on his left cause Molly was on the right. "My apologise" he said to the family, his blue eyes matched the brothers grey-blue ones "Matteo" he said toward him expressing he didnt mind the blutness.

Jacob and Diana exchange a glance, it was protocol and required for all ranch hands to notify one of the Hunt family members if someone was coming by. That way they could be ready to meet them, and they knew that it was someone that could be trusted. Jacob glances back at the Italian boy,"And who is your friend?" Diana frowns, she wasn't exactly sure if they even had a open stall for the palomino mare. After all, they had brought in quite a few horses to send off to auctions. Not to mention they had a bunch of shows coming up.

Daniel was off to his shows, up in Tulsa with five of the horses. He did jumping, showing, barrel racing, polo, dressage. While Colin had a rodeo to attend down in Dallas with his six horses. He did roping, calf wrestling, bareback, cutting, steer wrestling, and the saddled bronco riding. Draco would be going to Arkansas with his four steeds. For polo, endurance riding, team chasing, and equestrian vault. Diana had her own three events in Colorado for a triathlon of dressage, show jumping, and cross country. Then her other two events reining and cutting. While Jacob and Rylee were headed for the Grand Prix in Oklahoma City with a few more horses. Not to mention some of the other events that Oklahoma City would also host.

Rylee examines the mare as the boy went to go get her, bringing her back over. The dogs, as typical guard dogs do, leap to their feet barking at the dog who had jumped out of the Ford truck. However before any of the dogs could move, Rylee turns on them, snapping in Gaelic,"Seadh! Suidh sìos agus dùin suas!" The dogs at once went silent and laid back down, though their heads and ears stayed up. Rylee shakes her head amused, turning back towards the boy who introduces himself as Mattheo. Jacob gestures,"This is my wife Diana. My oldest son, Draco."

Colin and Daniel come walking up, and Jacob nods at them,"Then Colin. And the youngest are twins. Daniel and Rylee." Daniel murmurs to Rylee in Gaelic,"Dè tha an Eadailtis a' dèanamh an seo?" Rylee murmurs back,"Tha e ag ràdh gu bheil e an seo gus an làir sin a leigeil sìos gu fear de a charaidean, agus tha mi creidsinn gu bheil aon de a charaidean mar aon de na làmhan rainse againn." Rylee shrugs,"No tha e san àite ceàrr." Daniel chuckles and Jacob sighs,"Really?" Rylee shrugs again, grinning mischievously at her father.

(Translations:
Seadh! Suidh sìos agus dùin suas! = Aye! Shut up and sit down!
Dè tha an Eadailtis a' dèanamh an seo? = What's the Italian doing here?
Tha e ag ràdh gu bheil e an seo gus an làir sin a leigeil sìos gu fear de a charaidean, agus tha mi creidsinn gu bheil aon de a charaidean mar aon de na làmhan rainse againn = He says he's here to hand down that mare to one of his friends, and I believe one of his friends is one of our ranch hands
No tha e san àite ceàrr = Or he's in the wrong place)

Matteo watched the pair share a look of uncertainty and he felt bad for making them panic. Molly wasn't helping much as she was a fesity mare and hated standing still, Matteo faced the mare and spoke to her in her first language which was italian "Ah amico mio devi accontentarti, presto potrai correre" the man said calming her down and she perked her ears and settled. Matteo turned back toward the group "His name is Zeke, he works with um..Colin? I think his name was" he nodded.

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Marble bristled next to him and growled, while the women hushed the dogs Marble didnt understand her tongue so Matteo stepped in with his voice "Marmo! Alzati subito e stai zitto" he said sternly but the canine kept growling and the man stayed calm but his voice firm "Cane cattivo! Sali sul camion e aspettami lì. Adesso" Marble became silent at once and trotted back to the truck, jumping in the truck. He sighed and turned toward them again "Im sorry shes young it takes a bit more firmness" he gave a sheepish smile. He nodded at the couple "Nice to meet you" and he watched a new set of people and footsteps approach, they spoke in thier own voice and Matteo stayed silent. "Devono essere confusi da me.." he spoke to himself and sighed.

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Translations-

Ah amico mio devi accontentarti, presto potrai correre-
Ah my friend you must settle, you will get to run soon

Marmo! Alzati subito e stai zitto-

Cane cattivo! Sali sul camion e aspettami lì. Adesso

Devono essere confusi da me

Jacob turns towards his son,"Did Zeke tell you about this?" Colin already had his phone out, dialing the stable hand,"No. I wasn't notified." While all stable hands answered to Jacob and Diana as they were the owners, each stable hand was assigned to a certain Hunt and helped them with certain things. Colin drifts away on the phone, talking to Zeke and telling him he needed to come over to the barns now. Rylee frowns as she glances at her brother, then back to the stranger. They did have a stable hand named Zeke, and he did work under Colin. So at least that information was correct. But the quicker Zeke came over to confirm the rest of it, the better.

Rylee glances back as Mattheo corrects his dog, who bristles and growls, prompting the youngest ranch dog to leap to his paws, running over in challenge. Rylee was quick to move, scooping the dog up in her arms and swinging him around and away. The dog, a medium sized German Shepherd, squirms in Rylee's arms still growling. Rylee scolds,"Diesel! Tha gu leòr ann, seas sìos! Na toir orm do chuir air ais anns na kennels!" The dog goes still at the stern voice, whining and crying. Rylee rolls her eyes before setting the German Shepherd down, keeping a hand on his back until she was sure he wasn't going to attack.

By that time, Mattheo's dog was already in the truck, and Rylee orders,"Rach laigh sìos." Diesel lowers his head and trots back over to the others, laying back down. Rylee shakes her head, turning back to Mattheo. "Apologizes for him, he's young and hotheaded." Rylee sighs, shaking her head. Daniel murmurs to his father,"Dè thachras mura tèid an sgeulachd aige a sgrùdadh?" Jacob replies calmly,"An uairsin thèid iarraidh air falbh, agus mura dèan, bheir sinn air falbh e le feachd." Daniel and Rylee exchange a worried glance.

(Translations:
Diesel! Tha gu leòr ann, seas sìos! Na toir orm do chuir air ais anns na kennels! = Diesel! Enough is enough, stand down! Don't make me put you back in the kennels!
*
Rach laigh sìos = Go lay down
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Dè thachras mura tèid an sgeulachd aige a sgrùdadh? = What happens if his story doesn't check out?
*
An uairsin thèid iarraidh air falbh, agus mura dèan, bheir sinn air falbh e le feachd = Then he'll be asked to leave, and if doesn't, we'll remove him with force)

Mattheo switched the leadrope to his otherhand, the mare was getting hot and he wasnt going to makee her stand there. He lowered the ramp with the button and led her back into the cool trailer, after tying her back in he switched the fans on and closed the back. After the call Colin made Mattheo saw Zeke jogging toward them, he smiled and waved.

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The German Shepherd made Marble growl in the truck, baring her teeth through the back window "Silenzio Marmo" he said the the goldie and she settled back down in the truck. Zeke nodded at the Hunt Family apologizing for not giving notice, his best friend greeted him in italian "Ehi Mattheo, mi porti Molly, immagino?" Zeke said and Mattheo nodded "Sì Zeke, è molto fresca e pronta ad allenarsi per te. Penso che abbia corso un 15.490 l'ultima volta che l'ho guidata, ottima cavalla proprio lì lo direi io stesso" The italian answered smiling and Zeke laughed "Ah incredibile, non vedo l'ora di cavalcarla di nuovo" Mattheo smiled "Non cadere, è molto veloce" Zeke smiled then turned back to the Hunt family.

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Translation

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Silenzio Marmo

Ehi Mattheo, mi porti Molly, immagino?

Sì Zeke, è molto fresca e pronta ad allenarsi per te. Penso che abbia corso un 15.490 l'ultima volta che l'ho guidata, ottima cavalla proprio lì lo direi io stesso

Ah incredibile, non vedo l'ora di cavalcarla di nuovo

Colin hangs up and turns back towards the family,"He's on his way." It didn't take long and sure enough Zeke comes jogging towards them. The family watches as Zeke and Mattheo conversation, half frowns or full frowns resting on their faces. Jacob finally steps forward,"Zeke, why didn't you inform us of any coming? You know the rules." His voice wasn't rude or annoyed or anything, it was actually just full of confusion. Rylee sighs, muttering to Daniel,"Bu mhath leam gun dèan seo cabhag, tha tòrr obair againn ri dhèanamh fhathast, agus dìreach an-diugh agus a-màireach airson a dhèanamh."

Daniel nods,"Seadh, dh'aontaich. Tha cuairteachadh againn fhathast ri dhèanamh." Rylee sighs,"Gun luaidh air feumaidh sinn uile ullachadh a chrìochnachadh gus an urrainn dhuinn a dhol gu na tachartasan againn an latha às deidh a-màireach." Colin cuts in, teasing,"Dè? Nach eil a h-uile càil agad ann an òrdugh? Tha sin eu-coltach riut fhèin." Rylee sends a half bemused half annoyed look at Colin,"Yeah, oir tha àite agad airson bruidhinn. Mr. An-còmhnaidh a 'faighinn do stuth còmhla aig a' mhionaid mu dheireadh."

Jacob swiftly interrupts his children,"Okay, I love that you guys are practicing your Gaelic, but please, can we all--" Jacob vaguely gestures to all the people present, including Zeke and Mattheo. "--Please just speak English?" Colin and Daniel exchange a glance, while Rylee shoots a glance at Draco who hasn't said anything in a while. Rylee looks back at her father, muttering,"Sorry."

(Translations:
Bu mhath leam gun dèan seo cabhag, tha tòrr obair againn ri dhèanamh fhathast, agus dìreach an-diugh agus a-màireach airson a dhèanamh = I'd like this to hurry up, we've still got a lot of chores to do, and only today and tomorrow to do it
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Seadh, dh'aontaich. Tha cuairteachadh againn fhathast ri dhèanamh = Aye, agreed. We've still got rotations to do
*
Gun luaidh air feumaidh sinn uile ullachadh a chrìochnachadh gus an urrainn dhuinn a dhol gu na tachartasan againn an latha às deidh a-màireach = Not to mention we've all got to finish up preparations so we can head off to our events the day after tomorrow
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Dè? Nach eil a h-uile càil agad ann an òrdugh? Tha sin eu-coltach riut fhèin = What? You don't have everything in order? That's so unlike you
*
Yeah, oir tha àite agad airson bruidhinn. Mr. An-còmhnaidh a 'faighinn do stuth còmhla aig a' mhionaid mu dheireadh = Yeah, cause you have room to talk. Mr. Always getting your stuff together last minute)

Matteo hushed after his last sentence, he watched briefly as the
two women and man talked to each other in Gaelic. Zeke sighed
and explained that he had forgotten to tell Colin, he completely
forgot about Molly coming over. Matteo was leaning on the trailer
when his phone rang I'm his pocket, his expression switched to anunpleasant frown as his eyes gazed at the person calling him. He looked back up a grim line sketched in his molded face, he nodded apologetically to the family and stepped a good few feet away before pressing the bright green button. "Matteo dove sei Ci incontriamo con l'allenatore così puoi guidare Gioia Mia prima di andare in pista" his Uncle hissed in his ear "Sto consegnando Molly a Zeke, sii paziente" Matteo snapped back "Guarda il tuo tono con me ragazzo, hai 20 minuti" the line cut out before he could respond. He glared at the phone before slipping it back into his pocket, he fixed his face in a split second while turning around.

Diana murmurs something to her husband before heading off, leaving the rest up to Jacob, Colin, Daniel, Draco, and Rylee. Rylee sighs as she watches her mother walk away before turning her attention back to the situation at hand. Jacob nods, though the frown doesn't disappear from his face,"That's fine, Zeke, just try and not forget next time." Jacob waves towards one of the barns, the one that was the most empty at the moment, only holding a few horses. "Take the horse there, the other barns are full." Jacob glances at Mattheo who rejoins them after his call,"Just go with Zeke, he knows the place. And um, nice meeting you."

Jacob glances at his children,"Come on, we've got work to finish." The family starts off to join Diana who had already untied her horse and was mounted. Quickly and efficiently the other five Mustangs were untied and soon all the family was back up and mounted. Jacob calls down to the dogs,"Ceart gu leòr, thig air adhart, tha obair againn ri dhèanamh." Rylee agrees, reining Dynamite around,"Seadh, tha tòrr obair againn ri dhèanamh." The family takes off back towards the pastures as the dogs leap to their paws and follow.

The rest of the rotation moved quickly since most the animals were use to the rotations and didn't give much issues to the family. Easily moving to the next pasture where Jacob would do a final check up and then they'd move on. Finally they were done and the family heads back to the barns to untack, wash, and groom their horses. Rylee and Daniel were chatting, as they walked back. "Cuiridh mi geall gum faigh thu a’ chiad àite agus gun do rinn thu a’ chùis air na rèisichean eile sin."

Rylee frowns at her twin,"A' chiad àite? Nach eil sin a’ strì airson beagan cus a’ chiad rèis mhòr agam?" Daniel shrugs,"Chan eil idir." Jacob chuckles, intervening,"Tha mi cinnteach gun dèan thu gu math, Ry, agus bidh sinn moiteil asad ge bith dè an t-àite a gheibh thu." Diana agrees, grinning at her daughter then the rest of her children. "Tha mi cinnteach gun dèan sibh uile math aig na tachartasan agaibh."

(Translation:
Ceart gu leòr, thig air adhart, tha obair againn ri dhèanamh = Alright, come on, we've got work to do
*
Seadh, tha tòrr obair againn ri dhèanamh = Aye, we've got a lot of work to be done
*
Cuiridh mi geall gum faigh thu a’ chiad àite agus gun do rinn thu a’ chùis air na rèisichean eile sin = I bet you get first place and beat all of those other racers
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A' chiad àite? Nach eil sin a’ strì airson beagan cus a’ chiad rèis mhòr agam? = First place? Isn't that striving for a little too much my first big race?
*

Matteo nodded and lowered the trailer door once again, backing the mare out "Can you grab the saddle Zeke?" Matteo asked and Zeke nodded picking it up and leading him towards a barn with a stall open, Molly snorted more used to the fancy stalls in Texas. He laughed at the face she made, such a spoiled mare he thought. He saw the hay bedding for the horses but it caused Molly to rash if she layed in hay, he picked up the clean hay replacing it with fresh shavings from his trailer. Matteo placed her name on her stall and a list of strict instructions on her stall door: The feed she needed (which he supplied), don't switch out her bit, her grooming box (with all her tools, only for her), more shavings, treats, her hoof care and anything else she may need.
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After saying goodbye to Zeke he closed the trailer door and climbed into his truck and drove toward the track. Gio was already there and tacked, he checked her tack them swung on. Marble trotted next to him and Gio as they warmed up.