Summervacation.MikaisoverjoyedtoseeOstwindagain.ButthenshediscoversstrangewoundsonthebellyofOstwind,forwhichnoonehasanexplanation.YetthisisKaltenbachvergeofbankruptcy!WithaheavyheartMikadecidestoparticipateinavarietytournamentinwhichbeckonsahighprizemoney.ButduringtrainingaffectsOstwinddistracted,oftenherunsawayeasily.Mikapursuedtheblackstallionuntildeepintotheforestandisquitesurprised:Fromthethicketaseeminglymagicalgraymareappearsandthetwohorsesdancearoundlovingly.Suddenly,astrangeboynamedMilanappears,whosaysthemarehadescapedhim.HeclaimedthathecouldHelpMikatowinthetournament.ButistherestilltimetosaveKaltenbach?