Quinten Log - 64 - 02 03 2006

Salamandastron: Crafts Room

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The room which lies before you is perhaps at first frightening in its chaotic appearance. It seems that every manner of thing that could possibly aid in the creation of anything is placed in this room. Obviously, it is mainly a room for the making of clothing, what with the vast amount of materials lying about, as well as the tools needed for the shaping and joining of the materials, but the room is also utilized for other things, though these other areas are separated from the rest. It is a fairly vast room, after all. These areas include a wood-working section as well as a much-used section quartered off for the creation of parchment paper. Also, there is a section devoted to the creation of dyes, as well as inking materials, for writing with.

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Sitting at a table, a needle and thread in her paws, Gabby seems to be working on some type of cloth. She sticks herself with the needle on one pass and gives a short yelp of pain, sucking on her paw, glaring down at her project, frustrated.

Quinten sticks his head around the door as his hearing picks up the yelp from out in the corridor, he's dressed in his uniform and smells of lavender from his bath "Gabby everything ok?"

Gabriel looks surprised at Quinten's appearance, and vainly tries to hide what she's working on. "Oh, yes, Quin. I'm fine, just doin' something I've not tried before." The rabbit glares at the pinprick in her paw before rubbing it on her tunic and standing. "What're you doing?"

Quinten pads the rest of the way into the room and closes the door "Not much just had a bath after my early morning run, your up very early, did you sleep ok?"

Gabriel yawns as if on cue at the mention of sleeping. "I didn't sleep. I don't sleep much." She walks up to him and places a paw on his shoulder, continuing towards the door. "D'you always go on a morning run?"

Quinten turns and shakes his head as she yawns "You should sleep Gabby its good for you, and yes me and the other fighter recruits are up at 5 for an early morning run aorund the mountain"

Opening the door and walking through with Quinten, not really noticing where she's going, Gabriel rests her head on his shoulder. "I suppose. D'you run with Flax? She seems very nice."

Quinten wraps an arm around the rabbits waist, resting his head atop hers "No, she's not settled in yet, she gets a week or so of grace before they start to drive her likes us"

Salamandastron: Level Two

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You are in a medium-sized circular 'room' from which several passages

branch off. Each passage fades off around a twisting corner, winding

around in the bowels of the mountain. One passage, however, hardly more

than a short, straight hall, ends abruptly with a large wooden door - the

forge room.

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A rabbit and hare appear from the direction of the crafts room, their arms intertwined, heads resting on each other. Gabby seems happy and comfortable as she arrives in the intersection, and a bit relieved. "Eh. Where're we going, Quin?" She giggles in a silly fashion.

Quinten giggles himself and flicks his ears "How about....breakfast up on the crater? we can watch the sun come up"

Gabriel seems pleased with this decision, though she remembers the incident that had occured the last time they were up there. "I'll go up...you get some food."

Quinten nods and turns to hold her about the waist and kiss her nose "Ok anything special you want?"

Gabriel extricates herself from his embrace and thinks for a moment. "Those muffins are still my favorite. But surprise me." She smiles, and begins to slowly trudge up the stairs.

Quinten smiles and hops off towards the stairs leading down and the kitchen, he has just the thing to surprise her with.

Salamandastron: Crater

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You are on the very top of the mountain of Salamandastron: a large, bowl-

shaped crater. The crater is not smooth, quite the contrary in fact.

Numerous boulders and large chunks of rock are strewn around randomly,

making the crater top just as craggy as any of the mountainside. The

crater provides an outstanding view of the surrounding country. The sea

sprawls off to the west as far as the eye can see, and north and south

along the endlessly rolling sand dunes. In the distant east, a tinge of

green is just visible from this height, marking the vegetation in the

foothills of the Western Mountains.

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Gabriel is resting against a boulder. Well, actually sitting inside a boulder which is conveniently shaped like some type of lounge chair. Her head is lolling slightly, and her breathing is quiet and even. Despite the appearance of slumber, her eyes are open. The rabbit watches the trap door, waiting for movement.

A pair of long ears appear first, flicking from left to right, they are swiftly followed by the rest of Quinten's head and then his body, he is carrying a large covered tray, he looks about for his girlfriend and upon spotting her pads towards her

Gabriel pushes herself backwards so her back is slightly more supported and she can sit upright. She bounces excitedly at the sight of the tray, and pats her paw next to her, indicating a seat.

Quinten sits down neck to her, his cotton tail flicking as he uncovers the tray, there is a large flagon of elderberry cordial, a plate of those muffins and another place layered with lettuce leaves, a ring of cucumber and in the centre a large cheese, fried and coated in bread crumbs

Gabriel's eyes pop at the food, and she mocks a swoon, clapping a paw to her brow. She takes a small plate from the tray, and grabs a muffin, munching it happily. "A wedge of that /delightful/ cheese, if you don't mind, Quin!" The rabbit proclaims, holding out her plate.

Quinten smiles and obliges her, picking up a knife he slices out a good chunk of the cheese and pops it on her plate "I hope you like it,"

Gabriel takes a bite, and smiles at Quinten, her eyes aglow. One quick swallow, and she gasps out, "You have been on kitchen duty, you know the absolutely BEST things!" After this quick sentence, she gets back to business.

Quinten smiles and cuts himself a wedge of cheese as well, wrapping it inside a lettuce leaf and bolting it down "Hmmm guess one good thing comes of spending ours slaving away in those kitchens, i know what makes good food" he looks out at the sea and smiles happily

Gabriel also looks at the dark sea, and then at the slightly lightened sky, her jaws working hard. "Exactly. Maybe one day I'll get to do those sorts of things. If you do it, then some good comes of working in the kitchen." The rabbit watches what he does and also wraps a lettuce leaf around a piece of cheese.

Quinten smiles and wolfs down a muffin before starting on another wedge of cheese plane this time "Hmmm well if you want to help out just volunteer Gabby, they'll not turn you away"

Not exactly pleased at this, Gabby doesn't let her thoughtful expression falter. "I'm not ready for that right now, I think. Too young, I've been told. And I'm afraid of some of the other Patrollers." She looks embarassed at this, and glances towards the path leading towards the garden meaningfully.

Quinten follows her gaze and nods slipping an arm around hr waist and sighing "Don't be afraid of him, i won't ever let him hurt you i promise, he may be bigger then me but i can move faster" he nods and holds up a slice of cucumber to her lips "And i don't want you to be bored here in the mountain, it can't be much fun living in a place full of military beasts"

Grabbing the proffered vegetable with her teeth, Gabby munches it happily, again resting her head on his shoulder. "I don't mind living here. I love it here. I just don't like seeing fighting. I used to like Greg"-she flushes-"but now he scares me."

Quinten smiles and presses his small pink nose agaisnt her neck fur, tongue darting out to rest against her fur, "I want to still be friends if at all possible, but all he wants to do is fight, i've been avoiding him, i don't want to fight him, i came her here by chance and now i want to be able to join the patrol and protect the ones i love"

Not exactly certain about this type of contact, Gabby pulls away from him slightly. A ray of light is showing on the horizon, and the rabbit puts a few more pieces of food onto her plate before climbing towards the top of the crater. "Who are the ones you love? Do you have a family?"

Quinten smiles sadly and pads after her to watch the sun breaking over the horizon, "Not any more, ma and pa died when vermin destroyed the house, my brother died last winter of a fever, and my sister disappeared in the swamps to the south and east of here, we were triplets, Now i don't really have anyone i love, just alot of friends....and someone i hope will let me love her"

Gabriel sets her plate down carefully before smiling devilishly and tossing it off the edge of the mountain, watching it slowly spiral down before smashing. "That's sad..." The rabbit murmurs, as she hears Quinten's story.

Quinten moves up to stand next to her, watching the smashed pieces of plate bouncing down amongst the rocks "It is yes....but i have grieved and now hold their memories safe inside" he lays his head on her shoulder "It is always nice to see you"

Gabriel pets Quinten's head without really thinking. "Memories..." She shakes her head, and tries to smile. "And to see you, Quin."

Quinten lifts his head up and smiles "Your always nice to me Gabby, i'm glad we're friends....and maybe more then friends? A little bit?" he asks unsure if he's on shaky forbidden ground or not.

Gabriel looks at Quinten, unsure if he is hinting at something in the negative or positive sense. She remembers her embarassing confession in the hallway, and wonders if he does as well. "Aren't we already?"

Quinten blushes and his ears tinge red inside "I'm...not sure....are we? cause if we are..." he steps closer and smiles "Would it be wrong to call you my doefriend?"

Gabriel considers this for a while, mind considering it from every angle. "I'd prefer our relationship didn't get broadcasted across the mountain, Quin." She says, gently. "You can, but, well..." Gabby doesn't know where to take her train of thought, and just ends it. Sigh.

Quinten nods and takes her paw and squeezes it "Me too, that only causes trouble, how bout i just think it and we stick to being "just" friends in front of everyone else" he grins adn winks "And besides if your Grandpa ears you like me he'll throw me off the mountain"

Gabriel raises one corner of her mouth in a bit of a smile, holding his paw as the rays of the sun rise up the mountain, bathing it in golden light. "Sounds good, Quin." She waits until the sun's light reaches her and then takes Quinten's shoulders gently and pulls him towards her, kissing him.

Quinten was not expecting to be pulled forwards and stumbles a bit, throwing his arms around her waist to steady himself, his eyes widen at the kiss and his ears tinge a dark red as he blushes more, but it doesn't stop him from kissing her back.

Their shadows cast behind them like some type of charcoal drawing, Gabby and Quinten finish their moment of romance. She pulls back and looks at him, smiling, holding his paws in her own after unwrapping them from around herself.

Quinten smiles and nuzzles at the side of her muzzle, ears twitching "I think....i'm falling in love with you Gabby.." he blushes more and shuffles, kicking at the ground with his paw as the sun moves higher above the horizon illuminating the inside of the crater

Still enjoying the attention and closeness, Gabby merely smiles and sighs happily. "I'm glad." She takes a step backwards, reluctantly, thinking she hears someone coming.

Flaxpaw ascends to the crater from the secret passage leading below.

Flaxpaw comes out of a passage into the crater, and seeing Quin and Gabby stops, a bit loudly.

Quinten has heard the approaching beast as well and with a last smile at Gabby shift a few steps further away from her "I am so very glad" he murmurs for her ears alone before turning to look at Flax

Flaxpaw starts to step backwards down the passageway. "Sorry, Quin, don't let me interrupt." She smiles at Gabby happily.

Gabriel isn't about to walk away from the glorious sunrise, but she does seem happy to see Flax, and smiles accordingly. "Flax! Everything looks beatiful up here!"

Quinten grins anad waggles his hears "get on up here Flax you missed the sunrise, it was beautiful" he glances at Gabby, no need to mention the fact that the early morning sunshine on her fur is making her glow almost

Flaxpaw Flax approaches the two, taking in the food on the boulder and the two's happy expressions. "It is nice up here."

Flaxpaw room-pages, "oops, forgot that.".

Gabriel waits to see where Flax will choose to stand, giving room between herself and Quinten. The rabbit looks at the ocean again, still stunned by how wonderful a giant pool of water can look in the correct light.

( Flax opts to stand so that Gabby is between her and Quin, "How're things going, you two?" )

Quinten smiles back down at the ocean "Things are ok Flax, how are you? The major seen to you yet?"

Gabriel chooses not to speak, enjoying listening to the conversation, taking a step closer to Quinten.

Flaxpaw scuffs her toe on the ground. "Well, no. I just slipped away for a bit, really. Needed to clear my head."

Quinten hooks his left leg up so its idly stroking Gabby's own leg, seeming to do it without thinking "Oh well i wouldn't worry about it, they might decide what happened was lesson enough, though i am sure someone will be along to talk to you about it later"

Gabriel seems confused by this conversation, not noticing Quin's footpaw. "What happened, Flax?!" She appears a bit concerned, not wanting to see anyone get in trouble.

Flaxpaw gestures to the beach, and tries to sound off-hand. "Ran into some trouble down there, that's where these come from. " She motions generally toward the bandages on her left shoulder and right forearm.

Quinten shakes is head "Was a bad bussiness... we lost a hare when a wildcat attacked Flaxpaw..."

Gabriel's mouth drops open slightly as she sees the bandages and hears what Quinten says. "A wildcat?! Why did you let that happen?!"

Flaxpaw closes her eyes, leaning on the edge of the crater. "Not sure anyone let it happen, old gel." she says softly.

Quinten sighs sadly "She's right, from what i understand Flax had gone out to the shore on her own to practice....the wildcat jumped her"

Flaxpaw nods, still looking out to the beach. "Stupid thing to do, really."

Gabriel puts a paw on Flax's shoulder, her eyes filled with pity. "I'm sorry, friend. It must have been terrible."

Quinten puts his footpaw back on the ground and nods "it sounds awful...i wish i had been

there to help....i was in the sentry room at the time, if she'd been that little bit closer to te mountain..."

Flaxpaw shakes herself. "It's dreary topic, Gabby. Not one that should intrude on a lovely morning like this. An' Quin, I don't want to hear you wishin you'd been there. What that wildcat did- well, I was lucky."

Gabriel's paw falls back to her side when Flax shivers. "If that's what you want." Gabby trails off, looking at Quinten.

Quinten looks at Gabby his eyes serious, reaching out to squeeze her paw andd then just hold it "Ok flax i'll try not to dwell on it, we should talk about something else, like how much fun it will be when spring gets here"

Flaxpaw nods "Yes, what is spring like here?

Gabriel looks thoughtful as she silently swings Quinten's and her own paw. "Spring in Southsward is lovely. Many beasts come home or at least go outside. Flowers bloom, everything is growing. I loved it there. Here...I don't know."

Quinten smiles nad looks down at the mountain, just lettinghis paw rock back and forth as

Gabby swings them "Well i have never seen it but apparently the mountain side is covered in flowers"

Flaxpaw says, "Sounds lovely."

Gregorian ascends to the crater from the secret passage leading below.

( Flax looks around for another moment. I guess I'd best report back to the infirmary, before a healah notices I'm gone. She turn to go back through the secret passage. )

Flaxpaw room-pages, ""Hi, Greg. Flax is standing with Quin and Gabby at the edge of the crater....".

Gabriel watches Flax go, looking a bit worried. "Well. Watch out for Ender, he is around there fairly often." She tries to smile, but is still thinking hard.

Flax pauses, and looks back at Gabby confused "Why's he around there? And why should I watch out for him?"

Quinten chuckles and shakes his head "Ender usually pops into the infirmary to get his medicine and he is notoriously grumpy"

Flaxpaw nods, and continues walking towards the passage, not really looking where she's going.

Gabriel squeezes Quinten's paw as he speaks, chuckling. "'Tis true. But maybe he'll like you." SHe looks wistful for a moment as she says this, before glancing at Quinten and looking satisfied.

Quinten wraps his free arm around Gabby and hugs her "Hey Gabby i'm sure he likes you, honestly, he just acts all grumpy"

Gregorian is just heading out up to the crater through the passage when Flaxpaw catches his attention and he stops mainly since she's close to bumping into him "Watch where you're goin' there miss"

Gabriel's large ears catch a voice. One she didn't want to hear. "Quinnn..." She says, sounding frightened.

Flaxpaw stops, alsmost against running into the buck. "pardon me, sah." She flashes him a bright smile. "Don't think I've meet you."

Quinten grips Gabby paws and tugs her down the far side of the crater and out of sight before Quinten can pass Flaxpaw and see them "Come along Gabby...lets walk down the mountain"

Gabriel looks down the mountain, remembering an earlier incident. "Er. Can we just avoid him?"

Gregorian raises a brow as he hears the other two on the mountain top, cool, looks like he's got them scared, well that's put him in a bit of a good mood, small smile going to Flaxpaw "Can't say I've met yah eithah miss, name's Greg"

Quinten nods "Yes we can we;ll walk down there and enjoy the sunshine, its rare enough to be warm" he points at a rock a short way down"

Flaxpaw's attention is drawn slightly by Quin and Gabby. "Greg, eh? You reptutation preceeds you, sah. Name's Flax." She extends her right bandaged right arm to shake his paw.

Gabriel stumbles down towards the rock, unsure exactly why. She perches on it, looking away from the crater.

Ender ascends to the crater from the secret passage leading below.

Ender has arrived.

In a room page-pose, Ender calls upon the gods of weather. Thunder rolls. XD

Quinten sits down next to Gabby and wraps a paw around her waist "Try not to let him bother you, he doesn't want to hurt you, just me"

Gregorian frowns slightly, paw still going to shake Flax's offered one though "Reputation?..." not sure he likes having one of those.

Ender appears in the already crowded passageway. He lashes out with his stick, not really meaning to hit anyone in particular. After one whiff, he makes slight contact with Greg's leg. The elderly rabbit winks and hobbles past him into the crater, stretching happily before looking at the two hares.

Flaxpaw leans nearer to Greg. "Reputations aren't always bad, old chap. There's a hare over there who's behaved poorly, and may have lost a friendship now, don't let it go too long." She gestures to Quin.

Gregorian is busy quickly getting out the way of Ender for a moment, frowning at the rabbit "Want tah watch where yah wave tha' stick of yours ol' chap" he says before looking to Flaxpaw "He should of thought of that before and I am not goin' tah talk about it" keeping to somewhat of an angry whisper so no one else would hear him before looking away again to Ender, lovely little idea forming in his head.

Ender peers at Gregorian, his expression very sharp for a moment, thinking that the hare was being impertinent. Not seeing that on his face, the rabbit's expression mellowed slightly. "Lovely day, eh?"

Gabriel hears Ender's voice and stiffens. "Oh, heavens..." She murmurs, burying her face in her paws.

Quinten freezes in place next to Gabriel and moans "Oh darn...and Greg's up there too..." he looks at her and sighs "Well i refuse to run" he grips her paw "I'm not going to let either of them ruin our friendsip"

Decisions decisions, to be mean and direct Ender's attention the right way or to do nice and not tell the old rabbit, Greg smiles and nods a little to Ender "Could turn into one yes"

Ender walks towards the garden path, peering down it before looking at his own legs and laughing spitefully. "Et tu?" Before answering Greg, the rabbit turns and notices some food spread across a rock. "What th..."

Gabriel smiles and grips Quinten's paw as well. "We're fighters." She giggles, not really believing what she's saying, and extremely nervous.

Quinten nods and glances up at the rim of the crater "That we are, and we care for one another we are not spiteful or cruel we are good true and honest beasts"

Gregorian smirks faintly, following Ender and peering down at the spread once he gets about even with the rabbit before he goes over to pick himself up a bite to eat "Nice day for a picnic too apparently, care for a bite?" well no one ever said he wouldn't try and draw it out.

Ender looks at the food. He scratches his head. "Is there usually, erm, food up here?" He appears unconcerned with actual contents of the spread, but merely grabs a few pieces of the fancy-looking cheese and sniffs them.

Gabriel giggles. "Well. We /could/ be spiteful and cruel." She winks at him, apparently unworried by the beasts above them now.

Quinten laughs lougly his ears flicking, he lounges back on the rock and nods "Ohh yes we could, i'd much rather be nice though"

Gregorian shrugs to Ender's question and eats a bit of this and that "Not usually, no sah, somebeast much of wanted tah 'ave a little private meal up 'ere"

Ender huhs quietly when he hears this, pleased with what he's eating. "Whomever it is has fairly, erm, good taste." The rabbit sits on the rock, taking a plate and filling it.

Her arm around Quinten's shoulders, Gabby sighs. "Well this is boring."

Quinten chuckles and nods his head, leaning back, tilting his head so its resting under her chin "Hmm we could go for a run, or go down to the sea again? or go invade old Uncle Quincy's woodworking shop whilst he eats the rest of our breakfast."

Gregorian smirks a little and shakes his head "Oh I don't know, suppose any hare could choose good food, doesn't necessarily mean they 'ave good taste sah"

Considering the options, looking down at the beach, Gabby decides. "Let's go for a little walk, Quin. But I need to get a coat inside."

Quinten nods and stands up moving back towards the crater top "Ok lets duck down inside and get you one and then head out"

Ender looks at Greg. "Eh. A taste that matches, erm, mine. Which is therefore good, eh?" He laughs, mouth full.

Gregorian chuckles lightly, his ears perked to Quint and Gabby though he's currently turned to look down over the side of the crater "Ah well I'm not exactly spittin' it out myself now sah so can't be all tha' bad"

Ender hears some voices, and watches as Quinten and Gabby walk over the edge of the crater towards the exit. "Hm?" They head into the mountain, and Ender doesn't say a word. "Huh. Greg...what was that?"

Gabriel is glad that Ender didn't chew her out right then and there, but stops in the passageway, waiting for Quinten to catch up with her.

Quinten pads up behind the rabbit and breathes a sigh of relief "Phew...i was afraid he was going to go up in flames then, wonder why he didn't say anything"

Gregorian looks over as he hears the two leaving, just standing there and eating, looking over to Ender at the question though "Looked a lot like Quinten and er, Gabby wasn't it? Your hmm...I always seem tah forget how you're related"

Ender thinks for a moment. "Yes, that was her. Odd. What is she doing with, erm, Quinten do you think?"

Gabriel grabs Quinten's paw, dragging him after her, glad to have avoided confrontation. Overjoyed. She kisses his cheek before walking towards the dormitories. "See you outside."

Salamandastron: Niche

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You are next to a niche in the side of the mountain, which blocks out

everything to the west with its immense rocky bulk. Just barely visible

is a small fissure in the rock, through which it looks like you could

'enter' the mountain.

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Quinten walks out of the mountain and into a shaft of sunlight, he stops for a minute to peer along the shore line, the sun causing his tan fur to gleem softly, the dust its picked up from the crater top sparkling.

Gabriel walks out of the passageway slowly, favoring one leg, a coat draped across her shoulders. She sees Quinten and walks to him with a slight limp. "Fell on a bed." The rabbit confesses, blushing.

Quinten smiles softly and moves over to the rabbit "Hmmm well i guess your strong buck will have to carry you down to the sea" he winks at her

Gabriel shoves him back, giggling. "I think I can manage myself." She stands upright, letting out a huff of air, and jogs in place. "Work through the pain, y'know?"

Quinten smirks and jogs around her in a circle then zips off, head low and kicking up sand "Then i'll race you to the shore Gabby"

Grumbling, Gabby begins an odd hop-skip-sprint after Quinten, quickly falling behind. She doesn't seem to mind, but is instead smiling hugely.

Western Shore

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A sea of sand surrounds the magnificent mountain now to your side. The golden sand is flat and hard, easy to walk on. You stand directly between the volcano and the sea. The refreshing sea spray tickles your face as a tropical wind from off the sea whisks it in your direction. The serene roar of the blue-green waves and perhaps the call of a distant gull are typically all that can be heard.

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Quinten charges down to the shores of the sea, kicking up sand in all direction, he doesn't move in a straight line, bobbing and weaving, ducking left and dodging right, he circles back when he sees your behind and darts about just behind you

Gabriel is circled by Quinten, and she whirls around for a moment before collapsing to the sand, doubled over in happy laughter. Or pain. But she comes up smiling, and is quickly moving upshore, in an easterly direction.

Quinten chuckles and bounces along at her side, leaning in to peck her on the cheek every now and then before haring off, scampering about, laughing and calling to her happily

A howl of a stabbed creature is heard in you left ear. A few seconds later a /strong/ gust of wind nearly knocks you over, along with this wind is the ghostly voice of Nachte it says 'okay' then all quiet. Message sent from -Nachte's OOC Lounge- at 11:03am. (to you)

Gabriel's night's sleep, or lack thereof, begins to catch up with her. She slows down to a jog...and then a walk.

Quinten slides to a halt a good hundrend metres away and then jogs back to be at your side, walking along side you, he reaches for your paw "Sorry its just so nice to run

Gabriel collapses to a sitting position, pulling Quinten down beside her, panting for breath. "I suppose."

Quinten laughs and lets himself be pulled down next to her, leaning over to lay his head in her lap, kicking his leegs in the air to dislodge wet sand "Ahhh this is a nice way to spend the day"

Gabriel glances at the sun. Noon already?! "Goodness, Quin, the day's half over! This has been a /lovely/ day!" She smiles down at him, resistin the urge to drop sand in his mouth.

Quinten grins up at her and waggles his ears "I do like days when i don't have any lessons, with Major Darklett AND lt. Zeraph out mmy classes for the day are still cancelled and a long run on the shore should see to my training quota" he rolls over and nuzzles at your stomach "AND i get to be with you"

Gabriel smiles, looking up at the sun which provides a small amount of warmth in the otherwise fairly cold weather. "Didja take your exam yet?"

Quinten shakes his head "No but the Major said as soon as he isout of bed andback on duty he's going to be looking me up to test me"

Gabriel bounces slightly with delight, as if living vicariously through Quinten's accomplishments. "That's wonderful! Will y'pass?"

Quinten chuckles and sits up leaning on an elbow to smile at her "For you of course i'll pass"

Fairly pleased with this answer, Gabby stands and stretches. "Goodness, I wish I had slept a bit more last night. Silly of me."

Quinten chuckles "Well we can go back to the mountain and you can get a nap?"

Gabriel nods, and collapses back onto the ground. "Too far..." She laughs, and stands, jumping onto Quinten's back.

Quinten urfs and falls forwards into the sand, the small buck caught of balance and going over "Ey...give a chap some warning love"

Laughing and pulling him upwards, Gabby tries again. "Warning!"

Somewhere on the muck, Sorrel has connected.

Quinten grunts and lets her scramble onto his back, holding er legs and bracing himself "Your boyfriends shuttle service ready and waiting, please tell me where you wish to go my dear"

Gabriel points to the mountain. "Onwards, kind sir!" She wraps her arms tightly around his neck, eyes slightly watery from the bitter cold.

Quinten smiles nad starts to run back along the shore towards the mountain "I live but to serve, enslaved as i am"

Gabriel laughs giddily, hitting him with one of her fists. "Faster, faster! Y'call yourself a Patroller?"

Quinten grunts and ducks his head down, putting on more speed "I....am....a..fightah..not a runneh.."

Salamandastron: Niche

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You are next to a niche in the side of the mountain, which blocks out

everything to the west with its immense rocky bulk. Just barely visible

is a small fissure in the rock, through which it looks like you could

'enter' the mountain.

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Arriving at the mountain, Gabriel slips off her loyal steed's back and skips into the passageway, humming happily. She turns to Quinten, waiting.

Quinten shakes his head panting and his uniform clinging to him damply with sweat, he hops up to her and salutes "Recruit Quinten, requesting reward ma'am"

Gabriel gives Quinten a quick peck on his cheek, and hugs him. She takes a step backwards. "Well. Hungry?"

Quinten grins and her, ears hanging lopsidedly "Gabby i am a hare of cause i'm bally hungry"

Gabriel takes his paw and drags him inside, nowhere near as tired as she seemed to be on the shore.

Salamandastron: Entryway

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This is a small, raised platform in the side of the mountain upon which

you can see down to the small niche in the mountain. Cunningly designed,

this precaution allows one from this vantage point to 'see' who is

standing outside without being detected.

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Quinten laughs and lets himself be dragged inside, shaking his left leg to dislodge sand "I suspect i was carrying you because you wanted me to carry you not because you were tired Gabby"

Gabriel turns around, smiling winsomely and shrugging, before looking about. "There's the sentry room. You been on duty recently? I'll come visit you in there sometime."

Quinten smiles and nods "I usually get duty once or twice a week...i'd like it ifd you came kept me company tomorrow when i have night duty"

Considering this, Gabby looks somewhat confident when she says; "I hope I can, Quin. I may need a bit o' sleep."

Quinten nods and leads the way deeper into the mountain "Well if you need to sleep you need to sleep Gabby don't want to be keeping you up"

Salamandastron: Level One

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You have come to a large intersection of paths. Passages lead off in

every direction, turning and spiraling off into the distance. There is a

clearing of sorts where they all meet, a circular 'room' which gives space

for traffic to pass smoothly in all directions.

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Flaxpaw shakes her head "No sah, of course not. Maybe a muffin, sah? I hear they make lovely ones around here?" She sighs a bit, seeing that Greg's grumpy now.

Ender is trying to control his anger. But between anger and alcohol, only one can be conquered at a time. He glares ferociously back at Gregorian, his eyes black beads underneath his deeply furrowed brow. "I've eaten, thanks." Ender's paws clench as if around a neck, squeezing. And then he suddenly breaks eye contact, marching along the passage...where he nearly runs into another rabbit, accomapnied by a hare.

Quinten is coming along the corridor paw in paw with Gabby and laughing happily at something she just said, making a bee line towards th dinning room

Gabriel is surprised to see Ender, and she actually does bump into him, quickly grabbing at him to prevent the elderly rabbit from falling. She notes his expression of defeat, and tries to smile. "H'lo, Grandpa Quincy."

Gregorian could almost be seen to wince as the three run into each other, he'd give just about anything to not be here now.

Flaxpaw leans back against the wall tiredly, and murmurs "here we go again", her paw straying to her bandaged shoulder. She looks at Greg "This is right mess, eh?"

Ender is wide-eyed at actually having caught the two of them, having resigned himself to not seeing either Quinten or Gabby for a while. "Hello, child." He murmurs to Gabby, before shooting Quinten a look that could have melted a rock.

Gabriel notices the look given to Quinten, and decides this is a horrible place to be. She pats Ender on the arm before walking past him, to Flax. Who's standing next to Greg. She scrunches her eyes shut, clenching her paws into tight fists.

Quinten looks back at Ender and salutes him "Good day sir" tightening his grip on gabby's paw and following her as they walk past, still heading for the dining room, he nods to Flax a friendly hello"

Flaxpaw nods to both, but doesn't move. "Quin, Gabby, out for a bit of a stroll?

Gregorian is keeping his mouth very shut, eyes on Ender rather than the other two, heh, he's not worried about them, they'll live.

Ender's mouth is open as he watches them stroll, paw-in-paw, past him. "Quinten!" The rabbit calls, motioning him over, very firmly.

Gabriel's paw slowly slides out of Quinten's as she watches Ender with one eye. "Best talk with him." She murmurs.

Quinten nods to Gabby discreetly and excutes a smart about turn and salutes again before marching up to him, back and ears straight "Yes sir mister Ender how can i help"

Flaxpaw watches the exchange, her eyes on Greg more than on the others.

Gregorian looks uncomfortable to say the least, a short glance going to Flaxpaw just cause she seems to keep looking at him.

Ender tugs at Quinten's paw, his face actually jovial, of all things. He tugs on the hare's ear. "If'n you're going to be in, erm, a relationship with a member of my family, you should, erm, know this, eh?" The rabbit pulls on Quinten's ear and whispers into it for a few moments, before releasing him, still smiling, slightly evilly.

(The Whispered conversation though IC has been omitted at Ender's request... you'll have to wonder...just what was said ^.^ )

Gabriel looks worried as Ender whispers, but smiles when Quinten is released.

Flaxpaw turns her attention to Gabby, assuming all is well, and it won't fall to her and

Greg to stop any fights. She comments quietly, "looks like things are working out, Gabby. That's good."

Quinten blinks as his ear is tugged up, his ears standing on end at Ender's words, he salutes again and nods "Yes sah, aye understand perfectly sah" he then whispers back to him

Gregorian looks faintly surprised that Ender just whispers something...then again with Ender that could be something very bad anyway, attention on Quinten to look for the response and see....well, he does exactly look terrified it seems..

Ender grabs Quinten's ear and frantically whispers again. Practically school children. XD

Gabriel begins to look a bit more worried as the whispering grows a bit more heated. "What d'you s'pose they're talking about, Flax?" The rabbit thinks hard...there's nothing she can remember.

Quinten blinks and goes a tad wild eyed and nods

Ender finishes his quiet conversation and walks towards the group of hares/rabbit in the intersection. The elderly rabbit nods fairly amiable.

( Flax shakes her head, "y' never know with bucks, Gabby." She sighs, noticing Quin's wild eyed look. )

Quinten walks back along behind Ender looking thoughtful, yet hopeful, he smiles at Gabby and holds his paw out to her

Gabriel also sees the new look on Quinten's face, and she feels like the floor has dropped out from under her. He wouldn't tell Quinten...would he? Did the old duffer even know? She takes Quinten's paw, trying to see if he's acting different at all. "You don't..." Gabby murmured in reply to Flaxpaw.

Gregorian looks a bit more worried as the whispering continues looking at Ender with a somewhat curious expression as he comes back over, must have been good in a bad way to make Quinten look like that.

Quinten smiles at Gabby and hugs her gently "its ok Gabby" he murmurs into er ears "He....seems to have given me his approval....an a stern warning to be a gentlebuck"

Flaxpaw assumes a falsely cheerful tone. "so, spot of lunch all around?" she asks.

Ender begins a slow trek up the stairs, muttering to himself, second-guessing his choices in the passageway. But Quinten didn't look like he needed much more bad news. There would be plenty of that another time, it would seem. "No lunch, eh? I'm going to carve, erm, for a bit."

( One of Gabby's eyes spills a tear. Had Ender told Quinten? "Did he say anything about our family, Quin?" )

Gregorian looks almost impressed with Ender, watching him go, he was so sure the rabbit would just start swinging his stick around.

Quinten smiles and Gabby and reaches out a paw to wipe away a tear "Not a bally thing me dear" he lies, no need to mention just what was said, "Just told me tae be a gentlebuck and take real good care of ye"

Gabriel smiles through her sadness, believing him. "I'm glad. There's some things I should tell you about someday. But I don't like to." She appears embarassed at even mentioning the existence of a secret, and looks at Quinten with a totally trustful expression. "Lunch?"

Well, the stick had to come into play eventually. While climbing the stairs, Ender's cane's spines caught the edge of a stair he was mounting. The rabbit managed to grab the wall to steady himself, but the cane rocketed down the stairs like a missile. "Er. C'n someone get me cane, eh?" The words are out of Ender's mouth before the cane even hits ground level.

Quinten smiles and leans forwards to kiss her gently and nos "Of course ye kin tell me in yer own time Gabby whenever yer ready, now how about that lunc eye?"

Gregorian is quickly moving to go and get Ender's cane moment he sees it coming down the stairs, picking it up when it gets to the bottom and stops before walking up to hand it to the rabbit.

Ender takes the cane. /There's one question answered/. "Thanks, lad." The elderly rabbit continues up the stairs, shoulders slumped.

Gabriel and Quinten walk into the dining chamber without another word, her stomach growling loudly.

Flaxpaw watches Quin and the two hares leaves, lowering her paw fromher shoulder. the bandage is showing blood, and she slumps a bit further down the wall.

Gregorian in the end doesn't follow Ender upstairs, returning back down, eyes going a little wider as he sees Flaxpaw's state and quickly makes his way over to her "Yah alright there miss?"

Flaxpaw shakes her head, as though trying to clear it, and looks up at him. "sure I'll live.

Not sure I can move, though. This cut seems worse than I thought."

Quinten comes back out of the dinning room after five minutes, Gabby's gone to have a lie down and a sleep after not sleeping the night before, he pauses outside the door and smiles at you both "You ok Flax?"

Flaxpaw reaches her paw out to Greg, as though concerned he'll go when Quin comes back, and shakes her head quietly at Quin's question. " 's bleeding again" she gestures to the shoulder.

Gregorian is more concerned about keeping the doe upright, doesn't look at Quin though "Best get yah tah infirmary"

Quinten frowns "Then Greg's right back tae tha infirmary wid ye"

Flaxpaw catches Quin's eye, "please, Quin, you'll come too?"

You say, "Of course i will, Gabby's gone to have a lie down""

Gregorian sort of frowns a little "Yah go with Quinten then, don't need two bucks around tah get yah there" after today he's quite keen on escaping away someplace quiet.

Flaxpaw closes her eyes for a moment, hanging on to Greg, then pulls herself off the wall, swaying. "I'm not sure I'll get there at all. If the room doesn't quit spinning."

Quinten frowns and hops over to place a paw on her other arm "Come on Greg...we got to get her there together"

Gregorian looks most irritated but goes to keep hold of the arm he's got and get them moving.

Flaxpaw leans on the two bucks. "can't believe I'm so weak from a stupid scratch."

Salamandastron: Secondary Infirmary

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This is the Secondary Infirmary of Salamandastron, the room to where all

wounded beasts who must be treated immediately are taken. There is a

small alley in the room, with 5 beds each on both sides of it, the back

wall just a mass of cupboards holding herbs, though not as many. One of

the cupboards has no door, and a string dangles down, looping around a

pulley somewhere below the opening. It is a dumbwaiter, leading up to

the Main Infirmary, used for transporting herbs and other medical

supplies to the Secondary Infirmary if need be.

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Quinten lets Flax lean on him and helps her over to the infirmary and tries to guide her towards a bed "its an injury its bound to make ye upset"

Gregorian follows Quint's lead towards one of the beds making sure to keep her steady and alright, trapped though he is.

Flaxpaw allows herself to be lead, sighing. "Glad the rabbits didn't see me like this. 'tween hares it's one thing, but..."

Quinten chuckles "Ahhh they may as well almost be hares living here wid us, there are so many of us hares here anybeast living here starts to act like one of us after awhile."

Gregorian raises a brow lightly "Nothing wrong with rabbits" going to rest her down on one of the beds.

Flaxpaw shakes her head. "no,there isn't." she lays down, trying to keep hold of both bucks. "won't you both stay with me? just a bit?"

Quinten nods "Sure i kin stay me classes ave been canelled today and i've finished all me training"

Gregorian couldn't look grumpier, was alright in the same room as Quint earlier but now he's being forced into it, giving Flaxpaw a slightly accusing look, not trying to get away just yet though.

"Quin, think thy've got a glass of water in here? I'm parched." she asks, still holding Greg's paw.

Quinten nods and moves to pour water from a jug into a glass and bring it back to Flax whilst a healer dfusses over her arm

Gregorian just sort of stands there having his paw held, somewhat reminds him of naughty dibbun being kept hold of to make sure he doesn't run off, annoying.

Flaxpaw tugs on Greg to get him to lean in. "Don't look at me like that, please. I know you think I'm meddling where I oughtn't, with you an Quin, but-well, I am." She finishes lamely, glancing at Quin to be sure he's not coming back. "I like Quin, he's a good sort, and I know he cares about you, so that means I want to know you. That's hard with you two fighting, and there's no need." She flinches as the healer removes her old bandage to reveal a jagged cut.

Quinten has been stopped by a healer on the far side, the glass of water still in his paws, being thanked for all his time volunteering after the battle the other week

Gregorian frowns at her "This is nothing tah do with yah and if he bloody cared so much 'e wouldn't a done it in the first place" he's of course assuming she knows everything Quint did.

Flaxpaw drops her eyes, but gets a determined look on her face. "We all do stupid things, some of 'em even hurt those we care for. I'm not sayin Quin wasn't a jerk, but he's young, an I don't think he knows what he's about." She looks back up at him "I oughtn't to talk this way to you when i don't know you, an I'll leave off if you really want, but-well, you can't stop caring jus 'cause he's been stupid. "

Quinten has finally gotten free of the healer and is padding back overto the bed, he hold out the beaker "He we go one fresh water fer ye"

Gregorian glares at her "He was stupid in a very big way and could and ruined my life for it and I've yet to even 'ear 'im say 'e was wrong, still thinks 'e's done right" keeping his voice down and moving his head back to stand up straight again once Quint starts coming back.

Flaxpaw reaches out "thank you, Quin." She sips slowly, finally releasing Greg's paw.

Quinten smiles "yer wlecome Flax" he glances at greg and his ears pin back

Flaxpaw lays back against the pillows, her eyes begining to close sleepily. "I'm glad you're both here.

Gregorian frown and glares at the both of them, arms folding, bad temper.

Quinten watches Flax paw fall asleep and sighs looking over at Greg "Sorry greg...fer being a pillock"

Gregorian turns his glaring on Quinten with Flax asleep "About bloody time yah at least said sorry, finally admitting yah might have done somethin' wrong are we?"

Quinten nods and leans back on his stool "yes....i told the colonel your nameand i dropped you in it, for tha ti'm sorry,"

Gregorian cups his paws behind his back looking down at the hare "Finally something then, an apology anything else yah feel yah've done wrong?"

Quinten shakes his head "No...well maybe...i jumped the gun with Gabby...but i'm happy i did...she's lovely"

Gregorian frowns some and shakes his head after a moment or two, leaning against the end of the nearby bed with a small sigh "Right, lovely" the room getting a look over.

Quinten sighs and his ears pin back, hanging down his neck "Sory Greg.....i am.....

Gregorian sighs and glares at the floor for a moment "Least the bally eye's gone down again...yah really messed up....yah dear do tha' tah Gabby too and Endah won't be the only yah'll 'ave tah worry about"

Quinten droops on his stool "Ya tha i did...but we messed up by fooling about with tha.....an i will never do anything to harm Gabby or upset her....i love tha rabbit"

Gregorian frowns at him a little once more "Yah forget I'm still like that Quinten, don't want the world knowin' it but is still there...yah just look aftah 'er Quint...like I told Endah, yah do seem good tahgethah...from wha' spyin' on yah I could do"

Quinten frowns "You been spyin on us...an i get wot? and you are...you really shouldn't think that way greg"

Gregorian smirks "Yah get nothin', cept maybe I won't spy on yah so much or try tah beat yah lights out and I'll think the way I want Quint, no buck, doe or otherwise will tell me different, though a course officially they won't be knowin' unless somebeast be tellin' them and that's my job and no one else's"

Quinten nods his head and hops off the stool and walks around the bed "I'll not tell anyone ok...i don't expect us to be friends i messed you about to omuch for tha tbut" he folds his paws behind his back "Ye got one free slug at my nose so take it"

Gregorian almost laughs but shakes his head a little "What tha' cute little thin'? If yah don't mind I'll keep the free punch for anothah time, time when yah be deserving it, though I should hope yah act more wisely in the future and think about wha' yah say before yah say it"

Quinten nods his head "Aye i will ave no fear of that" he flicks his ears back up and moves towards the door "Well Greg...shall we leave this here sickroom?"

Gregorian watches him for a moment, that last thing he said was serious, he really will go after Quint again if he messes up big time again, getting up though with a glance going back to Flaxpaw before he as well heads for the door.

Quinten waits just by the door, he knows just how much trouble he'll be in if he messes anything up again and he cares about Gabby too much to let that happen, she is so great and with Ender and greg threatening him over it nothing will ever makehim mmess up

And so somewhat of a truce made and the role of resident buck liking buck of the mountain apparently claimed by Greg now he heads out the door in what almost could be considered a good mood for him.

Quinten holds the door open for Greg "So we can be civil at least? Gabby is really scared of you, you know"

Gregorian glances back at him once he's through the door "I was never going tah harm her for bally 'ell's sake, was angry at you not 'er"

Quinten nods "I know that and i told her that, she just hates conflict and is scared of it"

Gregorian shrugs "I already said I wouldn't 'it yah again less yah did somethin' else tah deserve it"

Quinten nods "Yes Greg i know"

Gregorian looks at him as of waiting for him to say more "Well?..Yah expect somethin' else?"

You say, "No i don't i just don't want her uncomfortable""

Gregorian shrugs "Well I don't know what tah do about tha', yah're the one goin' out with her"

Quinten nods "I'll think of something, maybe telling her mea nd you...are no longer going to be throwing random punches will help"

Gregorian says, "Fair enough, if yah smart enough won't be a lie"

You say, "I'm not lying about anything Greg""

Gregorian shrugs "I said I'd come aftah yah again if yah did anythin' else"

Quinten nods "Of course i'll let her know that, i think what is worrying her is that you might just go for me no matter what"

Gregorian frowns slightly "If I were yah I wouldn't let 'er know tha', just don't do anythin' dumb"

Quinten frowns and sighs "Fine...i'll tell her its all quits tween us, tough i hate lying"

Gregorian shrugs "Yah just 'ave tah make sure yah ain't lyin' then" he starts moving again, away from the door and going to head for the stairs.

Quinten sighs "Fine i'll....work something out" he pushes through the door and makes for the stairs going down, boxing lesson time

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