Quinten Log 139 - 28 06 2006

Salamandastron: Forge Room

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You are in a fairly large room, the walls rising up around you hewn

from solid rock. In the center stands a colossal object - the forge. Steam

is constantly rising from the forge due to the intense fire burning

within. The typical accessories are set around the perimeter of the forge:

billows, tongs, and a large bucket of cool water. Lining the walls are

finished and unfinished items ranging from great battle-axes to little

forks. A large ventilation shaft is above, raised higher than the rest

of the room to permit the rising heat to escape. Because of the flames

the room is well lit, although quite warm. Over in the corner of the room

is a small pile of raw ore just waiting to be molded into some implement

or another.

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Gregorian is still in the forge, he's virtually taken over, proper

forge hare has been and gone a few times but didn't interrupt and now Greg

looks tired, clangs could have been heard from the place well into the

night and starting up again early morning and what is there to show for

it all? One simple looking hammer lying on the bench while Greg works

on the second one, paws quite nub but refusing to stop.

Quinten pushes the door open Forge and looks inside, "Here he is

Freddie, still in here..." he pushes it open further and whoos at the heat.

"Man Greg what you up to in here."

Freddie moves in behind Quinten and leans round him to look at Greg,

ears twitching at the sound of hammer hitting metal, looks going between

the buck's work, the one hammer and Greg himself "No wonder didn't see

you at lunch..did you even have lunch?"

Quinten looks at Greg and chuckles and nudges Fred, "I doubt He even

ate last night....i said i'd cover his chores and he came on up here annd

started work."

Gregorian grunts once at the prospect of having to stop, mind half

asleep and somewhat deadened from both work and the endless noise he's been

making, small break though come as he puts the metal back in the forge

"I'll eat when I'm done, won't starve tha' quick"

Quinten eyes Freddie and looks back at Greg, "You should eat

Greg.....you really should not sure if this obession is good for you."

Freddie forms a slightly worried frown and moves away from the door and

over towards Greg, peer closely at him and the blood shot eyes "Did you

even sleep for that mattah?.." he shakes his head slightly and points

an ear towards Quinten "He has a point, I'm sure you can't keep this up"

Quinten eyes Freddie and then Greg and shuts the door firmly, "Take his

hammers off him Freddie....we'll make him eat something....or i'll stop

doing his chores and he'll never finish the second one before we

leave."

Gregorian clutches the forge hammer tight in his paw and growls, glare

shooting at Quinten "Keep yah paws off it, got little enough time tah

finish them as it is" of course he can't be mad at Freddie at all.

Quinten looks at Freddie for help and shrugs letting the other buck

deal with Gregorian, "Your buck Fred." he murmurs as they are alone

Freddie carefully places a paw on Greg's arm "Calm down, we won't take

them, just would rathah you ate something, nevah even going to be able

to keep up with the march at this rate"

Quinten nods his head at Freddie's words but otherwise keeps silent and

flicks his ears back listening to outside incase anyone approaches.

Gregorian doesn't growl again but actually whines quietly as he looks

down to Freddie "I'm fine, I'll be finished with main part in a few

hours, I just want to get them done"

Quinten shakes his head, "You need to eat Greg...i'll go get the smith

if i have to and he won't let you continue at all."

Freddie pets Greg's arm lightly "I know pet but you've got time for

some food and a break now" he nods to Quinten "And he's got another point,

won't let you go on like this...Quinten would you mind fetching some

food up here?" aware he probably won't get Greg out of the room anyway.

Quinten nods his head and opens the door, "I will do....be right back

you keep him away from working Fred." and with that he is gone

Freddie nods to Quinten and then looks back to Greg before nodding to

the forge "Better take that bit of metal out before something happens to

it"

Quinten is gone for a good while before he backs into the room carrying

a tray, "You two behaving i hope?" He asks with a chuckle before

pushing the door shut with a footpaw."

They are indeed Greg's got the metal out and Freddie's sat him down,

taken away the forge hammer and got him looking mopey.

Quinten smirks and walks over with the tray, smells begin to hit your

noses.... quiche and pasty and cake...tea and juice and scones and

cheese. "Here we are Greg."

Gregorian tries to ignore it and continue to mope, he wants to get back

to work, can't help but twitch his whiskers at the smell though.

Quinten looks over at Fred and winks, he knows hares....Greg's stomach

won't stand all this food nbeing about for long. "Well if he's not

going to eat Freddie we might as well."

Freddie smirks faintly and clears a space on the anvil for the tray

"Certainly, bit peckish myself"

Quinten picks up a scone and bites into it, which just wafts the warm

scent of fresh scone...with cheese and butter all over the place.

Gregorian watches the food, obviously interested, lips licking for a

moment and he's finally aware of how hungry he is, shuffling his stool

over and going to quickly pick a couple of scones off to munch on "Hope

yah remembah'd a drink anyway"

Quinten grins in triumph and nods to the juice and the tea on thw tray,

"You bet i did, can't have a lunch without a drink Greg."

Freddie grins lightly and leans on the anvil to watch the other eat

"See? You were hungry"

Gregorian glances between the grinning pair before taking up the juice

and downing a good bit of it in one go "Ah, alright, maybe...certainly

needed a drink anyway"

Quinten smirks and shakes his head, "Am glad i brought you along Fred

i'd never have gotten the big lug to eat."

Freddie just chuckles and pets Greg's arm again "Just need the right

touch, less threats too"

Quinten rolls his eyes and nods, "Aye guess so Fred.....how you two

been doing anyway?"

Gregorian is quite busy stuffing his face, glance going to his arm as

it's petted, a glance going to the door before he wraps the arm round

the other buck and pulls him over, free paw still occupied with the food.

Quinten smiles at you both and tips his ears back, "Your safe for a bit

you two, everyone else is down at dinner."

Freddie grins and ends up next to Greg, just leaning against him as he

looks to Quinten again "I'd say we're doing well and yes, safe enough

for the moment, never hurts to keep an eye on the door though" which is

actually what both bucks are doing, door kept in the corner of their

eyes.

Quinten hums softly and picks up a bar of metal and slides it through

the door handle and across the frame...barring it effectivly. "Oh dear i

appear to have locked it....oops."

A grin spreads across Greg's face "Now if only yah'd been on the othah

side when tha' happened"

Freddie laughs lightly and goes to nuzzle at Greg's cheek "Oh be nice,

it's a moment out of sight isn't it?"

Quinten laughs himself and shakes his head, "Sorry Greg but that would

add risk, if ayone tries this door now there is three of us trapped in

here whilst the lock is jammed."

Gregorian closes one eye at the nuzzle "Well I guess tha's too bad for

yah then Quint" hammers quite forgotten for now, hugging Freddie tight

for a moment and giving him a kiss on the head "Have tah put up with

the soppyness"

Quinten smirks softly, "ahhh its ok, everyone had to put up with me and

Gabby at Redwall....ahhh i miss her."

Freddie can't help but rather just grin, tries a sorry look for Quint

but can't quite manage it "Sorry about you getting sent home, any idea

when you might be able to see her again?"

Quinten shrugs, "No idea....." he sighs, "She's a real abbey beast

nowadays."

Gregorian leans over going to lightly pat Quinten on the shoulder

before moving back and settling his arm round Freddie, both now round the

buck, not much of the food left now anyway "Yah'll see her again sometime

I'm sure"

Quinten grins and looks away at the forge, "Oh I know i will and it

will be a Brightly Woven day Greg."

Freddie chuckles lightly "Well nice to see you're in a good mood about

it anyway"

Quinten nods his head, "We had a long talk and time together before I

left which was good for us both."

Gregorian smiles and leans his head against Freddie's "Good tah hear

it, hope yah get tah be together one day"

Quinten smirks softly, "Oh we will don't you two worry about tha," He

glances at them and smiles, "And i hope you two don't have to hide away

forever like this."

Freddie continues to grin and shakes his head "We won't, we just will

until we're caught, it'll happen one day, then it'll be time for

something new"

Quinten smiles sadly, "I won't let them kick you out....i got the

patrol in the palm of me paw sometimes with my writing. I'm convinced your

not the only ones, if i release something about it they'd all speak up

for you."

Gregorian just smiles lightly and gives a chuckle "If yah release

anythin' about it they'd know for sure and we'd be gone...patrol liked

Darklett well and didn't stop the Colonel then"

Quinten shakes his head and wavbes a paw, "yes you said but Darklett

was found out to have been running with Vermin and murdering beasts. Now

two beasts in love, when there are plenty of others in the mountain now

that i could write something about."

Freddie looks slightly worried and holds out his paws to the small buck

"Quinten, please, you remembah wot happened to you when the colonel

found out? We don't want that, we can stay hiding and when we're done we

have othah plans"

Quinten's ears perk and he waves a paw, "Hey hey wheren't you

listening? I said i'd only do it IF or WHEN she finds out and you need some

help. I'm not gonna say anything otherwise."

Gregorian looks to Freddie with a small smile "Can always go south and

build our little place when all doesn't work out...might at least

ensure we could still visit"

Quinten frowns, "Ahhh it'll work out not lets stop talking about all

this."

Freddie looks at Greg for a while before he finally turns his attention

back to Quinten, small smirk coming in "Sorry Quint, we've just kind of

got used to the idea that it's going to happen one day..no day soon I

hope of course but can't help it, have plans and all for when the time

comes"

Quinten nods his head and smiles, "That is ok Freddie, at least your

both prepared for when it does happen yes?"

Gregorian nods slowly and smiles quite happily "Aye, no more hiding, no

more colonels and patrols, got it all planned out"

Quinten looks at you both with a rye smile. "So why do you both still

stay? Sound slike you'd be happier in Halyard and Greg could learn from

a true Badger smith." He smirks at that

Freddie grins a little "We wouldn't go to Halyard, we'd go south, can

build someplace, a forge too, we stay cause..we'll, we're patrol hares"

Somewhere on the muck, Zeraph has connected.

Quinten nods and salutes you both, "Aye tha you are, more so then me i

reckon."

Gregorian chuckles and shakes his head "We'll stay as long as we're

welcome, would be a shame to quit now just for the sake of stopping

hiding"

Quinten smiles nad nods, "Well your both bette rbeasts then me,"

Freddie smirks lightly and tilts his head "I don't know, you don't seem

to have left just cause Gabby's all the way ovah in Redwall"

Quinten chuckles softly, "Oh it was tempting to resign before i came

back...but i'm gflad i didn't"

Gregorian smiles lightly "See, yah could have but yah didn't, same as

us, we probably just more look forwards tah a time when we will"

Quinten smiles and nods his head, "Well until then if you want some

time together i'll see about helping you sneak it."

Freddie grins once more "I shouldn't worry, we get by, been doing this

a little while now aftah all"

Quinten nods his head, "Well if you need me help it is there ok?"

Gregorian chuckles and nods a little "Will have tah bare it in mind if

evah want tah do anythin' special..handy tah somebeast helpin' rathah

than potentially wantin' tah have us put out the mountain"

Quinten nods his head and stretches, "Well Greg, Fred you got me both

never fear about that. But i should get back to me chores"

Gregorian smirks faintly and nods, looking back to Freddie "And I

should get back to work..if that's alright with the both of yah"

Quinten unblocks the door and stands up, "Aye well see you both later."

Freddie smiles and gives Greg a kiss before standing up, taking the

tray and heading towards the door as well "Just make sure you get some

sleep dear, I will check"

Gregorian raises a paw to Quinten "See yah" before he picks up his work

again, metal going back in the forge, back to work!

Quinten smirks softly and waves, "See you both soon." and heads out

ahead of Freddie.

- End Log