Quinten Log 70 - 10 03 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 working with another couple of recruits in the forge attempting to make something worth keeping, currently though there would just be a heated bit of metal with a few dents in it.

Flaxpaw peeks around the door, catches sight of Greg, and heads in, commenting to the room at large "Thought I heard some noise in here."

Noise doesn't draw in this rabbit. Cold drives her in. Gabriel, trailing Quinten, enters and walks towards the forge, shivering, but laughing about something with Quin. She notes the other two hares, slightly wary.

Quinten nudges Gabby gently still chuckling at her comment about ears, he then slides his arms around her shoulders and rests his head on her shoulder looking at the others in the room "Hey ya"

Gregorian currently stood by the forge with a pair of tongs after putting the metal back into the coals glances round at the door as he hears Flaxpaw "Afternoon Flax" he says before rabbit and hare turn up, short nod to them and he's looking back towards the forge again.

Flaxpaw has made her way over to Greg, but turns toward the door when she hears Quin. "Hi Quin, Gabby."

Gabriel's fur is damp, and steam rises from it as she absorbs the blessed heat. She notes Greg's work, and her brow quirks. "Flax, Greg." Gabby says, in response to their greetings.

Quinten keeps his arms comfortably around Gabby, lending his body heat to hers, he looks at Greg's work "Anyluck with that thing Greg? i am no good with it, gave up"

Gregorian doesn't looks at rabbit and hare, taking the now glowing orange bit of metal out "It's...a chunk of metal, quite what it'll be if anything I don't much know" going to hit a few more dents in it though.

Flaxpaw has found an unused pail, turned it over out of the way of any hares working in the forge, and sat down. She gestures to another pail. "It's quite warm over here, Gabby." She says, taking in the rabbit's wet fur.

Gabriel gives Quinten a squeeze and walks over to Flax, taking a seat. She looks at what Greg is working on again and smiles. "Ender's trying to learn metalwork, too, Greg."

Quinten follows after Gabriel as she sits down, his own fur wet, ears flicking water too and fro as they pin forwards, he sits on the floor infront of Gabby and leans his head back to rest in her stomach, starring up at her, whiskers quivering "I got told i was worse then a season old dibbun."

Gregorian pauses and looks down at Quinten and Gabby, frowning very slightly for a second before he looks back at the work, neutral face again, moving back to the forge for more heating "Beats hangin' about twenty othah recruits listenin' tah them complain' about not bein' able tah get outside, not bad work eithah"

Flaxpaw looks quizzicly at Quinten, then turns her attention to Greg and the other recruits, saying speculatively "Maybe I'll give it a try at some point, be nice to make your own, most of the blades out in the armory don't feel right."

Gabriel calmly taps her paws on Quinten's head, listening to the conversation, a bit abashed at Greg's mood. She does smile at him, however, when she manages to catch his eye.

Quinten has let his eyes fall on Greg but manages to keep back the sigh "Hmmm i made me practice sword for the same reason Flax, none of the others were right for my size, all too big and unwiedly"

Gregorian is being as nice as he can be, he's only frowned /once/ slightly puzzled glance going to Gabby as she smiles at him but he looks back to his work again "Currently I don't think I'm much nearah makin' my own than I was when I started, be somethin' tah do though"

Flaxpaw notices Gabby trying to be nice to Greg, and smiles, hopefully things will finish working themselves out. "I need a long daggah, think that'd be hard to do?"

Gabriel laughs softly at Flax's question. "Ender has the worst time making anything. Maybe you could teach him, if'n you make one."

Quinten looks at Flax and his ears fall forwards "you want a practice dagger? or a metal one?"

Flaxpaw hesitates, a secrative look flitting across her face. "uh. Th-theoreticaly,of course. Have no use for one right now, do I? So, guess practice one.

Gregorian shrugs and beats at his bit of metal, starting to look a bit flatter at least "Daggah probably just as difficult as anythin' else, practice one though, bit of wood carvin', sure Quint'd help yah out wit' tha'"

Gabriel makes a face at Quinten's head, and then pushes him up, standing. She stretches, and walks towards a row of daggers, picking one up and tossing it from paw to paw.

Quinten watches Gabby with the dagger and smiles "I didn't know you could use one of those gabby?" he looks back at Flax and Greg "I can make you a practice one easy enough if you want me to"

Flaxpaw eyes Quin and Gabby, then stands to look more closely at Greg's work. "How do you get it flat like that?

Gregorian smirks a little at Flax's question and holds up the hammer he's been using "Heat it then hit it"

Gabriel walks towards Flax, making a face at Quinten before smiling again. "Here" The rabbit hands Flaxpaw the dagger. "First you carve something like that, make it more like your own. Right, Quin?" Gabby looks at the blade, and sighs softly. "Simple, really. Hard to master." She looks at Quin, letting him take over.

Quinten nods and leans in to look at the dagger "Hmmm yes find one that is the right weight for you then give it to me, i'll make the practice sword to the same weight" he smiles at

Gabby and stands up moving to lean in close to her "hey if i get washed out of the programme we can go retire to halyard and be carpenters"

Flaxpaw isn't sure this is endearing any of them to Greg. "Right, thanks, Quin." she nods. Now, about your being told that you act like a dibbun, what happened? She gestures them back to the overturned pails, and goes to plop down herself.

Gregorian isn't trying to be endearing, not sure he wants to be, no he's bashing at a lump of metal and then stuffing it back in the forge to heat up again.

Gabriel blushes. Well, it wasn't like she knew what she was talking about anyway. She doesn't sit again, but does hit Quinten's shoulder. "Carpenters? No, sir! You'll be a great officer, and I'll be there with you, right?" She blushes a bit more, but smiles.

Quinten smiles at Gabby and blushes a bit more, rubbing his shoulder from the hit "Yes gabby dear and you'll outrank me always" he looks at Flaxpaw "What do you mean? acting like a dibbun?"

Flaxpaw wishes the pair wouldn't be quite so obvious in front of Greg, but what can you do with youngsters? "you said you were told you act like a dibbun, Quin, wot'd you do, hmm?"

Gregorian gives the couple of love birds a glance before beating more dents in the metal, anger management!

Gabriel gives Greg a look, seeming nervous at the hammer he has. "Higher ranked? O' course." She adds to Quinten, absent-mindedly.

Flaxpaw notices another recruit's work and gets up to go watch him work, asking questions as he does.

Quinten looks over at the hammer and moves to take Gabby's paw squeezing it and leaning in to whisper in her ear "Want to go someplace else?"

Gregorian looks up when everyone seems to be looking at his hammer...slightly unsettling thing "Wot?..." putting the metal back in the forge so he can't hit it again for the moment.

Gabriel looks at Quinten for a moment, considering. She looks back at Greg, who doesn't seem particularly displeased at the moment. "Maybe a bit later, okay? We could have dinner somewhere different, or something?"

Quinten nods and smiles walking over towards greg "Ok Gabby dinner sounds good, i got a recipe i wnt to try out on you" he peers into the forge, leaning down to see inside "So what are you trying to make?"

Gregorian shrugs standing by and letting the metal heat up "Well I started off thinkin' sword, now, seems more like flat bit of metal"

Gabriel looks at Quinten oddly. "Am I a test subject for you now?" She laughs, mock-serious.

Quinten looks back at her and smiles, ears perking up "No no, its a carrot and coriander soup i made on kitchen duty this morning" he looks at the metal again "Could make....an engraving plate for the library maybe?"

Gregorian moves a paw to prompt Quint's head away from the forge so he doesn't hit it when he takes the metal out again "Engraving plate?...Hmm, they need any?"

Gabriel scratches the back of her head, glancing out the window to see the position of the sun. "Hm, looks a bit late. Need to go see Ender, Quin." She runs to him, gives him a quick peck, and walks outside.

Quinten moves out of the way, waving goodbye to Gabby "Later Gabby see you at dinner, say hi to Grampa for me" he looks at the metal again "Probably they are always needing new plates"

Flaxpaw returns to Greg and Quin, calling "bye" after Gabby. "Not plannig to eat off /that/, are you Quin?" she wrinkles her nose.

Gregorian watches Gabby go before he goes back to work again "Well I suppose I could, give me an excuse to try engraving" he glance to Flax then and smirks "Be a rather thin dinner"

Quinten smirks at her and nods "Yeah carrot and coriander boiled on Greg's metal work...great idea"

Flaxpaw chuckles "not that kind of a plate, hmm?" She nods, and adds "oh, I say, Greg, aren't you about ready to knock off? You must be tired?

Gregorian glances around to Flaxpaw "I knocked off a while back, this isn't working, can stop whenever I like, why? Somewhere else I should maybe be?"

Quinten watches you both and wolf whistles softly as he saunters just out of paw reach of you both "if you two would rather i left you alone, i can guard the door and tell everyone i see you need some private time?"

Flaxpaw looks around for something to throw at him, blushing furiously. " 's not like that, Quin." She glances nervously at Greg. "Just thought, maybe a mug of ale would go down nicely, that's all."

Flaxpaw room-pages, "as far as Flax knows, Greg likes bucks, and it's up to him to say otherwise. she can't help it if she-er, that is it's none of your buisness. :P".

Gregorian gives Quinten a stern glare "You know perfectly well that's not happening and why" considering there's still a couple of recruits in the room he's not going into it he glances to Flax "Ale wouldn't be a bad thing right now, gets too hot in here if around for too long"

Quinten sighs and his ears flick back "Ahhh sorry Greg was just joking ye know....drinks on me to say sorry?"

Flaxpaw nods briskly "yes, and if there're too many hares around, I know a nice place to take our ale, kinda peaceful."

Gregorian drops the bit of metal in a tub of water to fizzle away for a moment and cool off, handing the hammer over to one of the other recruits before he heads after Flaxpaw "Lead away"

Quinten moves after them both "I said i'd buy the drinks so i guess i should come along with you"

Flaxpaw grabs Quin's arm, and says firmly "yes, you should. now, where the nearest place for an ale? I think, if you two want to be away from other hares, we could try the caverns, there's this big pool down there, no one's ever there."

Gregorian nods a little "Rec room would be full of recruits by now, probably get more peace down in the caverns"

Quinten frowns "Well if we are going to the spring we may as well pop into the wine cellar down there"

Flaxpaw considers this, and nods, "I think I passed that once or twice.

Gregorian frowns a little at the mention of the cellars but doesn't say anything about it, he'll drink light, following Flaxpaw.

Quinten smiles and heads for the door "Great its settled then" cotton tail flicking happily "We'll grab some drinks in the cellar and then me and Greg and conspire how to throw Flax in the spring accidentally" he grins back at you both

Flaxpaw looks mock severe "You'll come in with me, Quin, I'm warnin you." she heads for the door as well.

Gregorian smirks a little and follows them out "I'll be sure to keep out the way of both of you then"

Salamandastron: Tavern Cellar

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The cellar is cold and damp, with rows of large wooden kegs lining the side

of one wall. They are kept in place by straps, streching across the large

barrels, each barrel has initials marked upon it, showing information about

what each keg contains. SB, CHR, EW and many other different initials are

marked on them, showing the different types of drink available, supplying

the mountain, supplimenting the basic spring water. The dark stone of the

mountain's rock is ill lit, with only a small lantern by the entrance

steps. Some sacks rest against the walls in the corner of the room,

probably filled with various ingredients for making the alcoholic drinks

that are served in the recrational room upstairs.

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Quinten leads the way into the tavern cellar, it is empty so Quinten makes his way quickly to a table agaisnt one wall and grabs three very large tankards and starts looking at the barrels "Someone choose one"

Gregorian looks around the room as he follows the other hare in "Someplace empty for once, just not whatever we had last time"

Flaxpaw is peering around the cellar, and tilts one ear toward Greg. "last time? what was last time?"

Quinten grins "last time Lt. Zeraph got us wasted on brandy or whisky or someting" he broaches a cask and fills the mugs with ale, lovely bubbly october ale "Ok then here we go"

Gregorian frowns slightly and twitches his whiskers "Would rather not repeat that again" going over to take a mug off of Quinten.

Flaxpaw follows Greg to take a mug, and sips. "mmm, good, very good."

Quinten s,iles and nods "hmmm good stuff, now lets get out of here"

Salamandastron: Underground Spring

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This is a small, circular room with a pool in the middle - the lifeblood

of Salamandastron. This freshwater spring allows the mountain a water

supply in the event of a siege. The spring bubbles up from the center

(and providing a great assistance to bathing: having the water already

warm). A passage leads slightly uphill to the Store Room for easy

transport of water between the two rooms.

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Flaxpaw leads the other two out of the Cellars and down to the underground spring, which, although empty, shows signs that somebeast has been spending some time in this room.

Quinten looks about nad smiles wandering over to the spring carrying his tankard "Hmmm i forgot how nice this place can be"

Gregorian hasn't spent so much time in this room, looking it over once he gets in and sipping at his drink at the same time "Nice little spot here"

Flaxpaw folds her legs under her, near the spring's edge, and looking down into it. "Yes, it's very nice, quiet." she sips her ale.

Quinten sits down by the spring and peers down "COld too, its good for getting really clean in, the cold water helps the fur"

Gregorian settles himself down at the edge and dips his footpaws in with a small sigh "Will have to remember to come back here after hanging around the forge again, perfect little spot"

Flaxpaw stirs the water with one paw, almost moodily, and continues to sip her ale.

Quinten leans back and rests against a rock starring at the spring "Apparently a badger lord is down there someplace with his slain enemies"

Somewhere on the muck, Gabriel has connected.

Gregorian quires a brow and looks at the spring "Hmm, is he really?.." he glances to Flaxpaw "Wot's up with yah then?" the almost moodiness is noted.

Flaxpaw looks surprised that she's been noticed, and smiles a little too brightly. "oh, nothin really." she carefully avoid's Greg's eyes, and comments "never knew that, Quin. It's a good place, then, for pr-um- for us, badger lords spirit to look after us an all that,eh?

Quinten nods and grins "Yeah guess so, Stonepaw i think he was called, thats about all i know bout it" he glances at Flax "ye sure your ok?"

Flaxpaw nods, her smile wavering a little. "Sure, Quin, place just puts me in an odd mood's all." her eyes unconciously flicker to Greg before she looks back at the water.

Gregorian raises a brow at Flaxpaw and slowly looks away back to the spring, all rather unsettling he sips at his drink, footpaws wiggling lightly in the water.

Quinten leans down and dips a paw into the cold water of the spring, bringing it up he flicks it at Flax "Ahhh cheer up Flax"

Knowing where he'll be, Gabby walks in to the spring, smiling at the sight of Quinten. Her smile falters for a moment when she sees Flax, but is restored when she spies Greg. The rabbit does not, however, walk over to Quinten, instead going to Flax and seating herself. "Hello, all."

Flaxpaw grins, splashing Quin back, then rotates around to Gabby, "Hi, Gabby."

Gregorian half looks over at the water splashing before turning to see Gabby when he hears her "Hullo" for once a greeting to her before he's looking at the water again and drinking.

Quinten waves his ears at Gabby and holds out his half drunk tankard "Hey dear, want a drink?"

Gabriel grins at Greg's acknowledgement of her, before putting up a paw at Quinten's offer. "I've seen what that stuff does, Quin. I don't want a taste, if it is what I think it is."

This isn't said angrily, but there is a serious look in her eyes.

Flaxpaw's eyes twinkle as she leans down toward the water, ignoring the exchange between Quin and Gabby, she sends a small wave toward Greg.

Quinten leans back to he can see over Flax, then looks down at the ale and puts it down "You mean...Ender don't you? One mug won't dop that to you, but if you would rather i not drink it? i could try...for you..." not sounding too happy with that idea he likes the odd mug...

Gregorian looks faintly curious at Flaxpaw's wave so waggles an ear in return, he's sure she

can't like him, wouldn't make any sense, she does know about him after all.

Gabriel looks at Quinten, her face carrying slight disgust. "I don't mean just Ender, Quin." She gives him a Look.

Quinten's ears flop back down his head and he hangs it, looking ashamed "k....sorry Gabby" he shuffles not sure what to do or say now

Flaxpaw catches the tones of the pair more than any looks, but guesses it's between them, she done meddling-for now. She drains a considerably larger amount of her own ale, and remarks "wonder when the blasted lock down's going to end.

Gregorian shrugs and shakes his head a little "Hear the dibbun's back, suppose got to take care of the vermin before it's lifted"

Gabriel shakes her head at Quinten, still a little upset. She turns to Greg. "Ender was talking about the squirrel. Audri. He seems to like her." The rabbit shrugs, not sure why she announced that, and glances at Flax.

Quinten stands up "Audri's back safe an sound...took her some food up yesterday" he then turns and kicking a rock makes his way towards the doors

Flaxpaw has returned to looking moody. " wot fool let her wander about anyway? it's dangerous out there. Don't guess we'll have anythin to do with taking care of the vermin."

Gregorian glances to Gabby and nods a little "Can't be all tha' bad of a beast then" watching Quinten go for a moment before he glances back to Flax "Hard tah stop dibbun's sometimes and yah can't bet tha' we won't, don't let recruits out tah do tha' sort of thin'"

Gabriel watches Quinten, now afraid she has offended him, but not really willing to go after him. She does, however, almost call after him before deciding not to. "Ender's nice. If y'really know him."

Quinten ears flick up catching gabby's last words "He's really a nice old chap" he kicks the stone at the spring and it plops into it "We had a nice chat the othe rday, was showing me his family tree"

Flaxpaw has had a bit more ale than she ought, it doesn't take much. She scowls as she replies "I suppose, if we just sit here like good dibbuns." She looks up when the stone plops into the spring.

Gregorian raises a brow at Flaxpaw "I'm surprised tha' aftah wot happened last time yah'd think of doin' anythin' else"

Apparently Greg hadn't heard her, so Gabby shifts her attention to Quinten. "Is that so? How'd he get one of those?"

Flaxpaw sets her mug down, and draws her knees up to her chest, resting her forehead against them. her body shakes a little bit, as though crying, again. She is, in fact, oblivious of her surroundings.

Quinten moves over to stand before Gabby "yes Gabby, he had it in a book, showed me you, an himself an well we had a chat," he leans down to whisper in her ears "He said he trusts me....i think...he approves of us...bieng...well boyfriend and girlfriend...if you still want to be..." looks uncertain and worried

Gregorian blinks at Flax and looks confused if sort of alarmed, looking around at Quint and Gabby in a sort of what the hell am I supposed to do now sort of way before he gets up, footpaws dripping water as he goes over towards her "Flax? Yah alright?"

Gabriel eyes Quinten. "Haven't we gone through this about a hundred times already?" She's a bit irritated, and it shows as she snaps at him. The rabbit also doesn't notice Flax, for now.

Flaxpaw stiffens, looking up, and nods. Although she wants Greg's attention, she knows she shouldn't go there. She scrambles up, and nods. "too much ale's all. Sorry Greg. Do excuse me." She brushes past Quin and Gabby as she goes, muttering a good night to all.

Quinten lowers his ears and nods, leaning down he takes Gabby's paw and kisses it "I love you gabby, i'll do anything for you.....your my girlfriend and i love you...." he shifts as Flax walks past him and nods to her goodbye then looks back at the rabbit doe "i'm sorry....about the ale, i'll avoid it.... i love you" he says the last phrase hopefully.

Gregorian blinks and watches Flax go, utterly confused and probably shows on his face.

Flaxpaw has left.

Gabriel looks at Quinten, still frowning. She waves a paw at him, dismmissing his statements. "We're together, is our relationship really that fragile, Quin?" The rabbit looks at him, doubtfully.

Quinten shakes his head and hugs her suddenly "No Gabby, no its not, sorry your Granpa just put the frightners up me is all, and i don't like upsetting you, anyway i need to get up to the kitchen and prepare that dinner i promised you, so see you in about twenty mintues in the badger lords room, third floor it'll be quiet and warm up there" he hugs her again and starts for the door.

Gregorian just shakes his head a little and finishes off his ale, does, how anybeast could ever understand them he doesn't know, flopping back down beside the pool to soak his footpaws again.

Gabriel tries to smile, but fails. She accepts the hug stiffly at first before sinking into it. "Mmkay" She murmurs.

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