Quinten Log 80 - 22 03 2006

Salamandastron: Infirmary

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This is the infirmary for the long patrol. This room is one of the most

well lit rooms in the whole of Salamandastron, with several candles placed

strategically along the shelves and cupboards. Many wooden beds line the

walls of this room, each outfitted with impeccably clean white linen

sheets. This unfortunately limits the walking space in this room. Where

there are not beds there are shelves and cabinets that hold a variety of

different medical equipment, mostly needles and bandages. A single stone

sink is firmly lodged into one of the counters. The sink is not fancy, in

fact it is quite awkward. It is a necessity, nonetheless. An open closet

is in the corner of the room, storing a surplus of compact cots, in the

unusual case of mass injuries. The room usually has several nurse hares in

it, roaming around tending to various injuries.

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Quinten is lying propped up in his cot awake and slowly drinking from a beaker a healer watching him to make sure he drinks it all. His head is propped up by a mountain of cushions there for one purpose to make sure he does not move it

Gabriel rushes into the infirmary, paws slapping on the stone floor. She's just returned from the baths, and gasps when she sees him awake. The rabbit immediately drops down next to him on his cot and grabs his free paw, squeezing it, trying not to jostle him.

Quinten smiles weakly at her, eyes a bit unfocussed "Gab,...ey...hey" he murmurs, the healer is frowningg as he's stop drinking and he quickly finishes it off "you...heard....wot....he...did...."

Gabriel eyes him, not sure if he is just deleriously rambling or not. She speaks quietly and reassuringly. "What's that, Quin? What's wrong?"

Quinten smiles and tries to move but a barked shout from the healer stops him, his head is wrapped in frezh gauze and he looks very pale under his fur, his nose almost white "don...worry....say i'll be....good....just a fracture.."

Gabriel moves his paw up to her face, kissing the top of it gently. She looks worried, and almost teary, but tries to stay brave in front of him. "I'm glad, Quin. How'd this happen?"

Quinten smiles happily, quite glad through the fog filling his mind that Gabby is not panicing he was scared she'd panic and he couldn't stand that, making her worry "Was...in training room....an...Quincy.....shouting...he was shouting....then....i woke up in here...." his ears flops listlessly and he whimpers

Gabriel's eyes widen, suddenly afraid. "Y'mean...my Grandpa Quincy? Did he..." She puts her free paw to her face, wiping away tears. "He did this to you?"

Quinten smiles happily through the fog, she unerstands, he goes to nod his head and screams in pain, freezing as he flops down paw tightnening in hers "it hurts...it hurts...it hurts" tears trickling down his muzzle

Gabriel wipes away his tears with her paw now, sniffing loudly. She does so gently, trying to barely touch his very sensitive head. The rabbit is glad he didn't answer...she'd rather not know. A healer says something to her and she sighs, nodding her head.

Quinten smiles at her "Gabby...don....go...please....i am...all alone.....i'm scared...." sounding frightened almost like a child "he...might...come back for me.....to finsih me..."

Goodness gracious? /Ender/ did this to him? Gabby eyes her buck, sensing the fear and pain he is in. She stays next to him, eyes pleading with the healer. Finally the doe nurse nods, and Gabby looks back at Quinten. "Don't tal right now..."

Quinten squeezes the paw "k....i'll....be...ok...in a day...or so.." he murmurs ears trying to lift up again, he'll probably be fine once he is off the medicine but for now he's a very confused and scared injured teenager

Gabriel watches him, beginning to hum soothingly. Her eyes have tears in them, and she's sniffing, but the rabbit intends to keep Quinten at least somewhat happy with her.

Quinten squeezes the paw his eyes drooping again as the stuff he just drank starts to take hold more firmly "love...ya...sorry.....can't...can...surprise you now"

Gabriel begins to stand, slowly lying his paw down at his side, tears now beginning to fall. She leans over and kisses him lightly before standing back, folding her arms and frowning through her tears.

Quinten is soon breathing quietly, eyes closed, chest rising and falling, sleeping the sleep of the injured

- Several Hours Pass -

Quinten is lying in bed awake and looking partially alert, his head as been propped up by a huge mound of pillows and he is under strict orders not to try and move it. He looks visibly pale and he's fiddling with somethhing in his paws

Gregorian is having a very bad day, walking in and only pausing once to spot Quinten before he goes over towards him.

Flaxpaw trails Greg in uncertainly, and hesitates by the door, looking repentant.

Quinten looks at Greg and his muzzle splits inti a wan smile, eyes focussing on him slowly "Greg....hey....gotta..warn you....." he then spots Flax and emits an angry boffing noise

Gregorian stops by Quinten's bed and frowns down at him "If it'd have anythin' tah do with Ender and the colonel knowin' about me yah're a little late" a glance goes back to Flax at Quin's boffing, looks back to Quint again the next moment, didn't even look really angry.

Flaxpaw takes a deep breath and shuffles in a bit, a little re-assured that Greg doesn't look about to flatten her. "Gabby told me, Quinten. If I'd known he'd do anything like this, I wouldn't have let him go, no matter how angry he was." she's doing an uncharacteristicly good job of not crying, though she sounds like she could.

Quinten's fur stands on end and he glares at Flaxpaw "Get..out...of my ...sight....traitor......tale tell....i...already...ruined...greg's life....never....forgive...you...for ruining...it again.....if e....gets thrown.....out.....i'll....i'lll kill you"

Gregorian frowns at Quinten not even looking at Flaxpaw right now "Quint, yah will not, not your place"

Flaxpaw hesitates behind Greg, looking like she's got a few replies for Quin, but finally drops her head, remaining silent.

Quinten goes to nod his head but manages to stop himself wincing in pain "She....ruined...it all....an...did this...to me....."

Gregorian shakes his head "Not ruined quite yet, was bound tah happen sometime, my fault for bein' like this, knew wot would 'appen if certain beasts found out"

Quinten shakes his head "No...my...fault...i didn't tell em.....don't remember what happened...was shouting with...Ender then...woke up in here......didn't say though"

Flaxpaw makes a sounds like she's been stepped on. "my fault, remember?" she looks gravely at Quinten. "An I hope I get to mister Ender before the officahs do."

Gregorian half turns to Flax but changes his mind and continues looking at Quinten instead, appears he's not talking to her "So the ol' chap did this tah yah then?"

Quinten shivers and nods "He...must have done...i just remember...he was shouting and so upset...then...everything goes blank....and when i woke up i was in so much pain."

Flaxpaw remains silent, knowing the two bucks would rather she go, but unwilling to leave them for now.

Somewhere on the muck, Zoe_Lang has disconnected.

Gregorian looks angry enough to pull his own ears off "Tha' daft ol' rabbit, could get in real trouble for this and he's just off tellin' me I disgust him!"

Quinten shivers and closes his eyes panting "Sorry...sorry....i couldn't stop him..." he starts crying, the medicine he is on leaving him very emotional

Flaxpaw squares her shoulders, her eyes on Quinten, a bit pale herself and shaking. "Right. I have a rabbit to find. 'scuse me." She turns on her heel and strides toward the door.

Gregorian shakes his head at Quinten "Not yah fault..." he looks finally to Flax as she starts walking away, frown and glare on her back before he yells at her "Haalt! Yah've done enough already!"

Flaxpaw turns back, looking determined, still pale and shaking. "wot do you want me to do, then, hmm? Stand here? It's my fault for trusting that old-" she sputters for a moment. "sea-rat. Her paws are balled. Look wot he did to you, Quin, an well, who cares who you fancy, Greg? no reason for him to go hurtin

Quinten. An he wouldn't have if I hadn't sat there cryin." She ends on a quieter tone than she began on.

Gregorian glares at her "Was yah fault in the first place, when I say don't tell beasts I mean it, if I'd have had it my way yah wouldn't even know in the first place"

You say, "Never...trsuting....you...again...flax....i'll.....make sure....every....recruit...in the...mountain...knows....your...a real...traitor...." breathing sounding laboured"

Flaxpaw looks between them. "Greg I c'n hear it from, Quin, but not you." she's mad now, but more at herself. "I'm not the first one to make a mistake in who I trust, am I? how'd colonel find out to begin with?" tears are begining to make their way out of her eyes, and she blinks furiously. "you c'n do wot you like about it later, Greg. But I am goin to have a talk with that rabbit." with that she storms out, slmming the door.

Gregorian frowns as she goes before he turns back to Quinten "Yah won't do any such thin', just cause yah didn't get beasts hurt doesn't make yah any bettah than her and wot she did"

Quinten sighs and closes his eyes "I...will.....do nothing.....unless...you say i can....but...i'm going to tell..the Colone...Ender did this....to me.....because...he did"

Gregorian tries to calm himself down a little, nodding slowly "Don't want tah get the ol' chap in trouble, wouldn't be surprised if she finds out somehow anyway"

Quinten looks at you "Tha...is...my decision...not yours....he could....have..killed me"

Gregorian waves a paw to dismiss that remark "Yes yes, right, yah know this wouldn't a happened if yah hadn't told Flax in the first place"

Quinten sighs and closes his eyes "didn't know...she was a traitor.....you know..."

Gregorian crosses his arms and looks down at Quinten, head shaking a bit "And just how is she a traitor? She told Ender, yes, yah told the colonel, Ender got angry at yah, I got angry at yah, not a good time for yah but she's no more a traitor than yah were"

Quinten closes his eyes "Ok...ok...i'll...i'll drop it...about her....bt.....am...telling...colonel...about...Ender" he whimpers in pain and writhes on his bed slightly

Gregorian nods a little and sighs "Fine, fair enough, do tha'...yah goin' tah be alright?"

Quinten whimpers and can't seem to speak, tears squeezing out of his scrunched up eyes, ears flicking rapidly

Gregorian tilts his head and looks a little worried, looking up to wave a healer over.

The healer curses and grabs a jug from the side board, filling it with something he forces Quinten to drinnk it, she glares at you "Did you get him worked up?"

Gregorian is not in the mood to be told off by healers today, glaring back at her but not answering the question.

Quinten calms down after drinking the medicine, still keepingh is eyes shut "it hurts...it hurts...it hurts" he repeats over and over and the healer shushes him gently, "Sit with him will you" she snaps at Greg and hurries off to get somethng else

Gregorian stays stood next to the bed as he has been for a while now, watching the healer go before looking back down to Quinten again.

Quinten opens his eyes and stares at you unfocussed and giggles "Gonna die aren't i.."

Gregorian raises a brow and finally actually goes to pull a seat over and sit down "No Quint, yah not goin' tah die"

Quinten smiles nad giggles a bit crazily, the medicine making him a tad loopy "Of course i am...won't let me move my head.....it hurts....its broken isn't it....any day now....something'll slip....and i'll die with skull in my brain"

Gregorian frowns slightly, words need to be had with Ender "Then don't move yah head and yah'll be just fine"

Quinten giggles "Gabby was here earlier....gonna be black...surprise her i am uyes..."

Gregorian looks entirely confused now "Black?"

Quinten giggles and his eyes roll from side to side "Yes..black....you'll see...all see...Major likes it" sighing he drops off into a deep sleep, sucumbing to the medicine again.

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