Quinten Log 83 - 27 03 2006

Salamandastron: Dining Chamber

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This is the dining chamber for the mountain of Salamandastron. It is a

veritable cavern, the necessity of feeding so many hares making the

room so big. Dominating the room is a huge banquet table made of solid oak.

Nobeast knows how such a venerable object came to be here, but its

presence is undeniable. Smaller tables skirt the outside of the room,

each sitting near a large torch burning brightly in its sconce. The

chair at the head of the table is different from the plain maple chairs that

occupy the rest of the room - it belongs to the Badger Lord. The

massive object is graced with a carving of the very mountain it is in, with the

sun setting over the sea.

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Flaxpaw almost scampers to get the food, casting nervous glances back

at Zaraph. She's back quickly, still really concerned. "sah, are you

sure you should be out of bed?"

Zeraph peers at Flaxpaw with one eye closed, then he shakes his head.

"I'm not sure about anything.. But I'm fine. No worries.." He clears his

throat and traces his paw over the grains of the table. No touching the

food yet.

The door opens and a young buck walks in, he's quite...well black, his

fur is a dark powdery black his uniform consists of a mottled black

tunic and black trousers. He's quite short and has a bandage wrapped about

the back of his head and ears. from his rank insignia he is a 1st class

recruit as well. He smiles as he sees Flax and Zeraph and starts to

walk towards them.

Flaxpaw casts a slightly curious look at the new arrival, not really

registering him, before returning her attention to Zeraph. "sah, wot

happened, when you were hurt?" not sure it's the best conversation opener,

but wanting to help if she can, and thinking he might want to talk.

Zeraph eyes Flax with an uncertain look. "..ambushed by a group of

vermin when I was alone. Nearly died." Then the buck's muzzle lifts into

the air, ears flitting back as he catches scent of something familiar to

him. It's easy for the officer to pick up the smells when he is used to

them, even in large rooms or crowds. A sigh is given. "Afternoon Quin-"

His eyes settle, however, on something odd. Blink. "What the hell are

you doing?"

Quinten chuckles softly at the lt.'s reaction and salutes "Good to see

you up and out of the infirmary sah, they finally let me out yesterday,

just got to go back once a day to get this changed" he touches his

head-dressing "As to what i am doing sah, i am testing the durability of a

fur dye i created for the Major and Colonel."

Flaxpaw looks momentarily puzzled, then a bit resigned when the

greeting is given to Quin, and looks at him, uncertain. ."you're out Quin?"

she asks softly. "you're alright?" Then the fur dye sinks in. "how'd you

come up with that?"

Zeraph says nothing more, muzzle lowered to nearly rest on his chest as

he raises a brow at Quinten. Then he's gone back to observing the food.

He's not really hungry. A footpaw is bouncing up and down under the

table, twitching rapidly out of habit.

Quinten sits down opposite Zeraph "Some old books had the formula in, i

managed to get it to work" he says still talking to the lt. ignoring

Flaxpaw, not even looking at her "Are you sure you should be out sir? i

didn't hear that they'd released you"

Flaxpaw settles back, should have expected that, but at least he's not

yelling like a mad beast. She glares at Quinten slightly, a little

defensive. "would he be out if he shouldn't be?" the looks at Zeraph

questioningly. "maybe you should go back, sah?"

Zeraph grunts, eyeing Quinten. ".. Who taught you manners, Quin?" He

mumbles, arms still folded close to where he had been stabbed when the

vermin attacked him. "The lady was asking you a question.." He seems a

little disgruntled about something. One soft glance is given to Flax and

he shakes his head.

Quinten goes stony faced "I see no lady here lt." he stands back up

"Maybe i should go get something to eat at another table"

Gabriel enters the dining chamber, looking unusually somber, as she has

for the past few days. She goes through the motions of getting food,

not interacting with the other hares, or at least smiling at them. The

rabbit seems to be sunken into her own small world, and that world

isn't very nice. She sees the group of hares she does know, and hesitates

near them, waiting to see what they are doing.

Flaxpaw blinks a little, not looking at Quin, but whispers, " 's ok,

sah. Here, brough a bit of tea, very good." her attention on Zeraph, not

noticing the rabbit.

Zeraph growls. "Sit down Quinten. I've got no patience for stupidity

right now." And, he seems serious. Plus, he's got the tunic on, so he's

/technically/ in uniform for the moment. A cough is given, head ducking

a little more against one of his paws as his ears pin further. The

Lieutenant is tired. More so than he's going to let on to anyone.

Quinten nods "Yes sah" he does however notice the rabbit and carries on

standing up "But i have a lady to greet so excuse" he steps over the

bench and walks over to her offering her his black furred paw "Hi gabby"

he smiles that smile of his "Wot do you think?"

Gabriel looks at him, perturbed at his appearance. Sure, he's still

Quinten underneath the...glossy blue-black. But. The rabbit continues

staring, and takes his paw only out of reflex. "...What'd you do to

yourself?"

Flaxpaw reaches out a paw to rest lightly on Zeraph's, ignoring the

standing pair. She leans a little closer. "sah? you don't seem well. c'n I

do somethin for you, maybe you'd like to lay down somewhere that's not

the infirmary?"

Quinten smiles and squeezes her paw "remember that dye i told you

about? well it worked, finally did a full test on meself yesterday when i

got out of the infirmary. The Major and Colonel like it and i said i'd

keep it on a day or so to see how it wears and tears."

Zeraph glances over to Flaxpaw as his attention goes from.. pondering

ways to break Quinten in half. There are surprisingly many more than

you'd expect. He clears his throat, nodding. "Yeah.. Sure. I'm tired

anyway. But workouts are good.." The officer goes to get up, eyeing the two

again. Something about that setup.. he just doesn't like. He snorts.

Gabriel looks at Zeraph, kind of surprised by his...noises. She

doesn't do anything, however, only squeezes Quinten's paw again. "From your

little newsletter...wasn't the dye completely permanent, Quin?"

Ender has arrived.

Ender enters the dining chamber, his shoulders hunched, moving much

more swiftly than he has in...months. Or minutes, if you count the

confrontation with the sentries. The rabbit glares at the crowd in general,

scanning it for anyone he knows. Spotting a few, he scowls even

heavier, walking towards the kitchen.

Flaxpaw helps him, trying to support him as much as possible, and

whispers " you lead, sah, just, you need rest. shouldn't be up to begin

with." She glares at Ender, muttering "damn fool rabbit." as she starts to

lead Zeraph away from Quin and Gabby.

Ripclaw pages, "okso i should get in contact with leonie for that one

right" to you.

Quinten nods "Yes unless you have the right kind of soap to wash it

out, don't worry i tested that too, they both work." he goes to try and

hug her when he spots Ender and stiffens against her "its him.." he

mutters, he might not remember what happened that day but he sure as hell

knows Ender had something to do with him. Only the fact Gabby is there

stops him from going and confronting him

Zeraph follows, not really letting Flaxpaw support him as much as she

had been before there was a crowd. The Lieutenant just keeps his paw set

into the recruit's anyway, just in case. A glance is sent to Ender as

everyone.. glares? Hmm. One ear flicks up. The sudden statement by the

doe who has a hold on him gets him to peer down at her. Well. There went

/his/ life.

Gabriel notes Ender, the looks given to him, and looks back at her

food. She lets go of Quinten's paw, shoving the tray towards him before

storming off to the door, tears beginning to come.

Quinten blinks in surprise and almost drops the tray, he manages to get

it on a table and starts after her "Gabby...wait...wait...please..."

Ender glances at Zeraph, and brow-quirks. This is followed by an even

/heavier/ glare, and he walks over. Confrontation time. The rabbit is

quivering with rage, every muscle tensed with anger. "Old fool rabbit,

erm, who needs other to tell him what to drink, eh? Tantrum-thrower,

eh?" Ender glares, remembering the incident all too well.

Flaxpaw ignores the lot of them, saying loudly. "goin to show me that

parry weren't you, sah?" She looks cooly at Ender. "absolutely nothing

to say to you at the moment, sah. but she does sit Zeraph back down so

he won't fall over.

Gabriel isn't really in the mood for reconciliation, and continues out,

not turning towards the hare following her.

Ripclaw pages, "brb for 15 muinets" to you.

Quinten runs up to the door and stares after Gabriel and sighs watching

her march off down the corridor... well he can't make it up to er....so

he can do the next best thing, confront te one whose upset her.

Flaxpaw crosses her arms, glaring at both males, and trying to stand in

front of Zeraph so they won't realise he's weak.

Flaxpaw room-pages, "figure I need to account for him still, yes?".

Ender glares as Zeraph is escorted out, not even responding to Flaxpaw.

He had really wanted that, too. The rabbit glances at Flax, letting

his facial expression turn blase.

Quinten moves to position himself before Ender and stares up at him

"Good afternoon Mister Ender sah!" he snaps off.

Flaxpaw after glaring for a moment longer, Flax had decided it was best

to leave, and did so, helping Zeraph out. She returns after a moment or

two, having settled him to her satisfaction, and goes back to glaring

at Ender, occasionally at Quin. she leans against the wall, her arms

crossed.

Ender looks at Quinten, assuming that the hare is ready to avenge his

earlier beating. The rabbit smiles at him, almost amiably. "Don't want

a repeat, do we, eh?"

You say, "No sah we do not..." he folds his arms and glares up at him,

black ears flicking back and forth "I don't remember everything but

what i do remember is enough to make the colonel drop atop you probably.

Depending on how this goes will depend how much i remember i am sure, i

don't want to upset Gabriel anymore, and the idea of you having tried

to harm me seems to be upsetting her...not to mention my anger towards

you" he grimaces "and i liked you, respected you...and probably still

do, you did drop me after all.""

Flaxpaw watches the two, eyes narrowing at Ender's threat. she huhs

softly at the last bit of what Quin said.

Ender smirks, and raises a paw, as if inspecting it, the very motion

slightly foreboding. He looks at the hare with a friendly expression for

a few moments before shrugging. "The colonel knows plenty, eh? I'm,

erm, sure that we can settle our differences, erm, between ourselves,

can't we?"

Quinten flicks his ears back "I'd rather settle it with words sah, that

way i can tell Gabriel all is well and without violence too, unless you

insist"

Flaxpaw from the wall she's leaning on, Flax says quietly. "Mister,

Ender, you will behave."

The form of a small hare appears in the doorway, and he starts meekly

looking around.

Ender nods at Flaxpaw, belittlingly. "I'm sure, erm, I won't." He

looks back at the dark-dyed recruit, and raises a single brow. "You

respect me, erm, for my fighting talent, don't you, eh?" This is said with

meaning, evident in his eyes.

You say, "Stay out of this Flaxpaw this is a discussion between myself

and Granpa Quincy" he turns back to look at Ender "I don't remember

everything that happened sir, i just remember waking up in the infirmary""

Latchers shuffles in, and his nose twitches.

Before you is a very young hare. He has a large brown head, with grey

rings around his eyes, and long floppy ears. He has black eyes, and a

small green tunic on. He has a small, short cotton-tail, brown on top,

grey underneath. He has long, powerful legs, and large springy feet.

Flaxpaw looks over at the new arrival, and glares at both bucks. "I'll

saty out if you two don't do somethin stupid." She walks over to

Latchers, smiling softly. "hello, there."

Latchers says spiretedly (probably more spiretedly than anyone could

expect), "'Ewo sah. I'm Latchers!" At the end of his sentance he tries to

imatate a 'wot!wot!', but fails.

Ender scowls at the use of the nickname. "Who said you could, erm,

call me that, eh?" The rabbit's voice grows in volume, his eyes flashing.

"I'm not talking, erm, about what happened. I'm talking about putting

it right, eh?"

Quinten tilts his head to the side and smiles "Hmmm so you say Grampa

Quincy so how shall we set it right?"

Flaxpaw snorts a little at Ender's comment about putting it right.

"good job, that" she mutters over her shoulder, and smiles at the leveret.

"call me Flax young sah." she extends her paw. "wot would you say to a

bit of lovely mint tea, eh?"

Ender bares his teeth a little at the blatant disregard, face now

filling with satisfaction, even a bit of smugness as he continues to ignore

whatever it was Flax was doing. "There're many things, eh? How do

y'get back your, erm, honor? Or just simple, erm, revenge?"

Quinten cants his head the other way "revenge i don't really care

about, and my honour can go hang Granpa making Gabby happy however is more

important"

Latchers says, "Okay. I'd wove some tea, er...wot!"

Flaxpaw takes the leveret by the paw, and leads him over to get him a

drink, ears back a bit to catch what is being said, and ready to stop

Ender should he show signs of hurting Quin more.

Ender shrugs, slightly. "Is that really, erm, what you think? I don't

think it is, eh?" He says this with slight assurance, not

understanding the hare as well as he'd like to. He mutters about 'only wanting

some supplies'.

Quinten tilts his head as his ears catch the comment on supplies and

steps closer "How about...i help you leave sah....then we'll both be

happy"

Latchers smiles.

Flaxpaw looks over her shoulder, seeming like she wants to say

something, but instead focuses on getting the tea, a cup for herself and a cup

for the youngster. "alright, then, young sah, let's just sit over here,

and have a bit of tea. where're your mater an pater, eh?"

Ender smiles hugely now, very pleased, not wanting to ask about how

Quinten will. "This is better, erm, than a round of boxing, eh? Yes.

Get me out."

Latchers says, "My moomy weft onna twip, an' didn' coom backs, my

papa's twyin' ta find 'er."

Quinten smiles and steps closer to the rabbit "At night....down the

side of the mountain with you dyed black i think we can do it"

Flaxpaw seats herself to watch Quin and Ender, not pleased at the talk

of the old Rabbit leaving. "she smiles a little distractedly at

Latchers. Pater's tryin to find her, hmm, so your with the long patrol's

family, then? well, Flax'll look after you like everyone else will." her

eyes narrow at Quin, shaking her head.

Ender frowns slightly, but the excitement still glows in his eyes.

"Down the side? How 'bout out the entrance? Between, erm, sentry

duties?" He glances around. "And. As soon as possible, eh?"

Latchers says, "Yep. I tink."

Quinten shakes his head "Not doable sah you'd never get out of sight

before the hares in the sentry room saw you, but if your good you can

follow the pat down the side of the mountain" he smirks as he remembers

someting "Or there is...the old entrance from the unerground spring..the

one lord stonepaw's hares used to escape with wen Ungatt Trunn took the

mountain"

The door opens and Greg turns up for a spot of scoff, already a couple

of steps in the room before he spots all those he knows...eep in

certain cases, he pauses briefly before continuing on his way as if nothing's

happened.

Latchers turns to see Greg, and waves.

Flaxpaw considers the other two, then smiles slowly at Latchers. "

there, young sah, that's a good hare. do you want to meet him?" she also

waves to Greg.

Ender considers all the options before holding out a paw at the 'old

entrance'. "That sounds, erm, quite good. How soon?"

Latchers nods, and says, "Yis, pwease! Er...wot!"

Quinten smirks and nods, his voice definatly that of Quintens but he is

whispring to ender so that will be about all Greg can work out. "We

could slip out now sir and i could show you where it is, i hunted it down

after reading the book on it. The same book i got the dye out of"

Ender glances around, and nods sharply. "Off we go, then, Quinten."

The rabbit glares at him. "And you don't, erm, tell anyone of this.

Ever."

Flaxpaw is focused on Greg, ignoring the other two, she reaches over to

pick the leveret up if he'll let her. "c'mon, then."

Gregorian glances between those he knows, Ender talking too quietly to

some black hare, doesn't know any black hares and would rather keep

distance from Ender, making his way towards Flaxpaw and the dibbun

instead, a paw raising in greeting to the pair "Aftahnoon"

You say, "No one will ever hear it from my lips sah, last i will have

seen of you will have been you going back to the library" he starts for

the door slowly"

Ender follows closely behind, looking very guilty as he glances at Greg

and Flax before turning his face to the door. Grr.

Latchers lets himself be picked up, and says, "Goo' 'Affanoon!"

Quinten leaves with: Ender

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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( OOC Discussion for permissions)

You room-page, "technicly the entrance out of this room from lord

Brocktree should still be down here adn as Quin juust read the book with it

in, he'd know about it"

Ender room-pages, "Is there actually an exit here?".

You page, "Hey Dark your the only leader on that the moment me and

ender have a ooc question" to Darklett.

Darklett pages, "Yeees?" to Ender and you.

You page, "Ender wants to sneak out of the mountain, Quinten is trying

to get rid of him as he's upset with him. Quinten ujust read the book

concerning lord brocktree and lord stone paw and how stonepaw's hares

snuck out of the mountain via the secret cave tunnel in the underground

spring. Would it be possible for Quint to shoe that to Ender and take

him out of the mountain that way?" to Darklett.

Darklett pages, "Well... If it was documented -where- the secret cave

tunnel was, I can't see how anything would stop him. :P" to you.

You page, "great and in the book it gives details of where they found

the cave tunnel :) so great thanks dark" to Darklett.

Darklett pages, "Well, in Lord Brocktree it does... But doesn't it seem

a little odd that someone would disclose the location of a super secret

escape tunnel in a publicly available document?" to you.

You page, "Hmm true but the rhyme would probably have been included and

that it was from this room, could have found it by deciphering the

rhyme" to Darklett.

Darklett pages, "Alrighty then." to you.

Darklett pages, "Go for it." to you.

You page, "whoo thanks" to Darklett.

(OOC Discussion - Permission Granted by Darklett - *worships the Major* )

Quinten makes sure both doors into the spring are firmly locked then

turns to look at you "Do you have everything you need?"

Ender smirks and points to the pack that is on his back. "Indeed." He

eyes the hare, not wanting this to be a trap or fake. His paws are in

fists...ready, just in case.

Quinten pads around the spring and feels along the wall and then looks

up "Thats it" he murmurs and begins to clamber up the wall "Grab a

torch Ender sah and bring it over"

Ender takes a torch from the sconce it had been in and walks towards

Quinten, beginning to look nervous and excited.

Quinten vanmisihes from sight his blue/black fur hiding him int he

shadows as he pulls himself onto a concealed ledge and into a small hole

"This is it..."

Ender looks up at the ledge and spits on his paws, rubbing them

together. He begins to climb, belying his age, rather nimbly making it up to

where Quinten is.

Quinten takes the torch from you and moves back into thhe tunnel to

give you more room "I doubt anyone else knows abotu this Ender, i had to

decipher the riddle telling where it was myself"

Ender scrambles forward, eager, his eyes bright. He looks up the

tunnel, the torch barely touching the inky darkness. The rabbit looks at

Quinten and smiles. "Thankyou, son." Quinten reaches out and takes the rabbits paw "I don't like you sah...but i respect you...come on i'll lead the way it is quite a trek"

Ender jerks away, hitting into the side of the tunnel, some dirt

falling onto the top of his head. He shrugs, ashamed, and looks back at the

tunnel. "I'll make it, erm, myself."

Quinten frowns "You sure sah...i've not been this way myself, i'd

rather go with you"

Ender grins wryly. "I'm sure. I've done things, erm, like this many

times before, eh?" He considers Quinten's statement again. "And this

isn't time for you to, erm, explore. This is me. My life, eh?"

Quinten nods and wedges the torch in a crack and squeezes past him,

standing back near the ledge he holds out a pouch "My dye powder and the

soap to wash it off....incase you decide to move about at night Ender,

what do i tell gabby?"

Ender takes the proffered gifts, smiling, impressed by the hare's

creation. "Thanks, Quinten. Tell Gabby whatever, erm, you like. She knows

I don't stay anywhere." He looks back at the tunnel, and back at

Quinten for a moment. "Goodbye."

You say, "Good bye mister Quincy sah....take care you hear""

Ender lopes into the tunnel, not turning around, his body language...he

tries to hide it, but his sagging shoulders and shallow breathing shows

some distress.

Quinten watches the rabbit go and then climbs back down, he'll be in a heap of trouble should anyone ever find out, but he's done it now....and Ender can be happy again and Quinten can get on with his life.

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Salamandastron: Dining Chamber

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