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RW Abbey: Late Rose Garden
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The Rose garden offers solitude and peace from every-day life of the abbey.  A feeling of tranquility is presented through the roses and the open area that seems to flow over everything around.

Winter and muffling snowfall has taken the place of colorful, but ephemeral, sheltering the brittle vines and thorns with a thick, seemingly impenatrable blanket of white snow.  It falls from the limbs as ice begins to form on the vines, dripping downwards in beautiful icicles. The vines make a circle about an open area of snow with only a break in the vines to allow one back out again.
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Exits: [O]pen [G]round

Flaxpaw sighs, looking around the garden, also a bit at a loss, but..not for long, Flaxy never stops talking long, almost never. She grins "Know wot I like best here, sah? The dibbuns. There are so many of them. Guess when I get assigned my duties I won't have as much time for them, but they're so sweet."

In the distance from the two talking forms, Jarril is having a walk about the grounds with another of his hares, talking quietly before looking in the direction that Flaxpaw is in.  Nodding his head to the hare next to him, he excuses himself and begins to make his way towards them.

Darkmane can't help but allow his grin to become feral as he speaks "i wasn't aware hares ate dibbuns since you know they are sweet" then quickly shifts it into a wry smile "Tho i'll have to agree with you, asmutch of a pain dibbuns can be at times they are very sweet and humorous"

Flaxpaw blinks and giggles a little. "eat dibbuns, sah? no. I love them, though, no trouble." Then she catches sight of Jarril and blushes, looking nervous, and kinda fidgiting. The majah, and coming this way. She quickly tries to neaten her uniform, and stands, saluting and waiting for him to reach her.

Jarril comes to a stop and looks at Flaxpaw for a moment and smiles.  "At ease, Flax."  He looks at Darkmane and nods his head in greeting before asking.  "So anything going on here?"

Darkmane dips his head respectfully to Jarril in return "mostly relaxing and speaking of the past and other things"

Flaxpaw smiles shyly back to Jarril, and shuffles a little, sudden interest in the ground. "m-mister Darkmane, /this/ is majah Jarril. Told you I'd be sure you met him.." eep! she shoots a look at Jarril, blushing a little more.

Jarril doesn't flinch at all and looks at Darkmane.  "Pleasure in meeting ya, sah."  He looks at Flaxpaw with a grin.  "Oh?  So I've been in discussion have I?"

Darkmane offers a slight bow from his seated position, his lips twisting into a slight grin "as its an honor to meet the one who puts right every mistake the recruits do" his voice a combination of both respect and humor

How red can Flax turn? well, pretty bright red, as it turns out. "I-um-well, sah-just-only said-" oh, dear. She trails off, still /really/ intent on inspecting the ground.

Jarril chuckles and lets Flaxpaw get some time to recollect herself and turns to face Darkmane.  "Ah yes, the mistakes the recruits make..."  He trails off in thought while giving his whiskers a stroke.  "They're a bit like dibbuns sometimes, full time job, wot."

Darkmane keeps a wry grin on his lips as he dips his head slightly "I couldn't say really tho i'll take your word for it, my own position does or did not involve any of them"

Flaxpaw does collect herself..a little. She looks at Jarril a little surprised when he says the recruits are like dibbuns. But, in all fairness,she /has/ been spending most of her time since she got here playing with the dibbuns....she keeps quiet for now, listening.

Jarril notices the surprise look on Flaxpaw and continues to speak.  "Oh ya know.  They've put a few seasons on me with their antics.."  He looks at Flaxpaw with a wider grin.  "Shame they don't know what I got up ta when I was young though."  Coughing slightly he goes back to his official voice, if he has one at all.  "So, when does ya training start Flax?"

Darkmane remains silent for a moment as he looks between the two

Flaxpaw would certainly like to know what he got up to when he was younger. Not that he's old now. She catches his eye for just a second and grins back before getting shy again. "Don't really know, sah. No one's said anythin yet. Suppose it starts whenever you officahs say it does, though..." really clever reply, that.

Slain strolls into the garden, mind off in thought.  He notices the beasts gathered and makes his way over.

Jarril nods his head back at Flaxpaw while replying.  "Hmmm, not been told about it as yet, soon as I know what the schedule is here for ya abbey training I can fit in the patrah training alongside it."

Darkmane taps his cheek for a few moments before nodding to himself and looks at Jarril "I guess i should ask for you to include some weapons training from me into her plan if there is time since she showed intrest last night in getting it "

Flaxpaw looks a little worried, and this time /tries/ to catch Jarril's eye. It could sound like she's trying to go around him for training or something. Not what she meant. "That otter bard said you officahs wanted us to learn new skills, sah...an I know I need work on-on everthin, an mister Darkmane said he knew about some weapons I've not really learnrd about..well, said he was a-a sword dancer? too. an..." She explains in a rush.

Slain speaks up finally "Learning to fight in such a peaceful place, there are far more important things to learn."  A memory of his earlier days at the abbey pass through his mind.

Jarril nods his head.  "Yes, yes, quite right."  Regarding Slain's words before looking at Darkmane.  "The recruits will be taking some time at the patrol quarters ta practise patrah stuff."  The hare looks about.  "I don't think our training would go down ta well if it was done here but if ya like ya can train some of them on the grasslands if needs be.  They're here ta learn new things as well as keep up with their usual training."

Darkmane dips his head respectfully  "that was my plan all along if permission was given, i wouldn't have even concidered using weapons inside the abbey for just the reasons mentioned"

Flaxpaw offers Slain a smile when he speaks before returning her attention to Jarril mostly, and Darkmane. Her ears kinda perk up when Jarril mentions going somewhere else to train. First she's heard of that... "there's patrol headquarters here, sah? an we're goin?"

Jarril nods at Flaxpaw.  "Aye, there is."  He doesn't mention anything else about it as he turns his attention back to Darkmane.  "As long as it doesn't interfere with her duties or anyone elses, then ya have my permission.  All I ask is that I have reports sent ta me on their progress."

Slain doesn't say much else, he returns Flxpaw's smile along with a nod.

Darkmane muses slightly before he answers "thank you, as she is the only to have asked me sofar and the fact that it would be the first time i act as teacher, i think i will keep her as the only one until its found out how good i am at teaching instead of learning" his lips quirking into a smile as he glances at Flax "Will be intresting training for both of us i think" slowly returning his attention on Jarril "reports will be given on her progress i promise"

Flaxpaw beams at Darkmane, should be fun, training with him, and learning new skills. Then she peeks at Jarril for approval, maybe more than just officerly approval? She really is trying to impress him... "I am honored that you've agreed to teach me,sah." She responds to Darkmane.

Jarril looks about and coughs.  "Well, not that I haven't enjoyed my free time I have ta get going, got work ta do and all."  He nods his head to the other three.  "Nice meeting ya."  Giving Flaxpaw another look he turns to go and marches off again.