11:47 AM

It's early in the morning but Jarril is already awake, catching up with reports that need to be done from his patrol.  Pausing for a moment, the hare dips his quill into the ink pot and continues to write.

Slowly but steadly a sound starts to emit from outside, the sound of something brushing across the floor maybe even a really soft humm. The sound just continues on all around the hall, it fades then reappears, suddenly the door opens and in peeks Leori with a small smile on her face broom top sticking in with her, She blinks thinking its way to early for anyone to be up. As she looks over, she had hoped she would advoid anyone in the office so she could sweeap it with out bothering the officers.

Looking up, Jarril hears his neck make a disturbing popping/cracking noise as he winches, moving a paw up to give it a rub gently.  "Ah, morning, come in, come in..."  He says while moving his neck about again to try and sooth it.

Leori nods her head and steps in quickly still holding her broom, "sorry this room usuaully empty in the mornings." she says softly, nodding her head to him. She says standing a few feet the table he is using. "you see i usually sweap the floor every morning."

Jarril nods his head and decides to just end his torture of writing reports for now.  Placing the quill back down onto the table he replies back.  "Ah, yes, yes, of course.  Well, I wasn't able to sleep so thought I catch up on some work."

Leori smiles and nods her head going about her sweeping, humming again, she is just in a really good mood as of late it seam. the Melody so soft and sweet. As she sweeps. She smiles "I know how not being able to sleep is. I never sleep much myself. I perfer the morning when its cool and crisp and quiet.

Leaning back in his chair, Jarril nods.  "Well, it's peaceful I give ya that.  Nothing has gone wrong yet ta keep my busy."  He watches you work and smiles.  "Ya don't mind but I admire ya and others in keeping the mountain running.  Must be as hard as our work but everyone has a responsibility and all I suppose.  So how long have ya been posted in cleaning this section of the mountain?"

Leori smiles and chuckles "will i elected to clean this part of the mountain." She says softly "I choose what chores i have. There mostly easy ones, so the Recuirts have the hard work." she says with a wink. As she sweaps all the dust out. "As for how long, why haven't you noticed how clean the offive and lounge looks?" she asks softly.

Jarril replies back.  "Been far ta busy on patrahs and all away from the mountain ta notice, that and being at the abbey.  First time I knew ya were doing it."  He gives a chuckle about the recruits and nods.  "Aye, best leave the worse stuff ta them, builds character, wot."

Leori nods and chuckles at the comment. "I try to get up early every morning and get it done so as not to disturb any of the officers." she says softly. She finishes with sweeping the room, "I like it in the mornings. Helps me work better and helps me clear my mind." she says with a smile.

Giving a chuckle, Jarril replies back.  "Oh don't worry about waking up the officahs, some are awake anyways."  He moves his paws together into a pyramid shape.  "Ya think we let lower ranks move about at night duty without someone in charge?"  He winks on that one.  "Anyways, ya given me a perfect reason ta forget work for a bit and talk ta someone who isn't scared because of my rank."

Leori chuckles softly "Will i am not in patrol i just the resident, but i am earning my keep." she says softly leaning on the broom some. "sides the advantages of the early morning is you get first dibs on breakfast." she chuckles.

Jarril nods his head.  "Aye, well I worked that one out myself, but it's nice ta talk ta someone who doesn't keep saying sah all the time, nonetheless."  He nods, looking out of the hole in the wall with a thoughtful look. "Well, that shouldn't be ta far away now I suspect."  Getting up from the chair, he moves to where the hole in the stone is and looks outside.  "So apart from doing this in the mornings, what do ya do with the rest of the day?"

Leori blushes and looks at the floor. "will it varys i always help with dishes unless a recurit is on punishment to wash dishes, I just usually let them be. After that i am pretty much free for the rest of the day." she says "sometimes i go for a walk or read, just what ever fits my fancy.

Jarril smiles as he turns back around again.  "Oh, read anything interesting?"  He enquires while making back to his desk before rolling up a piece of parchment lying there.

Leori shrugs "some of the books are better than the others." she says softly. "Most of them are records though." She says softly "some of them are educational." she says, "either way you leave enlightened and smarter than when you came in."

Jarril slowly puts away the scroll.  "Aye, I am glad that the damage ta the library was kept ta a minimal after what happened."  He smiles.  "I can send a messenger ta the abbey if ya want anything sent from them if ya like?  Just ask."  Closing the drawer he smiles.  "Anyways, we best head downstairs if ya still want the best bits of breakfast.  I hear the cook has some new things since coming back from that otter gathering and all."

Leori chuckles and nods her head, "aye i do think he does." she says softly smiling, He nose sniffs the air to see if she can smell it yet. "The otters are quite the cooks, make the best balley good soup i have ever tasted." she says with a chuckle.

Making his way towards Leori, he nods slowly.  "Well, I'm sure ya heard our cook won the competition of best cook within all the otters there.  Nice ta win something now and again that doesn't involve fighting."  Opening the door, he smiles.  "Leave the broom here for now, let's head down shall we?"

Leori nods her head following him propping the broom against the wall as she follows him out. "aye i did hear that." she says softly.

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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                  Visible Exits:
[M]ain [H]all                         [K]itchens
[Out]

Walking into the dining chamber with Leori, Jarril smiles.  "Well, I think that holiday for our cook did the world of good anyways.  He hasn't said what else happened there though yet, been busy feeding us lot again."  Looking about, he see's the place empty and smiles.  "Hmmm, night shift mustn't have finished yet, nor any of the hares woken up.  I think we managed ta get in before them all."  The hare sniffs and smells the fresh breakfast smells coming out from the kitchen and calls out.  "'ey Skip!  When's the food coming?"  The otter pops his head out and calls back.  "In a moment or two."  Popping head back inside again.  "No, that's t' much salt!  Out of my way!"

Quinten walks into the dinning room behind Jarril and Leori, his fur is tousled and he looks a bit tired, he pauses by the doorway to wave to someone who is still outside. "Enjoy your bath Christa i'll see you later." With that he looks up and peers about the room. "Oh Major Jarril I wasn't expecting anyone else to be in here."

Leori follows behind Jarril she lets out a chuckle as she hears the cook hollar at the other beasts helping him. "Just like every other morning i can see." she says softly as she carefully dusts off her apron she is wearing around her tunic to keep herself clean, she always wears it when she works in the morning. She looks over to Quinten, "hello there." she says with a nod.

Jarril turns to face Quinten and gives the younger hare a questionable look.  "And why can't I be up early, hmm?"  He stares at Quinten for a moment and speaks.  "So, fightah, do I have permission in having breakfast with Leori here or ya have some other ordah's for me and her?"  He gives Leori a wink before looking at Quinten again.

Jarril gives Quinten a look and a nod before he moves off to one of the tables and leaves his fightah to get fed in his own way.  Sitting down at one of the tables, he see's some other younger harassed looking hares coming from the kitchen with food.

Leori takes a seat at the table and smiles softly as she smells the food, knowing full well there isn't that long left before the others start to wake up and smell the food. She looks at it all to see what there bringing in. Licking her lips some. "Smells good as always." she says softly.

Jarril nods back as he see's plates of food being placed onto the tables, while some other hares are now starting to filter into the hall itself.  "Hmmm, looks like the good old patrah food alert system is on tip top form."  Giving a chuckle he holds a bowl of fresh warm bread to Leori.  "I think we best start, won't be long before the first battle of the day starts."  Thinking on hares fighting for food, stealing food, etc.

Leori chuckles and nods taking the bowl and taking a piece of two of bread from the basket as she passes it down to the hares taking there place not far from her. She looks at what else there is, reaching for what ever may be in reach and getting a small helping of it, Till her plate is filled up with food, Enough that she won't starve before lunch time.

Giving the usual nods to various hares in uniform and those who aren't.  Some other species walk past, finished with their morning chores.  Eating some hot porridge, Jarril eventually speaks again.  "So anything planned for taday?"

Leori chews up the food that is in her mouth and smiles softly, "why do you ask?" she asks softly. Matter of fact she does have something planed for the afternoon.

Jarril giving his spoon a lick, the hare replies back.  "Just interested, that's all?"  He bats a paw with the spoon that's trying to steal away one of his freshly baked scones hard and then looks at Leori again.

Leori chuckles softly "ohh will i have a walk planed with Brivicus around noon." she says as she sips from her cup next to her plate. The hares won't dare try to steal from Leori, they learned the hard way that she can be quite mean when it comes to food. She may be a doe but she is still strong. "That was the only thing i had planed." she says after swallowing her food.

Jarril nods as he finishes his porridge, moving onto the scones now.  "I see."  He looks at some other hares along the table and back again.  "So er, who's Brivicus?  I still don't know everyone in this mountain, even all these seasons."  The hare chuckles.

Leori chuckles softly as she smiles and blushes. "will he is a friend, i meet him yesterday." she says softly "I know he isn't in the patrol but i don't know if he is a resident or not." she says softly. As she finishes up her first piece of toast.

Jarril giving a slight cough, the hare nods his head back.  "Well, I haven't much on taday so if ya want ta find me, I should be pretty much free..  Well, after I finish off those reports at least anyways."

Leori chuckles softly, and blushes wildly. "Will i might be free after my walk, i will just have to see." she says starting in on her scorne, she also sips from her drink glass.

Jarril doesn't say anything about the blush as he flicks his ears over to another conversation or two bucks arm wrestling for the last piece of toast while a younger hare steals it from under their noses.  "Ah, well if ya can't, then that's okay.  Perhaps I'll get up early a bit more from now on."  The sound of despair comes from the two bucks who realise their prize has been nicked, already gobbled up by a leveret.

Leori smiles and nods her head "perhaps." she says with a blush. As she finishes her plate of food up finally.

Leori smiles and nods her head "perhaps." she says with a blush. As she finishes her plate of food up finally. She sits sipping from her glass watching the other hares around her, She sits back in her chair strighing up her apron, and dusts it off.

Picking up a napkin, Jarril wipes his whiskers free of any food and then slowly gets up from his chair.  "Well, good ta see ya."  The hare's attention moves to something else in the room but see's another major taking charge of it and ignores it.  "I best get my stuff finished, ya have a good day, see ya around, hmm?"  He bows gently.

Leori smiles and nods head "aye you may have to look but i am always somewhere." she says softly.

Jarril grins.  "I shall check the library later then?"  Giving a wink, he turns and then heads off down the line, it's not long though before one of his patrol hares has spotted him and called him to sort something.

Leori smiles and sits back for a wile before she rises and makes her way out of the room she is going to retrive her broom and finish her work.