-------------- Salamandastron --------------- After a short distance from the Second Level intersection, the passage widens out to a rectangular hallway in which six or seven hares could walk abreast. Placed at regular intervals are the doors to the dormitories. The doors are staggered so that a torch burns across the hall from every cherry wood door. ------------------------------------- Visible Exits: To get into a hare's dorm, just type the name of the hare whose dorm you wish to go in. But don't forget to knock! [Out] to Second Level Intersection [L]eaders' [D]ormitory [H]allway Contents: Advert about Tavern EMU With: [IC] Long Patrol Fighter, Atokk

Atokk lazily opens his dorm door being very much bovine. He scratches his back and yawns loudly. His slow and drunken steps take him fumbling around as he is still partially asleep.

Soleil, just returning from an early breakfast, walks quickly back to her room deep in thought. She yelps as she's brought back into this world by almost running into the other hare. "Sorry sah, I wasn' lookin' 'an..." she trails off her mumbled apology and stares at the floor.

"Eep!" yelps Atokk as he jumps backwards, suddenly waking up, "Tis' alrigh', laddy. Would ya' mind joinin' me in the taining room, wot?"

Soleil looks up startled. No reprimand? Kind of an odd request also, she's half his height! An exaggeration, but still... She shrugs dubiously and turns around, back the way she came, "'Course, sah."

-------------- Salamandastron --------------- This is the training room for the hares of the long patrol. The walls seem to have taken a severe beating, more than likely not from stray arrows missing the archery targets. There are several of said archery targets lining the west wall, each with small oak stands a good distance off to hold arrows, hang a bracer, and rest a bow on. The targets are of simple design: a large, tightly wrapped bale of hay with a coarse paper target on the front. A wooden mannequin, in no better shape than the walls, is in the northeastern corner of the room. Besides that, several wooden practice swords sit in a small pile. On the eastern side of the room is a small, makeshift wrestling arena consisting of two mattresses tied together. Then on the southern side of the room is a fitness area, assembled from several pull-up bars, and a nice padded area to do push up. Narrow, cylindrical weights (both wooden and metal) are pushed up against the wall, along with a few straight metal bars for them to be mounted on. ------------------------------------- Visible Exits: [Arm]ory [Out] With: [IC] Long Patrol Fighter, Atokk Atokk arrives with: Soleil

Atokk walks in with Soleil and looks around, he grabs a long wooden shaft in the corner of the room and tosses it the Soleil.

Soleil reaches out for the tossed weapon a second too late and it clatters to the floor. She picks it up sheepishly and inspects both ends before walking into a relatively empty area of the training room.

Atokk grabs another shaft and walks to Soleil. Atokk says, "Yer goin' ta' need spear, trident, voulge, an' pike trainin'. You need ta' know how to use every weapon, even vermin." All Atokk carries right now is his dirk with the hare head on the end of the hilt.

Soleil nods looking apprehensive. She's been doing training, but mostly with the lighter weapons; especially the bow. She takes her stance and holds her shaft as she's been taught to do, looking to the fighter for inspection.

Atokk gets into a threating stance, this hare knows about every weapon and has trained with every weapon. Incase he had to use them in battle.

Soleil repositions her feet and cracks her neck, before bringing her eye level up to look at the much taller buck. "Ready when you are, sah."

Atokk swings at the lass's feet then bringing it upward in uppercut fashion.

Soleil, watching the other's chest, sees the movement a moment before it happens. She jumps back and brings her own shaft down in a blocking position. It's rather awkward looking, but seems effective. At least for training.

Atokk parrys the block and sends the pole stabbing for her chest.

A panicked look flashes across Soleil's face as she takes another step back, trying to knock the other pole away from her with her own.

The pole gets knocked away, but Atokk brings it across like a longsword.

Soleil stumbles backwards and falls to the ground, raising the pole over her head for protection. She sighs and remains seated, "Sorry sah, I haven't practiced this as much yet. I can shoot pretty well though..." A longing glance in the direction of the archery station.

Atokk says, "We'll take a break, noaw lets practice the bow."

Atokk breaths heavily as he walks over towards the archery range. That little exercise gave him a workout. He picks up a bow and fires. Miss! He fires another and hits two rings away from the middle. He curses and fires another. A hit three rings away. He then fires a final arrow and....misses! He goes and picks up one more arrow, just one and fires. His extreme consintration allows him to hit the middle ring. Score! He puts up his hands, "Lets see you beat that, lassy." He prodes her with the bow.

Soleil gets up stiffly and hands the shaft back to the other hare. "Actually sah, s'about my shift t'help in the infirmary. Don't think I've got time t'shoot now." She offers a small salute and heads for the door.