Quinn slept until the sound of, take a guess, Frynn crying, woke her up. She hurriedly scrambled out of bed to scoop up the little girl. "Shhh..." she whispered, cradling the baby for a second before sitting back down and starting to feed Frynn. Looking down at the girl's sweet face and soft tiny hands, Quinn knew she didn't regret anything, but she couldn't help but feel if they would've waited life would be easier. It didn't matter now, though. She was going to love these babies, because they meant more than the world to her. After feeding Frynn, she checked on Caspian, seeing he was awake and silently staring at the ceiling. With a small smile, she fed him as well, a little relieved both babies weren't loud and obnoxiously adorable like Frynn. Afterwards, she settled them down, wanting to go for a small walk to clear her mind. However, she had to find Sage before she could leave the kids. When she saw him in the main room, she approached quietly. "I'm going to go for a walk... alone... could you watch the kids?" She asked quietly.

Sage had eventually moved to start a fire outside, then had wandered back in to just...do house work he supposed, trying to keep himself busy somehow. Though, in response to Quinn's comment about going out, he nodded with a smile offered to the girl. "Sure. Be careful, yeah," he mused, pecking her cheek lightly as he moved to wander through the doorway, feeling a bit better now that he'd gotten some things done and take his mind off things.

(short i gtg lol)

Quinn nodded slightly and offered a faint smile to Sage, glancing back at the kids before exiting the cabin, heading out towards the woods without a second glance anywhere else. She made sure to angle to exact opposite direction as the lake. Although it was pretty, she didn't want to be reminded of her mistake. She headed deeper into the forest before stopping near a giant oak, then jumping up to grab onto a branch and haul herself into the tree. After climbing decently high, she settled herself in the crook of the branches, closing her eyes. It was a little chilly out this morning, and a slight breeze that wafted across her skin caused a shiver to rack her body. She wished for someone - no, Sage, she wished Sage was here, so she could at least have a source of warmth. No one but Sage.

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Jack had woken up when he heard footsteps, in time to see Quinn disappear. He felt a little bad for the night before- or, at least, he wanted people to think he felt bad, so he hesitated about going after her. 10 minutes later he broke, stood, and followed. His leg was feeling much better, so he was able to travel faster. After a while he still didn't see her, so he stopped, looking around.

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Quinn opened her eyes as she heard footsteps. She tensed, then saw it was Jack. Why was he always following her? She silently swung lower in the tree before dropping out. "What are you doing here?" She asked, a bit curtly.

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Jack looked surprised and startled as Quinn just... kind of appeared in front of him. Her tone made him wince. "Sorry. I just wanted to apologize for last night. I wanted to wake you up, but you looked exhausted."

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Quinn studied him for a second before feeling slightly bad for immediately being rude. "It's okay.. it's my fault, really. Don't worry about it." She offered a smile.

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Jack looked a little relieved. "Okay. I'll try not to worry too much, since you always said life is totally unicorns and rainbows." He grinned

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Quinn laughed at his words- he was always so funny and charismatic. "Funny. Yeah, I'm TOTALLY the one who always says that." She joked, then paused. "You'd better go, though. I'm... busy." She added with a glance down. Sage would be able to smell that they were together, and he might get irritated again... she didn't want that. Even though he was being overprotective.

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Jack tilted his head. "Why? What are you doing? I bet I could help." He urged, smiling.

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Quinn watched his innocent expression for a moment before sighing. "No, you couldn't. Let's just go back." She answered with a small shake of her head, starting to walk back towards the cabin, hoping this didn't violate whatever mental rules Sage had set up. She could spend time with Jack if she wanted to- he was her friend. Even if Sage and him weren't friends. "Is your leg feeling better? And your chest?" She inquired as she walked, trying to be open and cheerful.

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Jack nodded vigorously, striding next to her with barely any limp. "Much better, thanks for asking! I feel like a new person." He grinned. "Whatever herbs you put on helped. Hey, would you mind teaching me some of the herbs and what they do? When I go back to the town, I want to know." He asked.

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As they neared the cabin, Quinn nodded, smiling widely. She loved teaching, especially about plants- Sage would've never asked for something like that. "Of course! Come here." She knew the babies would be okay for a little while longer, so she joyfully headed to where she stored her plants, and indulged in a deep conversation of what they were and how to use them.

Sage had wandered around the house for a while, honestly just....bored. He'd felt that way a lot recently, and was quite honestly itching to get on a hunt or do soething, anything, that got him out of this cabin and moving. He sighed when he noticed quinn come back with Jack, scowling slightly. "So much for going somewhere alone," he grumbled to himself before turning from the sight of them laughing over the plants when he heard the babies stirring. After another hour or so, he let out a rather aggravated sounding noise before scooping them both up and wandering over to where quinn and jack crouched. "I'm gonna have to go hunt something for dinner....you mind if I leave these two down here with you while you talk," he asked. He was asking Quinn....but out of respect for jack he made it sound like the guy was included in that. Once he got an ok, he set the babies down in a grassy patch and then dissapeared into the woods.

(I was thinking maybe when they get hungry or tired or something, quinn goes inside and jack eventually joins her? Then flops on the bed or something, and sage smells that when he gets back and freaks out, jumps to conclusions, sort of snaps at her and that's how the fight comes out where she leaves?)

Yesss! Put into motion right now. I am excited to see how this will go!!))

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Quinn discussed the plants with Jack for a while, rather caught up in it all, when Sage came out. He did not look happy, and it irritated her a little, as she was doing nothing wrong! However, she hid it well, instead nodding. "Okay, and yes. I'll watch them." She answered, picking up both babies after he left and holding them while she talked to Jack. After a while she disappeared inside to feed them, then came back out with the sleeping babies and talked a little longer. Soon, she was getting rather tired, so she decided to rest. She was determined to not fall asleep, as that would be like leaving Frynn and Caspian alone. She went inside and put them down before sitting in the bed, yawning. She was so tired.

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Jack talked with Quinn, learned about the plants, and was enjoying himself when she left. Honestly, he was a bit tired too, so he decided to try and get some rest, when a question about the plants popped up. He hesitated for a moment before knocking and going inside. "Hey.. Quinn? I have a quick question. Is Chervil the best for infections, or would Yew be because it also has numbing properties?" He inquired, staying in the doorway.

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Quinn looked up as Jack came in. At his question, her eyes all but lit up. "That's a complicated question- sit down, I'll explain it." She then proceeded to explain her opinion on why and how, but afterwards she was even more tired. Jack had ended up sitting on the bed. Quinn's eyelids drifted shut, but she knew she couldn't fall asleep with the babies here... she was rather zoned out when she felt a warm heat source sink in by her side. She was too tired to figure out it was Jack, or even care. At least... if she fell asleep ... he'd make sure the babies were okay... everything faded to black after that, and the last thing she really felt was the blankets being tucked around her.

Sage had practically ran from where the two of them had been seated when neither of them really acknowledged his presence. He'd made sure the babies were settled and then took off...it was only after the fact that he thought he should probably have at least attempted to thank QUinn. He ran a hand over his face with a sigh, moving to scent the wind and listen for anything that might be nearby he could catch. However, as hunting could only be so fruitful so often, he only managed to find two rather skinny rabbits after around three and a half hours of hunting. He was rather pissed at himself by then, as he had always brought something home to feed them all. Always. But this...this wasn't cutting it. It was hot too, and he had rivers of sweat in every inch of his body, which the bugs liked and he absolutely did not. Of course, then it started raining, which he scowled at, turning back to the cabin. It was short enough to drench him and make the air even more humid, but not cool the temperature off at all. By the time he'd gotten back to the cabin, he was rather pissed at...well, sort of everything, and he chucked the rabbit meat at the stakes, leaving it there as he moved to slide into the cabin. As he did, his spine immedietaly stiffined, nostrils flaring when he noted Quinn. He didn't mind that she was asleep...not at all, but he certainly minded the fact that jack was there with her. On the bed, their scents mingling together. He stood there for a moment, rage building until he'd moved to grab Jack by the shirt collar and physically drag him out of the cabin, slamming the door in his face, then cringed when he realized it would probably wake Quinn. Quinn. His gaze turned on her, flickering with...a lot of different emotions. He was trying to stay calm but....he admittedly wasn't doing a very good job of it. "care to explain why the hell the two of you are asleep in our bed," he all but growled, arms crossed as he waited for an answer. His voice was low, guarded....he'd never expected to find her with another male...in their own bed, for crying out loud. But he did want to let her give an explination.

Jack stayed awake, only sitting there, watching the babies and letting Quinn rest. His eyes widened as Sage came in, and then he realized this was going to be a very bad day. He let out a yelp as Sage dragged him out, almost choking him in the process, then fell back, shocked.

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Quinn awoke at the sound of slamming doors, loud growling, and a yelp. Ohhhh.... no... she thought, jerking upright, startled and ... she realized what happened. Confusion had crossed his face at first, but slight horror followed, then a bit of anger. Yes it looked bad, but Jack hadn't done anything, he was just sitting there, it was her fault for falling asleep, again, and this wasn't going to go well. She pushed herself to her feet to confront Sage's angry face, not being able to help but shrink back just slightly. She wasn't afraid of anyone, but he looked infuriated. Part of her said he had a right, which he did, but part was also irritated. This wasn't all Jack's fault, or all her fault. "He was just watching the kids! He needed a place to sit- the room is tiny! And I was resting- what's wrong with that?" She asked, a slightly exasperated tone in her voice. Her head snapped over to the babies as Frynn started crying and even Caspian looked bewildered and unhappy. "Did you have to awaken them like that? You scared them!" She hissed, walking over to the babies and cradling Frynn in her arms.

Sage hadn't really cared what Jack thought of him by now....any hopes he'd had of possibly having a friend were far gone. He kept his mouth shut while Quinn started to explain, though when she snapped at him for wakign the babies, he tensed up, his answering snarl echoing where he knew even Jack could hear it. It probably sounded terrible...but he wasn't going to hurt quinn, or the babies. He was just...upset. he wasn't even sure just mad was the right word. "Don't start blaming me, Quinn," he hissed, eyes flaming. "I don't know what to expect when, ever since he got here, you've chatted happily with him and spending less and less tiem with your family. Then you start sneaking out with him, and I can smell the two of you on each other, and I come back and you're asleep on the bed with him next to you!" He'd thrown his hands in the air then, grasping for some sort of control. "What is it you want," he finally snapped. "Is something half animal forced on you not soemthing you want to play with anymore? Do you want to go back to the humans, with their company and their...their normal lives? Well have at it then, if this isn't good enough for you," he snarled, every muscle in his body tense. What he'd meant was that he wasn't good enough for her....but he wasn't sure if she'd know that. "It was an arranged marriage, and to vermin at that. You could easily waltz back to that little village you so desperatly wanted to see with that male out there, easily break the marriage, and be happy," he continued, just as angrily. "Then go! If you're not happy here then just...just go," he finished, practically trembling with range by then. He was giving her the option...he desperatly hoped she wouldn't take it. But....if she really was liking Jack and his life more than him...well, even in this state he wanted her to be happy. Maybe it would give the kids a better life anyway. The rabbits tossed otuside certainly proved that. He could barely even keep them fed decently, QUinn was obviously stressed, and he couldn't even manage to control his emotions to not wake the kids. Gosh, what was wrong with him?

Quinn tightened her jaw, though a look of fear flashed in her emerald eyes at his guttural snarl. Would he actually hurt her? He would never hurt the kids, but she almost deserved to be hurt. However, when he started going off, she felt the need to become defensive and bring up walls. She was being attacked. This was all her fault. "I'm not blaming you, I just didn't want the kids awoken!" She answered sharply, emotions writhing across her face. "Maybe because he'll actually chat! He acts like he cares about me, Sage! You're always so distant, and unhappy!" She exclaimed, sadness and anger threading into her voice. She flinched backwards as he raised his voice more, and at his sudden movement. His words sent a spear through her heart, causing her eyes to shimmer with tears. "I wanted you, Sage, but you've changed. I- no, no I don't want to go back to them! All they ever did was hurt us! But what are you doing now, huh? Hurting me the same way. I'm sorry, but if you want me to leave, I will. If you so DESPERATELY hate ME and humans that much, then you shouldn't be with them! You do realize I'm just a cruel human, Right Sage? If I'm just VERMIN to you, then of course I want to leave. All I ever wanted was to be loved and to love, and now you're showing me you've never seen me as an equal! I'm just a HUMAN!" Tears leaked down her face as she grabbed Caspian as well. She grabbed a blanket and wrapped the two babies in it before leaving the house. She didn't take anything else, but just disappeared into the woods. If he wanted her gone, she'd be gone.

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Jack stared with wide eyes as the voices raised, then Quinn.. fled. Not knowing what to do, he scrambled after her.

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Quinn went as far as she could as fast as she could. She couldn't be here. She just wanted to sob her heart out, curl up, and die, but of course, Caspian and Frynn needed her.

Sage had grit his teeth when she said she wasn't blaming him, though he visibly recoiled as she continued, the shock clear on his face as she spoke like Jack was everything he was not. No, that wasnt it....jack was everything good he was not. The rest of her words didn't sink in, not really ...he sort of just stared at the girl as she yelled. Yelled at him. He just shook his head when she grabbed the kids and ran...throat working to try and say something, try and stop her. But clearly, she was taking his invitation out, and away from him. Who'd hurt her so badly. "Quinn," he sort of managed out choke out, taking a lurching step after her and then drawing back, biting his lower lip hard enough to draw blood. She'd said it herself...he'd hurt her. And he'd woken the kids, and...god, he really was terrible. Maybe they were all right, when they said werewolves were just dirty, stinking brutes. Who couldn't maintain any kind of goodness. It was just evil and killing and everything else that wild animals so brutally do. So, he let them go. It was so hard to stand there, to stare at that closed door she'd slammed in his face, and taken his children with her. He hadn't even had a chance to say goodbye. That though was what brought him to his knees, a choked sob shaking his body. He hadn't cried in years ....but now here he was, on his hands and knees, gagging onto the floor of the cabin. He'd never see any of them again....Quinn had made that quite clear. And he just wasn't sure what he'd done wrong to make her drift away like that. He probably could have been a bit nicer about earlier, but what was he supposed to think? It had to have been more than that...she'd never have just blown up on him. No...he'd done something wrong. He'd probably done many things wrong. But....he didn't know what. He'd done everything he could for them. He'd almost died for them. For her. Hell, he'd given her his body, trusting her with it, and him. His body, which has been beaten so often he'd feared her touch...let her in, to his most intimate parts, to let her hold him while he shifted, to...to bear kids with him. And it still wasnt enough. He wasn't enough. He stopped sobbing then, something seeming to crack inside his chest, and he went still on the floor except for his ragged breathing, eyes turning to the hills beyond the cabin. Well....if he wasn't ever going to be anything but a monster, a low down brute, an animal, whatever they'd called him over the years....that's what he could become. No more emotions played through his head. He was just... empty as he moved to slowly set his wedding ring down, carefully, on the pillows of the bed, as if saying goodbye and walking slowly away from the cabin.