Kidnapped
Quirin was in his fields, harvesting pumpkins when he heard the sound of a chittering raccoon. Quirin was surprised, Ruddiger had gone with Varian while the later worked on translating a scroll, and they weren't due back for days. He was further taken aback when he saw how battered poor Ruddiger was.
"Who did this to you? What happened to Varian?" Quirin asked. Varian would never let anyone hurt Ruddiger, whoever had done this must have attacked and overwhelmed Varian first, and Quirin wanted answers. No one would harm his son while Quirin was around.
"We're going to the castle. Princess Rapunzel will know what happened." Quirin decided, picking up Ruddiger and placing him on his shoulder, as he had often seen Varian do.
But when they reached the castle, the Princess wasn't there. Nigel answered the door instead.
"Ah, Quirin. I have a message for you." Nigel said nervously.
"Is this about my son? Where's Varian?" Quirin demanded.
"I'm afraid he knew something she wanted. He was taken by Cassandra." Nigel explained.
Cassandra. Quirin wouldn't be much of a dad if he didn't know the name of his son's first crush. Varian had drawn pictures of her, he'd framed the blue ribbon she gave him as if it were a national treasure, he'd named an element after her, for crying out loud!
Varian would never think Cassandra capable of hurting him, but Quirin knew otherwise. He'd heard all the stories about how Cassandra had grabbed the moonstone, had sent the red rocks into town, had been branded an outlaw and traitor.
(Quirin also knew the same labels had once applied to his son, but Varian had been young and misguided, and he truly regretted what he had done.) Quirin could only hope that Cassandra was similarly misguided, but not violent or cruel. Still, she had at the very least kidnapped Varian, she wanted information from him, and Quirin didn't know what she would do to get it.
"...But not to worry. The Princess and her friends have gone to rescue him, and they promised to bring him back safely." Nigel stated.
Quirin nodded. Rapunzel always said she would never give up on Varian and he believed her. Rapunzel's group had a big head start in tracking down Varian, there was no way Quirin could catch up. He'd have to wait here and trust they'd succeed.
Quirin involuntarily clenched his fists. It had been years since he left the Brotherhood, but Quirin still had his armor, was still able to fight, and if Cassandra did harm Varian then moon powers or no, he would make her regret it.
THE END
I really think Quirin didn't go with the group because time was of the essence, but I've no doubt Rapunzel left word for him so he'd know they were going to make sure Varian got home safe. This was another request, and I hope you all enjoyed it.