Bad Day,Good Day

Disclaimer:the author does not in any way shape or form own Warhammer All materials belong to Games Workshop

CoR:ok time to get started on the next chapter

Thanquol:awww not-not another one

Thanquol was woken in the morning by a splash of cold water on his face.He whimpered softly and slowly pulled himself up to a standing position.He was handed a white robe by Tisquik and then led into a small room where food for the apprentices had been left.That morning everyone was quiet and sullen.

Sleekit showed up a few minutes after they had finished their food.Leading them into an area Thanquol guessed was a library.After a few minutes he spoke,"All apprentices learn the religious doctrines and dogma before they-they are taught magic, we'll start-start in here first".So Thanquol was stuck in a dark corner of the library trying to make sense of a scroll titled "The History of Skavenblight".

After several hours of boring reading and sifting through ancient scrolls Borkha came by."He got-got you too eh?" "Yeah"Thanquol sullenly replied."You know maybe soon he'll let us learn magic." "Yeah,right.."Thanquol replied.Borkha handed him another scroll and then settled down in another corner to read.

After a few more monotonous hours of reading religious dogma and history Sleekit came back and led the young skaven back to their quarters.When they entered they found the food the slaves had left for them and sated their hunger.As Thanquol ate he pondered why he was chosen to become a grey seer.His mind searched through all his life searching for some shred that would indicate why he was chosen.Suddenly he hit upon it,the voice in his mind that guided him,protected him,it was the voice of the Horned One.Understanding hit him like a tidal wave.

After they had eaten Sleekit took them back to the library for more reading.Thanquol was immediately handed a scroll containing information about the rites,rules,and customs of the order.Once again Thanquol headed for an isolated corner of the library.His visions of the easy,carefree life of a grey seer had changed so much in the past day.

Thanquol's mind was struggling to grasp the concept of how warpstone was created when Sleekit came over to him."Come-come on Thanquol,it's getting dark."Thanquol could have called him a savior at that moment,finally no more monotonous scrolls and books until the next morning.As Sleekit brought him back to apprentices' quarters Thanquol wondered how many more days of long monotonous reading before he became a seer.

Entering the room Thanquol was greeted by Skrag,"Ahhhh the bookworm returns."Thanquol being tired,hungry,and bored beyond all thought,merely replied,"Just- just shut up Skrag." "Fine-fine,be that way."Thanquol sauntered over to the table and sat down tiredly.Tasting the food he muttered an angered,"Fuckin great.." when he realized the soup in his mouth was ice cold.Maybe if he just gulped in down his mouth wouldn't notice.He gagged when the icy liquid flowed down his throat.Muttering curses against whoever let his food get cold Thanquol walked into the main room.

Thanquol dragged the door open and winced when the hinges squeaked.When he came into the room he noticed there was a fire going.He collapsed on the pile straw that had pretty much been labeled his bed.Squiktat suddenly spoke up,"Looks like Skrag got him too." Thanquol spoke carefully,"I assume Skrag is the type-type who plays pranks." "You guess-guessed it" Tisquik said."Great.."Thanquol responded.As the fire burnt low Thanquol felt his eyelids sink lower and lower until he was asleep.

Thanquol was brought to consciousness by cold water again the next day.Shivering he rose from his bed to start another day of boring reading.Finding food left for him,this time hot,he ate it quickly then headed to the library to start reading.On the way he met Tisquik who was heading to the library as well.When he got to the library he settled in for another day of scrolls and boredom.Several hours into his reading he heard a sound to his left.Thanquol turned his head to see what it was.Not finding anyone in sight he went back to his reading with a sigh.A few minutes later he heard it again,a soft scraping.Getting up out of his seat he went to investigate it.When he found nothing but scrolls and books he turned around and ran right into Sleekit.He almost jumped out of his skin in surprise."What-what is it Thanquol?" "Nothing,you-you just surprised me."Going back to his reading Thanquol couldn't meet his mentor's eyes."You know-know the other apprentices left to go get food an hour ago." "They DID!?" With this Thanquol ran out the door and headed back to his quarters."Sleekit simply smiled and chuckled,"Youth-youths."

Thanquol stopped to catch his breath outside the door.He was about to go in when he heard a voice,it was Tisquik,"You should have saved some for Thanquol Skrag." A few seconds later Thanquol heard Skrag respond,"Too bad for him,ya snooze ya lose-lose."Thanquol opened the door and walked in quietly.When he got behind Skrag he grabbed his ear and pulled his head back until he was looking him in the eyes."You know Tisquik was right you should have saved-saved some for me."Skrag whimpered softly and Thanquol let go of his ear.Sitting down Thanquol decided to enjoy the rest at least,despite how hungry he was.After thirty minutes of resting Sleekit came in and ushered them back to the library for more reading.

After six hours of reading Thanquol got up and headed back to the apprentices' quarters.Thanquol was happy to find that he was the second one there."Decided not to be late for food this time-time eh?" Borkha said as he came in.Thanquol sat down and tried the stew that was there.To Thanquol's delight it was hot,almost scalding,a good relief from cold food."Well Borkha I would rather have hot-hot food than cold." "I agree with-with you completely."As the others came in Thanquol noticed that Skrag was last,much to his delight.As Skrag sat down and tried the food his face twisted into a mask of absolute disgust,Thanquol savored his discomfort before saying,"Well-well it seems the sides have change-changed Skrag." "Shut up"Skrag replied.All the others laughed with Thanquol.

CoR:that wasn't so bad was it?

Thanquol:I hate-hate my life

CoR:well anyway people you know the drill please review