A/N: well this just shows my obsession with this show. i recently watched all of the seasons, even the 3rd one despite the ending of season 2. So for all you RobinXMarian fans this fic is pretty much nothing but that pairing! This was kinda written on a whim but i really got into it and I will post chapter by chapter for your enjoyment! Well I hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think. Thanks for reading, thanks a bunch a reviewing!


The Litany

Part One

For the Imprisoned

Those who are trapped in the darkest of thoughts
Have much more to gain then lost

There he was. Trapped like a rat, fetters around his wrists and ankles. The dark prison that held him oppressed his body and spirit. He knew he was needed elsewhere. England needed him, the poor needed him, especially the fair Marian, plump with child, needed Robin hood.

He knew this and it hung heavy on his heart and mind. He searched his thoughts for a plan to escape to those who needed him. Yet the manacles where tight and strong, the walls thick and foolproof. Like the sheriff had said only hours earlier, "The only time you will see the light of day again is when you march to your execution."

He tried again and again to break the chains that held him. But no matter the strength or the will he held within the effort remained futile. He eventually tired out, placed his fate in the hands of chance, and prayed that his beloved Marian would not give birth to a child that would never know its father.