-1She knew how to stop it. But didn't have the heart to do so.

Marian sat in her bedchamber trying to concentrate on her embroidery that she hated so much. She hoped that it would take her mind of more painful thoughts, but it wasn't working.

It had all happened but a mere hour ago. Robin and Much had come to Knighton. Marian's heart lit up and a large smile appeared on her face when she saw them put their horses into the stable. She ran down to greet him at the door, and she frowned when she saw a sad smile on his face. He said that he had to talk to her in private and her father said that they both could go into her bedroom un chaperoned.

That's when he had broken her heart and told her that he was going to follow the King to the Holy Lands. Many emotions ran through them. They spoke about it, yelled and argued at each other about it and Marian even cried.

He said that he did care for her and that one day he would return for her and they would be married, just like they were supposed to in a few short weeks.

Marian knew that if she told Robin that she loved him, that she needed him and didn't want to live a day knowing that he would not be here, then he would have stayed. She knew that all she had to say were those few feelings and he would never have left. But she couldn't do that…. Because she loved him. She knew that he loved her even though he had never told her. But she knew that he loved glory and longed for it. That's why she couldn't tell him that she loved him, because he wouldn't have left. And the one thing that she did not want him to do was regret anything later on, where she maybe blamed for it. Her hurt greatly to let him leave. It took all her will power and strength to stop herself from going to the stable saddling her horse and galloping to Locksley, to beg him to stay. He left tomorrow and she may never see him again, never see his smile or hear his cheeky remarks. The thought of that made her want to die.

She knew that he loved her, but he didn't love her enough to stay. She knew this.

She loved him.

And that's why she had let him go

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