Disclaimer: I do not own Robin Hood, Robin, Marian, et al. I have earned nothing from this endeavor save the joy that comes from the writing and the possibility of a nice comment or two.
Well Worth the Cost
What had he done?
The anguished cries, muted as they were by door and distance, pierced his very soul.
No matter she'd welcomed him into her arms and into her bed; had cradled her body with his own.
The price was too high and he'd never ask her to pay it again.
It was a gift beyond measure.
She held and beheld the babe with equal parts tenderness, joy, and awe.
The gift of his love a wonder, the gift of his body amazing, the gift of the child, his child, was well worth the price to be paid.