The Biggest Mistake
"Alright lads; that was one good raid, we got almost all the food from that cart. The people of Nottingham will be eating well for the next month." Robin said as the other men cheered happily. But all of that stopped abruptly when they heard,
"Father!" Will's ears pricked and he listened more.
"Father! Uncle Robin! Help me!" Will and Robin exchanged a worried glance and ran towards where they heard Seth yelling for help; all the while Robin knocking an arrow and Will drawing his battle axe and hatchet, preparing for battle.
They came upon the scene and found they were too late, they found Much unconscious and to Will's dismay, no Seth.
"Much. Much, wake up." Will heard Robin say. Much stirred slightly then his eyes shot open and he pushed himself up to a battle ready position ready to fight off more guards.
"S-Seth. They t-took Seth." Much stuttered
Will's blood started to boil until he finally lost it.
"Damn it Much! You were supposed to be watching out for him! Now the stupid Sheriff has him!" Will started ranting.
"Will, it's not his fault; by the looks of it they were way outnumbered." Robin said trying to calm Will down; he laid a hand on Will's shoulder.
"Get off me!" Will pushed Robin's hand off and stomped off. By this time John and Allan both caught up with the other three. Allan wanted to go after Will but Robin stuck an arm in front of him to stop him. Instead Robin went after him, he found him sitting by the riverbed with his knees to his chest and his arms wrapped around them.
"Will," Robin started.
"I should've been with them. I should've stayed back." Will said.
"We couldn't have known."
"Yes we could have! My feeling remember? It was really strong, I thought maybe Much would be able to handle taking care of him but now…I can't believe I wasn't with him. He must have been so scared."
"Will, I promise you, we will get Seth back. I'll make sure of it; I'll have Marian watch out for him." The look that Robin saw in Will's eyes was like nothing he has seen before. He saw pure hatred and a will to kill in those eyes.
"The Sheriff just made the biggest mistake of his life today. I won't stop until Seth is back here with me."
-At the Castle-
Seth was being led through the corridors and finally down to the dungeon where he was thrown into a cell.
"My Father will come for me! So will my Uncle Robin! Then you'll be sorry!" Seth yelled through the bars.
"yeah Kid, they'll be sorry." He heard a voice say from behind him. Seth quickly turned around and he saw another prisoner; by the looks of it, it was a woman.
"Who're you?"
"My name is Ryder. So who's your father?"
"Will Scarlett, and my uncle is Robin Hood."
"Quite a family there kid. You might as well have a seat; the sheriff won't come and get you for a while yet." Seth sighed and moved away from the bars and took a seat next to the woman. He finally got to see what she looked like. She was in her mid-twenties by the looks of it, with long red hair tied back and piercing blue eyes.
"What are you here for?" Seth asked her.
She chuckled
"I was protecting my son; he poached a deer because he, his younger brother and I were running out of food. He got caught, but I was with him so I said I killed the deer and I got dragged here."
"Oh, my father and uncle both steal, but they don't get caught. They never let me go with them though."
"It's good they don't, you don't want to end up like me. I'll have a noose around my neck in two days."
"It's not fair. The Sheriff is the one who should have a noose around his neck." Seth said as he crossed his arms.
"Be weary child, if any of those who are loyal to the Sheriff hear you, you could be in for a big problem."
Seth huffed.
"You don't have to worry about it now though; I made sure that no one can hear us." Seth looked at her with a confused look on his face.
She smirked at him, and then he finally understood.
"You have magic!" He said in awe.
"Yes I do, I am actually a lot older than I look boy."
"You couldn't be any older than 25"
"Quite flattering boy; well let's put it this way, I was alive during the time of King Arthur Pendragon."
"But that was over 200 years ago!" Seth yelled.
"Yes, my magic has kept me alive all these years, and of course, stronger than ever."
"Then how old are your sons?"
"River is 17 and Blaze is 15."
"Oi, Boy, the sheriff wants you." He heard the jailer say.
"Go on Seth."
"I'll be back soon…wait, how did you…"
She smirked again.
-The Throne Room-
"So this is this is the young Scarlett boy." The Sheriff said as he grabbed Seth's chin. Seth twisted his neck then bit the Sheriff's hand. The Sheriff looked at his bitten hand, and then he raised his other and backhanded Seth in the face.
"You should respect your elders boy."
"I'll never have any respect for anyone who helps you." Seth spat.
"Well now that we have you here, it will be easier to capture your father and Robin."
"No it won't you bastard, they'll get me out of here and they'll laugh in your face like they always do."
"Such a mouth for an eight year old; but no matter, I have lost many battles, I have to admit. But I will not lose the war, King Richard will die in the Holy Land and Prince John will start his reign."
"Prince John can go to hell. Long Live King Richard the Lionheart!"
"Take this kid back to the dungeons." The Sheriff said through his teeth.
Seth smirked as he was taken back to his dungeon cell and thrown in none to gently.
"Bastards" Seth mumbled under his breath.
"Are you alright?" He heard Ryder ask him.
"I'm fine. I can't wait until my father and Uncle Robin come and get me so I can laugh in the Sheriff's face."
"That will be the day won't it."
"Yeah it will, it will be a good day. He'll get you out too; maybe your sons could join our gang."
"Maybe someday, but you never know." Ryder looked out the small window of the cell.
"It's almost dark; you should probably get some sleep."
"Good idea." Seth said as he laid his head down in Ryder's lap.
"Goodnight Seth"
"Goodnight Ryder."
