Chapter I: Sacrifices Part Two

Clink…clink… the noise of Marian rattling her restraints made him want to rip his ears off.

"Can you stop messing with them I understand they are tight Marian but don't mess with them." Guy growled. She sighed. "Why is the Sheriff going to the Holy Land?"

"Why else Marian; Think real hard." He sardonically scoffed.

"He's going to try and kill the King isn't he?" Marian stated rhetorically. Guy coughed dryly his whole body weakened from the ordeal of his punishment. She noticed his wrists were red and swelled with blood; fresh and dried. "You shouldn't have defended me."

"Why not because you already have Hood as your hero." Guy smirked. He let his body slump. He heaved another painful sigh. "You are right I should just kill him and be done with it here." Guy flapped his lips almost in boredom but Marian knew he couldn't be any less alert than he was at that moment.

"Guy… I suppose I should say thank you though you did just sacrifice everything."

"People do stupid things when they're in love." Guy stated closing his eyes. Marian opened her mouth to speak but couldn't find the words.

"It all makes no difference you will always be Robin's… and my sin."

"Guy…" she tried to simply tell him that she was scared for him but again could not find the words. As Guy slowly drifted off to a fitful sleep Vaisey suddenly barged in waking his past man at arms and the lady Marian who was still awake.

"Torture is so much fun for me. Oh Jailer…" The Sheriff gestured at Guy and as Guy was released from his fetters but the manacles stayed on. "So Gizzy how on earth did you think you'd be repaid for letting Marian go free? A good ole kissy for Gizzy?" the Sheriff pursed his lips mockingly.

"Her charitable actions do not merit hanging!"

"Well, well congratulations are in order she will die before you dear boy! But not by a noose… Oh no I have something much sweeter. You will kill her for me." Guy scoffed.

"What?"

"Oh Come now Lady Marian tell him… tell him whose child you carry?" Guy looked at her his heart shifting wildly in against his breast.

"Tell him…" Marian looked appalled at the jest for how could the Sheriff have known she was with child or not.

"Guy…" she began.

"You have lied to me again. How could you do this…" he yelled.

"Guy I am…" She tried again but Guy's heart and honor had already been sacrificed.

"Please allow me to explain."

"Release me." Guy whispered.

"It isn't true Guy I am still a maid."

"Release from all your hate and loathing and allow me to die free." Guy begged. His heart of steel and iron had finally broken into shards.

The Sheriff's jailor liberated Guy from his manacles.

"I will not kill her." He said to Vaisey. "You'll have to kill me if I am not already dead."

"Prep him for the ritual." Vaisey laughed devilishly as the guards grabbed an unprotected Guy. He made neither protest nor argument. He let his head hang low.

"Goodbye Leper." Vaisey sneered.

"NO!" Marian yelled as she cried. "Take me instead please I beseech you Sheriff."

"I will take both of you if that is your wish Maid Marian…" The Sheriff barked out another demonic laugh.

"Here is where we end it…" said the broken Guy.