Here's part of the next chapter as a thank you to Canon31 for being the first to review. Thank you for your kind words.
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As we wait watching the road I lean against a tree so I can see in both directions. Will Scarlet is on the other side I can see him move every few minutes, boy is he inpatient. I think back over the last couple of month. Being here has been so good I have settled in to the routine and I feel more relaxed than I have in years. I know Robin is still uneasy about keeping my identity from the men but he understands my need to prove myself.
The sound of horses brings me out of my thoughts as I ready myself. I look at the train it is larger than excepted and better armed too many for just the two of us. We will let it pass get some of the others and take it further along on their journey. But suddenly, Will steps out what is he thinking, if we get out of this we are going to have words. "We have you surrounded so throw down your weapons." His words ring out through the woods.
I take out one of the men of arms nears him with an arrow then move through the woods unseen. I take out two more for different places to give the idea that there are more archers. A bow man fires his crossbow in to the forest one of my arrows finds his chest and he falls. Will has the bishop out of the coach with his sword across his throat. I hope that will keep the guards away from Will as I move again. I can hear Will make demands but I take no notice. I am trying to watch every man on the road. Someone comes around the coach with a sword. Will has his back to him my arrow makes sure he doesn't get close.
I can see a couple of the guards are looking back and forth across the road. They know there are only archers on this side of the road now or that man wouldn't have got so close. I put arrows in to both of them before they can say a word and hope no one else has noticed. Come on Will get out of there I'm getting low on arrows, I think to myself.
I see a chest being carried down the road and put in front of Will. It looks like we might have pulled it off. Will opens the chest and smirks, closing it he tells them they can be on their way and pushes the bishop towards the coach. Very soon the road is empty apart from Will sitting on the chest. I wait until I can no longer hear the horses and men before I exit the woods. I throw a look at Will but know that under my mask he cannot see it but it makes me feel better. We were lucky this time but I don't want to go through that again we will be having words.
I grab the handle on one side of the chest and look at Scarlet. I want off the road as quick as possible I don't want to push our luck any more. Will gets up and grabs the other side, "You might not say much but you sure did a good job Robin's going to be happy to see this." He says as we picks up the chest it's heavy.
As we start towards the woods I hear shouts and horses' coming back up the road. This time it's coming from both sides. Will and I look at one another this was a trap. "Run" he shouts, we drop the chest and run for the forest it's our only hope.
As we reach the edge of it I turn and fire two arrows down the road at what turns out to be the Gisborne and his men. Will sends two towards the bishop's men at the same time but as I turn to run again a cross-bow bolt slices across the top of my left arm. I drop my bow and keep going as the pain shots through me thankful that it not my right. At less I can still use my sword or throwing knives if I have too.
We head for the thick undergrowth Will releasing arrows every now and again. He curses me for losing my bow, I realize he doesn't know I've been hit but there's no time to tell him now. Out of the corner of my eye I see a bowmen taking aim at him the shot goes wide as one of my knives buries itself in his chest. Will turns as the bolt flies past him and grins at me as he sees the man fall. We push on soon the horses can't go any farther through the heavy undergrowth. A few of the men of arms on foot keep going but Will's arrows soon put pay to them, we press on until we can no longer hear them.
Only when we feel safe do we stop to get our breath. My arm is throbbing like mad I can hardly lift it. I need to get back to camp; I'm starting of feel dizzy. "Never throw your bow." Will growls as he turns to me but stops at the sight of my blood soaked sleeve, "Damn, your hit."
Before I can stop him he has torn my sleeve open to look at the wound, he stops at the sight of the perfect skin of my arm instead of the burn scars he expects "What the hell is going on?" He yells and reaches for my mask.
"No" I get out but I haven't the strength to stop him. I hear him mutter my name as the mask falls away and I pass out from the pain.
When I come round I can hear Will screaming for Robin. As my vision clears I can see we are back in the camp and Will is carrying me. Somewhere in the back of my head I wonder how we got back we were miles away. I look back across the camp; Will is still shouting for Robin, I see him appear from one of the huts. He sees us and starts to run, "What happened?" Is all I hear as darkness claims me once again