Part 3 – The Chase.
Jon and Will ran as fast as they could, making sure May wasn't left behind. And, although she was quite small, she could still run fast. Will turned to look behind him, the dogs hadn't followed them, he hoped the others were all right.
"What are we doing?" Allan called to Robin, after they were a fair few hundred meters away from the camp.
Robin jumped into the shade of a tree, grabbing Allan so they were both hidden in the undergrowth,
"You mustn't tell anyone. I knew you would make the least fuss. I'm going after Gisborne."
"Why Robin? This isn't really the time!" Allan argued.
"Yes it is, I need to find out why he's suddenly sent so many dogs into the forest to find me. You go and tell the others where I've gone, don't tell May leave her at Marians, she'll worry too much, tell them not to come after me." Robin explained quickly.
"But they'll blame me for not stopping you." Allan complained.
"Your not going to try and stop me?" Robin joked.
"Of course not, your to bloody good at fighting." Allan retorted.
Robin chuckled,
"See you soon my friend, try and find the others, make sure they're ok."
Allan nodded and with that they went in separate directions, leaving each other without a backwards glance.
Djaq and Much ran quickly and quietly towards their left, the dogs hot on their trail,
"Why did they have to follow us?" Much complained quietly.
"May be because you won't shut up," Djaq retorted, gritting her teeth.
"No need to be so moody," Much muttered under his breath.
"No need to be so moody" Djaq mocked, imitating his voice.
Much rolled his eyes and they carried on running in silence. Suddenly a dog jumped out from the left, grabbing Much's ankle, as he began to scream in pain.
"We've got someone!" A hunter shouted excitedly from behind them. "Rover, come back, don't kill him! Else Guy will kill you!" The dog was surprisingly obedient, he ran back through the trees to his owner, while Djaq hoisted Much, who was now having trouble walking, up and supported him as they stumbled away.
"So what do we have here?" The owner asked, and Djaq swiveled in surprise, she knew that voice, then she gasped in surprise, dropping Much to the ground.
"You're supposed to be dead!" she whispered.
