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"Move," Robin barked out as Maria tumbled down the hallway. She shivered against against the cold of the corridor; despite the torches the wind whipped around the freezing stone walls . Maria was only in her chemise, a long cotton dress , the boys had run a knife up the spine of her bodice and thrown the still warm elegance of her dress away. Her long, curled hair rolled down her back and when Robin pushed her he gave her a sharp shove in between her shoulder blades.
"Move!" He barked again, loving the position of power his father had put him in. He turned around to his pack of giggling boys and grinned happily.
"Leave me alone, you oaf!" Maria spat, whipping round and slapping Robin's hands away from her.
He chuckled , leaning foreward and pursing those beautifully plump lips in a kind of pout.
"You know for someone in your current predicament I have to admire your spirit," He drawled.
With one quick movement Maria brought her hand up and struck Robin across the face. His head snapped sharply to the right and he grunted in shock and pain. Slowly, he brought his head back up to look at her, a red handprint forming on his face. Robin adjusted his hat and stared at her intently, his eyes blazing.
"I told you she was feisty Robin!" One of the boys, Henry, said in a high pitched giggle.
"You little bitch!" Robin yelled grasping Maria by the shoulders and span her round forcefully. He shoved her forward and she stumbled across the floor; Robin didn't let up, he pushed her again, marching her along.
"I wouldn't take that from her Robin, what you gonna do?" One of the other boys laughed.
Robin's head flipped round to stare at the him, there was an air of banter and teasing around them and they were always trying to outdo each other. The blonde, Richard, winked at Robin and then laughed, daring Robin onward.
With a final push Robin threw Maria into the cell , she yelped and tripped again.
Robin paused in the doorway of the cell, staring in at Maria, shivering against the cold but defiant still.
"You gonna let her get away with that Robin?" Richard whispered in his ear, giggling impishly.
Robin growled and spared him another look before storming into the cell.
"Grab her arm, I've got her legs" He barked.
Robin watched as the two boys dived onto Maria, laughing as they pinned her arms to the ground.
"No! You bastards!" Maria cried out, squirming wildly and bucking as Robin moved to stand over her.
Suddenly, she stopped, staring up at Robin and his his dark green eyes, stormy with some kind of forced anger. He sank down until he was was nearly on top of her . Maria was silent now, a lump in her throat that she couldn't swallow as he ran his hand up the side of her dress, bunching the material. Robin was breathing heavily and Marira couldn't work out if it was anger or something else, she had stopped moving completely, close to stopping everything, even her breath. Robin had stopped moving too , his had frozen at her rib cage.
"Come on Robin, we all want a go with her," Henry growled, tightening his grip on Maria's wrists.
"Get out," Robin demanded under his breath.
There was a moment where everyone was silent. Then Richard let go of Maria's hands and reluctantly stood up, followed by the other two men. Disheartened, they sauntered out of the cell, staring at Robin between Maria's legs.
"Save some for us eh?" Henry seethed before leaving them alone.
Robin looked down at Maria's tiny waist and fragile wrists and the fact he could feel each individual rib under her thin dress. He sat up and sat back.
"Get off me," Maria yelled, pushing him away from her and scrambling backwards.
Robin knew this would impress his father, Robin knew that making her life a misery would impress his father and Robin was desperate to please the brute.
The young man stood up and took off his hat, letting the corkscrew curls of his red hair spring forth, he ran a hand through them and sighed. It would impress his father and delight his friends but it was not him.
Robin replaced his hat and turned to leave in silence, closing the wrought iron gate behind him and leaving Maria along, breathing heavily. Suddenly Maria launched her self at the gate, slamming into it in an attempt to break it but Robin held fast, capturing her hand and pulling her foreward so her face was pressed against the cold steel.
"You ought to be careful princess," He growled before throwing her backwards and walking away, "Guard, keep an eye on her, she's slippery."