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Chapter 9,
I Was Fighting For You,
Allen had waited for Robin to leave so he could talk to Guy, as he was the only one who fully appreciated him in their gang, and could fully trust him unlike the others. When Robin left he made his move, by squatting near the bed.
"It's nice to see you recovering so well." Allen began; Guy shifted his head so he could focus on him,
"I'm not so sure others would consider my recovery a miracle." Guy said,
"What you mean Kate and Much? Forget about it they'll learn to accept you." Allen dismissed,
"Yeah but I have to live with them for now and they don't like me very much." Guy reasoned,
"I'm not being funny but you could have been killed out there, and still you said nothing, they should respect you for that." Allen explained,
"Yeah but with my sister talking or not wouldn't have made much difference she was going to kill me anyway." Guy said,
"I doubt she hates you that much she cares about position too." Allen protested, but Guy shot him an 'I don't think so' look, "But then again I don't know her like you do." He agreed,
"Tuck says I need to rest so what is it you want to tell me?" Guy asked,
"Well I just want you to know that while you were being held captive I was fighting for you every step of the way, trying to make the others see that they were wrong." He said,
"Thank you."
"Yeah well if I'm capable of coming back after betrayal then I believe you can too." Allen admitted,
"Yeah but you worked for me, and now that I'm with the gang they probably trust you a little more, as you have no one to report to anymore." Guy reasoned,
"You may be right but I was in their gang again long before you showed up…and I believe Much and Kate will learn to accept you sooner or later…give or take a few years." Allen teased,
"A few more years under the rule of my sister, and there won't be an England worth fighting for." Guy said, seriousness detectable in every word, he really did know his sister,
"Yeah well Robin has an idea; he wants to make it look like you died." Allen explained,
"Pardon?" Guy asked, shocked by Robin's strange plan,
"He wants to make it look like Isabella has actually killed you." Allen repeated,
"Why?" Guy asked,
"Incase we need you when we're all in trouble you so could bail us out."
"Yeah but what am I meant to do in the meantime?" Guy asked,
"In the meantime you can recover." Allen answered, as he patted Guy on the shoulder before he left,
Guy would have prohibited Allen from leaving so he could hear more about Robin's 'plan' that seemed to be the talk of the camp, depending on how Robin wanted to carry out the plan would depend on how willing Guy was to go along with it. No doubt it would mean more alone time, and with his vision the way it was, alone time wasn't exactly what he wanted, because he still wasn't able to see things clearly.
Tuck had told him his vision would take a while to readjust, as he had never heard of anyone seeing again after losing sight, it was apparent that he saw it as a miracle. Guy just hoped that the haze he continuously saw would eventually grow into the clear and sharp vision he once knew.
One week later,
Found Guy well on his way to recovery, his wounds had healed nicely and his leg had had completely rejoined, and he was helped through various exercises to get him back to his usual self. The exercises had been successful, and Guy had completely recovered, the only thing that remained was a mild limp because his leg was still stiff and tender, but apart from that he was quite capable of taking care of himself in a scrap or anything like it.
Guy knew Robin was holding him back, because this was the third time he had been rejected accompanying looting unsuspected strangers that travelled along the forest road. It was partially because Guy's sight hadn't fully returned yet, and because Robin had decided to keep Guy quiet for a while, and make it look like he had actually died.
Guy understood Robin's strategy but it didn't mean he had to like it, because he was a man who craved action, not a man who would rather sit at camp all day and prepare food, like Much, or collect firewood. Quite often while the gang had gone off to accomplish what the name Robin Hood stood for, Guy found peace sitting by the stream listening to the birds and watching the fish play.
Sewing his pants back up wasn't as hard as it appeared but he had suffered from multiple pricks from the pin as he attempted to drive the needle through the course fabric. After a week of sitting idly at camp Guy began to think about his sister, he wondered whether Isabella was at peace with herself now, because perhaps Robin's plan had worked and she thought he was dead.
Or maybe she wasn't at peace with herself and she was actually beginning to show remorse for what she imagined she had done, in all seriousness Guy couldn't blame her for what she had done, with all the things he did, he deserved it. He also began to wander if he would be allowed to ever show his face with Robin again, because if he was to remain assumedly dead, he would have to make himself scarce.
He was starting to crave seeing his sister again and just tell her that he was sorry for all the pain he had caused her, whether she accepted his apology or not was a different matter, but he had to try. He wanted so badly to get her to join their cause and make her see sense, but if he remained cooped up at camp for the rest of his life he couldn't do that, he decided it was time to speak up.
Robin found Guy one morning outside of camp leaning against a tree, feeding the flea-bitten horse that belonged to him, a handful of lush green meadow grass.
Robin walked over to him just as Guy stroked the animals head with the palm of his hand,
"So what's his name then?" Robin asked,
"Renatus." Guy mumbled,
"Renatus...why?" Robin asked,
Guy didn't answer,
"How are you feeling?" Robin asked,
"You'll never get tired of asking me that question will you Robin?" Guy asked,
"Not until I think you are alright." Robin replied,
"Robin I'm fine." Guy assured, as the horse flicked his head up and down, moving into Guy's soothing strokes,
"It's alright boy don't listen to Robin I'm fine." Guy assured, but the horse moved his head down to Guy's right leg and gently muzzled it,
"See even he knows better." Robin teased,
The horse then walked over to Robin and suddenly nudged him making him fall to the ground, the animal snorted triumphantly,
"It appears he does Robin you're right." Guy teased back, but he suddenly lost his pleasurable expression,
Robin regained his footing once the horse had returned to Guy's side,
"What's wrong?" Robin asked,
"Nothing." Guy replied, as he looked down at his hands, where he was fiddling with a few strands of grass,
"I can tell you're lying now what is it...its Isabella isn't it?" Robin asked,
There was a pause before Guy patted the horse on the neck and it trotted off in its merry way,
"I made her what she is today...it's my fault." Guy confessed,
"What do you mean?" Robin asked,
"If I hadn't of sold her to Squire Thornton she wouldn't be this cold, she would have loved me like she should have, instead of whishing me dead." Guy explained, "She's cold and heartless because Thornton was cold and heartless." He added,
"You were giving her a life." Robin protested,
"I gave her hell." Guy corrected, his eyes displaying pain and sorrow,
"She was my sister and I sold her." He said, as if he couldn't understand what he had done,
"You didn't know what he was like." Robin offered,
"No you're right I didn't but still I sold her to him anyway." Robin agreed,
"That's not what I meant." Robin protested,
"No but what kind of a brother am I if I am willing to sell her to a man I don't even know?" Guy asked,
"You have to put that behind you Guy you have to move on, no one can change what she has become...power has done that to her." Robin replied,
"My own son." Guy blurted out,
"What?" Robin asked, startled by Guy's sudden change in topic,
"I tried to kill my own son." Guy answered,
"You mean Seth?" Robin asked, clarifying a few facts,
"Yes my son I was meant to take him to Quirkleys but instead I left him in the woods to die." Guy said,
Robin thought that Guy just wanted to get all the things that haunted him off his chest, so he made no move to stop him from continued, but he also made no move to encourage him to continue, because it was all up to Guy with how much he was willing to share with him. But he felt honored that Guy was begging to open up and share things he would usually keep to himself; with him especially after they had been enemy's for so long.
"And now Annie's gone and I can never tell her how sorry I am for what I had done to her." Guy said,
"She's at St. Mary's Cathedral." Robin said, deciding it was time to help guy clear his conscience, but Guy continued as if he didn't hear a word,
"I...what?" Guy asked, realizing he had missed something,
"She's at St. Mary's Cathedral." Robin repeated,
"Why are you telling me this?" Guy asked,
Robin didn't answer he simply stared,
"It's a few miles outside of London; you could probably make it by nightfall if you left now." Robin said, ignoring Guy's question,
"You mean..." Guy was dumbfounded,
"The saddle is just inside the camp, and I'm sure Much will be quite happy to help you with some provisions." Robin said,
"You would do this for me?" Guy questioned,
"Call it a debt of gratitude so I can clear myself of a guilt trip." Robin teased,
"Thank you...(Loud whistle)." Soon the flea-bitten horse trotted over to guy and nickered happily ready for whatever his master had called him for,
"I will never forget this Robin." Guy said,
"Go on get out of here." Robin ordered playfully, so Guy walked towards the camp his horse following obediently behind him,
He retrieved his saddle and began tacking the horse, sliding on the reins after he had retrieved his food and water rations from Much, and he was about to climb into the saddle until Kate stopped him.
"Guy can I have a word with you…in private?" Kate asked, his first name sounding foreign coming off her lips,
"You're the last person I would suspect of wanting to talk to me…let alone in private." Guy said, his voice gentle but skeptical,
"Yeah I know." Kate admitted,
"Alright." Guy agreed, as he walked his horse towards the road that ran through the forest with Kate walking beside him so he tried to disguise his limp,
"I want to apologize." She began,
"For what?" Guy asked,
"I was the first person to say you were a traitor all along." She explained,
"Yes." Guy urged her to continue,
"I know that was wrong…I mean you have been with us now for nearly a month and you have been helping the poor like us taking the same risks, but I refused to believe that you had actually changed. And when we thought you had betrayed us I was the first one to want you dead, but I want you to know in future if something like this happens, pray that it doesn't but if it does I'm on your side." She continued,
Guy placed a hand on her shoulder and looked into her eyes with compassion, she saw a side to Guy that she didn't even know existed, but she was finding it a privilege to know.
"I'm sorry about your brother…if I could take it back I would." He said,
"I know…and I forgive you, because I know you're trying to redeem yourself and I think you've achieved your goal." She said,
"Thank you that means a lot to me." Guy explained,
"Well I should probably let you go…come back soon." She said, this made Guy feel overjoyed inside because he was forgiven by everyone, from beyond redemption to redeemed,
"I will." He said, as he turned and mounted his horse, trotting on his way to St. Mary's Cathedral in London,
Hi :) I hope you like the fact that I am trying to get Guy to reconcile things with Annie, as I thought they should have touched that up in season three of Robin Hood, when Guy had joined Robin's cause. Anyway If you like it Please leave a REVIEW!
