Later that afternoon after a storm had went through turning the chill air into very cold air, Robin returned soaking wet supported by his grandsons. Marian rushed out to meet him.
"What on earth happened?" Robin looked down sheepishly so she turned to the boys. "Boys, what happened?"
Matthew spoke. "Grandfather was chasing us by the river and we started wrestling and he fell in. I think he broke his ankle."
Marian gave Robin a disapproving look. "Honestly, Robin wrestling at your age. I'll take him in you boys change then get yourselves some tea to warm up."
Marian helped Robin change and made him get in bed to warm up. He couldn't resist a cheeky comment.
"I'd warm up better if you would join me."
"I need to go get Djaq. You could catch your death of cold. Falling in a river when it's this chilly."
"Marian, I'm alright and my ankle is just sore not broken." He held out his hand to her using his best pleading look. Marian crawled into bed curling into his arms sighing.
"What am I going to do with you, Robin of Locksley?"
"Love me forever?"
Marian laughed. They fell asleep but Marian was awakened later by the feeling that something wasn't right. He mind slowly coming out of the fog of sleep she realized Robin was burning up with fever. She shook him but he didn't stir. She quickly got out of bed and raced to Will and Djaq's.
Will opened the door rubbing his eyes quite annoyed at being woken up at this hour. That was until he saw Marian's face. "Marian, what's wrong?"
"It's Robin. He fell in the river earlier. I thought he would be fine but now he has a fever and I can't wake him."
Will hugged her. "Shh. It'll be alright. I'll get Djaq."
Djaq hurried to the manor her medicine bag in hand. She quickly mixed up something and with Marian's help got Robin to swallow it. They stood back and watched him stirring.
"There's really nothing more I can do for now. He has to fight this on his own."
Marian nodded tears in her eyes. "Thank you, Djaq."
"When he wakes up give him a spoonful of this every hour." With that Djaq left worry sinking her heart. She didn't want to worry Marian more but she knew death when she saw it. Hopefully Robin would be okay. He was a fighter but noone can fight forever.
