Nottingham Castle: Great Hall ~ Carter's POV:
I stood in the 'Great Hall' although I don't see why they call it that because it isn't very great at all. It wasn't anything special. But I guess I wasn't here to admire the architecture... My eyes flitted between the two men who were situated at the end of a huge table, it very very big. They made me feel slightly un-nerved since their voices were low and they kept glancing at me and smirking vigorously. However, they and their blithering oaths very no match for me and my skills from the Holy Land. I smirked to myself.
They stood apart and the Sheriff sat in this great oak throne like chair. The man in black stepped aside of him and began to talk. "What is your purpose of killing Hood?". He sneered at me and I decided that once the deal was done, if they accepted my contract then I would leave as soon as I had killed my arch enemy.
I shuffled in the space and stood upright with pride. "He stabbed me in the back in the Holy Land, I'm here to take vengeance like I said before. Do you want me or not?" I said bluntly getting sick of the questions and answers they were presenting.
Vaisey's expression changed. "I like this man a lot Gisborne. Why can't you hold more fire in your belly? Huh?" He mocked the man in black which I had now found out was called 'Gisborne'. He glared back at the Sheriff and then his eyes pierced my gaze. He didn't like me. I didn't like him.
The Sheriff Viasey jumped out of his seat; literally jumped... "RIGHT!" He began and I leapt back in surprise. I didn't think that old man could move that fast... "I have a proposition for you!" His face was full of malevolence and darkness. He was pureeee evil.
"I'm listening" I said.
He replied in no matter than half a second. "I want you to kill Hood. It would do us both a favour. But, I also need you to retrieve a document of paper, this document is very important and you must tell no one you have it, once you have it with a dead corpse you bring them both to me."
I nodded and frowned. "What's in it for me? I mean, obviously killing Hood but the document?"
He rolled his eyes and grinned. "Didn't think you'd do it for free. I will pay you 500 pounds for Hood dead and the document in one piece". His voice had a certain tone that warned me that I had to agree and if I failed... Well lets not go there.
I nodded and turned to leave the castle. It was now dusk. I'd have to wait till the morning. I thought to myself on the way out of the portcullis. No, I wouldn't wait until morning, I'd go now, he'd be hard to take down in daylight. I just needed to find his camp...
Locksley Manor ~ Third Person POV:
Robin was hanging outside the window on the ledge, his fingers turning white. "Hurry up, I can't hang here forever..." He grumbled to himself in boredom. He couldn't hear a thing from out there so he had to entertain himself by wondering what the gang was up to. He remember he owed three drop off's today... Finally, Robin heard the physician say his goodbyes and a door shut. He pulled himself up and over the edge of the window ledge and rolled onto the floor. He quickly got up and brushed himself down, moving towards the bed again.
Thornton came up and into the bedroom shortly and his eyes looked sad. Robin prepared himself for the worst and glanced back at Marian her eye lids shut. "What did he say?" Robin choked the words out with force and gulped. Thornton moved himself to the end of the bed and cleared his throat.
"The physician said that she has gone into a short-term coma. It means that she cannot hear or feel anything that is happening around her. He said it's probably because she fell and hit her head. She has a massive slice down the side of her forehead. I'm guessing you didn't notice it cause her hair is over it..."
Robin scrunched his eyes up and flinched. He squeezed her hand into his and he gently stroked the hair from her left. He gasped in horror and gritted his teeth. A dark read, jagged and deep cut that had sunken into her forehead. It started at the top of her forehead on her hairline and trailed down to the corner of her eyes. Robin noticed that she had dark circles around her eyes and really pale skin. The skin around the gash was red and raw, defining it. Robin bent down and kissed the other side of her forehead.
"The physician said it's not that bad though, it will only last a couple of days, since she is young and strong her body will fight back. They say that talking to them helps, they can't respond but sometimes they can hear. Most can't but she's a special one young Robin, take care of her" Thornton smiled warmly and closed the door behind him leaving the two alone once more.
Thornton came rushing back in when Robin heard the sounds of horses hooves cantering and stopping outside the manor. Robin leapt up and Thornton motioned to the window. "Sir Guy is back, you must leave master, the window, be careful!" He whispered in case Gisborne had heard him and Robin nodded. Thornton nodded back and shut the door again, picking up a pile of washing and taking it downstairs casually as Guy came into the manor.
Robin ran back to Marian and kissed her on the lips once more. "I'll never stop loving you Marian..." He whispered into her ear and stoked the right cheek and then he straightened the bed covers around her really quickly, leaving no evidence of him ever being there. Then he grabbed his bow and quiver, jogging to the window before taking a quick look around to make sure nobody could see him, to his luck, it was almost pitch black which gave him another secretive camouflage and then he climbed out of it, and down the beams of the building; jogging away from it and disappearing into the forest.
Locksley Manor ~ Third Person POV:
Guy came into the manor and shut the door behind him setting the lock into place. "Good evening Thornton". He greeted him and smiled genuinely. "Where is Marian?" He asked his servant whilst taking off his leather cloak and placing it onto a cloak rack. He slipped off his boots and unbuttoned the first three fastenings of his suit; turning to face him.
Thornton hesitated and began. "Master... Her Ladyship has taken a fall whilst riding this morning. A young woman found her in the forest, it appears she had taken a short cut into the villages. Luckily, the woman had a cart and carefully brought Marian back here. I called for a physician immediately." He waited for a reply as Guy's expression changed.
"What did he say...?" His tone was flat and blunt.
Thornton looked to the ground again and told him, "Pitts' said that she was in a short term coma, she had hit her head very head when she fell and she has a shattered right arm and a very large cut on his forehead. she shan't waken for a couple of days." He waited for Gisborne to explode.
"WHAT? WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL FOR ME AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED? I'M HER HUSBAND AM I NOT?"
Thornton stepped back in fear. "My Lord, you are, forgive me" He didn't see the point in making an excuse because the truth was, Robin was here, he couldn't let anybody know.
Guy sneered and too a deep breath. "You are forgiven, where is she?" He said, his voice calming. "In her chambers my Lord." Thornton replied obediently and retrieved the washing as Guy went up the stairs and into the chambers to find his beloved wife.
Sherwood Forest: Outlaw's Camp ~ Carter's POV:
I tracked footsteps in the dark with a lit torch and followed them to a rocky cliff. I gazed up at it in the darkness, a sword in my hand. I traced my fingers along the wall. There had to be a special handle you had to pull... There was a thud as a stone fell to the floor, my hand smoothed into the crack. It clutched something thin and cold... I pulled it and a massive door opened to reveal a camp. I heard the snores from inside. The Camp.
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