A/N: Hello all! kept you waiting didn't I? Unfortunately I was super busy yesterday and didn't have time to update. but TGIF! and even though I'm nursing a massive headache I am going to add the next chapter and all thanks to your wonderful reviews! I will continue to try to update on a daily basis.
And for whomever asked the baby is bundled up in a blanket, he is not just hanging around in his birthday suit. How do they know its a boy? Marian could have told them, they overheard it, or they just got curious and peeked.
Anyway...Please enjoy and review!
The Litany
Part Eleven
For those who Love
In your heart you hold them close
But once their lost it hurts the most
Time suddenly began to pass slowly. The morning sunlight flickered across his face as he stepped out into the courtyard. He met the eyes of his friends from town, his gang, and his Marian whose face was stained with tears.
'I love you Marian. Thank you for everything. He has your eyes. He'll be a strong lad, I know it.' He had so many things to say to her but couldn't. She gave him a small smile through her tears and he knew that she had heard him. It was the perfect solace for any man about to meet his end.
He climbed the steps to the gallows and stood before the ever eager noose, waiting for the sheriff to condemn him for the final time.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw the sheriff getting comfortable in his throne, while in the courtyard below Gisbourne returned his son to its mother.
Once Vaizey got comfortable he began, "Ladies and gentleman, we are gathered here on this fine day to execute a traitor to the future king and above all an outlaw, a common thief. His numerous crimes have earned him the death penalty many times over. But we can only execute him once, so by all means..."
He was cut off when the sound of many horses thundered down through the streets of Nottingham toward the castle. A herald who rode at the front repeatedly echoed, "Open the gates in the name of King Richard the Lion Heart!"