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Chapter 12: Good Conversation.
Cathy awoke the next week without Guy next to her, in truth she missed him when he was not there too much for her to bear. She understood that he worked for the sheriff and she was sure that if the sheriff had his way he would like to keep the young lovers far away from each other than it could humanly be possibly. She lay back in the cold bed; it was not time to arise just yet.
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5 days earlier.
Guy looked at his wife he had been told by the sheriff that there was to be some important business in Nottingham, relating to the king although Guy was sure the sheriff was not telling him the whole story, it worried him when the sheriff asked explicitly that Cathy could not know about this. But Guy was all too aware that lying to his wife was not the best basis for a marriage, he looked up at her again, and she was sitting across the room from him.
'Guy is there something the matter? You have been very quite this evening'
'I have to go away for a while, the sheriff has business that he wants me to attend to' Guy replied.
'I will come with you' Cathy replied.
'No My love you cannot'
'Why do I get the impression I am not going to like this plan?' She eyed him.
'Because I fear I do not even like this plan' Guy replied.
'Guy, what is going on?' Cathy replied, 'I could help you'
'Cathy, the reason I do not want you to come with me is because I want to protect you, but it has something to do with the King'
'Guy' She moved closer to him so that she was face to face to him, 'I love that you care about me that much, but do you really think that I will just let you go, whatever it is my sweet it seems to be certain death'
'I know you would not let me go, why do you think the sheriff told me not to tell you?'
'The sheriff did what?' she snapped.
'He told me not to tell you, but I know you. You would want to know, and you deserve to know'
'I swear that man' she mused.
'Sweetheart, I am not going to let him hurt you' he got up and wrapped his arms around her waist.
'Guy, I just do not want you to get hurt, because I do not know what I would do if you were not here' Cathy replied. But he already has Guy I think Cathy thought.
'I am going to be fine; I am not going off to kill the King. I promise you. It is just Black Knight things'
'I wish you were not part of them'
'Sometimes my love, so do I' Guy cupped her cheek.
'When do you have to leave?' Cathy sighed.
'Not till the morning' he replied, stroking her cheekbone with his thumb.
'Then why are we still standing here?' Cathy laughed.
'Excuse me?' Guy replied.
'Well if I am not to see my husband for a while, I would rather like to sleep with him tonight' she smiled, grabbing her hand, she and Guy went up to their room, that night the amount of pleasure that coursed through the both of them could have set the whole of Nottingham alight.
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Guy was sure that the sheriff official business was just a ploy for him not to be with Cathy because over the last few days it seemed whatever business that was supposedly so important, was too important for Guy to have any part in.
'Gisborne' Guy heard causing his head to snap up.
'Yes My Lord' Guy sighed.
'I was thinking that we should really be getting back to Nottingham, you know before Hood and the gang find out that I am away'
'As you wish my Lord' Guy nodded.
'So glad you agree with me'
'How could I not?' Guy replied, he had been sitting in this town for three days and had not been doing anything that could even constitute as anything remotely secret business.
'Happy to go and see your leper are you Gisborne?'
'I will not lie to you, my lord I am happy go and see my wife yes to make sure that she has been running my estates while I have been away'
'So Romantic Gisborne, A Clue: No!'
'My lord, it is nothing Romantic about why I want to return to my wife I can assure you' Guy lied.
'Keep it that way' the sheriff replied.
The sheriff left Guy to pack his things. Guy swallowed his anger which had almost come out when the sheriff spoke about Cathy, he closed his eyes, soon he would be with her and he could pretend for a while he could forget about the sheriff and enjoy time with her. Soon he would be home.
Guy got in to the carriage after leaving the sheriff at Nottingham castle; he banged the door for the carriage to go to Locksley. At last he was going home.
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Cathy was dressed when she heard the carriage pull up outside of Locksley as she went to the door she wondered who it was coming to Locksley, it could not be her husband returning to her, but when she watched Guy step out of the carriage she ran towards him.
'Guy' she breathed, he caught her waist and pulled her close to himself.
'Cathy, oh I have missed you so' Guy kissed her forehead.
'And I, my husband it has been so strange without you' Cathy replied.
'Alas I am now home, my love' Guy smiled, 'How about we go in the manor now?'
'If you wish my lord'
'I do, Lady Gisborne' he pulled her into the manor.
'How was your trip?' she smiled to him as they made their way up to their room so that they could unpack Guy's things.
'I did not do anything' Guy replied.
Cathy looked at him confused, she did not understand what he was trying to tell her, 'I am sorry but I am not following. What have you not done?'
'Exactly what I said, three days of being away from you and I have done nothing, I was not allowed to go into any meeting, if this secret plan is going to happen it is too secret for me to know about' Guy replied, 'I am worried about what he is going to do'
'Guy, I told you that I would stand by you, whatever happens I am here as your wife' Cathy replied, 'But I am a little worried too about what the sheriff is planning'
'He asked me whether I was looking forward to getting home to you'
'Why would he ask that? I would have thought that he was looking forward to me being here on my own while you were with him'
'I do not know' Guy replied, 'But I know I do not like it'
Cathy nodded, she could not tell Guy that she too was very suspicious that the sheriff was too much in this marriage, and that whatever he was planning had something to do with the both of them. 'Guy, let's not talk about the sheriff, I have not seen you for a while, I would like to spend some time with my husband and not talk about the sheriff'
'As you wish' he smiled, relived that he did not have to speak about the sheriff anymore either. He could while he was at home forget that the sheriff was alive, 'So what do you have in mind Lady Gisborne?' he moved closer to her slipping his arm around her waist.
'I have a few ideas' Cathy replied, she saw Guy's eyes flash with desire, 'But not what you are thinking Husband'
'How do you know what I am thinking?' Guy breathed his hot breath on her neck causing Cathy to shiver slightly.
'You are a man, what else will you be thinking about?' she teased.
'You make an excellent point my wife' he laughed, 'is that all you think I am capable of thinking about?'
'No that is not all I think you think about but it is a lot of the time, but if I tell you a secret'
'I like it when you do' Guy grinned.
'I think about it a lot as well' she blushed.
'Well I did not know I married such a scandalous with' he smiled. She looked at him a little hurt, 'I was joking my dear. So what is it you would like to do today as I seem to have the day off?'
'Maybe we should go out riding somewhere alone without any worries'
'That sounds like a wonderful idea, but would it be alright if I change first?' Guy smiled.
'Of course' Cathy smiled, 'I will see you downstairs' she kissed his cheek and left him to change.
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After they had the horses saddled, they galloped off through the village.
'Where does my wife wish to ride to?' Guy smiled as they slowed a little while later.
'I do not know, I was wondering where the wind took us' Cathy replied. 'It was more about letting Thunder stretch his legs, he's cooped up for a while now'
'Oh and I thought you wanted to spend time with me, if I had known it was because of your horse I would have let you go on your own'
'No you would not have Guy' Cathy smiled.
'You claim that you know me well' he replied, 'But you do not, not fully'
'Guy, if I did not think I knew you well, I would not have married you, as you well know'
'What is that supposed to mean?' Guy replied. He knew well what she was referring to.
'May I remind you of the Earl of Devon?' she smiled.
'You were Five when the Earl of Devon was offered to your Father as your Betrothed' Guy replied.
'And I made sure that I would not marry him'
'I remember love, you pulled his hair and bruised his cheek, I remember your father coming to see my mother and ranting that he would never find someone to tie you down' Guy laughed.
'He ran away crying back to Devon, but father was wrong about me finding someone' Cathy replied.
'That is true, I know that you still miss him' Guy replied.
'How?' Cathy asked.
'Sometimes when you sleep, you scream out for him, I think that you may go back to the fire'
Cathy looked at him fully in the eyes. She did not know that he knew about this, 'When do I do it?' she asked again.
'Usually when there is a storm about when the wind is rattling, but I do not understand why a storm is so significant'
'When I was younger, I used to sit at my window and hope that one day I would meet my mother, one night a storm came across Locksley and I foolishly thought that my mother was coming down from heaven to come and see me, that G-d had allowed this to happen for me. I went outside to see if she was there, but the storm was so rough that I could not see anything, in the end my father found me and had picked me up and took me to bed. He stayed with me all night, but I remember how I felt when the storm was raging and how alone I was, it made me feel like I was not meant to be here, every time I hear a storm I am back there when I was alone and crying for my Father' she realised that tears were falling down her cheeks.
Guy swiftly got off his horse and helped her down, holding her close to him, 'It is all right my love, I will always be there when the bad dreams come, I will help you keep them away' he brushed away the still falling tears down her cheek.
She smiled meekly to him and kissed his cheek, 'I love you my husband'
'And I love you too' he replied.
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When they arrived back in Locksley they thought they were going to have a somewhat normal evening, just alone how very wrong they were.
As Guy pulled the horse to the stables, he spotted a carriage that looked remarkable like the sheriff why the sheriff was here Guy did not know, but he knew that a knot in his stomach had just formed, whatever it was he was sure that it was not good news.
Cathy waited for him to finish with the horses; she was not going to go into the manor alone, if the person she was sure that was in the house really was. Guy offered her his hand and she took it, he squeezed reassuringly.
'Together' he whispered.
'Together' she nodded.
They entered the manor and indeed the sheriff was in the room sitting by the fire looking very bored.
'Ahhhhhh Gisborne, Lady Gisborne, it is about time you returned home, I was about to send out a search party for you both'
'Forgive me. My lord but I was not aware that you were coming to Locksley today, Guy did not mention it when he came home, and if I had we would not have gone out' Cathy smiled.
'You are training her well I see Gisborne' the sheriff spoke.
Cathy felt the grip on her hand tighten slightly, she knew he was not happy with this statement, she tried to squeeze it back to reassure him that it was fine, 'He tries his best my lord'
'My Lord Sheriff, I was wondering why are you in my house?' Guy said.
'I have some news for you, both of you there has been rumours'
'Rumours my lord' Guy replied.
'Rumours about a plot to kill the black knights and myself'
Cathy looked to Guy; he did not look at her holding his stare on the sheriff. 'I feel that it is not in your best interests that you stay at Locksley while this is happening?' the sheriff continued.
'If you think that is wise' Guy nodded.
Cathy's heart sank she did not want to go to the castle, she hoped that he would not make her go to the castle, 'and of course your wife will be able to stay, she may be interested on whom I am planning on bringing to the castle after I have finished here'
Cathy did not get to ask of whom he was planning on bringing to the castle. Guy looked at her and then to the sheriff, 'We must at once pack, we will be at the castle by sundown, my lord sheriff'
'Good Good, I always love it when people come to stay' the sheriff smiled, and then exited, the manor.
Cathy realised that she still had not let go of her husband hand, until she felt him move his.
'I do not like this' Cathy said.
'And you think I do? I would rather be home than at that castle' Guy replied.
'Guy, I did not mean to insinuate that I thought you were happy that we were leaving Locksley, but I suppose if it means that we are both safe, could we not bare it for a few weeks?' Cathy said.
'I agree, but I still do not like you going there not after the guard attacking you'
'At least this time you can sleep in my bed with me' Cathy smiled.
'That is very true, my wife' Guy grinned. 'Who do you think the sheriff was talking about when he said someone that may interest you?'
'I do not know, at first I thought my brothers, as another test, but I have no idea'
'I am sure we will find out when we get there'
'Guy there is something that I have to ask of you'
'Name it, you know I would do anything for you' Guy replied looking fearfully in her eyes.
'You know that you cannot show that we are in love towards the sheriff because of his obsession that love is weakness, which I fully disagree with. Love is strength always has been'
'Why do I get the feeling I am not going to like this?' Guy spoke gently to her.
'You have to show the sheriff that you are making me an obedient wife, but we must also show him that we are together on whatever decisions that the sheriff may have, we have to agree with him. Even if we do not like it'
'What do you think I have been doing for the last ten years?' Guy replied.
'Just promise however bad this gets that you will not do anything stupid' Cathy insisted.
'You have my word, I will not do anything reckless or stupid' Guy nodded, 'We'd better get packing if we are to make the castle in time'
Cathy nodded, making her way to their room to pack her belongings; she had a feeling that Guy had not told her the truth when it came to him promising that he would do anything reckless. She had a feeling that things were going to get bad, the longer she was in the presence of the sheriff. She was not sure as yet what awaited her at Nottingham or whom that she would be 'interested' in was, but she knew that the sheriff would have some kind of plan for her and she alone would be the one to know if she would fail or succeed in his plan.
Okay that is chapter twelve, let me know what you think? I think you may already know who is at the castle. I hope you liked It and that you are still interested in the story, if you have any suggestions or moments you would like me to include than please let me know.
Until next time
-Emma –x-
