Elena whacked out one of the guards, her eyes scanning the small battle for Will. She spotted him fighting another guard. Good, she though. I know where he is, now. She realised another guard was coming at her, and did a backwards flip off him, to secure his unconsciousness. This however, resulted in her landing the other side of a boulder and on the other side was the Queen. She grinned, before jumping straight back into the action. Then she walked back and crouched down.

"What are you doing?" asked the Queen, disbelievingly.

"Is Cari really… in line to the throne?"

"Well… at the rate her father is going, she's more likely to be sitting on the throne quicker than you can get to terms with it."

"Oh." Elena nodded and went straight back into the fight. Then she came back out and looked at the Queen again.

"Is King Richard-"

"Elena! What the hell are you doing? Get yourself over here and help!" Yelled Robin, who was struggling, trying to keep three at bay and the Sheriff. She nodded, instantly taking out one from behind.

"You wanted me?" She grinned. Robin just shook his head.

"Fight!"

xxx

Allan laughed uneasily. Robin had to know about Marian. Didn't he? And Allan had to tell him. No he didn't. It was his life now. Allan wasn't his little puppy, like Will was, waiting to do everything Robin asked. That was a bit harsh. But it was true. Then again, Will was engaged before Robin was at that time in his and Marian's relationship. It wouldn't be long until they were married. Another reason he'd have to spend more of his time n their uneasy atmosphere. Jeri would obviously want to go. Jeri… he didn't know why but he suddenly had an uneasy feeling about her. Just… it was her first day alone, in the public eye, with an illegitimate child… perhaps he should go home, for half an hour, just to see. Before Marian was hung. He laughed again. If she was. If, like Elena, Gisbourne could stomach the sight of her walking to her death. He laughed and walked to his horse, and began the hour run to get to Clun.

xxx

Jer screamed. Here was a man, the man she was going to marry. She tried to keep herself sane, but he was pushing, pushing for more. He'd whipped her, with his horsewhip, he'd knocked Emily unconscious and now he was hitting her, hitting her, hitting her. And then he stopped. The tears were running down the face, mixing with blood. She was sure he'd broken bones. She tried to move.

"So, here we are. You and me. Me and you. We should have been married by now. That should be our kid, a little boy. But instead you went and slept with the first person you could find. Well, now its gong to be me." She looked up at him. Her eyes were glazed over, and she was in a bit of a daze. He was going to sleep with her?

"Wait, what no!" But she had no strength left. He bent over her and began to rip off her top. She screamed. He got down to the undergarments. Jeri closed her eyes, feeling his rough hand on her skin. She shuddered and screamed again. He fell on top of her. She kept screaming, until a hand was wrapped over her mouth.

"Now, what would the neighbours say?"

xxx

Cari sat down heavily on a rock. Her grandmother had finally gone and made her promise not to do anything life threatening. She could feel sets of eyes on her. She could feel a sudden change in the atmosphere.

"Erm, Your Majesty?" asked Elena seriously. Cari swatted her legs, and Elena jumped back. "Yes well, one must persist that one must go to Clun, with oneself to see ones other best friend and be one." Cari rolled her eyes.

"Ok first, who talks like that?"

"Ones-self."

"Second, whose ones best friend?"

"Why, ones best friend is Jeri."

"And third…"

"Third…?"

"Clun? Not Nottingham?"

"Oh no, my dear, you see-"

"How come you never call me, my dear?"

"What are we a married couple in our 50's, Will?"

"Point taken."

"Back to me!"

"Back to one!"

"Oh My God!"

"Oh My Goodness!"

"Shut up, El!"

"Please be quiet, now, Elena, as you are giving one an awful headache with your clever ways and clever words."

"I thought Jeri was going back to Nottingham."

"Nope."

"Well why not?"

"I don't know, perhaps, because the last time she tried that, it didn't exactly work out, and she had to come back to the forest?"

"Good Point."

"So are you coming? Cos im going, whatever."

"Of course, one is coming."

Elena grinned.

xxx

Allan pulled a top over Jeri. She'd passed out, and rather than go to a physician and explain, to have no one believe them, think Allan was a bully, etc, he'd look after her. Them. Emily had woken up and Allan had fed her by cow's milk. Somehow, he didn't think that Jeri's purple breasts were going to be able to feed the baby. He sighed. There was a knocking at the door. He hoped t wasn't Tom. Luckily it was Elena and Cari.

"Ah, Allan."

"Why aren't you bowing?"

"El! He doesn't have to bow!"

"You seriously don't want Allan to bow to you? Something has gone wrong in this world."

"Do you want anything, important, girls? Because Jeri is n pain, and it would be better f you left."

"I don't suppose you or your…………" Elena took a wandering glance down his body and back up again. "Would have anything to do with that would…it?"

"No. I got back and she was beaten up, alright. Emily is, was unconscious and Jeri is now unconscious." Elena and Cari gasped, pushing past Allan, to see their mate in a complete wreck. They looked at each other slowly. Elena took Emily away, so she wouldn't have to endure the sight of her mother looking like that. Cari woke up Jeri, and she and Allan managed to carry her up to their bed. Elena walked back downstairs and out of the house. She was going to get some stuff for wounds. On the way, she thought about herself and Will. She wondered if they'd ever be able to get out of the forest, manage to marry and buy a house for themselves, have their wedding night (she blushed at this point) and have kids. Have to rely on each other, for income and food and stuff, not just Robin. She turned left, to get the medicine, running straight into a horse.