Djaq's escape was surprisingly easy. It probably had something to do with Gisbourne who Djaq assumed had mad sure there were few guards around.

She was good at creeping around and easily got out of the city.

She had been missing a whole day, her friends would be worried but first she had to give Guy his key back.

On foot the journey took about an hour and it was past midnight when Djaq arrived in Locksley.

She climbed the wall to his chambers and had planned to leave the key on the table by his bed and leave but when she climbed through the window she saw him sitting on his bed his head in his hands. Djaq blushed when she realised he had no shirt on.

"Guy?" she asked hesitantly aware she was intruding on a private moment.

From Gisbourne's journal.

After prentending to torture Saffiya I returned to the sheriff's office.

"Ahh Gisbourne finished with the girl already?" the sheriff asked unintrested.

"I didn't want to kill her I thought it would be better to use her as bait to get Hood." I lied.

The sheriff ordered Saffiya's excution for three days time, he still said nothing about Prince John's impending arrival.

I just hoped Saffiya would be able to escape. I did everything I could to put the odds in her favour even rearranging the guards positions.

But even whn I rturned to Locksley her words still rang through my head "Your a good man Guy under the cold exterior. Don't ever forget that."

I had told myself I was doing this to get back at sheriff, could I be a good man? Like Robin Hood and his gang. Like Saffiya.

But I had done so much wrong. If I helped the outlaws what would happen to me when the king returned? Would I be executed? I definitley would lose locksley it would be given back to Robin so what would happen to me?

I put my head in my hands "what have you got yourself into Guy?" I asked myself. The main reason I had got into this was the sheriff going to far with the idea of burning down Nottingham. But thre was another reason a reason most men do stupid or brave things, for a woman. Saffiya. There was something about her which drew me to her.

I don't know how long I sat like that thinking but it must hav been several hours because I heard a noise and then a voice with a thick saracen accent "Guy?"

I looked up and saw Saffiya.

I stood up and she looked away embarassd and I remembered I had no shirt on.

"I er meant to return your key and leave, I didn't realise you were still awake."

"Never mind at least your safe." I said relievd she had got away.

She handed me the key I felt a slight shock as her hands touched mine, they wern't ladies hands, they were rough from years of fighting but oddly gentle. I think she must have felt the shock to as she with drew her hand quickly.

She looked up at me, "what's wrong Guy?" she asked me in that sweet undrstanding voice.

"Nothing you can do anything about Saffiya, I'm just worried about the future." I told her.

"As I said earlier your a good man Guy, and you have your friends."

I snorted at this "what friends? the only reason the outlaws put up with me is because I have information."

"What about me?" she asked. "I'm your friend, that is if you'll let me be your friend."

She brushed the hair out of my face and quickly pressed her lips to mine, her lips burnd against mine, but before I could respond she pulled away. I was dissapointed I wanted more.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have." She said.

I tried to speak to her but she fled before I could.

I would have run after her but I didn't want to frighten her, she was a woman and she was used to men since she had spent several years pretending to be one, but I didn't think she was used to romantic attention, she was used to being treated as a boy.

I did care for her.I also knew I shouldn't. But then again she was the one who kissd me. I found her incredibly attractive as most men would If they could look past the short hair and boys clothes. That Will Scarlet had clearly noticed.

I was jealous I'll admit it. But I knew he was probably better for her than me. Villians don't get the lady at the end of the story, but then I wasn't really the villain of the story that was Vasey and Saffiya was never the lady of the story as the storytellers tell our tale the lady is always Marian. I prefer it that way. Because in the end I got the lady.