Chapter 2
Kings camp – The Holy Land
"There you go then." Lachlan said pointing down the dune to the camp, it had been a week since Marian had learned of her husband not knowing about her revival and he could tell she was restless. Marian sat atop her horse and looked down the huge busy camp. Robin had actually been here, twice now, once all those years ago and then again a few months back.
"Thank you Lachlan." Marian smiled to the man, "And you Abdul, you saved my life both of you. I will be forever in your debt."
"Payment will be to see you finish whatever it is that god is keeping you here for." Lachlan smiled. "Now be gone with you." Marian and Carter rode down the dunes towards the entrance of the camp. Two soldiers on the gate stopped them.
"Carter!" The one said surprised when he recognised his friend.
"The king said you were dead!" The other one added.
"Well god is not finished with me yet." Carter said with a smile.
"And who is this fine young women you have with you." The soldier eye Marian, obviously pleased.
"I am married." Marian said simply.
"He's not a very good husband if you're out here now is he. So go on, who is it?" The young soldier added. Carter began to smirk, he could not wait to see the look on these boys faces.
"You may know him," Marian started, she knew all too well that her husband was very much known in this camp from stories that Carter had told her. "He used to be Captain of the private guard." The soldiers started to pale. "His name is Robin, Lord of Locksley, Earl of Huntington." The soldiers gasped and nearly fell to the floor. They bowed their heads and carter was laughing.
"Welcome, countess of Huntington. Please enter someone will escort you to the kings tent."
"Thank you." Marian smiled sweetly to the young soldiers which obviously made them relax. The nodded their heads and Carter and Marian rode into the camp.
"Your majesty." The young soldier from the gate had sprinted through the camp ahead of Marian and Carter.
"Yes boy." King Richard replied, annoyed to have been disturbed from his latest battle plan.
"You may want to see this. It is Carter, he is here alive."
"What?" The king gasped.
"And your majesty, he brings a women with him, she says she is married to Robin of Locksley."
"Cannot be I watched her die." The king gasped again, he left the tent and spotted the two visitors atop their horses, Carter was definitely one, but he could not see the other although it was a women. They dismounted and then the women turned around. A smiled stretched across the king's face, it was Lady Marian and she was alive. The king rushed to meet them and opened his arms to Lady Marian. "I am so glad that you are alive." King Richard said embracing the young girl.
"Thank you, your majesty." Marian said unsure of how to react. The King pulled away and set her in a place like she were a doll.
"It is I, who should be thanking you. You saved my life."
"Any good English man would have done."
"But at the cost of their own life, I'm not sure." The king replied, "And you Carter, it is good to see you."
"Thank you sire."
"Now both of you come inside my tent. Have a drink and get out of this sun." The king led the way to the tent. "We will set you up with a guarded tent of your own."