Isabel POV
Unbelievable, he's away for about three hours and the next thing we know is he's left a mark on the Sgerrifs face. Everyone in the camp didnt seem very happy about this, Azem didnt either.
This wa yesterday, as well as the day i introduced myself as a girl Azem's sister not brother, and everyone was ok with this and i was glad. Its so much better without having to cover myself head to toe with clothes to hide myself.
I'm cleaning my sais with a cloth i have for them, sat on the lower branch from where Robin and Azem are sitting on a fallen down tree whereas unlike me thier sitting on the tree.
Robins acquired a longbow and arrows, its clear he made it and i was rather surprised at first, but then i shrugged it off.
But suddenly i hear shouts coming from a group of people coming over to us from the woods.
I look up at Azem and Robin to find them also looking at the people in confusion, but something i noticed was they look like a village who's been attacked by soldiers.
Little John, his son and even Will and some others go over to them to see whats happened.
But after a few seconds their coming over to us, thoguh i can tell that thier all looking in the direction of Robin.
"If its fame you seek Christian, i think you have it" says Azem as he jumps off the tree, landing on his feet wasily in front of me and holding my hand in support as i jump off my branch to get a little distance from Robin.
"You brought this misery upon us Loxely" says Will, looking at Robin with that same death galre he gave him before.
"Its Nottingham trying to divide us" says Robin,
"We are divided rich boy, I'm not as blind as that old man your still trying to be lord of the manor. I say we take him in" says Will, looking at the others in question, them all agreeing with him.
"Tell me Will do you think that they'll make it any easier when i'm gone?" asks Robin, looking at Will in question,
"We'll get the reward and our pardons" says Will, looking like this is th truth and the end to their misery.
"Wrong" says Robin, now jumping off the tree, and like Azem lands easily on his legs with his longbow still in hand and his arrows in their quiver on his back.
"They'll take your lives, your homes and your children" says Robin. When he's said this he then begins telling them that we should fight back.
I look at him shocked from this, how can he expect farmers and blacksmiths and wives and children to fight trained soldiers?
But just after Robins given Will a short lecture on using courage that he thinks Will doenst have, he begins to walk toward me and Azem.
But without warning Will begins to get his dagger out and prepares to throw it at Robin. But the boy, Little Johns son (sorry i cant remember his name) warns Robin who suddenly gets an arrow out and after aiming it for a second, shoots it at Will right through his right hand.
I look at them alarmed, then see Will retreat away, hopefully to get his hand healed.
I look around seeing them all listening to Robin give another speech about fighting back, then without catching anyones attention i make my way to my hut.
When i get there i get my small bag for healing wounds and illness'. My mother was a nurse at our old home and taught me everything she knew until she dies four years ago.
I make my way out to look for Will, but quickly pick up his trail. Dad taught me and Azem how to track when we were kids so the skill hasnt been lost to us form using it a lot.
I finally spot him crouched at the bark of a giant tree. But he hears me approach and with his good hand he throws his dagger at me, but i hid behind a tree before he saw me.
"Loxely?" he asks, with anger in his voice, but its also strained, probably from the pain.
Slowly i look around the tree at him, smiling comfortingly,
"Isabel?" he says, looking at me with shock and curiosity,
"Why are you here?" he asks, after i pick up the dagger he threw at me.
"I thought...with your wound i could help" i say, now sitting in front of him. Seeing the long arrow still pierced through his hand, but it looks like he's tried to pull it out.
"Do you know how?" he asks, looking at me more calmly with deep breaths, this must be really painful for him.
I smile and nod then put my bag down beisde me, i roll a flat rock to us,
"Carefully put your arm on this" i say, with this he nods and does as i say.
Then i bring out my dagger from the hilt at my hip as well as a thick small cloth from my bag.
"What are you going?" he asks, eyeing the dagger in my hand. But i dont answer, instead i roll the cloth up and then place hold it in front of his mouth,
"Trust me your going to want to have this in your mouth, this is going to hurt Will" i say, with this he nods and opens his mouth for me to put it in his mouth,
"Clench it, and put your left hand under your leg so your not tempted to stop me ok?" i say, with this he nods and uses his teeth to hold the cloth tighter in his mouth and places his left hand under his leg so that it doesnt come free.
I gently take hold of his right hand, making sure not to touch the arrow yet.
Its gone straight through, with some luck and a little cream i should be able to heal it without it recieving infection.
Now holding the arrow with one hand and the other with the dagger, i prepare myself to cut through it, i look up at Will to see if he's ready, he nods and with this i cut through the arrow as quickly as possible then put the cut off piece on the ground beisde me,
"I'm going to pull it through" i say, looking up at him again to see if he's ready, again he nods, then taking a breath and exhaling i then quickly pull the arrow out of his hand. I hear his muffled scream thanks to the cloth and his hand shaking from pain, then finally its out.
As quickly as i can, i get some cream out of my bag thats in its bottle and then gently lavish it over the wound.
"This might sting a bit" i say, looking up at him, with this he nods, but now seeing his eyes tight shut and a few tears rolling down his cheeks.
I sooth the thick cream over the hole anf then wrap another cloth round his hand, more specifically over his wound. I had to put some through the hole to make it more effective, but i know from experience that this is going to be painful for Will.
I begin hearing his hissing from the pain.
I take hold of his hand from under his leg and let him squeeze it. Knowing this might help him.
After a few seconds he stops, but breaths deep breaths, but suddenly his head falls on my shoulder. Instinctively i wrap my left hand round his neck and rub his back comfortingly.
"It's ok, in a few weeks it'll hurt less i promise" i say in a tone i hope is calming for him. With this he nods, then slowly he leans back and has his back then against the tree.
With another free cloth i wipe his tears from his cheeks.
"Thank you" he says, with this i look up at him to find him looking at me, form this i smile and nod.
"I'll need to check it again tommorow and i can then give you a new clean cloth and some more cream" i say, with this he nods,
"Dont worry, you get used to it after a week and it begins to hurt less after that" i say in an encouraging tone, with this he breaths a laugh and nods.
"Your his brother arent you?" I ask, after putting my things away into my bag, he looks up in alarm,
"What? Who" he asks, without looking away from me,
"Robin. You...have the same nose and mouth" i say, with this he looks away closing his eyes shut tight.
"Half...i'm his half brother, his father was with my mother for a time after his wife died. But he - Loxely - convinced his father to leave my mother, and he did this before my mother even knew she was having me. I have so many reasons to hate him. I dont want anyone to know" he says, now looking at me pleadingly.
I cant believe what he just told me, but the look on his face told me that it was true.
I nod in agreement.
"Where is your mother?" i ask, looking at him curiously,
"She died ten years ago" he says, with this i take hold of his bandaged hand gently, trying to show my support, he smiles at me in thanks.
"What about you? Where are your parents?" he asks, with this i look down, trying to prevent myself from crying.
"My mother died from a spider bite, somone wanted her dead so put it in her room to kill her. My father died in the war. Azems the only family i have left" i say, with this he squeezes my hand in support, we both smile a gentle smile at one another.
"Thanks for helping me. I probably would have made a right mess of my hand by myself" says Will, us both now making our way back to camp.
"Yeah no offence i could tell you were trying to pull it out" i say, with this he blushes from embarrassment.
I finally find that he's lead me to my hut. Its dark now so there are a few camp fires.
"Join me for dinner?" he asks, with this i smile and nod, quickly putting my bag in my hut and then follow him to one of the camp fires with other people around passing pieces of meat and drinks.
"What your hair like without being put in a bun like that?" asks Will, us and the other people around our camo sitting against our seats relaxing after a good meal and being told that tommow we're all helping our to making weapons and training. Courtasy of Robins speech of fighting back for freedom. Dont get me wrong i would gladly fight for freedom, i have since i was thirteen. But doing this to these simple people doesnt seem right, many of them could die.
I look at Will from after he said this,
"I dont really like it, its a nightmare to keep clean and knot free" i say, smiling and feeling a traitourous blush on my cheeks,
"Could you show me?" he asks, looking at me curiously, with this i sit up and then begin untying my hair from its neat bun, to then feel my waist length brown wavy hair fall from its imprisonement.
I then look at Will for his response to see him looking at me in shock,
"I know, i dont like it either" i say, about to tie it back up but he takes hold of my hand to stop me,
"No, thats not it, its gorgeous. I've never seen such beauty. Then again it makes sense since its yours" he says, with this i blush a shade deeper from his complement.
"Come on, I'll walk you to your hut. We'll need a good rest for the fun tommorow" he says, not letting me miss his eyes rolling in annoyance, i giggle from this and let him help me up after extending his hand for me to help me up.
"Goodnight. And thank you, i'll see you tommorow for definite, especially for your healers touch" he says, with this i smile. Us both outside my hut.
"I look forward to seeing you again Will. Goodnight" i say, but before i step towards my huts entrance, he takes hold of my right hand and kiss' it, without looking away from me. Then after a few seconds he walks off, presumably to his hut.
Oh my god, i think i'm attracted to Will Scarlet, and i think...he is to me.
