Isabel POV
I failed, like all else I failed. I failed to help Wulf escape, I failed my family, my friends, I failed John and Fanny with their son.
My tears are dried to my cheeks, heavy iron chains wrapped around my wrists and ankles, for reasons the sheriff didn't reveal he put me in a cell away from the others, only admitting to telling that I would find out soon enough.
I wish I were with Will, I wish I was dead and with him, the thought of my love causes more tears to run down my cheeks.
Suddenly I hear doors outside this cell open, I look in time to see a guard opening my cell door, and he walks over and abruptly yanks me up by my arm, walking me out of the cell. We walk out towards the corridor, but its silent, I can't hear any of the others in that wretched cell, what have they done with them?
It doesn't take us long before I'm blinded by sunlight, why has he brought me outside? I look around seeing a crowd of people around, all of them looking at me now as I come out, my eyes seeing a large hanging platform, my eyes widening in fright when I see my friends and Wulf,
"People of Sherwood, today you witness the execution of these traitors, these men and women and child helped Robin Hood, and now to answer for their crimes, they are charged with death, by hanging!" shouts Guy of Gisborn, I try to struggle from this, I cant watch them hang!
I have to do something –
"This woman! Was also amongst those who banded with Robin Hood. Thanks to recent events we are lead to believe…that she is a witch!" says the Sheriff, he who I can see stood on a balcony a little further up, and I can see Marion besides him! What is she doing? She wouldn't have betrayed us would he?
"She used her magic to make these men invisible to our guard, made them stronger and in effect too powerful to over-come. She also used her magic to seduce sir Guy of Gisborn, these treacherous acts call for only one sentence -death! And because of her craft we sentence her to burn at he stake!" he shouts, I freeze at this, only now seeing the pyre in the middle of the courtyard, I hear the others shouting from the platform, protesting at what the sheriff says, but before I can say anything I am dragged towards the pyre, I struggle against his hold, another guard helping him now, I try to dig my heels into the ground but they are too strong!
Too quickly they get me to the pyre, I try to throw them off me but just as I was able to handle one guard four more came, I shout at them to get off but they take no notice, I cry for help from the people around but all I see is them looking at me warily, with fear, no doubt believing the sheriff,
"I am not a witch! You know I'm not, you liar!" I scream, forced to stand straight, my arms tied around the post that is pressed against my back, the rope tight and rubbing against my wrists, but the more I struggle the tighter they get.
"Now light the witch on fire so we may be rid of her evil magic" says the sheriff, I try to struggle further at this, seeing Guy of Gisborn coming over the pyre with a torch I look at it fearfully,
"May your spell release me when you turn to ash!" he shouts at me, and my blood freezes when he throws the torch onto the straw surrounding me, I cry out trying to get loose but to no avail.
"Isabel!"
I look up to see a sight I never thought I would see,
"Will!" I shout, trying further to get out of my restraints but I still cant get out of them, I see him about to run towards me but guards surround him, but then yells sound out and I can see more people from our family coming out from the walls, please god help me!
Will POV
"Where will she be?" I ask Robin, thankful that we are on good terms now after our talk,
"She'll be with the other prisoners I imagine" Robin says, us all hid behind the wall, having heard news that the sheriffs prisoners were being hung today we made the plan to strike today without delay, and after finding that the sheriff is also marrying Marion, Robin was eager to get this done soon.
We start to climb up the walls hearing the sheriff talking but not able to hear what he is saying, probably talking about how righteous he is. It takes a little effort to get up the wall with my hand, but its healed brilliantly, and I'm deeply thankful considering that I haven't had Isabel's cream or her.
As soon as I heard that Guy took Isabel I attempted to go after them but I was captured and taken with the others to the cells, but she wasn't in there with us, then I got taken out after the Sheriff gave me a job to do, I knew he wouldn't keep to his end of the bargain but I had to accept in order to get out and see if there were any survivors that I could rally up to get everyone out as well as rescue Isabel.
But on hearing about the execution today we needed to get here fast.
"Alright remember the plan, Will get in there and try not to get spotted" says Robin, I nod at this, pulling my hood up and quickly climbing over the wall without being seen, hiding behind hay carts, but I hear Guy of Gisborn shouting which catches my attention, where he is will also be Isabel, but as soon as I find him my eyes widen in fear, he's lighting a pyre. An ear-piercing scream erupting afterwards and my eye rise to the person who is tied to the stake, my heart freezing with shock and pain.
"Isabel!" I scream, her eyes instantly finding me, I start to run to her doing my best to avoid the guards but they increase in numbers before I can get too close,
"Will!"
My eyes landing on her as I struggle to get the guards off me, but more keep coming before I am held back with all of them, but I still try – I have to try,
"Release her! Take me instead but please get her down!" I shout, looking to Guy of Gisborn but all I see is a dark smirk, he walks over to me slowly,
"If I cannot have her filth! Then no one will!" he sneers, I go for him at this but I'm restrained more, my eyes going to her, seeing her crying with fright that freezes my heart.
I quickly look to the side and see a bucket of water, without thinking I back head one of the guards, and manage to trip one up and throw him at Guy.
I quickly dash for the bucket and run with it to the pyre, I release a breath after throwing the water on the fire, thankful it didn't spread too much, must have just started,
"Will! Your alive!" She shouts, tears in her eyes, she thought I was dead?
"Not for long!" without warning the guards grab me and drag me to the stands,
"There's always room for one more!" standing me on the wooden stand, seeing the others with the noose around their necks ready to be dropped, but I see no spare nooses,
"My Lord, it appears there's no more room. I'm afraid that I respectfully decline!" I shout with a smirk, looking up at the sheriff, but suddenly someone kicks behind me knees, forcing me onto my knees, and then tied my top body to a log,
"Wouldn't want you missing out" says the executioners, I struggle to get up but can't.
"You betrayed me boy! You were supposed to see if Locksley was dead!" shouts the sheriff, I glare up at him,
"Like I'd ever work for you!" I shout, glaring up at him,
"Re-light the fire, I want that witch burned!" he shouts, I look to Isabel from this and see Guy start to light the pyre again,
"No!" I scream, struggling to get up, crying in frustration and pain, seeing her crying out as the flames catch the hay god please no!
Drums suddenly sound, I look in time see the executioner kick a stool and I see Wulf being hung, no not the kid!
"Wulf!" Isabel shouts, my eyes seeing her crying again and beginning to cough from the smoke, come on Robin!
I hear John and Fanny, seeing John trying to get to Wulf, but then I hear two swooping sounds and then a thud, I look to see Robin standing at the end of the courtyard with bow in hand,
"Robin!" a woman screams, an explosion happening from behind him, and all chaos broke.
I hear someone behind me,
"Will! No!"
I close my eyes at hearing her voice, knowing the executioner is here, I close my eyes tight, but hearing a thud behind me, I look to see Robin coming over, cutting the rope off me and throwing me backwards in time to avoid a sword in the head, but I quickly run towards Isabel, the flames at her feet and smoke around her.
"Isabel! I shout, using a staff to move the hay away,
"Will!" I look behind me in time to see Azem and some other men with buckets, and throwing the water inside onto the fire, not able to do it all, but enough for me to get to her, I climb up the hay to her, my heart in dread with seeing her limp, I quickly cut her ropes with a knife I found earlier, pulling her into my arms and jumping us off the pyre.
"Isabel? Isabel?" I cry, holding her in my arms, lowering us slightly to the ground on my knees, I put my ear to her chest, hearing a slight beating, I see some water and pour it on her neck and forehead, her eyes slowly opening and landing on me,
"Will!" she shouts, wrapping her arms around my neck, I wrap mine around her just as fierce, I pull away only slightly to kiss her, she returns the kiss as eagerly as me, almost seeing her die makes you bloody grateful that she isn't.
"Come on we have to help" I say, after pulling away, bringing her to face me, she nods in agreement, watching as a crowd is bringing a giant sling catapult to face the front of the fortress, heck yeah!
I bring Isabel with me, Azem with us who gets on the catapult with Robin, I go to the switch waiting for Robin to give the signal, I'm not completely sure this will work, but we have to try.
I see him nod and I nod in response and then pull the lever, this activating the catapult and throwing my brother and his friend over the building and over the other side,
"Fuck me, he cleared it" I say, laughing, hearing a laugh beside me, I look to her at this, grabbing her face and kissing her, her kissing me back,
"Lets get them" I say, she grins at this and together after finding a weapon each we start to fight the guards with the people.
