A/N: This is the beginning of episode five - enjoy.

I don't own Robin Hood.

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They had been waiting for hours. Ava was getting cramp in her arms where they were bracing her against the tree branches.

Robin abruptly left his hiding place and walked down the road. He sighed deeply,

"He's not coming. He's been tipped off,"

Allan also appeared.

"Nah, nah he's just late. His horse needed shoeing or he stopped for a kip or something."

Much also stepped out, ready to take everything literally.

"He's here to betray the King – he's hardly going to stop for a nap!"

John poked his head above the pile of branches he was hiding behind and Will stepped out from behind a tree, starting down the hill.

"Could Marian have got the time wrong?" he asked reasonably.

Robin looked impatient.

"It's a good point actually. Nah, cause Marian's trying to listen at key holes and stuff, right, could be making all kinds of mistakes." Allan seemed keen to grasp this idea as Djaq rolled out from under a pile of dead leaves. Robin's voice grew grimmer,

"She could be making a big mistake."

Ava dropped down from the branch she'd been standing on, landing like a cat before straightening in front of Robin. This close she could see something awful in his expression, but he turned from her, refusing to meet her eye.

"Go back to the camp and stay there – that's an order!"

He brushed past Ava, mounted quickly and was gone.

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They did go back to the camp, slowly and without really talking. It was only when they arrived and began to remove their weapons that they realized Much was missing.

"He's probably gone after Robin,"

They all knew it but Ava felt such a need to break the silence. No one answered her. Frustrated by the atmosphere Ava went outside again to split some wood for the fire. Will and John soon joined her, glad to be doing something.

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It was a while before Much returned, alone and fuming. He threw off his cloak and strode to the kitchen without talking, only to begin attacking a bunch of herbs. Ava went to his side and grabbed one of his hands.

"Much, they're only herbs. What's going on?"

"Yeah, did you speak to Robin or what?" Allan climbed down from his bunk.

"Why do you want to know?" Much was staring determinedly at the table before him and spoke through gritted teeth.

"We want to know what's happening, what's the plan?" Will had followed Ava in and was holding a load of firewood.

"Did the messenger get through to the castle?" Djaq looked up from where she was fixing feathers into an arrow's shaft.

"Yeah, is Robin going to kill him?" Ava turned from Much to frown at Will, there was something in his tone that was a little unsettling.

"Like to know his plans, do you? What's the Sheriff and Gisborne's plan?" Much looked fierce.

"Much," Ava went to lay a calming hand on his arm but he didn't let her.

"I mean, is there even a Henry? Or is it a trap?" he was ranting now.

"What?" Will looked completely blank.

"How much do they pay you?" Much was shouting.

"Pay who?" John threw the wood he was carrying from him, sick of Much's games.

"There's a spy, in the camp. One of you is a spy and Robin knows, so you're done for!" Much's tone was defiant and his wild arm waving encompassed them all.

Will took a step towards him.

"Are you calling me a traitor?"

"Well – " Much trailed of suggestively.

As Will advanced on him Ava move swiftly between them, a hand on each chest.

"No, Will, Much didn't mean that. Did you?" There was definite menace in her voice as she turned to Much but Will was already distracted and looking at Allan.

"What you looking at me for?"

"Well, you're the one who tried to persuade me to steal from Robin. You know, the time we thought the King was coming,"

Will spoke as if it was obvious but Ava hadn't heard that before.

"That's right! Traitor!" Much exclaimed with accusatory finger pointing.

"Much!" She was growing more exasperated.

"We thought about it, we decided against it," Allan's explanation seemed so reasonable but something didn't fit.

"Because I said no!" Will shouted indignantly.

"Stop it! Now!" John's voice carried more weight than the others.

Will turned away and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Yes – if anyone's going to kill the traitor it's going to be me," Much saw any betrayal of his master as a personal affront and felt he had the right to retaliate. With a final groan of annoyance, Ava turned away from him in despair.

"What makes you so high and mighty? He obviously doesn't trust you either does he or why send you back here?" Allan chose just the right words to anger him the most and Much launched himself at him. John grabbed each by the shoulder to break them apart.

"Stop it the pair of you! Get off him!"

The fight was only really stopped when an arrow flew over their heads to signal Robin's return.

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A/N: I hope you liked it - I will update soon. Please review xx