GA 12
'Robin! She has to go shopping for her wedding dress.' Marian protested, walking after Robin, who had refused to discuss the matter any more. But when Marian refused and kept talking he walked away from her. But that wouldn't stop Marian as she proved when she followed
after him.
'Marian I am not discussing this any more. You are not leaving the camp. And that's final.' Robin stated without turning around to look at her.
'But Robin..'
No!' Robin yelled interrupting her. He turned and faced her. She stood and crossed her arms, showing that she was not going to be beaten. Robin folded his arms challenging her. There was no way he was letting her leave the camp.
Five minutes later, Marian was walking around camp with a smile on her face, as Robin lay in his bunk sulking. She was preparing to go shopping with Djaq.
'We will be home soon' Marian said and started walking out of camp with Djaq.
'Wait Marian!' Robin said jumping out of his bunk and ran down to the pair of girls. Marian sighed thinking a final argument was coming on, but he didn't.
'Promise me you won't go to Nottingham' He asked quietly.
'What?' Marian asked confused.
'Please stay away from Nottingham and Locksley, there's less chance of meeting Gisbourne then. Please Marian just stay to the other villages and markets.' Robin pleaded.
Marian smiled then nodded her consent. With one final kiss they left. Robin still wasn't happy. He didn't want her out there where Gisbourne could get her. But god she was a persistent woman.
Marian and Djaq started off in Clun, but found nothing that matched Djaq's figure or colour.
They had then moved onto the other villages, but found nothing. Marian thought of Robin. She knew that he was worried about her, but he couldn't keep her hidden away. Locked up in Sherwood Forest. She also knew that Gisbourne worried Robin. And in truth he worried her to. He had already taken her life twice. What would stop him doing it again.
Back in the camp, Robin was pacing up and down by the fire. Much to everyone's annoyance. The girls had been gone half the day. Marian had said that they wouldn't be long.
'Robin calm down. They will be fine. Their girls and their shopping' Allan said. But Robin continued to pace.
'We're back' Marian announced as she came back into camp. Robin looked up at Marian's voice and charged over to her.
'Where have you been!' He demanded.
Marian frowned. 'Out looking for a dress.'
'You have been gone almost the whole day.' Robin said.
'We were shopping for a wedding dress! Not just any dress. A wedding dress!' She yelled back at Robin. Robin sighed and went and sat down by the fire. Still angry at the situation.
'So how did the shopping go?' Will asked amused. He peered nosily at the package in Djaq's arms. But she frowned and pulled it closer to herself.
'Not until the wedding' She stated and then went and put the package, in her bunk.
'Well it was a long search' Marian began to tell the boys about their shopping trip. 'First we went to Clun, but couldn't find anything to suit Djaq and then after we went to the other villages, where we found nothing. We went to Nottingham.'
'NOTTINGHAM!' Robin yelled and stood up, starring angrily at Marian. Marian bit down on her bottom lip and closed her eyes realising, she had just confessed that she had broken her promise to Robin.
'Marian you promised me that you wouldn't go there!' Robin yelled.
Marian tried to defend herself. 'But Robin we couldn't find anything on Knighton or Locksley...'
'LOCKSLEY!' Robin interrupted. Marian sighed annoyed that she had yet again, landed herself in it.
'Robin..' She said quietly.
'No Marian. You promised that you would not go near Locksley or Nottingham, and you went to both. So from now you cannot leave the camp'
Marian went to protest, but Robin would not let her.
'You can stay in camp until I say otherwise' Robin said and began walking out of the camp, angry.
'Robin I do not need mollycoddled.' Marian yelled after him.
He turned and looked at her. 'No but you do need to grow and do what your told.' And then he disappeared into the camp.