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Part 11

Allan moved slowly he had left Kirklees the previous day, part of him was regretting that he was not still there in the sanctuary of the Abbey but the other part of him knew he had to carry on to continue the fight that he had begun when he had joined Robin Hood's gang of outlaws. He had been at the Abbey for at least a fortnight; they had told him when he was well enough that Robin Hood and his men brought him to Kirklees to recover. He vaguely recalled being in the camp and Robin asking him questions about Marian. He clearly remembered now the fateful day at Nottingham, how he had helped Will make sure that Marian's marriage to Guy was invalid. He wondered if Robin knew what had happened to her and he also wondered what Nottingham looked like.

Allan felt contrite for his actions. He had made mistakes in his life but betraying Robin and the gang was probably the biggest one. Things were going to be different now; he knew that as he had lain in the Abbey. As he healed he had a lot of time to think. If they had brought him to Kirklees then there was a chance that forgiveness might be possible. He knew it would not come freely that he would have to earn it and maybe they would never truly trust him ever again, but they were all he had, the only family that remained. His birth family were all now dead with the premature departure of Tom his brother. He smiled as he remembered him. Allan had been willing to give him chance after chance, and although the same blood ran in their veins he hoped that his comradeship with his 'adopted' brothers; Will, Much, Djaq, Little John and Robin could be rekindled.

Allan's first port of call was to visit Nottingham to see how bad the situation really was. He would hide within the confines of the forest, not wanting to be seen by any of Prince's John's men or Jasper if he was still floating about. Then he would return to the camp and the gang, if they would have him that was.

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Gisborne huffed and stomped into Locksley Manor, Thornton took a step back in well thought out anticipation, gingerly saying, "Lady Gisborne not with you?"

"There is no Lady Gisborne," Sir Guy replied, his mood dark and threatening.

"Where is she now? She left with you," asked Thornton concerned not only for Marian but for Robin Hood too.

"I don't know, but I will find her and when I do I will legally make her my wife even if I have to chain her to the wall," he snapped back. Thornton bit back a smile, relived that he had trusted his instincts and not disclosed to Robin that Gisborne claimed she was his wife.

"Will you be staying? Or are you off out again?" Thornton asked calmly.

"I live here, what do you expect I will be doing? I have business to attend to here then I will be away again." He told his chief manservant brusquely.

"Will you be going to Nottingham?" Thornton enquired.

"Why would I go there? It has been razed to the ground."

"Indeed it has but they have are clearing it and I am sure that it will be rebuilt in no time at all."

"Is Jasper still there?"

"No my lord but his cousin Cornelius has arrived and plans have been drawn up for the new city." Thornton informed him

"And the Sheriff, did Hood ever find him?" Gisborne asked, needing to know what happened to the old scoundrel, he had despised and loathed him at times but he had also been his closet ally.

"Yes, he did but he was dead, murdered by some peasant woman according to the story that has been circling." The manservant explained.

"Where is he now?"

"The Sheriff my lord? Jasper buried him in a common grave."

"No Hood. Where is Robin Hood?"

"I have no idea." Thornton honestly replied. "All I can tell you is that he and his men lived."

Gisborne let out a roar so loud it felt as though the whole house shuddered in rebellion to the noise. To himself he muttered thunderously enough for Thornton to hear. "Hood I promise I will not rest until you are dead and Marian you will be mine."