For the 2010 Robin Hood drabblefest
Prompt: Guy/Marian; gift
Summary: Marian isn't easily impressed by trinkets but he has little else to offer
Marian lets him fasten the necklace about her throat. He lets his fingers caress her skin before moving away, and she releases her hair from where she'd held it out of the way.
"It looks lovely," he says.
"Yes." She glances at it at then at him. "You can't buy me, Guy. You know that, don't you?"
He doesn't know any other way to court her. Kind words don't seem to be enough, and she's a noble who deserves to have gifts, especially gifts that prove he is worthy of her, of providing for her.
"I want to please you," he tells her.
"Deeds are more important to me than words and trinkets." She reaches out, softens her harsh tone by stroking his cheek. "Buy my heart with acts of goodness," she says.
She asks more than he can afford.