I left Robin distraught. When I had tried to help him, I had hurt him more than I ever imagined. Quietly I slip on the mask of the night watchman, my braver self. After I've run a few errands in Locksley, I hide my disguise in my satchel and approach Guy's home. It's a shame he's stuck at the castle. As just Lady Marian, I feel more alone than ever. I've lost Robin's trust and probably his gangs' too. Without my father alive, Guy is my strongest ally right now. I just hope he never betrays me again. I have to trust that he won't. The guards stop me in my tracks.

Lady Marian, you are under arrest, Sheriff's orders.

What have I done?

You were reported to the Sheriff as suspect for treason.

My feelings are numb. Could Guy have done this? No, he would never…

When we reach Nottingham, there is no chance for me to see Guy. Instead, my satchel is taken away from me. If the Sheriff finds the night watchman's masks in there, I'm dead. Emotionally and physically exhausted, my sight blurs as I'm thrown into a cell. My body sinks to the cold stone floor until I lose consciousness.

Marian, Lady Marian!

I take a deep breath, feeling the warmth returning to my body.

Guy?

Who the hell are you talking you?

Staring at me from the next cell is a woman, her eyes wide at the sight of me. She is beautiful with blonde hair and blue eyes. Somehow she looks vaguely familiar.

How do you know my name?

I've seen you around Locksley sometimes and just recently too.

I hang my head in shame. If anyone saw me leave early this morning, people will take it the wrong way. You look familiar. What is your name?

Kate.

How did you end up in here?

Kate stares at me in defiance. I hate the Sheriff and his pathetic puppy Guy of Gisborne. I stood up for Robin Hood in Locksley when few others would dare to speak out. Yesterday I was found sneaking off into Sherwood by Gisborne's men. They think I'm a spy for Hood.

I sigh at Kate's words that are full of bitterness. There are too many like her who have fallen victim to the Sheriff's cruel regime. They'll use any excuse to arrest someone.

Is that what they did to you? asks Kate.

I shake my head, full of uncertainty. I thought I knew who I could trust. No one now it seems.

Here, says Kate, handing me a piece of bread. You were looking deathly pale when they threw you in here.

Thank you, Kate.

Slowly I break the bread into small pieces, forcing myself to eat. It's difficult to do so from the amount of anxiety plaguing me. It isn't about my potentially being tortured or killed. My fear is that Guy has betrayed me.

So, you're of Knighton Hall?, inquires Kate. My family lived happily under the days of your father, the old Sheriff.

Knighton Hall is no more, I reply, surprised at the lack of feeling in my voice. And my father's dead.

I'm so sorry. I have to ask. Was it really you leaving Locksley Manor last night?

I nod. Somehow Kate strikes me as someone I can trust, a comfort in an unlikely place.

What were you doing there? Whose side are you on?

I lean in closer to Kate, the bars the only thing that separates us. I have always been fighting for England, even when Robin was in the holy land. I have had to hide my feelings against the Sheriff. It's the only way I can help Robin.

What about Guy of Gisborne? You hate him too, don't you?

I was hoping she wouldn't ask me that. On the other hand, I had made a promise to Guy that I would defend him. I still had to believe in the man he could become. No, I don't hate him. At first I felt repulsed and then sorry for him. He is a man that could be so much better if it weren't for the Sheriff. Now my feelings are more…complicated.

Lady Marian, says Kate, her determined eyes meeting mine. Don't forget whose side you're on.

I spend the rest of the day drifting in and out of sleep in my tiny cell. Kate is always there ready to engage in conversation, occasionally checking on me to see if I'm okay. The more the hours pass, the more I'm filled with dread. I told Guy I would stay at Locksley. If he doesn't find out I've been imprisoned, he'll think I've run away to join Robin Hood. The thought of breaking Guy's heart is a nightmare I can't comprehend. The only thing is, would he somehow end up breaking mine?