Hi this is me keeping a promise, because of my tardy uploads I am uploading this early, was a bit rushed but I hope you enjoy it nevertheless, please tell me if you do. You are warned this chapter has a tad of dark ANGST, mostly for one Saramagician, but anyway. Enjoy!

Chapter 7,

Stupid Girl,

"Guy…it's alright it's me I'm going to get you out of here." She assured, all the while she was studying his scolded and torn back,

"Isabella?" Guy asked, he turned slightly to see if it was true,

"Yes brother and I'm going to get you out of here…Robin and I are going to get you out of here." She corrected,

"You're helping Robin?" He asked almost skeptically,

"We're helping each other." She informed, "He's given me a second chance."

"Why you wanted to kill me?" He asked,

"I was a fool, I have decided to help Robin fight for England, and if I am going to do that I want you to fight with me." She answered,

"Is this true?" He asked still wary,

"Prince John has showed me how you are going to be executed tonight; I will rally this information on to him so that he can rescue you at the right time." She explained,

"And how am I going to die?" He asked, curiosity and dread causing him to ask,

"I think it would be better if you didn't know." Isabella answered, "Now let me have a look at you."

She saw that the skin on his back had already begun to peel and blister due to a severe burning he received; the whip lines on his back were deep and still oozing small amounts of blood. She turned her attention to the pitcher of water that was beside him, and soon took it in her hand, she warned him that it would sting for a moment, but she couldn't allow the cuts to grow infected, because the floor to his cell was quite disgustingly filthy.

He moaned almost silently, as she poured the water over his back, and besides the fact his body shook with small tremors due to his lack of energy, and not being fed for twenty-four hours, it was relatively easy to work. She grabbed the cloth that one of the guards was kind enough to cover his food with, which to her surprise was a fresh still warm loaf of bread; apparently not all of them were cold and heartless.

She then gently began to pat his back cleaning away the blood, and potentially any foreign objects that were likely to cause an infection, Isabella was surprised that Guy was being very cooperative. Under usual circumstances he would have pushed her away, and said that he was just fine, because that was just like him hiding all of his weaknesses, she was startled when someone touched her on the shoulder.

She gasped and instantly whipped around to see a young man in a guards outfit; he was not as hard set as the others and appeared to genuinely care about what was going on.

"Do not fear Milady…I have no intentions to report you to Prince John, in fact I am the one who stole the bread from the kitchen." He assured, "Did I really here you say that you were helping Robin Hood?" He asked,

"Yes why" She asked in return,

"Because if that is so I am transferring to your guard, as of this moment." He informed,

"You want to help us?" Isabella questioned,

"Yes I was in Nottingham when I was a boy working with my father brother, and when I came of age I was employed as a sergeant under Sir Guy, he was not always a nice person but I looked up to him. Unfortunately after my father was killed by him, I quit and joined Prince John's guard…but now that I have heard rumors of him helping Robin I want to help him." He explained,

"I know you." Guy interrupted,

"You do remember me?" He asked,

"Yes you're Joe lacey's boy." Gisborne answered,

"That's right my father wanted to kill the sheriff for what he did to my mother, and I didn't blame him until I found out about how many other people he killed in the process…I guess I hated him then just as much as I hated you." Justin Lacey continued,

"Don't believe everything you heard it's not all true, sure he killed Joderic but Mathew that was an accident, another man employed by the sheriff De Fourtnoy killed all the others, and after that I killed him to secure my position as the master at arms." Guy explained, "So don't be angry with him he did it for you and your mother."

"How can you say that he killed innocent people?" Justin protested,

"Because before he died I heard him say he did it for you and your mother." Guy replied,

An eerie silence passed through the dungeon, and no body said a word, the only sound that could be heard was the almost silent wincing from Gisborne as Isabella continued to tend to his wounded back, as Justin also offered his assistance. Many things raced through everybody's mind, Isabella wandered what he was like when he had left her after arranging her marriage, Justin thought about the last things his father had said, and Guy wandered if he just sunk to a new low, in his murderous world.

The sound of the dungeon door opening dragged them from their faraway thoughts, as soon they realized the danger they would all be in if they were seen together in this situation.

"Sir Guy act like you have been recently tortured, Lady Isabella act like you hate him, and I'll think of something." He ordered, in a desperate attempt to save all their lives, "If we never see each other again brother…I forgive you." She said, as she quickly rose to stand by the cell door which was gaping open at this point, when Vaisey walked in,

"But I have." Guy said,

"Then it won't be hard for you will it…Sir." He informed in a whisper lest he was overheard,

"Vaisey it's good to see you alive and well…can't say as much for my brother though, that pitiful creature couldn't even remain a rogue for very long without falling into the hands of the man he betrayed…you make sure he screams and I'll see to it that's there a few gold coins in it for you." Isabella said, as she addressed Justin,

"Consider it done Milady." He acknowledged,

"Yes well what are you doing here I don't remember writing up an invitation for you?" Vaisey asked skeptically,

"Madison the Prince's sister invited me to a feast that was taking place tonight, I haven't seen her in ages so I thought now was a good time to catch up." Isabella explained,

"So what are you doing here, the last I heard the Prince wanted Gisborne to regain his strength before he was executed." Ergo asked,

"I asked for permission to see my brother before he was to die there was some much needed suffering I wanted to see him go through before was assigned to hell." She replied,

Just then there was an agonizing wail from Gisborne, Isabella wasn't sure if Justin had hit him for real or he just told him to scream, giving the sadistic former sheriff something to listen to, and it seemed to work.

"Yes well if you leaving I have something I want to say to your brother before his execution…if you would be so kind to leave." He implied cruelly,

"Of course I hope you make him scream, he'll get just what he deserves." She complied,

She gave a small curtsey and left his presence, with Justin standing as erect as a tin soldier, Vaisey snidely walked over to Gisborne's pain, and weak quivering body, and looked down onto him like he was some half-bred cur. All Guy could do was weakly turn to glare daggers at a man that should have been dead long ago, this time he didn't stop himself from thinking gruesome ways for that wretched man to die, and he was sure Marian would allow him to do so.

The sheriff pushed the heel of his riding boot into Guy's back, his spur catching on some already torn skin, making the pain harder to bear, he gave a faint moan, which gradually grew into a scream as he pushed harder. And Isabella who was walking back to Madison's room to find out where she could store her belongings during her stay could hear her brothers silent plea, as he scream radiated throughout the castle walls.

A tear stung her eye, and she couldn't hold it back, her brother was going to die if he was left with Vaisey for to long, she couldn't understand the strange feeling she had towards her brother. One minute she was trying to execute him in front of the townspeople, the next minute Madison was trying to kill him, and she wanted to save him instead of letting the woman take his life, and now, she was helping Robin to save him.

She hadn't felt this way towards him since they were in the Gisborne manner and their family was whole with their father who had not chosen to ride off and fight for the King in a holy war. She had wonderful memories of her brother back then, times when she would be scared and Guy would tell her everything was going to be okay, times when their mother was sick, and Guy would do everything he could for her.

And when their father went away to the battlefield, he stepped into Rodger's shoes, and had been the man of the house, he had helped his mother make difficult decisions, and he had helped his mother run the estate. Isabella had looked up to him then, he was her idol, because he was always so strong and ready to lend a hand, she often coveted his strength, but she always noticed something dark that lurked, under his seemingly innocent exterior.

She didn't know what it was but after their father had been at war for a while it started to show it's head, because he soon became less tolerant quickly jumping into rages, and caring less, she assumed it was hate towards his father for leaving them for a foreign King. She had often tried to ask Guy what was wrong but he always gave her one of those false smiles, to prove there was nothing bothering him, but she didn't let on that she knew he was lying.

Noticing that she had paused in the hallway she pushed her memories back into the little box she kept in the corner of her heart, and began to get as far away from the dungeon as she could. As she was about to run out of the castle, Madison stepped in the way, and led her into her room, once the door was closed Madison could see that Isabella had been crying.

"Isabella where are you going?" She asked,

"Anywhere away from here." She answered,

"Don't worry we're going to get him out of here." Madison assured,

"How do you know that…what if Robin doesn't make it in time?" Isabella demanded,

"That's not going to happen because I am going to take you to him, and you are going to tell him everything that Prince John showed you and told you that might help." Madison replied, as she walked over to give her friend a much needed embrace,

"Then take me to him so I can reconcile things with my brother." She insisted, as she dried her tears with the joint of her wrist,

"I will." Was the sincere reply,

Back in the dungeon Guy tried to crawl across the floor to get away from the sheriff, never before in his life had he readily showed his weakness, but now he didn't care he just wanted the pain to end. A heavy foot that pressed on his back halting his snake like motions, once again the spurs from the former sheriff's riding boots tore at the already broken skin causing blood to flow openly.

Justin watched horrifyingly as he saw the sheriff exacting revenge on the man who tried to take his life, the sheriff was stooped over Gisborne like a vulture. One foot securing his prey to assure that it didn't escape, while he used his razor sharp beak to dig into and tear flesh off that was appealing to its eye.

His breathing was erratic, and his exhales were nothing but cries of pain, how he could kick himself now for not checking to see if the sheriff was really dead. He could feel Vaisey grinding his spurs into the vulnerable skin on his back, he could feel his back being torn further, he was then turned over, and still the leather boot held him in place only now it secured his midsection, he then drew a small dagger from his waist band.

"Did you think that when I said I wanted to see your blood I would leave you with being tortured by someone else without having my own fun with you?" He asked, spitting as he ground his teeth into a sneer, "A clue? No!" He added as he grabbed Gisborne around the neck, and lifted him almost vertically,

When he had a secure hold on Gisborne's raven black mane, he used his other hand to place the dagger dangerously to his throat as if in that instant he would end his life. Fighting back a grimace Guy replaced it with heavy breathing, before he opened his eyes slightly to look at the dagger and then to the man who wielded it.

"So go ahead do it." He prodded,

"Oh believe me Gisborne if I had my way your life would have been well and truly over already, but the thought of hearing you scream one last time in front of all the nobles has a certain upper hand then just killing you here and now." He assured,

He threw Guy's head down against the stone floor, Gisborne could see spots of multiple colors flashing before his eyes, and he was somewhat dazed, but not dazed enough to ignore feeling a small trickle of blood from where he had made contact with the stone tiles. Then in an instant of fury and sheer hatred Vaisey plunged the length of his thin dagger through Guy's shoulder blade, there was a cry of extreme agony, and spatters of blood shot onto Vaisey's face but he wiped them away only to smear it.

"No Gisborne! When I say I want to see your blood, I mean I want to see it with my own eyes, and due to my own affliction, you're a pathetic excuse for a man whose weakness is women, I tried to teach you of their poison but you wouldn't listen now see where it has gotten you!" He screamed, at the man who now tried to wriggle away on his back, to at least a safe corner,

Vaisey then withdrew his dagger from the fleeing man, and secured it in his waist band again, and as if he had gained strength or Gisborne had become lighter, he vaulted the man onto his feet, leaning him against the wall.

"You are going to meet your end!...And! It will be because you didn't check to see if I was dead! I! Only had you as my master at arms because!...You! Were at the point when you would follow anyone around like a lost sheep!" He screamed again, emphasizing each sentence break, with a blow to either his face, or a knee to his chest,

Justin was beginning to feel sick to his stomach, never had he suspected that any one man could be capable of possessing such an evil force inside that drove you to the point of wanting to beat someone to an inch of their lives, he acted like he was possessed. Gisborne's nose was bloody, like many other parts of his body, he wished he would just lay down and die, but there was no such like, this man was going to have his way with him, and there was nothing he could do about it.

His lips was cracked and split also adding to the amount of blood that coated his face, just one strike would be sufficient enough to put that man in his place, and give him a sense of power even if it would cause more of what he was enduring. His shoulder was aching with a passion, and blood seeped openly from his vigorously moving wound, as Vaisey had now resorted to slamming him against the wall to increase discomfort.

With one last blow to Guy's face it was over the sheriff then let him fall to the ground, coughing and heaving begging for air to find it way to his lungs. His breaths were short and sharp stinging his lungs that were deprived of the essential resource to keep him alive, he coughed blood pasting it on the tiles, but that didn't worry him, God only knew what was there already besides his recent donation.

"You Gisborne are lucky that Prince John wants you alive, he doesn't even know I'm down here, I decided to pay you a little visit…but be no doubt we will see each other again before you are to die." He said in a seemingly calm exhale, also left breathless after his exacting of revenge, he then turned to leave,

"You're right we will see each…other again…and that will be before I see you die." Gisborne agreed in a sneer, as he managed a small chuckle of forced contentment, Vaisey walked back over to Gisborne only to kick him sharply in the ribs before exiting ordering Justin to lock the cell,

"You can tell Isabella if she comes back down here that I took care of seeing her brother pay for his betrayals." Ergo ordered, as he wiped a bit of cell grim from his usual black clad clothing,

"Yes Milord." Lacey acknowledged,

He said it obediently hoping the man would leave that much sooner, and he did, but Justin then waited for the crazed former sheriff to leave, before he then briskly made his way to the recently closed cell door, and pushed it open quickly taking Gisborne's side. He was still heaving due to being winded by the kick to his ribs and the painful intakes of air that he was at last granted, blood still dripping from his nose and mouth. Justin tried to help by gently patting the untouched areas of Gisborne's back.

"Alright I made up my mind I'm going to make sure you live to kill that vile man." Justin said,

"You're one alley I wouldn't mind seeing right now." Guy confessed,

"Well let me have a look at what Vaisey did to you." He insisted,

He then turned Guy over enough to see the thin wound in his shoulder, it wasn't as bad as he had thought but it was bleeding amply enough, he then grabbed the cloth Isabella had used and drenched it in the water from the pitcher, before he applied some pressure to the wound. Ignoring Guy wasn't what he wanted to do but if he paid attention to every little moan and grimace the man made he wouldn't be able to help him, so he did his best to keep his eyes on his work.

"How on earth…did you…become a guard?" Guy asked, stutteringly,

"What do you mean?" Justin asked innocently,

"I mean…you can't stand the sight of me right now…so how did you ever manage to kill a man?" He asked, through labored and heavy intakes of breath,

"I have never killed a man…but I had no choice but to find employment, and when I had come of age I joined the guard because I wanted to learn responsibility, and loyalty, and some much needed discipline." Lacey explained,

He lifted the cloth to see if the bleeding had stopped, and it had because the pressure he applied caused Guy's arm to lose a bit of feeling, and tingle, he then grabbed the still warm bread and tore the end off.

"I'm not sure if you're going to eat it now but it is going to a greater good." He informed,

"And what may I ask is that?" Guy questioned,

Lacey then tore the bred into small shreds and then placed the bits on the wound, after the initial grimacing from Gisborne as he did so, he than took the pitcher and poured a small amount of water onto the bread, making it a soggy mess.

"What's that for?" Guy asked,

"It will help prevent infection, because of the filth that is on the floor and walls." H e replied,

After doing so he then took the cloth and tied it securely around his shoulder, to keep the bread in place and prohibit any further bleeding, when he tied it of he gave a small smile and made to leave.

"Justin." Guy called, he then turned,

"Thank you."

"Don't mention it." Justin dismissed,

He then left leaving the door unlocked, because he knew Guy wasn't going to make an attempt at freedom, and he was not about to help because there were a few more guard throughout the dungeon that lead to the way out, and he wasn't going to chance getting caught. Even thought he really wanted to help Gisborne.

Town center, London,

Isabella and Madison walked their horses through the town center, which was still bustling with people, but they moved out of the way however when they saw that one of the riders was the Prince's sister.

"How are we going to find him?" Isabella asked, after a while,

"I made sure he would spend most of his time by the bakery, just incase there was a reason for my wanting to see him." Madison replied,

But as they rode to where a meeting place had been arranged with Robin, Kate had already been apprehended by castle guards and was being led down the stairwell, which lead to the dungeon Guy was occupying. She was thrown into the cell with a great deal of protest and kicking, that was accompanied by screaming and mild to foul cursing, but the guards simply ignored her. She paced for several moments not even noticing the figure that was huddled in a corner.

"Argh!" She screamed in frustration, "None of this would have happened if it wasn't for Gisborne, as far as we actually know he could be having tea with the Prince, plotting England's demise." She spat, unconsciously clenching and unclenching her fists,

"Well then you don't know very much do you." A deep voice interrupted from the darkness, causing her to spin around facing her companion,

"And what would you know?" She demanded, her anger throwing out her sense of judgment,

"I know this Gisborne is being left to rot in a dark corner of the dungeon." He replied,

"How?" She demanded again,

"Stupid Girl." He replied, as he allowed himself to slump onto the cold stone floor, Kate cautiously walked over until she saw that it was indeed Gisborne, she then cast aside her thoughts of anger,

"Gisborne are you alright?" She asked,

"If I look alright to you then there is something wrong with your eyesight." Guy replied weakly, he heard her gasp when she touched his blood stained back, "Its just blood surely you have seen more than this when you fight along side Robin." He nearly mocked,

Well there you go Kate is in the dungeons, and now Robin will have two people to save, will he be able to get both of them out or will he have to make a sacrifice? You can speculate but the truth will be brought to light in the future. Review!