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The Angel of Death,
Chapter 11,
The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend,
Elsewhere in the forest,
Isabella regained consciousness she looked around to see nothing in sight, so she got up and ran towards her horse that had wandered into the forest. She mounted and rode off deep in the heart of the forest, a while later she saw Robin coming towards her, "Robin." She called out,
"Isabella what is it?" Robin asked alert and ready for any trap she might have set up,
"Robin I need you're help we're going to have to put our differences aside and trust each other." Isabella ordered in a begging tone,
"No that's exactly what I don't have to do...now what do you want Isabella?"
"It's the Angel of Death she has my brother." She began,
"Hold-on I know that, but what's with she?" Robin asked,
"Well I can assure you it isn't a he the Angel of Death is Madison." Isabella explained,
"What Madison is King Richard's sister the enemy of Prince John." Robin defended,
"Oh that's just what you were made to believe she came to me with a proposition." Isabella mocked Robin's gullibility,
"She told me about her mother who sent her away as a slave, and how her brother Prince John saved her, and how she was indebted to him for what he had done, and this is her way of paying it in full by killing you." She explained,
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Robin asked,
"Because we met today when I was meant to get my brother after I held up my side of the bargain." Isabella answered,
"And what's you're side of the bargain Isabella?" Robin asked leaning on his bow,
"I was to chase her with guards so she could take one of you're men prisoner." Isabella admitted,
"Allan that's why his not back...you got him captured what makes you think I want to help you after that?" Robin asked, his words covered in anger,
"Because we now share a common goal." Isabella replied, "You want you're men back and I want my brother." She continued,
"What you're sudden interest in you're brother?" Robin asked after summing up her proposition,
"He has amnesia if I can get to him then I can make him what I want him to be." She replied,
"So you can mold him out to be just like you and fall when the King returns just like you will." Robin said, "I'll help you get you're brother but I won't let you destroy him again this is his chance to change his ways." Robin offered,
"What do you care his you're enemy." Isabella sneered,
"He's also you're enemy the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Robin said simply,
"All I'm asking is you save my brother from her torture...Oh and there's one other thing you should know." Isabella said quickly,
"And what's that?" Robin asked, now leaning his head on his arm, which was supported on his bow,
"She's part Saracen or at least she can fight like one." Isabella said,
"Right you have my offer think it over and get back to me." Robin said, before he turned and walked away, and Isabella did the same. Kate was surprised to see him back so soon especially empty handed, "Robin what happened?" She asked,
"I met Isabella she told me Allan was surrendered to Madison." Robin said as he threw his bow on his bunk,
"What do you mean?" Tuck asked,
"I mean Madison is working for Prince John not King Richard." Robin said irritatedly, "Allan was offered as a bargain by Isabella to save the life of her brother." He finished,
"What's Isabella's new fancy in her brother when she was going to have him executed." Kate asked,
"He has amnesia he supposingly doesn't know anything about himself or what has happened in his past." Robin answered, shedding some light on her motive,
"So she wants him so she can mold him into the man she wants him to be, she doesn't care for his life, she wants him for her own selfish gain, we can't do that." Tuck said, siding with Gisborne,
"I know and you're right I offered to help save his life I didn't say I was going to hand him over to her. What's going to happen to him when he regains his memory she's going to hate him again and try to kill him." Robin said agreeing with what Tuck had said,
"I disagree." Kate said,
"What why?" Robin asked,
"Because they're both evil let them try and kill each other." Kate said, cruelly showing no concern for Gisborne,
"Kate I need you to put you're personal revenge aside and think clearly no man deserves this. You wouldn't do it to me if I was Gisborne." Robin said,
"Yes but you didn't kill my brother." She said refusing to let Gisborne's deed go unpunished,
"You're right I didn't kill you're brother but right now he doesn't know that." Robin said as he grabbed her softly by the arms, "What if you tried to kill him and he begged you to tell him why. What would you say then? Would you kill him anyway with the knowledge that the man you were trying to kill feels sick inside because he was told he killed someone you loved. Right now he doesn't even know he killed Marian." Robin explained trying to make Kate realize that what she was doing was wrong, "If he doesn't know I can't hold this deed against him and neither can you." Robin finished as he let her go.
"You're right Robin but I can never forgive him." She said after letting Robin's words sink in, "How are we going to rescue Much, Allan, and Gisborne if we don't know who has taken them or where they are?" She asked,
"You're right about we don't know where they are but I know who has them." Robin said casting a small smile on his face,
Meanwhile in Madison's lair,
Much has Gisborne lying flat on the cold floor of the cave, trying to lower his fever, while he sponges his face with the damp cloth Allan soaked in the spring water, which flowed in their cell.
"How is he?" Allan asked, as he held his once concealed dagger, into the flames of a small fire, "He's not good he hasn't regained consciousness yet." Much answered,
"Do you really want him to regain consciousness for this?" Allan asked, as he turned to look at Much, who was now eyeing him, "Is it hot enough yet?" Much asked in return, "Yeah...but I'm still not sure about this though." Was the reply, "Where did you say you heard about this before? It seems more like a torture then a cure." He added,
"I heard it from Djack." Much replied,
"Why did I never hear about it then?" Allan asked,
"Because you Allan were busy playing hand and glove with Gisborne." Much replied, "Right that should be hot enough hand me the dagger." Much ordered, so Allan gave him the dagger,
"Would you hold him on his side Allan while I do this?" Much asked, Allan held him on his side, but there was a pause, "Comeon what's the hold-up back there?" Allan pressed, "Shut-up Allan just Shut-up." Much said, before he finally mustered up the courage to place the branding iron, hot, dagger on one of Gisborne's wounds. He did not know if it was more of the feeling of hurting him further, or the fear that he would try to kill him later even though it was a favour he was doing. After the first wound, it was not as bad as it was before, but when he came to the third wound it was as bad as it could get.
"Aaaaaaaargh! No, stop it! Aaaaaaaargh!" Gisborne screamed, from the pain that had caused him to be aroused from unconsciousness, he began to stir violently, so Allan tried to hold him still. Gisborne was still a strong man even in his weakened condition and Allan could not even imagine the thought of keeping him still so he did the only thing he could.
"Sorry Gisborne." He apologized, before he raised his fist, and hit him in the face, as hard as he could, to keep him out for a long while.
"Don't worry he won't give you anymore trouble." Allan said, as Gisborne's body fell limp again, "Allan you knocked him out." Much gasped, "Yep now continue." Allan advised,
"Nope I'm done with it you do it I'll hold him." Much said, as he passed the dagger to Allan, and took his place, Allan did not seem to have any trouble in doing it, it made Much wonder just how cold he could be.
"What now?" Allan asked,
"Now we're meant to clean it with a damp cloth, here it is." Much answered, as he handed the cloth to Allan to complete the job,
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