The Wayward One - now complete!
Title: The Wayward One (Epilogue)
Author: glorious_clio
Rating: PG13
Warnings: none; pre-series
Summary: Marian stays behind after Robin abruptly breaks their engagement and goes off to the Holy Land. What happens to those left behind? This is not a romance.
Characters: Marian, mentions of Robin, OC's
Disclaimer: I do not hold any ownership over the BBC's version of Robin Hood. Crossposted at ff.net.
o0O0o
And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight
I ain't missing you at all
Since you've been gone, away
I ain't missing you,
No matter, what my friends say
Ain't missing you
I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you
I can lie to myself
I ain't missing you.
o0O0o
She had sometimes imagined his return, but it was never like this.
Marian heard the horses before seeing them. She crept to her window, praying fervently that it was not Sir Guy of Gross-Gisbourne.
But Robin cut an unmistakable figure in the saddle, right past the 'inconspicuous' men who spied on them, and would report every word to the Sheriff.
Marian whirled away from the window and pressed her back to the wall, staying hidden. Knowing that was useless, she grabbed her bow and rushed on silent feet (the Nightwatchman's feet) down to the hall.
"Father?"
The lines on his face, which normally she could read like a map, were inscrutable. Marian knew the feeling. Robin's return would mean an upset of the delicate balance of power in Nottingham. He would get his lands restored to him, pushing Sir Guy out, and this would cause the Sheriff to lose control of the vast Huntingdon estate. This could be good, if the Sheriff lost more power, but Marian also knew that Vaisey would lash out in other, unpredictable ways.
Marian wondered if he had gotten her letter, if he was aware of the situation they were embroiled in.
Sir Edward burst out of the manor, yelling at the boys who had left, at the men who had returned. "Get out! Get away from here!" Marian wondered if they knew he was warning them.
"Sir Edward, it is me! Your friend, Robin of Locksley!" he shouted. Marian could hear confusion in his voice.
"I know how you are. Crooks! Come to deceive me! I'll have none of you here!" her father stalled.
"I swear, I come in friendship!" Robin vowed.
"I am no longer the Sheriff. Leave me to live out my days in peace!" Sir Edward tried. He was getting nowhere.
"You heard my father, leave," Marian said as she drew her bow, and her wayward lover's gaze.
"Marian, it is me. Robin," he looked surprised at her being there.
"Congratulations. Leave," she repeated, stepping out of the door and into the yard.
"How are you? I thought of you."
He was not getting the picture. They were watched, how could he be so dense. "Leave!" she shouted.
"We are leaving," Much promised, diffusing the situation. Marian and her father backed into the house.
"Sir Edward, if you do not remember me, remember Nottingham! Remember your people!"
Sir Edward slammed the door on his words, as if he could somehow block them out. Block out Robin's accusation and confusion.
As she unstrung her bow, Marian wondered vaguely if he would visit her at her window tonight, as he used to do when they were children. She shook her head, reminding herself that they were adults now. She would have to try and guess his intentions at the Council of Nobles later today. Her heart pounded a little faster. The balance was shifting, and Nottingham, for better or for worse, would never be the same.
Author: glorious_clio
Rating: PG13
Warnings: none; pre-series
Summary: Marian stays behind after Robin abruptly breaks their engagement and goes off to the Holy Land. What happens to those left behind? This is not a romance.
Characters: Marian, mentions of Robin, OC's
Disclaimer: I do not hold any ownership over the BBC's version of Robin Hood. Crossposted at ff.net.
o0O0o
And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight
I ain't missing you at all
Since you've been gone, away
I ain't missing you,
No matter, what my friends say
Ain't missing you
I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you
I can lie to myself
I ain't missing you.
o0O0o
She had sometimes imagined his return, but it was never like this.
Marian heard the horses before seeing them. She crept to her window, praying fervently that it was not Sir Guy of Gross-Gisbourne.
But Robin cut an unmistakable figure in the saddle, right past the 'inconspicuous' men who spied on them, and would report every word to the Sheriff.
Marian whirled away from the window and pressed her back to the wall, staying hidden. Knowing that was useless, she grabbed her bow and rushed on silent feet (the Nightwatchman's feet) down to the hall.
"Father?"
The lines on his face, which normally she could read like a map, were inscrutable. Marian knew the feeling. Robin's return would mean an upset of the delicate balance of power in Nottingham. He would get his lands restored to him, pushing Sir Guy out, and this would cause the Sheriff to lose control of the vast Huntingdon estate. This could be good, if the Sheriff lost more power, but Marian also knew that Vaisey would lash out in other, unpredictable ways.
Marian wondered if he had gotten her letter, if he was aware of the situation they were embroiled in.
Sir Edward burst out of the manor, yelling at the boys who had left, at the men who had returned. "Get out! Get away from here!" Marian wondered if they knew he was warning them.
"Sir Edward, it is me! Your friend, Robin of Locksley!" he shouted. Marian could hear confusion in his voice.
"I know how you are. Crooks! Come to deceive me! I'll have none of you here!" her father stalled.
"I swear, I come in friendship!" Robin vowed.
"I am no longer the Sheriff. Leave me to live out my days in peace!" Sir Edward tried. He was getting nowhere.
"You heard my father, leave," Marian said as she drew her bow, and her wayward lover's gaze.
"Marian, it is me. Robin," he looked surprised at her being there.
"Congratulations. Leave," she repeated, stepping out of the door and into the yard.
"How are you? I thought of you."
He was not getting the picture. They were watched, how could he be so dense. "Leave!" she shouted.
"We are leaving," Much promised, diffusing the situation. Marian and her father backed into the house.
"Sir Edward, if you do not remember me, remember Nottingham! Remember your people!"
Sir Edward slammed the door on his words, as if he could somehow block them out. Block out Robin's accusation and confusion.
As she unstrung her bow, Marian wondered vaguely if he would visit her at her window tonight, as he used to do when they were children. She shook her head, reminding herself that they were adults now. She would have to try and guess his intentions at the Council of Nobles later today. Her heart pounded a little faster. The balance was shifting, and Nottingham, for better or for worse, would never be the same.