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Christmas Eve. Nothing or no one can describe Christmas with one little word. And if you had just one word to describe it with… what would it be? Guy didn’t know… But he would find out.

Guy woke early that morning. He turned over, still with his eyes gently closed. He softly flung his arm to the other side of the bed to capture Marian underneath his ( Read more... )

The sparkling fire shone through the room to the other side where Marian sat. The soft armchair was Marian’s best friend this time of day in the middle of the winter. The landscapes outside were all covered with snow, and right now the sun was slowly sliding down behind the trees.

Marian sat in her armchair for a long while. She had promised Guy to ( Read more... )

It had been a quiet supper at Locksley for Guy and Marian. It was Christmas Eve in no time and it hadn’t been a single snowflake in sight. Marian was most sad about it. Guy never thought about snow that much like Marian did. He just wanted to give her the perfect Christmas gift. Even if Marian looked forward to give Guy a Christmas gift as well, ( Read more... )

It was a late evening when Guy walked beside Marian in the deep snow back to the castle from the stables after their nightfall ride. The conversation they had shared within the hour had taken its turn into an argument from what Guy noticed. He raised his eyebrow when Marian went through her believes once again.

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“What is that?” Guy asked somehow surprised at the sight of the white, fluffy things falling down to the ground outside the castle window. Guy eyed the guard he’d spoken to and waited for an answer. The guard didn’t know what to say to Sir Guy. How could he answer the question without making Sir Guy feel stupid?

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Dripping water, cold stone walls and lousy guards… Yes, Nottingham Castle was in its normal state when Guy went on his regular walk through the halls on the castle’s north side. He liked being alone sometimes… Especially when the sheriff was in a bad mood, then a little walk was a perfect thing to end the day.

Also, there was something else that ( Read more... )