The End
Title: The End
Author: whytewytch4
Word Count: 224
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mild language.
Characters: Allan
Disclaimer: Tiger Aspect and the BBC own the rights to Robin Hood 2006. No copyright infringement is intended. No money is being made.
Summary: An alternative to the BBC’s S3/12 ending.
Allan A' Dale cut through the ropes that bound him to the tree. His movements were calm and focused; his thoughts and heart were anything but.
Damn Isabella for startin’ them rumors.
--And-
Damn Robin for believin’ ‘er over me.
--And-
Damn Little John for jumpin’ so quick all the time.
--And-
Damn Much for bein’ a fair-weather friend.
--And-
Damn Will and Djaq for stayin’ behind in the ‘oly Land. They would’ve defended me. Well, Djaq would’ve. Maybe.
--And-
Damn Gisbourne. The end.
His thoughts scurried like mice in his head as the final bond was broken and his hands dropped to his sides. Angrily gathering his sword and his small sack of personal items, including his brother’s meager possessions, he strode off into the forest, heading north.
He did not know where exactly he was going-just away, away from a past that clung to him like a dense fog. He did not see the small army that passed just south of him in the forest, led by a small balding man in black.
Days later, he heard of the demise of Robin Hood, and of Nottingham. Alone at night, he wept for the man who had been his savior, his friend, and his accuser; he shed no tears for the one who had been his tormentor.