Robin watched her carefully as she spoke. It was clear that she had been through much: and how could it be any different with her home now slave to a wretched Queen and that helpless feeling one had when you were looking for someone you loved, who could easily be anymore in the world if they were even still alive. He knew both of these feelings all too well, himself.Â
And yet, for all of it, here she was speaking of the goodness she knew to be in everything, with as much strength and conviction in her words as though she had truly seen nothing worthy of the description evil. He managed a laugh, “It is clear, you have not yet met our new Sheriff.” He said, for as much as he wanted to believe her words, he was more cynical than she. He shook his head, “But there is good in most, I do believe that, even after everything I have seen.” Just not good in all.
He nodded, “Marian will always do what she believes is right, hang the consequences,” He smiled, slightly, that was what he both loved and found the most frustrating about her. She was fearless, but could also be reckless with her own life. He supposed she wasn’t unlike himself in that regard, but while his life was one thing, the lives of his friends is another.Â
He had recently discovered that Marian was also the Night Watchman - not that it surprised him - and it made him especially anxious. She was already walking a thin line being the daughter of the former Sheriff and slipping information to an outlaw. And while Robin was not a witness to it, he was certain that she would be speaking up against the Sheriff whenever she was in his company. She was never one for being quiet.Â
"It isn’t safe anywhere when you are a wanted man - or woman," He agreed, "But it’s not safe for them with you their either. You may have escaped the Enchanted Forest, but Regina has her eyes and ears here, too. There are posters of you and your sisters in the town square and there are too many people here who wouldn’t hesitate to claim the reward your life would give them, nor would they think twice about turning in Lord Edward or his daughter for harboring you. Look, I know you have no reason for trusting me, but it may be safer for everyone if you stay here at our camp. You’d be protected and hard to find and you wouldn’t be putting anyone else in danger - we’re already wanted men." He added, raising his eyebrow and smirking, "I know this isn’t any place for a lady, let alone a princess, but you’d be safe here and you’d be able to help. But before you say anything, let me take you the rest of the way to see Marian. If you are going to get there before dark, you’ll need someone who knows the way."
He paused when she asked after her sisters. “I haven’t heard any news about them,” He confessed. He wished he could give her something, anything to reassure her. They say no news is good, but he had gone almost thirteen years without news from his own brother and he had come to the believe that no news is simply that. “Wherever they are, I do not think the Queen has them, for, even here, I think we should have heard news of it.” He wanted to tell her to never give up her search for them, that one day they would be reunited, but how could he tell her something he did not believe? Had it been any different with his own brother? Â
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