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landlesslord) wrote2007-03-08 11:05 pm
landlesslord) wrote2007-03-08 11:05 pm
Episode 1x06 "The Taxman Cometh" Part II
The sheriff had summoned him, but Guy couldn't think of any particular reason why. The Abbess had been dealt with, her retinue would be arriving later to return her to Rufford. There was some plan to deal with Robin Hood, though Vasey had been very circumspect with saying exactly what it was. The tax money had been collected and was safely stored away until it would be time for it to be transported further south. Perhaps it was some plan to execute prisoners in new and more vicious ways. If he was more honest with himself, Guy had better things to do, but when the Sheriff called, it was his job to come running and so he tried not to think about it too much and just get on with it.
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The news that Marian was going to ask to join the convent did not go down well with Guy. In fact, when the Sheriff had announced that she was going to petition the Mother Superior, the idea that it would be to ask to join her was the furthest thing from his mind and it would be a lie to say that he was pleased with the proposition. It would be a lie to say that he was merely angry.
Guy was seething inside.
He might have understood if she had cared to mentioned it earlier, but it had disappointed him and now it left him cold and bitter-hearted. Learning obedience indeed! A likely story. No, he was well aware of her feelings for him and she was doing it to frustrate him, to discourage and reject his efforts towards her. Guy sighed and rubbed his temple with a gloved hand. This wasn't part of his plan. He would have to talk to Marian. Try to convince her to change her mind.
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What could Marian have to discuss with the Abbess? And at such length? Guy was not a patient man and waiting for Marian to emerge from the chapel did nothing to improve his mood.
He heard he enter the corridor and close the door to the chapel behind her and then take six sure steps away from him before speaking. Marian looked surprised that he should have waited for her, but seemed to regain her composure quickly. The time waiting had given Guy time to think, and while he was still a little bad-tempered, he was no longer so darkly angry and more... irritated. And slightly hurt.
A hurt which grew, after he had stepped from the shadows he had lingered in to ask her why she had not mentioned these plans before. His intentions towards her had always been clear. He had always treated her in the way proper to her station and played the attentive suitor. It might be taking a long time, but Guy was determined that he should do this right. That Marian did not seem to care that he was slighted, perhaps, provided the greatest hurt. That she was so eager to go.
As Marian turned away, he grabbed her arm - maybe not the most proper way to catch her attention, but Guy did not want to lose this chance.
"I thought we were friends." He couldn't quite meet her eyes. "I thought in time...you would consider..."
"What?" Marian. Ever eager to hurry away from talking with him.
"Marriage."
Wasn't it obvious? Here he was, trying to share his feelings with her and all she can do is smirk like he is worth nothing to her. But for a moment, near her, with his hand still holding onto her arm, he had forgotten not to expect any sympathy from her; that she would feign ignorance of his intentions, when it was clear for the world to see. That maybe, now, she would relent in her ceaseless mere tolerance and politeness and display some affection for him.
She would not marry him, but she would wed herself to the Church? Marian left him feeling hollow inside.
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Sheriff Vasey had been pontificating about some great plan for oppressing the people that Guy had not really been listening to, being too preoccupied with thoughts of Marian still. His plans would be fruitless, of course, with Robin still causing trouble among the peasants. So it was with well-founded disbelief that he heard the tax-counter's grand statement. Robin Hood was not foolish enough to get locked in the vault, surely? The Sheriff seemed to be expecting him though and his command for Guy to give the man a "big kiss" made him both disturbed and slightly put out. Not that he had been told to be over-familiar with this man, but that he had somehow achieved something that should have been Guy's achievement. There was some tension between his superior and this man though and Guy was a little surprised to hear that the man was to be paid five hundred pounds. He just hoped that the Sheriff's generous reward was truly well-earned.
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When Guy heard the commotion in the courtyard, he called together some of the guards and hurried to see what was happening. With Robin in the castle the sound of fighting did not bode well. Though on considering the scene before him, Guy felt an unexpected lifting of his spirits. Combat with Robin Hood would certainly make him feel better. The chance to defeat the thorn in his side would be hard to pass up, but it would seem that today would not be his day for battle. Robin would not satisfy him and he even dared to deny that it was him that had ambushed the pilgrims. To make matters worse, Guy was forced to allow these outlaws to escape or risk the Sheriff's life, which he was not yet prepared to do.
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The Lord Vasey seem strangely troubled though. More anguished than furious for a change and Guy could barely keep up with him as he flew through the castle hallways, up stairs and through the door to the chapel. Seeing the state of the chapel, however, and more importantly the empty state of the chests of tax money was enough to explain the Sheriff's reaction. Even if it also meant that he could not understand why Guy was so pleased to learn that they had been duped by a faux nun, nor why Guy immediately hurried away in the direction of Ravenskeep.
The news that Marian was going to ask to join the convent did not go down well with Guy. In fact, when the Sheriff had announced that she was going to petition the Mother Superior, the idea that it would be to ask to join her was the furthest thing from his mind and it would be a lie to say that he was pleased with the proposition. It would be a lie to say that he was merely angry.
Guy was seething inside.
He might have understood if she had cared to mentioned it earlier, but it had disappointed him and now it left him cold and bitter-hearted. Learning obedience indeed! A likely story. No, he was well aware of her feelings for him and she was doing it to frustrate him, to discourage and reject his efforts towards her. Guy sighed and rubbed his temple with a gloved hand. This wasn't part of his plan. He would have to talk to Marian. Try to convince her to change her mind.
What could Marian have to discuss with the Abbess? And at such length? Guy was not a patient man and waiting for Marian to emerge from the chapel did nothing to improve his mood.
He heard he enter the corridor and close the door to the chapel behind her and then take six sure steps away from him before speaking. Marian looked surprised that he should have waited for her, but seemed to regain her composure quickly. The time waiting had given Guy time to think, and while he was still a little bad-tempered, he was no longer so darkly angry and more... irritated. And slightly hurt.
A hurt which grew, after he had stepped from the shadows he had lingered in to ask her why she had not mentioned these plans before. His intentions towards her had always been clear. He had always treated her in the way proper to her station and played the attentive suitor. It might be taking a long time, but Guy was determined that he should do this right. That Marian did not seem to care that he was slighted, perhaps, provided the greatest hurt. That she was so eager to go.
As Marian turned away, he grabbed her arm - maybe not the most proper way to catch her attention, but Guy did not want to lose this chance.
"I thought we were friends." He couldn't quite meet her eyes. "I thought in time...you would consider..."
"What?" Marian. Ever eager to hurry away from talking with him.
"Marriage."
Wasn't it obvious? Here he was, trying to share his feelings with her and all she can do is smirk like he is worth nothing to her. But for a moment, near her, with his hand still holding onto her arm, he had forgotten not to expect any sympathy from her; that she would feign ignorance of his intentions, when it was clear for the world to see. That maybe, now, she would relent in her ceaseless mere tolerance and politeness and display some affection for him.
She would not marry him, but she would wed herself to the Church? Marian left him feeling hollow inside.
Sheriff Vasey had been pontificating about some great plan for oppressing the people that Guy had not really been listening to, being too preoccupied with thoughts of Marian still. His plans would be fruitless, of course, with Robin still causing trouble among the peasants. So it was with well-founded disbelief that he heard the tax-counter's grand statement. Robin Hood was not foolish enough to get locked in the vault, surely? The Sheriff seemed to be expecting him though and his command for Guy to give the man a "big kiss" made him both disturbed and slightly put out. Not that he had been told to be over-familiar with this man, but that he had somehow achieved something that should have been Guy's achievement. There was some tension between his superior and this man though and Guy was a little surprised to hear that the man was to be paid five hundred pounds. He just hoped that the Sheriff's generous reward was truly well-earned.
When Guy heard the commotion in the courtyard, he called together some of the guards and hurried to see what was happening. With Robin in the castle the sound of fighting did not bode well. Though on considering the scene before him, Guy felt an unexpected lifting of his spirits. Combat with Robin Hood would certainly make him feel better. The chance to defeat the thorn in his side would be hard to pass up, but it would seem that today would not be his day for battle. Robin would not satisfy him and he even dared to deny that it was him that had ambushed the pilgrims. To make matters worse, Guy was forced to allow these outlaws to escape or risk the Sheriff's life, which he was not yet prepared to do.
The Lord Vasey seem strangely troubled though. More anguished than furious for a change and Guy could barely keep up with him as he flew through the castle hallways, up stairs and through the door to the chapel. Seeing the state of the chapel, however, and more importantly the empty state of the chests of tax money was enough to explain the Sheriff's reaction. Even if it also meant that he could not understand why Guy was so pleased to learn that they had been duped by a faux nun, nor why Guy immediately hurried away in the direction of Ravenskeep.