"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3) by Gratiana Lovelace, 2015 (a Wattys2015 Nominee)

Ch. 13 (PG-13, D): Father and Son

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 13 (PG-13, D):  Father and Son,   March 06, 2015 Gratiana Lovelace

[An Original Fan Fiction adaptation of the characters from the BBC's Robin Hood;  & a Sequel to "Sir Guy's Dilemma" (Book 2) by Gratiana Lovelace]  (All Rights Reserved; No copyright infringement intended)  [(1) story logo, top right 

[From time to time, I will illustrate my story with my dream cast of:  Richard Armitage as Sir Guy of Gisborne, Clive Standen as Lord Archer of Locksley, Emma Watson as Lady Roseanna Gisborne, Tommy Bastow as the young Seth Gisborne, Lucy Griffiths as the spectre of Lady Marian, James McAvoy as Lord George Middleton, Toby Stephens as Prince John, Dakota Fanning as Lady Caroline Havorford,  Chris Hemsworth as Sir Roderick Merton, Tamsin Egerton as Lady Rebecca Oxbridge, Lee Ross as Sir Jasper, etc.]

Author's Mature Content Note:  "Sir Guy's Atonement" is a story of romance and intrigue set amidst Medieval times.  As such there will be some passages in this story involving heartfelt love scenes (S) and some passages involving highly dramatic moments (D), or foul language (L).  I will label the maturity rating of those chapters accordingly.  Otherwise, the general rating for this story is PG or PG-13 due to some mature situations and topics.  If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read the chapters with those labels.  This is my disclaimer. 

Nota Bene:  And though I may refer to some historical timelines, events, and personages, I reconfigure them somewhat for this storyline--and they should not be taken as literal historical fact.    The citation links are provided for you to find out what really happened historically.

Author's Recap from the previous installment:  After Sir Roderick frantically realized that Sir Guy and his son Seth had left Gordon Castle at dawn on Saturday morning, he revealed the plot to kill them and Prince John to his horrified family, Lady Roseanna, and Lord Archer and Lord George.  They decide to bide their time and wait until Sir Guy and Seth return in the afternoon to strategize about what to do about the plot.  In the meantime, Sir Guy and Seth travel the five miles home to Gisborne-Middleton Manor--ostensibly to insure that the Nottingham Treasure is still hidden from Prince John's soldiers, and such. 

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"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 13:  Father and Son

[Earlier that same] day, Saturday March 30th, 1199, Sir Guy and Seth ride back home to Gisborne-Middleton Manor in the morning. 

Sir Guy and his son Seth had left that morning at dawn--before many in the castle had arisen.  And they had slipped out past a finally sleeping Sir Roderick who had lain awake for hours worrying about his love Becca and the assassination plot that he had overheard in the garden last night. 

Sir Guy also takes Lady Helen's cat home--it having almost caused her to fall to her death, and Seth in trying to save her.  And they plan to return to Leicester with little two year old Lady Sarah's blankie and dolly, and Sir Guy's father's sword--and with the healer woman Althea and her children in a cart at the special request of Lord George to see to the comfort of his very pregnant wife, Lady Mary. So their alibi for returning home to the Middleton estates has a firm foundation.

But with Sir Jasper having told Seth about his legitimacy decree at last evening's banquet, Seth has many questions to ask his father.  And Sir Guy will have to find the answers for them.   Riding home on horseback does not allow for conversation.  But while eating a delayed and more substantial breakfast of omelettes and toasted bread with jelly in his father's study, their privacy is assured.  After their meal is done, Seth takes a final sip of his milk--with his milk moustache evident upon his upper lip making Seth Gisborne seem younger than his ten years. But he wipes his mouth with his sleeve.