How Legends Are Born Book 1 (a Robin Hood retelling)

chapter 10

Richard's pov

I don't know what is going on but I am definitely going to find out. I don't know why my own brothers bonded wizard and gaurd attacked me and Uther but I am going to find out. I pray everyone is ok but first I need to wake up. I also need to find out  more about that courageous woman. All I remember is that I was talking to our newest alliance king uther pendragon and his lovely pregnant wife when too our suprize Jafar my brothers bonded wizard along with a few of my brothers gaurds.

They attacked us Uther and I put up a fight but I heard his wife scream. We saw a gaurd ready to run her threw when a man in green stopped him. His fighting made quick work of the gaurd. Impressive  than we hear Jafar taunting  him. What was strange is we hear him call him Robin Hood  and say he cant believe that the plan to draw a person named rose actually worked  but that the person was glamored to look lie a guy. Uther and I exchanged glances. Jafar was claming to bring this person in and they have no choice.

We than see Jafars magic activate and the man beginning to sway. But, what shocks us is the image flickers and we see that it's a woman. When the image settles my breath is taken away. In the place of a man is this woman is beautiful. She looks extremely pale oh no he is draining her energy. I am about to intervien when I see a group of men running one shooting  a bolt of purple at Jafar. 

The minute it  hit him the woman Jafar refered to as Robin hood / rose looked one hundred percent better. In a flash fighting happend between my brothers men and us the men and this woman  who came to our rescue fought like true warriors. The woman actually  took on someone with more skills than her and was winning  until he tried  to pull a cheap shot which I jumped in to help. I am impressed  but I wish Jafar was killed to he can cause trouble.  Speaking of trouble  I was feeling weak and my vision was going dark. I faintly rember concerned  screams and a spinning sensation than nothing.  Now I hear what sounds like my friend talking to his wife and some other unknown female voice.

My eyes finally open to a simple wood hut with herbs hanging from the rafters. I look around and see my friend and his wife talking to another pregnant woman and a young girl. This girl is different from our rescuers. At that moment Uther said welcome back to the land of living Leo the nick name of my title the knights gave me Richard the lion heart.  Than you I replied  but I feel like we were dragged  by horses for miles I jested. The pregnant woman decided  to say I am glad you were OK when my husband  teleported you an the others here you looked like death was knocking on your door. My name is Marion and this is Elizabeth  we tend to the injured here in camp.
Thank you both uther and I say. We are indebted to you and your friends.  Speak nothing  of it its what we do said Marion. What do you mean by that uther and I responded. This is the safe haven for people who are hiding from prince John's rule said the wizard who helped save us walking in. Excuse my instruction Marion and Elizabeth but Elizabeth  your husband's looking for you. Thank you little  John  I will see to it.

What do you mean by safe haven we reply. It is a place prince John can't find for those who are being  injustly taken from homes replied to boys who look like little John  but younger. Can you  explain  feeling  ganged up on by three wizards. We can the replied  but give us a second. All of a sudden the room sparkled a privacy barrier.  Sorry for the cloak and dagger look your magisty  we had no intention to scare you. We know you are the king of camolot and england due to our powers. We wanted to tell our story with no prying  ears and before our friend comes back from hunting.

You have our attention  uther, Isabella and I replied.  Ok as you know there is Marion and I'm little John her husband , over there is Gene,  and merlin.  We are wizards I am wizard bonded to rose also known ad Robin  hood in these parts. Why the glamor  and secrecy. 

The boys and girl nodded and continued.  We were captured  by prince John to be forced to do his bidding  on the day that we were captured tied to a carriage  Marion  was out begging  for scraps but no one paid  attention.  Prince John dropped  an apple and refused  to take it back from Marion and she decided it was safe to eat. She was wrong he tried to get her arrested  for stealing  and that's where rose came in. She argued  to his back but he wouldn't  listen even when she offered  to pay the coin he was demanding. Than he turned around  saw how beautiful she was and demanded  her hand in marriage. She refused  which wasn't  taken well and while he tried to have his men seize her she disarmed  them and ran with Marion  to here. Unfortunately  prince John  attempted to gain her by going to her parents house and again demanded her hand they refused even when he had burned her house and were killed by stabbing  and being set aflame. Oh dear Isabella said clutching her heart in sadness  as my vision began  turning red with anger  who would  do that for rejection.

  Please continue  I said.  Well  while this was happening  rose actually  was freeing us and   she made sure to damage  the saddle staps and carriage wheels so they couldn't follow.  She brought  us here and we decided to stay with her I found out I was ment to be her wizard  and that Marion  was my soul mate. But unfortunately  it dosen't  stop there  prince John  wants rose so we glamored her to look like a man in market. We couldn't go with her due to wizards not being  able to be glamored. Over a few weeks we noticed  a decline  in the village  and found out from people  prince John  was  taxing them that they couldn't survive  long. That's when we decided  to use roses  glamor created the name Robin  to steal bak the money and give  it back to the villagers.

Over time we  had also rescued young adults and kids who were taken for not being  able  to pay taxes and they and some of their families  have been living  here since.  Rose knows how to fight her father taught her hand to hand and weapons  and she taught us. Unfortunately  now that dark wizard knows Robin hood is her and we don't  know how  long  this will last  before  he gets her. We wizards have one fear of being  enslaved  by the cuffs the cuffs would bind us to a lamp  making  us grant three wishes to those who have freed us and I know prince  John  has two he has told us. We can protect  everyone  but rose has a heart of gold she won't  put herself  above others. Also we believe  prince  John  wants to break her spirit  and use her as a trophy and broodmare if they get her.

Uther  and I exchanged  glances  and said we will help you to the best of our abilities. I can't believe  my brother  is this disgusting attacking innocent people,  manipulating people to his whim, and enslaving people. I believe  if you need money for taxes do a work release at the castle. Just work as a servant for so many day and your debt is forgotten.  Buy what my brother  is doing is treason  we will help once we heal up enough to head back bit, you have our word just as lon as you Call me Leo . After  what my brother  did I want to earn her trust so she sees me for me not my evil brother.  The brothers  and Marion exchanged a relieved glance and said agreed.  I can't wait to set everything right and to know this rose better she seems perfect.