An Orphan Worth Fighting For

Going to Locksley

  "I really don't understand why I have to be here." I say as Marian and I are walking into Locksley.

  "Trust me Raelynn, if I knew the reasons why you need to be here I would tell you." Marian responds.

  "If it's because of what happened between Guy and I that one day, then that would be a pretty stupid reason. Plus these people can hardly support their families as it is, Robin is making it harder for them to support one more person by putting me with them." I say after a minute.

  "Its really best not to question what Robin does, Raelynn so try not to start that now." Marian said quickly.

  "Ok so how long do I have to stay, do you know?" I ask.

  "Uhh I think about three weeks." Marian answers as I stop.

  "I'm sorry three weeks? What am I supposed to do within that time? He can't expect to have me come here to sit around and do nothing for almost a month." Marian turns around with a concerned look on her face and sighs.

  "Raelynn you have to trust that Robin knows exactly what he's doing." Marian says.

  "Does he Marian? Cause from what I've heard whatever he plans out in his head they always blow up in his face. They aren't very thorough. And what he said about if I start getting into trouble and keeps getting into trouble, and him taking me here, he's speaking for himself, he gets into trouble as well by the same people as I do." I say without thinking which makes Marian not knowing what to say. She knows that I'm right.

  "Raelynn things in life may not always seem like they make any sense, but you have to understand that whatever the reason you have to be here, Robin has his reasons. Now come on we need to keep going" Marian said.

  "At least tell me whose house I'm going to." I didn't get an answer out of her. She just continued walking as I trailed behind her.

  I knew about half of the people in Locksley And knew me as my actual name not as the Prodigal Child like almost all the people of Nottingham though these people knew that I went by that name there. I never really got the chance to get close to anyone but I know them well enough to know that they couldn't afford to keep me around for very long. And they knew that I have known that. As I look around, I see people that I never saw before and start to wonder where they came from. As we get to what seems like Marian's house, someone comes out and hugs her. After a couple of minutes Marian introduces me to him as her father.

  "Raelynn your gonna be staying with my father for the time being." Marian says.

  "Would have been nice to know earlier. Then again would have been nice to know I was even going to be staying in Locksley for I while." I remark.