1 | master of arms [gisborne]

Fifteen

Robin stood in the middle of the captured men of Locksley. They had all just been put inside the castle, and now they were waiting for their chance.

"The front line with me," said Robin, trying to create a plan. "Hold off the guards. The second line attack the gates. And use the chains, anything you can find as weapons. Wait for my signal."

The two Irish men emerged from the castle, going down stairs. There was the man that attacked Robin and the villagers, Finn, and a man with black hair and beard with brown eyes behind him, Tiernan.

"They don't look like much," said Tiernan.

"Well, I'm giving then to you, Tiernan," answered Finn. "They're yours to train and lead."

Tiernan looked at his brother in shock. "You expect me to make soldiers out of peasants? No."

Then, Guy emerged as well, and he seemed in a rush. "Sergeant, extra guards now!" Robin's eyes widened when he saw that Kate was captured by guards, Linda right next to her. Guy drew his sword. "Robin Hood!"

"Ready? Hold!" shouted Robin to the men. "Now!"

The front line charged at the guards, and Linda had to admit, Robin did plan his attack nicely.

Her attention turned to Finn. "No weapons, and yet they fight like lions for that man."

"Don't be surprised," she answered him, watching as Robin fought the guards.

"Secure the gates!" screamed Gisborne. Then he started to walk down stairs, Kate and her captures with him.

"Here we go!" said Linda to herself.

"Hood!" screamed Guy, holding Kate in one arm and putting a sword to her chest.

"Guy, what are you doing?" said Linda with unease, arriving next to him.

"Wait, wait! Stop, stop!" shouted Robin, getting the peasants to stop fighting.

"Another move, and I kill the girl," said Guy.

"He's not kidding!" yelled Linda to Robin.

"Kate!" yelled Matthew.

"Wait, wait!" Robin tried to stop Matthew, but he was kneed in the gut.

"No, Matthew!" cried Kate.

Guy threw Kate into Linda, and Linda had to keep Kate from throwing herself at Guy, much like her brother was now. Recklessly, Matthew charged. He thrusted is sword at Guy, who parried it. Then he stabbed him.

"Matthew!" screamed Kate, escaping from Linda's grasp.

"Physician!" shouted Linda. Grabbing a guard, she shook his shoulders. "Get a physician. Go." The she joined Kate, who was cradling Matthew's head.

"Are you alright? Let me look at it," said Kate. "Matthew! Matthew!"

"You're surrounded. Don't waste any more lives," said Guy coolly to Robin, who was now up. Growling, he put his hands on his head.

"Kate," struggled Matthew.

"I'm here, I'm here. I'm here, Matthew." Looking to Guy, her eyes were pleading. "Look, I'll do anything. I'll do anything you say. Please, please help him."

Linda looked at Kate. "Kate, Matthew isn't going t—"

"No! Shut up! You liar! You promised me he would live!" Kate screamed at her, and Linda stood up and retreated fast. Kate looked back to her dying brother, sobbing. "Lie still. Lie still. I'm going to get you home, you're going to be all right. Everything's going to be all right."