The Other Merryweather ~ Robin De Noir [1]

Chapter 6

"Now for the casket", Rose said, "you have to take us to wear the De Noir's live", she asked, as Loveday led Maria and Rose through many forest trails. As they got closer Loveday started to fall behind, mumbling words, which Rose couldn't quite make out. They approached the magnificent castle, and Loveday suddenly turned to run crying out, "I'm sorry, but I can't go back there!"

"Loveday, Loveday!" Maria called after her, then huffed when she couldn't catch up with her. "Very well, it's just us then", Rose said, clinging Maria closer to her. The two girls walked through a little court yard, filled with De Noir soldiers, supprisingly no one questioned who they were, they all seemed a bit tipsy. Maria and Rose started to approach a gate, however a gang of De Noir soldiers, drunkenly started to approach. Maria and Rose hid behind a grate, as the guard let them in, however when his back was turned, Rose and Maria crept through the smaller gate behind the guard. They were through! Maria and Rose made their way into a big grand medieval hall, Rose leading the way, not wanting her sister to get hurt. They both crouched down, Rose looked down upon the table, she saw Coeur De Noir, the leader, and Robin. There he was sitting by his father, how she despised him for what he did in the forest.

Suddenly Rose felt all eyes on her and Maria as she realised they had been seen. Rose felt two big arms grab her, "let her go!" Rose cried at the guard who was pulling Maria down. "Shut it princess", the guard replied as they continued to be roughly dragged down the stairs and brought before Robin and his father. Rose met Robin's gaze, "we meet again princess", Robin laughed at Rose's current state, Rose merely glared at him, with daggers in her eyes. He only laughed further. "Ahh princesses decided to drop in on us have we", the crowd sniggered around them. Maria held out her palm with the key to the casket, "ahh and what's this, the little moon princess has brought us the key to the casket, because the mean De Noirs have had the pearls and diamond all the time", Couer De Noir mocked as Maria handed him the key. "Well it's true isn't it, your anscestors stole them" Rose cried, "my ancestors, perhaps I should introduce you." Coeur De Noir walked over to a stone statue of a knight over on the other side of the room. Robin grabbed Rose's arm tightly and dragged her over to his father, whilst one of his goons got Maria. "Rose Merryweather the last forrest princess, Maria Merryweather the last moon princess, and Sir William, the very first De Noir", Coeur De Noir said, as Robin pushed Rose down onto her knees. "The casket" Rose mutted, "and your foolish little sister brought us the key", Coeur De Noir replied. Though when he went to unlock the casket he dropped the key, and opened the casket without the key, and revealed it to be empty. "You've hidden them!" Maria cried out, tears forming in her eyes.

"They were never there girl! Your filthy Merryweather family took them, before he had a chance to grab them!" Coeur De Noir shouted referring to the statue of Sir William. "But soon the 5000th moon will rise, and now that we have you two hear, there is nothing anyone can do to stop it." They all laughed, and Robin looked over to me with a smug look on his face, "at last the entire valley will be ours and finally the De Noirs can feast upon their revenge!" Coeur De Noir finished with a mighty roar, and the whole whole cheered with him. Rose looked over to Maria to see she was crying, Rose went to hold her hand, but Robin snatched it away and pinned her arms behind her back before dragging her to the dungeons. Robin strutted through the halls, shoving Rose in her path. Rose turned around and yeld, "let go of me you big oaf!"

Robin's face game up close and said "you know for someone in your predicament I do admire your spirit", he laughed along with his other goons, one of which was holding the weeping Maria. Rose kicked as hard as she could into his shin, which Robin then bent over in pain. His friends jeered and chanted saying "what are you gonna do about it Robin?", "You can't let her treat you like that!" whilst laughing. "You little witch!" Robin cried and then got up and forcefully grabbed onto Rose and shoved her into a cell along with Maria. Rose hugged Maria, and looked through the bars to see Robin mockingly waving at her with his friends laughing behind him.