Chapter 7: Divided Loyalties

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CHAPTER SUMMARY: Gisborne presents Katherine with a necklace which causes a lot of trouble for everyone.

AUTHORS NOTE: This chapter is where everything truly begins for all our characters and I'm excited to finally reveal it. <3

CHAPTER 7 - Divided Loyalties

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE

Katherine was surprised by the new gift Guy had presented her. She stood still with her sister and father watching uncomfortably as he put a long silver necklace with loops around her neck. The way he did so delicately sent chills down her back.

"Do you like it?" His breath tickled her ear.

"Yes, I do." Katherine replied with a smile, letting out the breath she had been holding.

"It's silver. You have no need of gold or gaudy jewels."

"Are you sure I can accept this?"

Guy paused, eyebrows raised in confusion. "Why not? Have I insulted you?" He started overthinking his gift. "You do not like it? It's too plain, too simple. Take it off."

"No, I like it. I will treasure it." She didn't want him to get the wrong idea. She truly did like it, but questioned how much it must have cost for him to get her such a beautiful thing. He didn't need to keep buying gifts for her.

Guy smiled at her. "It's a gift of friendship."

"And I am very grateful, but you do not have to keep spoiling me." Katherine blushed.

A guard walked up, interrupting them as Guy rolled his eyes going to greet them. "You asked for me, Sir."

"Cancel the guard for the consignment." Guy told him.

"No guards?"

"No guards. Guards will attract attention, and why would we want to attract attention to a chest full of silver driving through Sherwood Forest?"

"Yes sir." He nodded his head.

Guy stopped him, informing the guard of one last important detail. "And tell no one. No one, not even the guards themselves."

Marian and Katherine overheard the details. One sister didn't think too much about it, but the other thought the plans would be helpful to relay to a certain outlaw who would find it useful.

KNIGHTON HALL

"Sister, I'm going out." Marian said.

Just telling from the look of her outfit, Katherine quickly assumed. "Nightwatchman stuff I take?"

"Yes."

"Okay, be careful." Katherine told her.

Just as Marian left, the front door to their house suddenly burst open and three men heavily cloaked started running in. Katherine quickly ran for the nearest weapon she could find and tried to fight them off, even as they went for her father.

"You will not rob this house! Be gone!" Both Edward and Katherine yelled, making them run outside. Marian caught wind of the commotion from inside the barn, putting on her NightWatchman disguise fully before going out.

One of the men punched Edward, knocking him to the ground. Katherine stepped in, grabbing the sword and fighting them off. Marian joins in as the sisters go against the three men together, defending their father.

"On your left!" Katherine shouts to her sister, punching one of the men out. Edward watches them proudly working in sync together, fighting the men off easily.

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