Outlawed 2

[VanWen]

"Oh I'm sorry." she said softly. "The King has killed many, that is why he must die." she said gazed out onto the water. "My own brother tried to kill me thanks to the greed that the King poisoned him with." she said picking up a stick and drew it back and forth along the stony beach where they sat. "The forest is the only place we can be close to bringing free of him but we never are. Every so often he sends strangers in after us. Most leave, some join us and the rest die." she said looking up at him. "What is your true name? I doubt very much that your mother gave you the name of The Huntsmen. More of a title than a name." she said with a smile. The moon had come out again and lay shimmering before her feet in the water playing in the ripples her movement caused.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

The Huntsman just nodded, reliving the day his life nearly ended. He had just come home from the forest, a few rabbits slung over his shoulder. He had kicked open the door, grinning, but then his eyes fell upon his family and he suddenly he couldn't stand anymore. There was a note stuck to the kitchen table. "We know about your crimes, Huntsman. Since we could not find you, we made your family pay for you. Until next time, Guy of Gisborne."
He hadn't really been paying attention to what she was saying, something about her brother and the king, but now she was asking his name. Ever since his family died he never did tell anyone his real name. He looked over at Arrowin, not speaking. "My real name is Bragwin." he said quietly. It had been forever since he had heard his name, much less spoken it.

[VanWen]

"Good to meet you Bragwin and welcome to this lovely little forgotten about river." she said with a smile and picked up a small round stone and tossed it into the river. "I had better get going, before the rest miss me and send a search party." she said rolling her eyes and stood up. She paused as she looked at Ace. "Do you have a place to stay?' she asked him. Many met their death out here, even if the Hood weren't around to cause it. There were other things had hunted in these woods and it would not be kindly to leave a half drunk man by the river on a night like this. Ace walked up to her seeing her stand and nudged her back a little causing her to stumble. Despite all that had happened again she laughed and pushed the horse back who tossed his head in a playful manner. "Hush silly baby!" she whispered to her horse and gave the gelding a quick kiss on the nose and stroked his face.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

The Huntsman chuckled and shook his head. "I'd prefer you call me Huntsman." he said, standing up as well. He was about to ask who she was talking about, and then realized she was talking about the Hood. Duh, she was Arrowin Longstride. He brushed some dirt off his brown pants and chuckled, picking up his axe and bottle of ale. "Yes, the bar." he replied to her question with a smirk.

[VanWen]

"The bar!" she said dismayed and shook her head. "How can one ever spend more than five minutes in that place is beyond me." she said laughing at the very thought of having to spend an entire night there. Guards where there at all times, worse than that, they were all drunk guards which only made them foolish and easy to kill. "Your welcome to spend a night with us." she said mounting up on Ace. "We have room enough where we stay and visitors are always welcome, as long as they don't come wearing the colours of his royal ugly." she said turning Ace to face him. "Oh one more thing, I'm sorry about the shoe." she said giving him a smile. He was easy to get along with and seemed to have a good brain between his ears, well anyone who could stay away from the King was considered wise to Arowin.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

The Huntsman chuckled and shook his head. "I can't, I mean, I...." he stammered and then shrugged. "The rest of them won't mind?" He looked up at Arrowin and sighed then, smirking. "I's alright. I've been hit with worse before."

(Sorry for crap post, busy.)

[VanWen]

"Hey if you come with me they won't mind at all." she said offering him her hand so that she could pull him up onto Ace behind her. "It's too far to walk and I don't see your mount anywhere so would you like a lift?" she said with a happy smile.

Kyle groomed his horse and noticed that Lara still hadn't been brought it. He walked over to the chestnut mare and slipped a halter on her and lead her into the stables. He then groomed her and went inside to go find Rebecca. He had been out hunting and she would want the rabbits straight away from supper was yet to be served. He entered the kitchen and saw she was not there so he started going around the castle calling her name with the rabbits in his one hand.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

The Huntsman chuckled, eying Ace's back. "You sure your horse can handle both of us? Last time I doubled up on a horse, the poor thing collapsed. I don't have a horse, I just walk everywhere. I never liked riding much, and horses big enough to fit me are too expensive."

Emerald heard a door open somewhere in the hideout and then Kyle started calling for Rebecca. Emerald bit her lip and blinked back tears. How was Kyle going to handle this? "Kyle."she called, getting up to look for him.

[VanWen]

"Careful not to insult Ace. He can easily bare us both as long as you don't fall that is." she said with a hint of a dare in her voice and pulled him up. "Just hold onto me and you will be fine." she said and gave Ace a gently nudge with her heels and the horse broke into a flat canter along the forest path which would be near invisible to most. The night air rushed forward and around them and Arowin closed her eyes for a second. There was only one time of day and that was night!

Kyle heard Emerald's voice and paused for a second outside the room where she was. "In a second Emerald, I need to give Rebecca these rabbits before she skins me for supper!" he said with a laugh and carried on shouting her name and running through the abandoned castle before finally returning to Emerald. "Where is Rebecca?" he asked with a confused look on his face.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

The Huntsman chuckled and mounted Ace with the help of Arrowin. "Alright, I'll try not to fall." he teased, putting his arms around Arrowin's waist to hang out. When they started cantering he smiled a little, but it soon changed to a frown. How many times had he held Sarah like this? And now Arrowin, who looks so much like Sarah, was taking him away to who knows where when he should be back at the pub, drinking until he passes out. For some reason letting Arrowin take him to the Hood's hideout just felt....wrong.

Emerald frowned deeply when Kyle ran off, insisting he give the rabbits to Rebecca. She just stood there, waiting for him to come back. When he did, she walked up to him, putting a hand on his cheek and looking up at him. Even though Kyle was many many many years younger than her, he had grown taller than her by time he was thirteen. She thought of him almost like a son, having helped to raise him since he was just an infant, and she didn't want him to have to know the hurt of loosing someone. Unfortunately, there was no way to keep it from him. "Rebecca's dead." she whispered. "Guy killed her." She was silent for a moment, waiting to see his reaction and fighting back her own tears. "But Guy's dead, too."