Outlawed (Version 3)

[sicksadworld.]

Frank cursed "So we're stuck with him?" he growled, slightly sheepishly, twisting his body away so he was sat down again, eyes darkened and jaw tight as he ground his teeth, folding his arms over his chest "So that's why the clothes didn't fit" he grumbled to himself, staring at the other side of the cart, he still didn't trust the huntsman and he didn't want to.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

Emerald nodded. "Yes, we're "Stuck with him"." she replied quietly, frowning. "And yes, that's why the clothes didn't fit." She sighed again, pushing some stray curls away from her face. "Why don't you trust him?" she whispered. "He obviously cares about her. Any other man who was unmarried to her would have taken off or killed her. And obviously she's still here. He even risked himself to sneak away from Finnick and see her."

[Lunaestrella]

Jack listened with a raised eyebrow to the huntsman's and Frank's argument. It was clearly pointless, as it would make Arrowin leave, and though she was never very nice to him, they couldn't afford to loose such a good warrior. After all, she was the one that had got them the wagon.
But when he heard the word "baby" he let out a sigh of frustration. It would only be an extra problem to carry with them, and that meant that they would have to travel much slower, making the knights and Finnick perhaps catch them. And that would definitely not be nice for any of the members of the hood. Jack desperately hoped that she would just get of the cart and go away with her beloved huntsman, as now they were both a problem more than any help, and it wasn't fair for the baby to have to travel so much all the way over to France, even if it wasn't born.

[VanWen]

Arowin crossed her arms when she noticed Jack's face and could only guess his thoughts. She could growl in frustration at some o their pigheadedness but of course she knew this would be bad for the Hood and they weren't exactly the best people to raise a child around. There had never been a child in the Hood for very long, well not counting Kyle and they all saw just how that turned out. "Maybe Frank's right, maybe we should leave." she said turning to Alstwin trying to sort all her thoughts out.

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

Alstwin looked up at the Hood, frowning. These people supposedly cared about Arrowin, and now all the sudden they didn't want to feed another mouth and they were cold towards her? He looked down at Arrowin, putting an arm around her, almost protectively. "I think you're right." he said, glancing up at the Hood. "We can go to France on our own."

Emerald looked back at Jack. He didn't welcome the baby either? Were her and Arrowin the only ones who welcomed this child? She frowned, looking over at Arrowin, and then back to the rest of the Hood. How could they do this? Wait a second, they couldn't if she told them not to. She stood up and put her hands on her hips, looking down at all the members in the wagon. "That's it!" she snapped. "Arrowin's pregnant. Yes, it may not be the best time for it, but there's nothing we can do about it except movie a little faster while we still can and treat Arrowin the same as we always have. Now as leader here I expect all of you to behave yourselves and not let me catch you all acting like jerks towards her and her friend over there." She pointed towards the Huntsman. "If that was one of your children you would welcome it wouldn't you? So don't act so cold just because it's not yours! Now, get yourselves together because we start moving out again in two minutes. If you have a problem with any of this, you can talk to me privately." And with that she jumped out of the cart and walked over to Arrowin and the Huntsman. "Sorry about them. They're men, they don't understand the importance of a child."

[VanWen]

Arowin moved closer to Alstwin. She could hardly have expected them to react in a different matter. Food was hard to come by as it was and they could hardly spare anyone to look after a child. It would be too noisy for them and unwanted. She was about to step forward to get her horse and things when Emerald suddenly snapped and started shouting at them, Arowin had never seen her friend act like this before. She smiled slightly as Emerald turned back to her and Alstwin. "It's alright Em. They aren't men, they are the Hood. We can hardly forget that we are a band of murdering outlaws, you can hardly expect any other reaction." she said trying to keep her small smile in place. In truth she was slightly shaken by their actions, there had been a time when SHE was the leader, how could they toss all the passed out just because of the fact that Arowin was with child?

[~Thor's Gurl<3~]

Emerald frowned, glancing at the wagon and everybody in it. "I guess you're right." she said finally. "You're not going to leave, are you?" She then looked over at the Huntsman. "If you do leave, are you going to leave Finnick?" Are you going to leave us to fend for ourselves? she seemed to ask.

Alstwin looked between Emerald and Arrowin, sighing. Was he going to leave Finnick. "Yes, I think I will. But don't worry. If I do, I'll be sure to somehow slow him down." he said. "I owe it to at least you, for taking care of Arrowin."

[sicksadworld.]

Frank watched as Arowin stormed off with the huntsman and Emerald followed, hearing her words he cursed lightly, rubbing his head and jumping down out of the cart, landing a little unevenly but regained his balance and walked forwards slightly, staring into the darkness but not saying anything, yes he did feel a pang of guilt but he was so enraged that it was soon masked. He stood and stared listening vaguely to the conversation at hand, he opened his mouth to speak but nothing came to mind, no witty comment, no helpful advice, nothing. Frank was so tired that his anger was the only thing keeping him awake and that was forcing him into this enraged ball that couldn't control his actions, the fact he was weak did not help either,mhe had not meant to react in the way he had done.

[VanWen]

Arowin nodded. "I won't leave fully Em, we will be following the same route but I think it is best if I do longer rode with the Hood. I will try visit in France though." she said with a small smile and gave Emerald a tight hug. "You shout if you need me Emerald. We shouldn't be too far off with any hope." she said and moved towards the wagon grabbing her bag without looking to the others and untied her horse pulling on his tack and then leading him back to Alstwin. She noticed Frank moving towards them but she had nothing more to say to him. Leaving would give the Hood a chance to make it to France, she could not deny them that after they had fought so hard to fight for each of their lives.

[Lunaestrella]

Jack listened silently to Emerald's outburst, frowning at her words. It was true, they couldn't just make Arrowin go away because of the child, and he didn't intend to. The huntsman didn't seem a bad person, any other man would have left her as soon as he heard about the baby, the same as his own father had, and he seemed to care for her. But there was another problem "It is something else that worries me" he said "It is not fair for the child to be in a constant persecution since it is born, or even worse, if we are captured" he sighed "But in any case, there is nothing we can do about it" Jack stood up, patting Geal who was now pawing the ground with impatience "We should get going. Now" He frowned sadly when Arrowin said she would leave, he hadn't meant to offend her, but it might be better, for all of them.