Why(Gisbourne)

[Lady Rosetta Court]

Rosetta walked beside some gaurds to Gisbourne's room. She wasn't in the best of moods and yet she need answers of this foul creature. She banged on his door. "Gisbourne!" she called. "I know your in there so open up." she said.

[Sir Guy of Gisborne.]

He had chosen to remain at the castle for the moment. Returning to Locksley Manor would have been a mistake, in his eyes, and so Guy desired to avoid the place as much as he possibly could, until things improved. Then again, a tiny part of Gisborne's mind continually told him that things never would get any better.

The man sat behind the desk, close to the centre of the wooden floor, in an elaborately carved chair, with a leather back. He had taken it from the Sheriff's room the day previously, after he had thrown his own chair out of the window. Other articles - Pottery, sheets of parchment and various other items - Lay shattered and torn, scattered around the room, from his previous rage. He had not moved since the destruction.

Long, dark locks of hair, slick with grease and grime hung into his eyes as he pressed his forehead to his palm. Attempting to clear his mind, although not managing anything more that concentrating his thoughts on something he didn't even want to think about. Gisborne had become a changed man, and there were many times when he would let himself go, in favour of dewlling upon his thoughts, rather than reality, as it stood.

She was the only person on his mind, and that never would change. Marian's face dominated everything that he did, and she seemed always to be with him. He would never be free of the haunted being that he had transformed so unwillingly into.

The sudden banging on his wooden door startled him out of the reverie, although almost willingly so. Dark, weary eyes paused, then glanced over his palms, towards the door. He did not know the voice, although he knew that he wanted her to leave him alone, to wallow in his own thoughts.
"Get out. Leave me."
Gisborne muttered, his words just loud enough to be heard through the door. Peace, silence and serenity was something that was so hard for him to gain now, that he treasured the blank nothingness every time it came around.

[Lady Rosetta Court]

Rosetta made her way in. "I have something for you." she said. She threw some papers at him. "I know where Robin is." she said. "Im Lady Rosetta Court of Cheshire." she annouced. "I know you love Marian but she doesn't like you in that way face it." she soothed. Rosetta looked around the room. "So how come your not at the Manor?" she asked grabbing a chair and sitting down.

[Sir Guy of Gisborne.]

"I said, leave me."

Gisborne snapped, attempting to appear calm, yet the shadow of anger flickered across his face, clearly showing that he was not quite as collected as he would have liked to have been.

"Do you not understand me?"

He looked straight up at her as he spoke this time, and taking in her words. She knew where Hood was. Gisborne instantly snapped to attention, standing up, and pushing the wooden chair out from behind the desk, to stand up and address her.

"A pleasure to meet you, my Lady."

Yet he glared at her when she mentioned Marian's name. Even after everything that he had done, he still did not like anyone saying her name. It just made him think even more of what he had done to her. And what she had said to him.

"She will be mine... I vowed that. When I see that Hood is dead, she will be my wife."

Gisborne's words were strong, and he definitely believed in what he was saying, even though no one else did. Least of all Marian herself...

He looked at her almost in distaste as she sat down opposite him, whether she was a rich and powerful noble or not. Slowly, matching her, he sat down at the other side of the desk, steepling his fingers and looking at her over his grimy, unkept nails, bitten down to the quick. It was not a habit that he should have got into, although he seemed unable to stop himself biting his own nails nowadays...

"Because I have no desire to be at the Manor, at this present moment in time."

[Lady Rosetta Court]

"Hey its ok." she said. "Look Guy Marion is married. To Hood." she said. She offered her hand. "Your the reason I'm here. Prince John is after me. He wants me to be his wife and I don't want that. I'll help you catch Hood if you help me." she promised.

[Sir Guy of Gisborne.]

"No!"

Gisborne yelled, the instant that she had finished speaking about Marian, and having mentioned her name. He refused to believe it, no matter what he knew was the truth, and no matter what anyone else said. He could not, and would not believe that the woman whom he loved - The only woman who could redeem him from the cruel, cold man he had become - Was married to his worst adversery. It was hell, just living with the fact.

"No! She is not married to the outlaw... It's a lie!"

He sprang from the chair, slamming the palms of his hand onto the wooden surface, his eyes cold and glaring.

[Lady Rosetta Court]

Rosetta drew her sword. "Ah ah ahh. Let's not be hasty." she said. "Ok if you don't want to help me I won't kill Robin for you." she said. She smiled warmly.

[Sir Guy of Gisborne.]

Gisborne looked right at her, raising his hands back off the table, and holding them at shoulder-height, in a vague surrender. However, there was no meekfulness in his eyes whatsoever.

"I will kill Hood. You will merely lead me to him."

He ordered, yet wanting more information before he committed to a bargain. He had done worse than that before.

"Tell me how you can get to him."

[Lady Rosetta Court]

She laughed. She put her sword away. "Get your gaurds onto me. He will save me. And hey presto you can kill him." she said. She looked away. "If only you knew." she muttered under her breath.

[Sir Guy of Gisborne.]

"Does he know that you have visited the castle? Has anyone seen you?"

Gisborne demanded. It was a plan indeed. Hood never could resist helping someone in need, as long as that person fought for the king, and was likely to help him, rather than attempt to kill him. And, from what Gisborne had seen of this woman, she was able to help him, rather than hindering his plans for getting rid of Hood forever.

[Lady Rosetta Court]

"I was summoned here." she said. She smiled. She drew her sword.