A day in the life of Allan (anyone can join)

[Allan A Dale]

Allan A Dale sat on a bench in the great hall, he watched the servants go by, he watched the guards patrol and he watched the nobles and their groveling ways.
Every time something happened in Nottingham you could tell the events nature by the atmosphere in the great hall, if it was Robin annoying the Sheriff then the great hall would be full of guards and Sir Guy would be standing in a corner fuming, if it was something good for Vasey then tables would be laid out and there would be a feast, if it was a day for plotting you wouldn’t be able to get into the great hall and there would be guards at every entrance and if it was just a plain, boring day, there would be a few servants, a few nobles and maybe Gisbourne or Vasey.

Today was a boring day, the servants all looked lethargic, the guards were less alert than usual and Sir Guy was nowhere in sight, a boring day… or so it seemed.
Allan was leaning against a wall, the heat had forced him to forgo his black leathers and a white loose shirt and dark leather leggings, he managed to escape notice without his usual outfit and heard more conversations then he usually did as Sir Guy’s man.
He was having trouble staying awake as his thoughts turned to Katerina, the beautiful and intelligent new noble in the castle.

Katerina Roselyn De’Amore of Luxembourg, he had been studying her, finding out information about her from the Lady’s servants. Katerina intrigued Allan, she was a very rare kind of noble, it was obvious from the ease with which she handled a warhorse that she was trained in more than reading and writing, she was bold, but not so bold that she would get herself killed, from the history Allan had picked up from the servants, Katerina came from a very loyal, very proud line.

Allan didn’t notice the hours passing, or the servants’ comings and goings, as he thought about Lady Katerina.

[Marian]

Marian entered the Main Hall under the pretence of searching for Sir Guy, in order to ask his permission to leave the castle; in fact, she was seeing how heavily guarded it was, and wondering if she would managed to sneak out unnoticed for an hour or so. It was getting suspicious, her continued excuses for leaving the Castle - clothes, getting medicine - there were only so many times she could use the same excuse without Guy getting suspicious, and possibly deciding to accompany - or follow - her.

Luckily for Marian, the Guards did not seem to be on high alert, which would make it all the easier for her to get out of the Castle unseen. The only problem was Gisborne noticing that she was gone - but she'd worry about that later. For now, she just wanted to see Robin...she had a little news for him about the Sheriff and the Black Knight's plans, but truthfully? She just wanted to spend time with him.

The beautiful lady, dressed in a dress and the Silver robe Robin had bought her for Christmas - which she claimed to have bought herself - didn't notice Allan immediately. When he had first arrived at the Castle, she had had to get used to seeing him in the black leather jacket, instead of the green cloak he'd always worn when he lived in the forest. Now, however, it seemed unusual to see him in anything else.

When she did realise it was him, she approached him, for it would have looked odd for her just to ignore him. She still had some trust in Allan; she knew he'd betrayed Robin and the gang countless times, but he had, so far, helped her out of a few tricky situations, and saved her life - so she couldn't hate him as much as Robin and the gang probably did.

"Allan..." She began, "Not with Sir Guy?"

[Allan A Dale]

Allan looked up startled, he had been deep in thought, when he saw who it was he smiled, standing up he bowed as he offered her the bench "Lady Marian, How nice to see you".

Allan wondered how to explain his situation "Well... ya see there's a new noble woman in the castle, Katerina of Luxembourg and... well... she asked the Sheriff if i could be her guard and servant for her stay... so I'm not Sir Guy's man anymore" he dropped his voice to a whisper "She's one of you..." he said so only Marian could hear him.

Allan sighed "I gotta say, not being funny but... she's alot like you" he shrugged "bit o' a relief really... having a break from Guy and the Sheriff".

[Marian]

She did not take up the offer of the bench; she wasn't here to sit down, she wanted to get out of this place. However, she could spend a few moments talking with Allan before she snuck out of the Castle - and perhaps she could ask him a favour...

"Ah, so while this...Lady Katerina is staying here, Sir Guy's lost you? I bet he's not very happy about that..." She paused - was she imagining things, or when Allan spoke did it seem as though he possibly liked this Lady Katerina...and as more than just a friend?

As he dropped his voice, she raised an eyebrow and looked interested... "Really?" She too lowered her voice considerably, and after checking no-one was around to hear her next comment, she answered; "Has Robin met her?"

She laughed; "What, is she difficult and always getting you into trouble?" She asked, with a grin. She knew there was still some good in Allan - the fact that he wanted to get away from Guy and the Sheriff surely proved that. "Allan...do you think you could do me a favour?" She asked, praying he would agree to this.

[Allan A Dale]

Allan listened to Marian with a smile then when she asked him a favour he quirked his eyebrow “Will it get me killed?” he asked with a grin then shook his head a bit “You know I’ll always help you Marian” Allan waited to find out what he had to do.

(OOC: im to tired for posting atm bear with me)

[Marian]

((No problem! What's the time difference over there?))

She laughed dryly - why did he always assume it would get him killed? "No, it's just a little white lie..." She answered, he voice low, but she lowered it further still to make sure no-one but Allan would hear her next comment. "I need to go to the Forest..." It was clear from how she said it that she meant to tell Robin something. "If Gisborne or the Sheriff try to find me, can you just say I took to my room with a headache?" She asked, hoping he'd agree.

"I'll lock the door, they won't find out you're lying...I just don't want them realising I've gone."