of the room.
Harlow noticed that Enders
stared at the items on the tables and nightstands on the far wall.
To her, it looked to be stacks of papers and letters, but Harlow
forced her eyes to Robin Hood.
“ Right,”
Robin said, walking to the table at the center of his cabin.
“You're going to the East end of Sherwood today,” He said, picking
up one paper. “We were informed of a cargo shipment coming through
Sherwood. It's said that it belongs to the King, or at least it's
going to the King.”
Harlow raised an eyebrow.
“That sounds like it'll be heavily guarded, Hood.”
“ From the
information we've gathered, it seems that they're not too concerned
about the contents.” Robin explained looking through the pile of
letters he had littered on the table.
“ If it's
unimportant, why are you trying so hard to retrieve it?” Enders
asked, a certain degree of malice in his voice. Harlow was taken
aback by the amount of anger in his voice, although she agreed with
the content.
Robin sighed, “Enders, the
items that they're carrying are well over enough to feed the
villages surrounding the forest. Once we get their money and
treasures, we can disburse it around to help the hardworking
families that are being taken advantage of.”
Harlow nodded, “Aye, but
that means higher taxes for the people.”
“ Not to
mention that this supposed cargo sounds like a set up.” Enders
chimed in, crossing his arms over his chest. Harlow turned her eyes
to him, watching as he narrowed his eyes at Robin. She could almost
feel the anger radiating from him.
“ It seems
like a stretch for them to go out of their way to capture one or
two outlaws.” Robin said, looking over the papers in his
hands.
“ The King
knows how greedy the outlaws are,” Enders spat out, placing his
hands on the table. “They know that you'll send some kind of
sizable team to find them and steal their treasures if the risks
aren't too high.”
Harlow stepped forward,
placing her hand on Enders' arm and pulling him back. “Enders, step
down.”
Enders' looked at Harlow
for a second before raising his eyes to Robin once more. He stepped
backward, crossing his arms over his chest.
Harlow tore her eyes from
Enders and placed her full attention on Robin. “Enders is right.
This seems like a set up. If they make you believe that there are
not many men patrolling the goods, they know you'll send someone to
seize it.” Harlow said, “This sounds like fake information to draw
out some outlaws.”
Robin sighed looking up
from his letters. “Some risks are worth taking.”
Enders huffed, turning his
eyes to the side and staring angrily at the floor.
Harlow sighed as she saw Enders in her
peripheral vision. "Robin, this isn't a good idea."
Robin turned his eyes up from the maps
on his desk and stared at her. "Henry, this is my camp and you'll
do as I say."
Harlow nodded, keeping her eyes even
and on Robin. "As you say."
Harlow turned her back and walked out
of the building, following Enders down the cabin steps.
"So we're going to do this raid?"
Enders asked, his hands balled into fists and his eyebrows knitted
with anger.
"We've been given no other choice. The
raid will go as planned." Harlow said.
*~*~*
Harlow stared at the forest ahead of
her. The wind blew slightly, causing the trees to sway back and
forth. She closed her eyes and felt the pit of her stomach knot
itself up.
Something wasn't quite right; she knew
that much.
Her eyebrows knitted together as she
sent up a quick prayer.
“ Henry,” Elwin's voice rang
behind her, the crunching of leaves approaching her and making her
aware of his presence. “We're ready to head out.”
Harlow nodded, keeping her eyes closed
and taking in a deep breath. “Aye, we should go. The soldiers will
be going through Sherwood soon.”
*~*~*
“ You wait until the king
hears of this!” A monk yelled out as Harlow tied his arms behind
his back and around a tree.
She walked around
Harlow noticed that Enders
stared at the items on the tables and nightstands on the far wall.
To her, it looked to be stacks of papers and letters, but Harlow
forced her eyes to Robin Hood.
“ Right,”
Robin said, walking to the table at the center of his cabin.
“You're going to the East end of Sherwood today,” He said, picking
up one paper. “We were informed of a cargo shipment coming through
Sherwood. It's said that it belongs to the King, or at least it's
going to the King.”
Harlow raised an eyebrow.
“That sounds like it'll be heavily guarded, Hood.”
“ From the
information we've gathered, it seems that they're not too concerned
about the contents.” Robin explained looking through the pile of
letters he had littered on the table.
“ If it's
unimportant, why are you trying so hard to retrieve it?” Enders
asked, a certain degree of malice in his voice. Harlow was taken
aback by the amount of anger in his voice, although she agreed with
the content.
Robin sighed, “Enders, the
items that they're carrying are well over enough to feed the
villages surrounding the forest. Once we get their money and
treasures, we can disburse it around to help the hardworking
families that are being taken advantage of.”
Harlow nodded, “Aye, but
that means higher taxes for the people.”
“ Not to
mention that this supposed cargo sounds like a set up.” Enders
chimed in, crossing his arms over his chest. Harlow turned her eyes
to him, watching as he narrowed his eyes at Robin. She could almost
feel the anger radiating from him.
“ It seems
like a stretch for them to go out of their way to capture one or
two outlaws.” Robin said, looking over the papers in his
hands.
“ The King
knows how greedy the outlaws are,” Enders spat out, placing his
hands on the table. “They know that you'll send some kind of
sizable team to find them and steal their treasures if the risks
aren't too high.”
Harlow stepped forward,
placing her hand on Enders' arm and pulling him back. “Enders, step
down.”
Enders' looked at Harlow
for a second before raising his eyes to Robin once more. He stepped
backward, crossing his arms over his chest.
Harlow tore her eyes from
Enders and placed her full attention on Robin. “Enders is right.
This seems like a set up. If they make you believe that there are
not many men patrolling the goods, they know you'll send someone to
seize it.” Harlow said, “This sounds like fake information to draw
out some outlaws.”
Robin sighed looking up
from his letters. “Some risks are worth taking.”
Enders huffed, turning his
eyes to the side and staring angrily at the floor.
Harlow sighed as she saw Enders in her
peripheral vision. "Robin, this isn't a good idea."
Robin turned his eyes up from the maps
on his desk and stared at her. "Henry, this is my camp and you'll
do as I say."
Harlow nodded, keeping her eyes even
and on Robin. "As you say."
Harlow turned her back and walked out
of the building, following Enders down the cabin steps.
"So we're going to do this raid?"
Enders asked, his hands balled into fists and his eyebrows knitted
with anger.
"We've been given no other choice. The
raid will go as planned." Harlow said.
*~*~*
Harlow stared at the forest ahead of
her. The wind blew slightly, causing the trees to sway back and
forth. She closed her eyes and felt the pit of her stomach knot
itself up.
Something wasn't quite right; she knew
that much.
Her eyebrows knitted together as she
sent up a quick prayer.
“ Henry,” Elwin's voice rang
behind her, the crunching of leaves approaching her and making her
aware of his presence. “We're ready to head out.”
Harlow nodded, keeping her eyes closed
and taking in a deep breath. “Aye, we should go. The soldiers will
be going through Sherwood soon.”
*~*~*
“ You wait until the king
hears of this!” A monk yelled out as Harlow tied his arms behind
his back and around a tree.
She walked around
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