"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3) by Gratiana Lovelace, 2015 (a Wattys2015 Nominee)

Ch. 28 (PG): Needing a Miracle

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 28 (PG): Needing a Miracle, May 8, 2015 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #742)

[An Original Fan Fiction adaptation of the characters from the BBC's Robin Hood; & a Sequel to "Sir Guy's Dilemma"(Book 2) by Gratiana Lovelace]

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[From time to time, I will illustrate my story with my dream cast of: Richard Armitage as Baron Guy of Gisborne, Clive Standen as Lord Archer of Locksley, Emma Watson as Lady Roseanna Gisborne, Tommy Bastow as the young Seth Gisborne, Lucy Griffiths as the spectre of Lady Marian, James McAvoy as Lord George Middleton, Toby Stephens as Prince John, Dakota Fanning as Lady Caroline Havorford, Chris Hemsworth as Sir Roderick Merton, Tamsin Egerton as Lady Rebecca Oxbridge Merton, Lee Ross as Sir Jasper, Sir Derek Jacobi as Fr. Bale, David Harewood as Brother Tuck, Judi Dench as Mother Superior, Lady Anne/Marian is Lucy Griffiths, Kevin McKidd as Lord John Oxbridge, Patrick McGoohan as Sir Gilead Merton, etc.]

Author's Mature Content Note: "Sir Guy's Atonement" is a story of romance and intrigue set amidst Medieval times. As such there will be some passages in this story involving heartfelt love scenes (S) and some passages involving highly dramatic moments (D). I will label the maturity rating of those chapters accordingly. Otherwise, the general rating for this story is PG or PG-13 due to some mature situations and topics. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read the chapters with those labels. This is my disclaimer.

Author's Recap from the previous installment: The now recently remarried widow of Lord John Oxbridge—Lady Rebecca Merton—is beginning her life anew with her childhood sweetheart Sir Roderick Merton. They had some success in meeting with his parents—as well as can be expected, and her children are acclimating well to their stepfather, their Papa Roderick. But the situation will change when certain facts and truths come to light.

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 28 (PG): Needing a Miracle

Late June 1199 in Leicester and its surrounding countryside to the West and South encompassing the Middleton and Gisborne-Middleton estates, the lands are abuzz with activity as flowers bloom, crops planted begin to grow sturdily, and everything else blossoms in early Summer. The nearly three month old daughter of Lord George and Lady Mary Middleton, Lady Juliana, is a happy bundle of joy and Lady Mary Middleton has almost fully recovered from her birthing ordeal. So much so that her younger sister Lady Caroline Havorford's aid is not required as often.

Still, Lady Caroline had gladly accepted her parents' suggestion that she remain a guest of her sister. The unspoken reason being that the Havorford's and the Gisborne's want to ascertain if she and Seth Gisborne might make a good betrothal match—unbeknownst to either of the young people involved. Though Lady Caroline and Seth each do both feel a liking for each other befitting their respective ages of 11 and a half and almost 11 years.

So most later mornings, Lady Caroline [(2) right] finds herself wandering over to the Gisborne-Middleton estate on her docile pony named Magnolia to see Lady Roseanna and the children-and to see Seth. And in doing so this Friday June 20th, 1199, Lady Caroline finds Seth Gisborne once again training with the knights who are running around a track, tossing heavy leather balls to each other for upper body strength, and practicing their archery. It is quite warm out and Seth and his fellow squires and pages-as well as the knights-are quite sweaty and some have removed their shirts.