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

Ch. 34 (PG): Brother Tuck's Advice

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 34 (PG): Brother Tuck's Advice, May 29, 2015 Gratiana Lovelace

[An Original Historical Fiction Fan 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 Sir 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/King 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, Judi Dench as Mother Superior, David Harewood as Brother Tuck, Kevin McKidd as Lord John Oxbridge Earl of Leicester, and Lucy Griffiths as Lady Anne/Marian, 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: Lady Anne/Marian finally meets Baron Guy and she does not know who Guy of Gisborne is-let alone remembers who she is. Baron Guy is stunned.

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 34 (PG): Brother Tuck's Advice

Lady Marian is alive-alive! This thought reverberates through Baron Guy of Gisborne's mind and heart as he walks toward their manor with his wife Lady Roseanna upon his arm and their son Seth walking behind them. Owing to his fatigued state, Lord John Oxbridge [is] on  [Baron Guy's horse, Pegasus] with Lady Anne/Marian accompanying him [riding on Lady Roseanna's horse, Wildfire].

Baron Guy is at turns giddy with relief at not having killed Lady Marian, and then sorrowful for the still broken state of her not remembering that he finds her to be in. But how can she not remember him, when all of his memories of her come flooding back to him? Baron Guy remembers the beautifully defiant and poised Lady Marian upon their first meeting when her Father Sir Edward was cast out as Lord [Sheriff ] of Nottingham. 

[Baron Guy] remembers that as his interest [in and his] desire for Lady Marian grew, that later he found an excuse to visit her by saying that a horse intended for the garrison could only bear the weight of one as slight as she-and then her gifting him with a smile of surprise [(2) right] that quickly turned to delight. There were so many good and then frustrating moments with Lady Marian that he remembers.

Sensing that her husband is lost in thought-and knowing the source of it is the beautiful postulant nun Lady Anne/Marian-the seemingly calm, but inwardly distraught, Lady Roseanna makes a request as a misdirection for her true purpose.

Lady Roseanna: "Guy, our baby Diana has been fussy of late when feeding. So I will sadly miss breaking my fast with you and the others-and instead eat in our bed chamber alone. Please convey my regrets to them for my absence."