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

Ch. 40 (PG-13): Sins of the Father

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 40 (PG-13): Sins of the Father, June 19, 2015 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #769)

[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, Sam Troughton as Much, and Gordon Kennedy as Little John, 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: After comforting his two months pregnant wife, Lady Rebecca, Sir Roderick Merton dispatches a courier to King John in London about their proposal for the King to intercede about the tangled marital predicament that Lady Rebecca Stafford Oxbridge Merton, her current husband Sir Roderick Merton, and her first husband Lord John Oxbridge Earl of Leicester now find themselves in. However, the courier will discover in transit that the King is not at the courier's initially commanded destination. So the courier will have to reroute if he and the King are to converge upon the same destination.

And with Baron Guy having found his son Seth Safe with his brother Lord Archer in Nottingham, they must travel home. And with their journey home, Baron Guy and his son Seth have a frank talk.

Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 40 (PG-13) Sins of the Father

Baron Guy of Gisborne had gratefully found his nearly eleven year old son Seth safe in the bosom of Seth's uncle and Baron Guy's brother Lord Archer of Locksley and Baron Guy's friends in Nottingham on the night of Thursday, July 10th, 1199--after Seth had runaway. But Seth had been told about Baron Guy's past by the villagers as his father had feared. And though Seth's Uncle Lord Archer had given a glowing recommendation for his reformed brother Baron Guy, Seth will have more questions. That night and the early morning of Friday were spent in the company of their family--Seth never having visited Nottingham before due to his father's strict prohibitions. Seth's cousins nearly pounced on him in their eagerness to show him their bed chambers, their toys, and such.

And though Baron Guy vows to be honest with his son from now on, he thinks that at least some of their future discussions will be challenging. Fortuitously--or perhaps by design--Lord Archer and his family elect to return home to the Gisborne-Middleton Manor estate with Baron Guy and his son Seth Friday July 11th, 1199. So little further discussion takes place between father and son due to all the little cousins in attendance for their eight hour journey by carriage. The focus had been on entertaining the Locksley children so as not to have any meltdowns along their journey.