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

Ch. 46 End (PG-13, D, S): Eternity

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 46 End (PG-13, D, S): Eternity, July 10, 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]
(All Rights Reserved; No copyright infringement intended)

[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: With Seth and Lady Caroline married in 1204, other Gisborne children's marriages followed in successive years. And their family moved forward unfettered, released from the past, and with the promise of a bright and loving future.

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3) , Ch. 46 End (PG-13, D, S): Eternity

In his seventy fifth year, Crispin Roger Baron Guy de Gisborne feels truly blessed--him having long ago adopted the French spelling of his ancestors in his title. These past twenty five years of life with his beloved wife, Lady Roseanna--thirty seven years together counting the entirety of their marriage--have given him a joy that he had much longed for when he was a young man, but never dared hope to achieve when he was shackeled and nearly a broken man as Sheriff Vasey's henchman in Nottingham. And now with his children having children, and some of his grandchildren beginning to bless him with great grandchildren, Sir Guy feels the press of time upon him.

And though he is loathe to proclaim his bodily ills as so many of his contemporaries seem to do, Baron Guy realizes that he has slowed down in the past year or two. He rides for shorter periods, naps more, and he has pain in his joints and chest. He is not the picture of manly vigor that he once was. And so he leaves any strenuous labor to his servants, sons and grandsons. Though Baron Guy's wife Lady Rose takes delight in goading him to test his limitations--to their mutual pleasure.

Yet Baron Guy knows that he has long lived past many--the visage staring back at him in the glass when he shaves each morning is now more distinguished looking than handsome. Though there is one who would take issue with that assessment. What had once been a mane of silken tousled dark brown locks framing a muscular face and neck when he was in his early thirties when he first met his Lady Roseanna [(2) right], became streaked with grey over the years, and now is almost completely white. But Baron Guy's hair on his head remains long and full--his one consolation of vanity, and the envy of many a balding younger man. Though the propensity for hair to also grow in the oddest of places--such as on his ears--require more grooming at his age than he would care to admit. And though Baron Guy is despairing of his hands now more frail and bent with age and arthritis, he still has his now lustrous silver streaked white locks on his head.