You are wrong, he wants to say, that is not your choice. He wants to take her by the shoulders until she can see that this does not have to be, that she can still escape.
Instead, he hears only that she has made her choice, that Gisborne will win this; will win her.
He will not stand for it. Words bubble up; he shuts them away, glancing up at the sky in frustration before leaning back towards Marian.
"I will deal with this." He can stop it, he knows he can--he just needs a little more time.
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You are wrong, he wants to say, that is not your choice. He wants to take her by the shoulders until she can see that this does not have to be, that she can still escape.
Instead, he hears only that she has made her choice, that Gisborne will win this; will win her.
He will not stand for it. Words bubble up; he shuts them away, glancing up at the sky in frustration before leaning back towards Marian.
"I will deal with this." He can stop it, he knows he can--he just needs a little more time.