Fifth day in Nottingham Castle

[stuck_mynock]

Atton's not been having fun.

The guards aren't imaginative, but they do take a certain delight in their cruelty, and Atton's been given barely any chance to rest over the past almost-week. His arms are aching from being chained up, and his face and torso has a constant, burning ache from the abuse its been through over the past five days.

He's waiting, though, for an opportunity.

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Almost there.

If he gets to Sherwood, it's just a matter of finding Will to take him back to Milliways.

He continues along the road towards the forest.

[will_scarlett]

A family with a cart walk beside him and finally the young boy asks quietly,

"S.sir, ye're na goin' to 'urt us, are ye?"

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"Nah, of course not."

[will_scarlett]

The boy nods and his father pulls him back over,

"Forgive the lad for disturbin' ye, sir, 'e's an un'ealthy curiosity."

Then their voices get quieter as they go deeper into the forest and start looking around apprehensively.

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Atton just nods, casting a glance back at Nottingham before continuing onwards down the road.

[will_scarlett]

The family turns off on a side path and soon its just Atton alone in the quiet, snowy woods.

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Atton keeps going. He'll wait until he's deeper into the forest to call for Will.

[will_scarlett]

There's a clatter of hooves on the road behind him and a couple of guards come into sight,

"There 'e is!"

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He was so close, too.

Atton draws his sword, but he knows this isn't going to work out well. The imprisonment and torture has taken his toll, and he knows he's in no condition to fight.

[will_scarlett]

A horn rings out in the forest and before the horsemen can reach Atton, they're taken down. Will then jumps down from a tree,

"Thank the Lord ye're alive."

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"Thank the Force you got here. Your timing is ... Well, it could be better, to the tune of five days ago, but it'll do." Will gets hugged, tightly.

[will_scarlett]

"'eard they were 'oldin' someone an kept tryin' to get through but couldna."

Atton is hugged back too,

"Come on, let's get ye looked after."

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"Can't go back to Milliways yet. Got jewels t'sell, and I have to get all the money, and put it beneath a tree. S'a very busy day for me."

Beat. "Been a very busy two months, actually."

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, well we know some folks who can do that."

The horses are being collected as Will leads Atton back into the forest.

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"Can trust them to get that done, then?" He's leaning against Will. Only now that there's not an escape to take care of is the pain catching up with him. "Don't have my powers. Would've blown them all up otherwise."

[will_scarlett]

"What 'appened to yer powers?"

Its not too far to a cottage and Friar Tuck comes over,

"Lay down an I'll get ye seen to."

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"Think it must be a side effect of being in other worlds for too long. After a few days in this weird, magical place, they just sort of faded. Which hopefully means they'll return when I get back to Milliways."

Atton lies down, reluctantly.

[will_scarlett]

"Can ye take off yer shirt?"

Tuck asks as Will gets a brazier lit and going to help Tuck out. Will has look of worry and rather indrawn as he glances at Atton's back.

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Atton very reluctantly takes off his shirt. There are a bunch of new scars, criss-crossing the old ones. New scars on his wrists, too.

"Will, you can go if you want. I'll be fine, and I'll see you when we're done here." He figures this can't be pleasant for Will.

[will_scarlett]

Tuck looks over to Will and Will shakes his head,

"Can be 'elpful to Tuck, dinna worry."

There's the smell of herbs being warmed up before Tuck starts to carefully clean Atton's wounds.

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"'Course I'm worry. Besides, I'm fine, I've had worse."

[will_scarlett]

Tuck doesn't say anything just nods and keeps tending him as Will helps. After many long moments Tuck says,

"There, now ye just need to rest."

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"Great. I'll rest. Lots. Really." Atton tries to get up.

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Tuck just puts a hand on him and lays him down,

"Nay, ye'll rest or else I'll give ye somethin' to make ye rest."

Will comes over with blankets to make up a bed where Atton's lying.

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As he tries to sit up again. "Yeah, just try it. Won't work." Atton is grateful for his training, sometimes.