"Trust me," Marian assured him with a shake of her head. "If we can find a better option, then that's the option I want to take. I don't want to do this but-" She took a steadying breath. "I'll do whatever it takes."
She knew that Robin was the leader, the one in charge, but as his woman Marian always felt like she had an important role in protecting him. It was probably all those stories that painted her so maternally, all the tales that had her as the emotional woman among them, but Marian couldn't help how much it felt like she needed to protect them all, either from their own dumb decisions or outside forces.
In some ways it was foolish. They were all stronger than her, all big tough men who didn't need to be protected by a little girl, but Marian wanted to stand against the rushing tides of the world and hold it back for them all. She felt like it was her duty, and a duty she would gladly do.
She found herself squeezing Will's hand again as she thought of it. She would die for her boys, without question. As much as the Sheriff terrified her, she would have walked willing into his arms if it would somehow keep them all safe.
But she was too smart to trust anything the Sheriff claimed.
"If we could find a way to make him forget about us... that would be amazing. I don't know how it would even work." Was there any possible way to wipe the heroes from the mind of their villains? It seemed like belief would always bring any thoughts back.