Everyone stared at the woman before them. She ran one hand through her hair again, letting her arms hang down at her sides with her hat in hand. Her eyes narrowed at Robin Hood, who stood an entire field away. She could see his mouth hanging wide open, his eyes large and surprised. How could he have let a woman into his recruitment? Little John looked worried, although proud for some reason that she'd decided to take things into her own hands. “You're a woman?” The man from the front row asked. “Aye,” Harlow said, looking at him with irritation. She raised an angry eyebrow at him. “Seems to me that Harrison McBride raised one damn good daughter.” The man looked dumbfounded, although Harlow refused to let her eyes rest on him. She moved her eyes around the crowd, spotting several people she'd been close with during her recruitment. Reggie, for one, looked shocked and a little hurt. Harlow could only guess that his hurt was induced by Harlow's refusal to tell him the truth. Candor and Elwin, on the other hand looked upon her in shock with a hint of delight.
