The episode opens right after Hugh de Locksley’s execution. Traumatized, Robin is rescued by his uncle and his loyal cousin, Will. His mother, Joan, cannot bear the news — and dies soon after, leaving her son completely alone.

Meanwhile, in Nottingham, Priscilla continues her secret affairs with her father’s guards. Hypocrisy rules the castle: the traitor who betrayed Hugh is rewarded, and the Sheriff closes new deals with Huntingdon. Ambition runs deeper than ever — it’s no longer about power, but about greed.

Marian, increasingly divided, confides in a friend, revealing everything she has done — including attending a Saxon wedding with Robin. Priscilla overhears and feels envy, perhaps because she senses that Marian has known something she never will: genuine love.

In the forest, Robin struggles to survive his grief. He seeks solace in the old Saxon faith and in the myth of the goddess who would lead him to the sacred cave. Before dying, Joan leaves him one final piece of advice: “Choose love, not vengeance.” But pain speaks louder.

The Locksleys’ betrayer visits Huntingdon to demand his reward. Marian overhears part of the conversation and realizes that the original deal did not include Hugh’s death. Shocked, she runs to find Robin and confirms what she already knew in her heart — he was innocent. Broken, Robin tells her that without his parents, nothing matters anymore. He pushes her away, trying to protect her from the darkness consuming him.

At his uncle’s home, tensions rise. Robin argues with his cousin and is expelled. At the same time, Marian’s brothers question their father about Locksley’s execution — and she is blamed for their defiance. As punishment, she will be sent to court to serve as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. A flashback reveals what Marian has always known: her own family stole the Locksleys’ lands.

Will, the cousin, prepares to travel to London. Regretting their argument, Robin tries to make peace but arrives too late. He decides to follow Will’s path, but before leaving, he seeks Marian one last time. He asks her to run away with him. Marian hesitates — fear and guilt hold her back. Her father catches them together, steals Robin’s money, and beats him. The young man barely escapes with his life, haunted by Huntingdon’s final words: that he cannot wait to “be rid of her.”

Alone, Robin trains with his bow until his hands bleed. His eyes now burn with vengeance. Before leaving for court, Marian finds him in the forest. They say goodbye through tears and anger. “I have to go,” she says. Robin understands that it’s a choice. “I hate my father,” Marian confesses. “But I’ll do what’s expected of me.” Robin cries — for the last time as Robert of Locksley.

Meanwhile, Will arrives in London. Robin’s uncle advises him: “Master your grief. Make something of your life.” This time, Robin listens.

In Nottingham, the captain — Priscilla’s lover — prepares for a royal hunt. The Sheriff bids him “good luck,” his smile laced with cruelty.

Now living with his uncle, Robin tries to move forward. Persuaded by others, he joins an archery contest. On the way, he encounters the Sheriff’s men. They mock him, provoke him — he accepts the wager and wins. But since the challenge involved killing a royal deer, the captain refuses to pay. The argument escalates. Robin draws his bow, fires, and kills the captain.

And so, with no turning back, the outlaw is born. Robert of Locksley is dead. Robin Hood has just begun.