Bide thou here till I return." So saying, she left Robin in the garden of roses, and was gone a long time.
When she came back Sir Robert Lee was with her, and the Queen's cheeks were hot and the Queen's eyes were bright, as though she had been talking with high words.

Then Sir Robert came straight forward to where Robin Hood stood, and he spoke to the yeoman in a cold, stern voice.
Quoth he, "Our gracious Sovereign the King hath mitigated his wrath toward thee, fellow, and hath once more promised that thou shalt depart in peace and safety.

Not only hath he promised this, but in three days he will send one of his pages to go with thee and see that none arrest thy journey back again.

Thou mayst thank thy patron saint that thou hast such a good friend in our noble Queen, for, but for her persuasion and arguments, thou hadst been a dead man, I can tell thee.

Let this peril that thou hast passed through teach thee two lessons.